Boskoop

Boskoop is a metropolis inside the province of South Holland. It turned into a separate municipality till it merged into Alphen aan den Rijn in 2014. The city had a population of 15,050 in 2012 and covers an area of seven.29 km2 of which 1.39 km2 is water. It's the sector's largest joined floriculture vicinity. Boskoop is famous for its nurseries, specially woody plant and perennial nurseries, of which a few 774 are located on long stretches of land, divided through narrow canals. Before World War II almost all delivery changed into conducted the use of narrow boats.

A few surprisingly high footbridges crossing a number of the wider canals stay from nowadays. Between the World Wars the transition was made from fruit tradition to ornamental garden plants and bushes. As a supply of technical information about the art of growing ornamental flora, Boskoop stays international-renowned and precise. The name "Boskoop" has been given to an apple cultivar that is widely allotted in the Low Countries, to a grape variety and also to a spread of Calluna and Weigela and blackcurrant.