"They told me I was crazy when I started a pick-your-own garden here. I didn't think it was such a bad idea. There was no pick-your-own garden for miles, but lots of tourists. What can be more fun than looking and picking? That's not allowed at Keukenhof. I wanted a change in 2009. I had been working in psychiatric care, but it was time for something else. At first, I thought of my husband Pieter's nursery, but it ended up being my own patch of ground next to the nursery. I didn't entirely leave my old career behind, both I and my husband employ people with a disadvantage on the job market as it's called now..”
The entire story of Annemiek is available on the Royal FloraHolland website.
