I'm going to Brussels for work Thursday, and since I'm avoiding flying I'm arriving by ferry (with car) to the Netherlands already Monday. My travel home will be via Germany and Denmark, to pick up some nut trees.
Do you have any recommendations for me for things to see or do, nice places to stay for a night or two? Right now my hangups are mainly in rural areas, specifially the gardening/farming world; I would love to get some nice flower bulbs for a good price, or visit good gardening stores for nut and berry trees. Maybe any of you know about farmers or businesses focusing on permaculture, regenerative agriculture, forest gardens, or similar stuff? Or someone who raise quail in a animal friendly way?
I’m assuming you live in Europe, right? Because it doesn’t make any sense to transport trees to the United States.
But in case you live in the United States here is advice for people in the States:
I deal with bulb purveyors and in general, most bulbs, notice I said most not all, are raised in the Netherlands.
They are graded as to size, so it doesn’t really matter who you buy from if you want high-quality bulbs meaning top size bulbs. Work with a vendor who offers that. I was a buyer for a Lily Society sales and we work with wholesale vendors who offered graded bulbs, small, medium, large. I will admit I haven’t seen that and retail offerings.
Hint: not Van Borgondien or Brecks or any of those catalogs with Dutch names that come to your home…not good.
Honestly, for general bulb quality I would recommend Brett and Becky’s in the United States. They handle a variety of bulbs, and they hybridize daffodils themselves, and they grow some things themselves.