Flower bulb cultivation is an economic activity in the provinces of
North Holland,
South Holland and
Flevoland. The colourful flower fields that have come to symbolise Holland can be seen in these areas around April.[1]
There are a few flower fields in the area south of Leiden (
Wassenaar and
Voorschoten)
There are a few flower fields on the South Holland islands of
Voorne-Putten and
Goeree-Overflakkee. These fields are found in the sandy clay ground behind the dunes.
North Holland
Flower bulb cultivation takes place in
Kennemerland in
North Holland. The area extends roughly from the
Haarlem area (including villages to the south and west of
Haarlem) to
Petten (northwest of
Alkmaar). Wealthy merchants from
Haarlem and
Amsterdam introduced the cultivation of flower bulbs on a small scale basis in the sandy soil located close to the dunes in the 16th century. After the
Tulip Mania crash of 1637,
floriculture strongly declined. Unlike in the
Duin- en Bollenstreek to the south, Kennemerland was not—despite the broad dune area south of
Castricum—extensively cultivated for this purpose. In the 19th century the area had been earmarked for preservation of the Amsterdam water supply (Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen) and as a location for the national steel company (Koninklijke Hoogovens).
A region with bulb cultivation is the area around
Breezand in the north of
North Holland. This area also did not develop as extensively as the
Duin- en Bollenstreek to the south. The soil was not as ideal and some of the bulb farmers left to work in the more developed area in the south.
Some of the largest bulb fields can be found in the
Noordoostpolder. The Tulipsfestival (
Dutch: Het Tulpenfestival) is an annual event, that celebrates the flowering of the colorful tulips.
Towns and villages
Flower fields in Holland1926 Newsreel about the flower fields (in Dutch).
Towns and villages in the various parts of the Bulb Region:
^This is a translation of part of the article on "Bollenstreek" in the Dutch version of Wikipedia, with some amendments. The Dutch article itself has no footnotes.
Flower bulb cultivation is an economic activity in the provinces of
North Holland,
South Holland and
Flevoland. The colourful flower fields that have come to symbolise Holland can be seen in these areas around April.[1]
There are a few flower fields in the area south of Leiden (
Wassenaar and
Voorschoten)
There are a few flower fields on the South Holland islands of
Voorne-Putten and
Goeree-Overflakkee. These fields are found in the sandy clay ground behind the dunes.
North Holland
Flower bulb cultivation takes place in
Kennemerland in
North Holland. The area extends roughly from the
Haarlem area (including villages to the south and west of
Haarlem) to
Petten (northwest of
Alkmaar). Wealthy merchants from
Haarlem and
Amsterdam introduced the cultivation of flower bulbs on a small scale basis in the sandy soil located close to the dunes in the 16th century. After the
Tulip Mania crash of 1637,
floriculture strongly declined. Unlike in the
Duin- en Bollenstreek to the south, Kennemerland was not—despite the broad dune area south of
Castricum—extensively cultivated for this purpose. In the 19th century the area had been earmarked for preservation of the Amsterdam water supply (Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen) and as a location for the national steel company (Koninklijke Hoogovens).
A region with bulb cultivation is the area around
Breezand in the north of
North Holland. This area also did not develop as extensively as the
Duin- en Bollenstreek to the south. The soil was not as ideal and some of the bulb farmers left to work in the more developed area in the south.
Some of the largest bulb fields can be found in the
Noordoostpolder. The Tulipsfestival (
Dutch: Het Tulpenfestival) is an annual event, that celebrates the flowering of the colorful tulips.
Towns and villages
Flower fields in Holland1926 Newsreel about the flower fields (in Dutch).
Towns and villages in the various parts of the Bulb Region:
^This is a translation of part of the article on "Bollenstreek" in the Dutch version of Wikipedia, with some amendments. The Dutch article itself has no footnotes.