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Go early in July, when they have the Open Gardens Day festival and you can get free access to some beautiful hidden gardens belonging to private residences and institutions.
Look out for the secret gardens open day, when some of Holland's richest burghers allow a peep into their canal-side back yards.
www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2002/may/12/amsterdam.netherlands.observerescapesection
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