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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