Honselersdijk: Glass and Flowers in the Westland
Greenhouses cover nearly every available plot around Honselersdijk. This South Holland village sits in the heart of the Westland, the most concentrated greenhouse horticulture region in the Netherlands. Tomatoes, peppers, and cut flowers grow year-round under glass. About 7,366 residents live here, within the gemeente Westland.
The village once had a grander past: Honselersdijk Palace, built in the 17th century for the Princes of Orange, was one of the largest residences in the Dutch Republic. It was demolished in 1815, and only fragments of the garden layout survive. The contrast between that aristocratic history and the current horticultural landscape is sharp.
Naaldwijk is about 2 kilometres west, The Hague roughly 10 kilometres northeast. The Flora Holland auction in Naaldwijk processes millions of flower stems daily.
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Greenhouses cover nearly every available plot around Honselersdijk. This South Holland village sits in the heart of the Westland, the most concentrated greenhouse horticulture region in the Netherlands. Tomatoes, peppers, and cut flowers grow year-round under glass. About 7,366 residents live here, within the gemeente Westland.
The village once had a grander past: Honselersdijk Palace, built in the 17th century for the Princes of Orange, was one of the largest residences in the Dutch Republic. It was demolished in 1815, and only fragments of the garden layout survive. The contrast between that aristocratic history and the current horticultural landscape is sharp.
Naaldwijk is about 2 kilometres west, The Hague roughly 10 kilometres northeast. The Flora Holland auction in Naaldwijk processes millions of flower stems daily.
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