At the beginning of 2007, developer Hans de Wilde was given the green light to go ahead with the construction of a new golf course to the north of Breda. He envisaged a high class course and everything had to be in peak condition at once: not just the golf course itself, but also the surrounding greenery, clubhouse and driveway. The client wanted the entrance to be given an international appearance and golf architect Michiel van de Vaart proposed ‘wrapping’ the west side of the golf course in rhododendrons.

In 2008-2009, almost 9,000 rhododendrons were planted over and area of 1.7 hectares at de Haenen Golf Park. The main species are ‘Catawbiense Boursault, ‘Catawbiense Grandiflorum’, ‘Nova Zembla’, ‘Cunninghams White’, ‘English Roseum’, ‘Blue Peter’ together with various species of azalea. The species were combined in such a way that there is continuous flowering from mid-April to mid-June. The rest of the park is divided into four by a number of old pathways, each with their own individual greenery. Once insignificant dirt tracks are now accentuated thanks to the planting of large avenue trees. The greenery along the existing avenues was also tidied up and a large number of Robinias, indigenous and American oaks have been planted along them. Spread across the park, there are also stately solitaire trees such as limes and elms, as well as groups of birches. Van den Berk supplied all of the trees in stem girth sizes ranging from 20-25 to 80-90 cm.