The Keukenhof flower garden near Amsterdam is the world's largest bulb garden with seven million bulbs (e.g. tulips, narcissi, hyacinths, daffodils etc.) planted each year. The park was established in 1949 by the mayor of Lisse so that Dutch bulb growers could show off their latest hybrids. The theme of 2010 is ‘From Russia with love’ that can be seen in the flower mosaic of St. Basil's Cathedral as well as in many Russian inspired floral arrangements with matryoshka dolls. The park is only open for two months in spring, from the end of March to mid-May. It is a truly spectacular experience, maybe the Carlsbad Flower Fields I visited a couple of years ago is the only one that could be matched to this magic.
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