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JUB Keukenhof eye-catchers

The colourful and long-flowering mixtures that have been planted in the JUB Holland borders at Keukenhof since 2019 were designed by Carien van Boxtel, designer at JUB. These mixtures are not only beautiful but also very special. They start flowering around mid-March and continue to bloom until mid-May. These special mixtures can be ordered from us: ‘NUDE & WHITE’ (2019), ‘NUDE & BLACK’ (2019), ‘HOT & COLD’ (2020) ‘WILD GARDEN’ (2021) and ‘SILK’ (2022). Please note: these exclusive mixtures are limited available!

‘NUDE & WHITE’ 2019

The JUB borders designed by Carien van Boxtel in 2019 were ‘Nude&Black’ and ‘Nude&White’: A very dramatic dark border next to a fresh white-green border, both with salmon and ‘nude’ coloured accents. The borders were made up of several layers, in which many species were planted.

& BLACK’ 2019

‘HOT & COLD’ 2020

Carien was inspired by colour temperatures and made a choice between ‘hot colours’: warm red, brown and orange and also ‘cool colours’: powdery mauve, lilac and lavender pink that have been used interchangeably. The exuberant flowering started in late March, early April with various types of tulips, Fritillaria raddeana, muscari, chionodoxa and, daffodils. Flowering continued with a festive explosion of colour in April with Fritillaria aurora, various daffodils, many tulip varieties and various smaller spring bloomers. The result was astonishing.

‘WILD GARDEN’ 2021

Carien’s design for ‘Wild Garden’ was an ode to William A. Robinson, (1838 - 1935) an Irish gardener who was at the origin of the concept of the ‘Cottage Garden’. He started planting mixed flower borders in a more casual way as a counterpart to the stiff Victorian ‘bedding’. He was a great advocate of the use of naturalising bulbs. This style made an important contribution to biodiversity, because commonly used species provide nectar and pollen to (early) bee and butterfly species.

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