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Business park HoogTij

Green spaces with bulbs bring colour and biodiversity to HoogTij business park

The future of business parks is more than offices, transport connections and economic health. Crucially, it’s about climate adaptation, biodiversity and high-quality work landscapes.

Driving the push for greener, healthier and more resilient business parks are initiatives such as Werklandschappen van de Toekomst, whose research has revealed a huge untapped potential for green spaces in business parks across the Netherlands. And the solution for strengthening biodiversity and green coverage is closer than you might think: adapting pre-existing outdoor spaces. Read more about the research.

HoogTij in Westzaan is one such business park that has embraced greenery and biodiversity by replanting a large roadside grass bank with flowering bulbs. This once uninspiring grassy area has been transformed into a flowering showstopper, blooming from February to July and offering food to local pollinators.

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De Wissel Cemetery

From grass to seasonal colour with flower bulb mixtures at De Wissel Cemetery in Dronten

How can unused burial plots be given a valuable new purpose without affecting the peace and dignity of a cemetery?

This was the challenge at De Wissel Cemetery in Dronten. The Municipality of Dronten wanted to improve grass maintenance, add more colour to the park-like surroundings and offer visitors an additional way to experience the space.

Together with Lubbe Lisse, a pick-your-own garden concept was developed, combining flower bulb mixtures and wildflower mixtures. The planting brings the seasons to life, supports biodiversity and gives visitors the opportunity to pick flowers to place on a grave.

De Wissel is a green, park-like cemetery with mature trees, a central bell tower and its own funeral centre. Within this setting, simple grass areas have been transformed into colourful planting areas that change throughout the year.

The result is not a separate addition to the cemetery, but a planting concept that fits naturally with the purpose of the site: carefully considered, understated and adding value for both visitors and maintenance.

 
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Alkmaar creates a seasonal experience

Making spring visible in the city

How can you make a park really stand out in spring?

In Alkmaar, we worked with the Municipality of Alkmaar and Stadswerk072 to create a flower bulb planting concept that temporarily transforms public space into a place where people naturally stop and take a moment.

At the Kwerenbolwerk, which is normally used as a route through the city, we created an eye-catching flower bulb planting that attracts visitors, invites people to take photos and makes spring visible in the city.

With this project, we show what flower bulbs can bring to public space: not just colour, but also a seasonal experience.

 
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Walking route in Houten

How flower bulbs bring a daily walking route to life

Houten creates a seasonal experience

In Houten, we worked with the Municipality of Houten to create a planting scheme using the Lange Lente mixture. The mixture was planted along a walking route in a park, close to a playground. This makes the planting part of a place where people walk, play and spend time outdoors every day.

 

A park that changes with the seasons

Lange Lente is a long-flowering mixture containing daffodils, Camassia, alliums and irises. The different species flower one after another and vary in height, creating a planting scheme that changes throughout spring.

For walkers, this means the same route looks slightly different each time they pass. For children playing in the playground, the flowers create a colourful setting to explore and enjoy.
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Flowering Holiday Park

Flowering Holiday Park

More seasonal interest in the park

At Molecaten Park Landgoed Ginkelduin, we worked with Molecaten to implement two of our flower bulb concepts.

The aim was to add more colour and atmosphere to the park without losing its natural character.

 

Flowering that fits the surroundings

The flower bulbs were planted in a natural way, allowing them to blend into the landscape. In spring, colourful areas appear throughout the park, creating points of interest for guests during their stay.

The flowering creates a changing view throughout the seasons and fits naturally into the green surroundings of the holiday park.
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Verheulsweide Business Park

Naturally Flowering at Verheulsweide Business Park

From intensively maintained grass to flowering green space

At Verheulsweide Business Park in Doetinchem, several partners are working together to create a greener and more attractive working environment.

As part of the Werklandschappen van de Toekomst programme, the project looked at how existing spaces could be used more effectively for nature, climate and a pleasant working environment.

For this project, we worked with Donker Groen Doetinchem, contributing our expertise in flower bulbs and wildflowers.

 

More colour and variety

The Naturally Flowering concept was introduced on an area that had previously been intensively maintained as grass.

A long-flowering flower bulb mixture was combined with a native, perennial wildflower mixture.

Following the preparatory work by Donker Groen, we planted the flower bulbs and sowed the wildflower mixture. Throughout spring and summer, the area developed into a colourful and varied planting scheme.
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Colour in the residential neighbourhood of Breda

Colour in the residential neighbourhood

In Breda, we worked with the Municipality of Breda to plant the 4 Pleasure mixture in a residential neighbourhood with a mix of houses and apartment buildings.

The flower bulbs were planted in several green strips throughout the neighbourhood, adding extra colour and variety to the public space.

 

A long flowering period

4 Pleasure bestaat uit twee soorten narcissen, Camassia en Alliums. De verschillende soorten volgen elkaar op in bloei, waardoor de stroken tot in juni van kleur worden voorzien. De combinatie van kleuren en verschillende hoogtes zorgt daarbij voor een opvallend voorjaarsbeeld.