Where are you calling from? need a paper written North Holland is the bee's knees when it comes to bulb growing. There are almost 250 growers based in this region and Arno Kroon, a bulb broker with a large display garden at Julianadorp, explained why: the sandy ground is perfect for bulbs because it's so well-drained. Daffodils, muscari, scillas, tulips, irises, hyacinths and crocus are all grown here, rotated to prevent disease, but the tulip is still king. Holland produces more than three billion tulip bulbs a year, mostly for the foreign market, planted on thousands of hectares.
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