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  2. Flower bulb cultivation in the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    This area, which includes Keukenhof flower garden, is the best known flower region. 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.

  3. Keukenhof - Wikipedia

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    Keukenhof, the park as it is now known, was established in 1949 by a consortium of bulb growers and flower exporters to showcase their products and support the export industry. The garden opened to the public in 1950 and received 200,000 visitors in its first year. [ 13 ]

  4. Bloemencorso Bollenstreek - Wikipedia

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    The procession consisted then of a couple with flower garlands and flower lingers, decorated trucks and handcarts. The local band preceded. The first flower parade of the bulb region dates back to the year 1947, while it was Willem Warmenhoven, an amaryllis grower from Hillegom, who was the creator of the first adult float in the shape of a ...

  5. Duin- en Bollenstreek - Wikipedia

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    These flowers are often grown primarily for the bulb, not the flower. After they have bloomed, the flowers are decapitated. The flower may be used in floral wreaths. In the summer the bulbs are dug out and the plant remains are burned in the fields. The bulbs are sorted, the bulbs large enough to flower being sold and the smaller bulbs replanted.

  6. Royal FloraHolland - Wikipedia

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    FloraHolland is a non-profit organization which is a result of a merger between FloraHolland and Aalsmeer Flower Auction in 2007.. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, FloraHolland's sales collapsed by over 70 percent due to the drop in global demand.

  7. Breck's - Wikipedia

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    Breck’s is a mail order gardening company and importer of Dutch flower bulbs. Based in Guilford, Indiana, and Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands, Breck’s was founded in 1818. Originally a family-owned garden supply business, Breck’s gradually expanded into a catalog company. [1] Breck’s is now the largest U.S. importer of Dutch bulbs. [2]

  8. 76-Year-Old Patient Sitter Sentenced for Striking 'Paralyzed ...

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    A 76-year-old patient sitter has been sentenced for assaulting a 68-year-old man with the remote control for a hospital bed. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, Eleanor Flowers, of Washington, D.C., was ...

  9. Floral industry - Wikipedia

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    The Netherlands remains the center of production for the European floral market, as well as a major international supplier to other continents. The flower auction at Royal FloraHolland [10] is the largest flower market in the world. Since the mid-1970s, the production and distribution of cut flowers in the Netherlands has burgeoned.