The 40 gardeners at the magnificent Keukenhof estate in Lisse (40km southwest of Amsterdam) started work on 5th October 2023 to plant the first of 7 million bulbs (that's 175,000 bulbs per gardener – is that even possible?!) in time for the gardens to open as planned on 21st March 2024. This will be the 75th time that the garden has opened its doors for eight weeks (it closes on 12th May) to the delight of 1.5 million visitors from all over the world who come to admire not only the 1,600 varieties of bulb flowers for which it is famous but also the 2,500 magnificent trees, the bodies of water, the sculptures and greenhouses.