One Dutch flower garden has attempted to bring some joy and nature into people’s homes during social isolation, by holding virtual tours of their stunning gardens!
Being stuck inside isn’t easy for anyone.
As parks and other locations shut down to try and mitigate the coronavirus pandemic, this has left people feeling a little cooped up as they remain indoors.
However, one Dutch park has found a wonderful solution.
And that park is Keukenhof, a Dutch flower park!
As the wide array of beautiful flowers come into bloom at Keukenhof, the public will sadly not be able to see the flowers in person due to the lockdown procedures ad the park being closed.
However, in order to showcase their amazing floral landscapes, as well as brightening your day, Keukenhof is bringing the entirety of their fantastic park into your own home with a new virtual experience!
The park’s workers were crushed by the realization that the park would have to close.
“Corona came to Europe a few weeks ago and we quickly realized that would mean Keukenhof cannot open this year, which is very negative for us […] The timing couldn’t have been worse,” park director Bart Siemerink told The Guardian .
This year is apparently the “best spring ever” at the park as well!
“The park is looking astonishing at this moment. It’s the best spring ever. We created a team to try to bring Keukenhof to the people at home instead of people coming from all over the world to visit the tulips in Keukenhof,” Siemerink continued.
Though the park’s officials are disappointed that people will not be able to experience the sounds and smells of the park, they hope that people will enjoy looking at the beautiful landscape that they have worked so hard to achieve.
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In one of the 360º videos, you can see a great deal of the park in 4K!
Yes, as one of the park’s officials walks you through some of the greatest spots in the park, you can look around at the whole of the park in 360º 4K video; and, you can also see some of the gardeners hard at work maintaining the park!
There are a wide variety of videos on their channel as well in which different gardeners take you through areas of the park, and some aspects of horticulture!
Hopefully, the park will be back to being busy with life next year!
The Keukenhof park manager is confident that the park will be back to normal next year, yet was happy with what they were doing in their online tours: “You miss a little bit of the atmosphere, you miss the fragrance of the flowers, but you can at least see all the tulips that we have at the moment.”
So, if you’re looking to get a little dose of the Netherland’s wonderful beauty at this uncertain time, then head over to Keukenhof’s YouTube channel and check out some of their stunning tours!
h/t: The Guardian
