These photos are from May in the northern Netherlands, but I came across this on notcot.org and it made me so happy. These arial views of the stunning tulip fields of the northern Netherlands. the Dutch landscape in May is a kaleidoscope of giddy colours as the tulips burst into life.
The bulbs were planted in late October and early November, and these colourful creations are now ready to be picked and sold as bunches of cut flowers in florists and supermarkets.
More than three billion tulips are grown each year and two-thirds of the vibrant blooms are exported, mostly to the U.S. and Germany.
In the first picture, an extraordinary 60 million tulips can be seen coming into flower. The Netherlands produce more than nine million bulbs a year.
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