Snapshots: Floriade's Dutch treat for keen gardeners

From: The Scotsman | Date: April 6, 2002 | Copyright information

THE Dutch embraced flower power yesterday as one of the world's biggest horticultural exhibitions prepared to welcome an anticipated three million visitors at a show held once a decade.

Exhibitors from across the globe have planted and pruned a dazzling array of flowers, trees and shrubs to turn a 65-acre park near Amsterdam into a gardener's dream called "Floriade" for the next six months.

Floriade's water lily pond, lush valleys, tranquil lake and swathes of flowerbeds were opened by Queen Beatrix yesterday. The show, which opens to the public today, is expected to draw a million visitors ...

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