Keukenhof 2025: Changing career for tulips

Red and yellow tulips at the Keukenhof in Holland.

Gardener, Patrick Van Dyke talks to Oliver Rogers about how he came to be working at the Keukenhof and planting some of the approximate 7 million bulbs over 32 hectares (79 acres) every year.

Patrick was originally a lorry driver and only started his career in gardening 5 years ago.

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