Keukenhof Gardens: The Second Time

I saw it on the way in.

Would it feel the same on the way out?

Or had I been tuliped out for the day?

Keukenhof tulip fields, Lisse, Netherlands. All photos by Parsley & Petal.

Cyclist by tulip fields, Keukenhof, Lisse, Netherlands.

Red tulip fields, Keukenhof, Lisse, Netherlands.

I know that color. I had been once before, years ago, with my younger sister, long before I ever thought of myself as a gardener.

It did. But it was better.

The flowers looked unreal. Like walking through a Willy Wonka set—for flowers.

The colors, saturated.

The combinations—eye candy.

All photos by Parsley & Petal.

I was delightfully exhausted by the end of the day and knew I’d be back again.

Some of the first flowers I planted in my Easter Egg Bed were tulips and daffodils with muscari.

If you would like to know what I’m planning in my garden this month, you can follow along with me in The Seasonal Edit, a recurring garden checklist where I write about what I’m paying attention to—and what I’m not—this season.

Get The Seasonal Edit printable checklist to keep by your potting bench.

Suggested Reading

• The Seasonal Edit: May — Late Spring Garden Checklist

• The Easter Egg Bed: A Mother’s Day Reflection on Where a Garden Begins

• A Home Run with Color: Designing a Cohesive Garden Palette