Keukenhof (Court's Kitchen), also known as the Garden of Europe is situated near Lisse, Netherlands, and is the world's largest flower garden. The flower garden was the idea in 1949 of the then-mayor of Lisse, a small town south of Amsterdam. The idea was to have a flower exhibit where growers from all over the Netherlands and Europe could show off their hybrids which will help Netherlands as it is the world's largest exporter of flowers, especially tulips.