One of the most beautiful gardens that I have ever had the opportunity to visit was the Keukenhof Gardens in Holland. The garden is currently celebrating its 60th anniversary.
Keukenhof Gardens
While we were living in Germany I had heard about the gardens and wanted so badly to visit. My cousin was also living overseas at the time. He was in Scotland experiencing a semester abroad at the Glasgow School of Art. (You can read about the beautiful library in THIS POST.) Eric had asked if he could come for a visit at Easter time and I knew it was the perfect opportunity to go.
We took the train and experienced a beautiful, sunny day.
It is a wonderful place to take children.
Here is the Fashionista, aged 11 at the time, enjoying the metal lilypads the grace the lake.
They also have several temperature controlled greenhouses that house all sorts of flora and fauna.
The Duchess of Decor amidst a carpet of purple and pink.
Yes, it’s true, in my eyes no one else could ever fill Mr. Decor’s shoes. 🙂
Hartelijk gefeliciteerd! Or, happy birthday (in Dutch) to my cousin! This was a wonderful memory. I am so happy that you were a part of it.
Do you love going to gorgeous gardens?
I’m going there at the end of the month! I cannot wait.
As you probably will know I live in Holland, but would you believe that I have never been here? But there is good news too: Hubby just won 4 tickets for free admission. This year we will definitely go. Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos, this way we know what we are looking forward to. Have a nice day!
Beautiful gardens! My oil painting teacher/friend is Dutch & he showed me photos of some similar gardens in Holland! The tulips are breathtaking!
love the metal lily pads! How cute!Please enter me in your giveaway, I’d love a surprise!The HUGE shoes are HILARIOUS!!!!
How very beautiful and I love all of the photos. 🙂
Oh, that is gorgeous! So amazing and such colors. I hope I can visit there someday.
Thanks for sharing such lovely pictures of your visit to the garden.
What a beautiful place!! I love visiting gardens.
It’s BEAUTIFUL!!!
Laura…thank you so much for sharing all these lovely pictures….the colors are all just breathtaking!Have a lovely rest of the week!LuLu~*xoxo
Love your blog – these gardens. Thanks for visiting and encouraging me. I love cottage cheese too. I just ate a cottage cheese double. Great! Heaven too. 🙂
Gorgeous!!!
The metal lilypads make me want to get on the nearest airplane!
Hi Laura! I will have a post published tomorrow at noon CST about my sewing machine cover show & tell. Hope you enjoy!
What a beautiful place to visit! I would love to go there some day. Thank you for sharing with us ♥
The gardens are just beautiful! I love the picture of the large shoes!!! Too Cute! It looks like you had a wonderful visit.~Karen
Hi Laura,That is on my list of things I would like to do, one day.We were watching EuroMaxx the other night and saw these beautiful Gardens and just love the flowers and colours. I just forget how many millions of tulips, they had planted out each year. Great clogs and lilypads.Thanks for sharingHugsCarolyn
Beautiful gardens! Your daughter is so cute. laurie
Oh my gosh, tulips are my favorite. I don’t think I could take it visiting that place…it would be heaven for me!
Laura,Welcome! I’m glad you came by too. Have fun looking around. Thanks for the sweet compliment about my artwork!I read your blog and really enjoyed this post. I got to go to Holland when I was little and it was wonderful!
I ADORE those metal lilypads… how FUN… GORGEOUS GORGEOUS!!!
how awesome to see something that beautiful 🙂 I thought that only happened in the movies 🙂 you can tell I live in the texas panhandle where its dry, flat and windy 🙂
Gorgeous!Please enter me in your giveaway.Hugs
Laura,I am glad you stopped in for a visit. Thank you for your well wishes. I am trying to get around to blog visiting but just haven’t felt like it. I have missed dropping in here! The garden is magnificent. What a wonderful memory. And yes, it does seem that Mr. Decor does have some pretty big shoes to fill :c) Have a wonderful day.
To see that first hand would be so spectacular! Thank you for sharing….what a blessing you had!
Such beautiful places you have been! Just Dreamy!!!~Liz
For a couple of years in the late 20’s, a family by the name of Gunn lived at Linderhof.
I confirm Keukenhof is wonderful, it is the perfect moment to go there !Do you have family in Europe ?