Keukenhof and United Kingdom Join Forces to Launch Theme Year: "United Kingdom - Land of Great Gardens"

LISSE, The Netherlands, October 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

At 11.00 am on Thursday 18 October, His Excellency Mr Arkwright, ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland joined forces with Keukenhof to add the final touches to the flower bulb mosaic of Big Ben and Tower Bridge. The mosaic measures 13 by 22 metres and has been created from almost 60,000 flower bulbs. Its colourful splendour will reveal itself in all its floral glory in the spring of 2013.

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For several years now, Keukenhof has chosen to feature a different theme country each season. The theme country is the focus of attention in the park, which ensures a great deal of publicity in the country itself. In 2013, we are going to the United Kingdom. From 21 March to 20 May, the park's focus will be on "United Kingdom - Land of Great Gardens". Keukenhof will be paying a colourful tribute to the UK, which is an important export market for flowering bulbs but also a growing source of tourists. In 2012 around 70.000 British visitors passed through the gates of Keukenhof.

The planting of Big Ben and Tower Bridge on Thursday 18 October again highlighted the autumn planting of bulbs at Keukenhof. Over the next few months, approximately seven million flower bulbs will be planted in the park. Anyone on the look-out for unique bulbs to plant in their own garden could find what they need at Keukenhof National Flower Bulb Market.

Keukenhof will be opening its gates to the public for the 64th time on Thursday, 21 March 2013. When the gates close eight weeks later, once again many guests from all over the world will have visited Keukenhof, making Keukenhof a significant contributor to the success of the tourist industry in the Netherlands and this region in particular.

In 2013, Keukenhof will be open from 21 March until 20 May.

http://www.keukenhof.nl

SOURCE Keukenhof

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