I've never been to the Netherlands during the early spring, but have plans to be there the first two weeks in April, and am wondering if that will be too early in the season to see all the bulbs in bloom. I've been following the weather in Amsterdam, and it seems like it's still quite cold there, perhaps delaying the blooms? Thanks in advance.

We visited the Keukenhof Gardens on April 17th last year, and we have never seen the Gardens more lovlier. The bulb fields were splashing with color. Unless they have had a particularly cold winter season, I'm sure you will see the bulbs in bloom.

Robyn

Here's what I wrote last year in response to the same question:

Among those dates, the later you can go, the better. Mid April is peak time for many daffodils, and the "early" types of tulips, both single and double. The Fosteriana and Griegii tulips will also be blooming around the second-third week of April. (These are usually shorter, yellow, orange or red, some with mottled foliage.) Triumphs will just be getting started (these have the widest range of colors and classic tulip form.) The one you will definitely miss are the long-stemmed, "late" tulips, the fringed tulips and the parrots. But Keukenhof is very well planned, and should be beautiful. The rivers of blue muscari (grape hyacinth) set off daffodil colors beautifully. Any good book on bulbs or even a catalog from one of the top bulb growers (i.e. Scheepers/Van Engelen) will give you an idea of which tulip is which. For many people, the differences between early and late flowering varieties is negligible, except that the May flowering ones are several inches taller.

Bulbs? see http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34483277

Best wishes,

Rex

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