The stunning tulip fields of the northern Netherlands.
In the first picture, an extraordinary 60 million tulips can be seen coming into flower. 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. 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. Their dazzling colours are thanks to the years in the 17th century when Tulipmania swept the globe and the most eye-catching specimens changed hands for a small fortune. But like a rainbow, this colourful landscape is a short-lived phenomenon.
When the flowers are gone, the land will be cultivated for a rather more mundane crop of vegetables.
Thank you Nature.
i saw this pic on apartment therapy and had to call julie in to check it out. i'm gay.
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ReplyDeleteAT stole this blog post from me. Yea, right.
Reading the original article from...some online paper, I forget...I was reading the comments and some people were saying that it was ugly and that someone should have really thought about which colors they were placing next to each other. How stupid are they?!
But seriously, I think the color combo is inspirational. Throw whatever together and see how it works!
that person is le GAY! that's the most awesome thing i've seen natural color pallete ever. i hope AT gave you credit when they ripped you off!
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