Join Keith Wiley on a five-day garden tour to explore the gardens of some of the leading names in Dutch horticulture and garden design: 26-30 September 2023
The Netherlands is famous for horticultural excellence and innovations at the forefront of garden design, with the likes of internationally renowned Piet Oudolf, Jacqueline van der Kloet and Robert Broekema as contemporary names leading the way.
The tour starts with visits to Oudolf-designed gardens at the Singer Laren museum of Modernist art, including the recently planted sculpture garden, and De Vlinderhof in Máximapark, where more than 100 types of plant create a haven for people and pollinators.
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Further visits explore some of the sources of inspiration for today’s designers, such as the gardens of the late Mien Ruys, considered to be one of the most influential garden architects of the 20th century, and the magnificent, restored, 17th-century grounds of the former royal residence Paleis Het Loo.
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In Amsterdam, we enjoy a tour of Museum Van Loon, a 17th-century canal house with a fine contemporary garden, along with a visit to the private garden of designer Jacqueline van der Kloet. Your hotels are the country house Kasteel Engelenburg in Brummen, and boutique hotel The Dylan in Amsterdam.
Booking details
26-30 September 2023
The tour host is Keith Wiley. Keith was head gardener for 14 years at The Garden House, a ten-acre garden on the edge of Dartmoor, before moving to his garden, Wildside, where he has created one of Britain’s most innovative gardens.
Price per person, based on two people sharing, is £4,440 (a single supplement of £350 is levied by the hotel).
The price includes return flights from London to Amsterdam, two nights’ bed and breakfast at Kasteel Engelenburg and two nights’ bed and breakfast at The Dylan, plus four evening meals with wine at the hotels, and five lunches. Please note that Boxwood Tours uses hotels of character featuring a variety of rooms and styles. The price does not include extras at the hotels, or travel insurance. For more details and for an in-depth itinerary with details of day-to-day visits, meals, etc, please contact Boxwood Tours.
For information and booking
Boxwood Tours, 1 West Street, Buckingham HK18 1HL, UK.
Tel +44 (0)1341 241717. Email mail@boxwoodtours.co.uk Website boxwoodtours.co.uk
The tour has been arranged exclusively for readers of Gardens Illustrated by Boxwood Tours Quality Garden Holidays, a specialist garden tour company set up in 1990. Please note that itineraries may be subject to change for reasons beyond Gardens Illustrated’s control. The tour is financially protected by the ATOL scheme. Please see booking conditions for further information or for more information about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate go to: arenatravel.com/why-arena/financial-protection