Boskoop Travel Guide

 Klod5 Says:  The numerous grazings that one sees in the surrounding country are essentially destined to the dairy cows of Holstein race (a race that one designates in France under the Dutchwoman name). The grass is there fat and green, very dark, what indicates a rich in humus soil and... 

 Klod5 Says:  There is this bridge, impressive, that rises up to let pass the boats. It is the attraction of the city. In addition to the nurseries, and of these houses, without fences, separated by channels! 

 Klod5 Says:  Over the past 100 years, Boskoop nurseries have been growing ornamental trees and shrubs. There are about 1000 nurseries in Boskoop on approximately 2,200 acres. Some 900 of these are growers, and the other 100 are grower/exporters. Almost half of the growers own a nursery... 

 Klod5 Says:  Much of Holland is below sea level, and an elaborate system of canals, dikes, and pumps are constantly at work draining the land and maintaining the water table at a constant level. Travel along the canals by boat is still fairly common, and locks are utilized to go from one... 

 Klod5 Says:  Five hundred years ago this forested land was developed and civilized by a method practiced throughout much of Holland. A section of land was purchased from the crown as an estate. The trees were removed, and a raised road was built with soil removed from a ditch along each... 

 Klod5 Says:  If a line is drawn from Amsterdam to Rotterdam and another is drawn from The Hague to Utrecht, Boskoop is located at their intersection, along both sides of the River Gouwe. In 1515 Boskoop consisted of 40 houses constructed of wood and thatch. Its location on major land and... 

 Klod5 Says:  Construction in Boskoop is very expensive because Boskoop sits on an ancient bog. Construction must either be anchored into the ancient sea bed, which is about 60 feet deep in this area, or "float" in place on the bog on a special kind of raft. Until fairly recently, heavy... 

 Klod5 Says:  The canals have always been important to these nurserymen. Until recently they were used for the transportation of nursery stock. Each nursery is long and narrow, bounded by canals with a narrow path through the center that is just wide enough for a wheelbarrow. The nursery... 

 Klod5 Says:  The Nursery Exchange is very fascinating and would probably only ever work in Boskoop. The Exchange is a division of the Boskoop Nurserymen's Association and owns a restaurant and exhibition hall. The hall is used as the Nursery Exchange, meeting the First Tuesday in...