BioWorks Europe, a manufacturer of biopesticides et biostimulants, has appointed José Carvalho as regulatory director to help fast-track bio-control products…
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As economic headwinds and the EU Omnibus simplification package threaten to slow sustainability progress, Dutch greenhouse horticulture is pushing ahead.…
Plantum’s Grand Green Gala and Networking Event brought together media, decision makers, plant scientists, and sector organisation leaders from across…
European tree nurseries are celebrating a major milestone as their industry association ENA together with eleven national nursery stock associations…
Following Mother’s Day on 10 May, Colombia’s floriculture sector is highlighting how one of the industry’s busiest export periods connects…
The Scottish horticultural developer and manufacturer behind the innovative Air-Pot® system has been recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for…
Thanks to the Flori Footprint Tool from consultancy Greenhouse Sustainability, KP Holland knows broadly what its footprint is in terms…
AmericanHort has appointed Lionel van der Walt as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective 2 June 2026. The…
On 21 April at the European Parliament in Brussels, ENA launched its 2026 manifesto, More plants more life, with a…
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), Union Fleurs, the European Nurserystock Association (ENA), the Dutch association of wholesalers in floricultural…
The team of AVBS – the Belgian Association of Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Industries – was delighted to be recognised for…
At the 2026 Taean International Horticultural-Healing Expo, the International Symposium programme on the opening day highlighted a clear shift in…
At the 2026 Taean International Horticultural-Healing Expo, horticulture is not merely on display. It is being experienced, tested and extended…
Horticultural supply and engineering company Royal Brinkman has appointed Marco van der Sar as Director Horti Essentials. This business division…
The Colombian trade body Ascolflores has announced the appointment of Laura Valdivieso as president, marking a historic milestone as the…
Twenty-one inspiring city greening initiatives have been selected as Finalists for the AIPH World Green City Awards 2026. Each of…
Founded by Govert Beekenkamp, the company has expanded its global presence while focusing on delivering reliable genetics and expertise. Now…
With rising regional demand and expanding trade flows, HortEx 2026 offers growers and suppliers direct access to one of the…
Sustainability in horticulture is entering a more disciplined phase, where measurement, reporting, and accountability are becoming part of day-to-day business.…
FlowerTrials is back in bloom soon. From 9 to 12 June, 2026, 58 breeding and plant propagation companies in the Westland…
Charles Lansdorp, Italy’s former area manager of the then Flower Council of Holland and an ambassador and advocate for the…
Scale, speed, and sophistication converge as Beijing prepares to host one of Asia’s most influential horticultural trade fairs. From 10–12…
On Easter Sunday, 5 April, more than 50,000 faithful in St. Peter’s Square and millions across the world in front…
A new chapter has begun for the international flower trade. Matthijs Mesken, Managing Director of VGB in the Netherlands, has…
Third in a three-part series, insights from the AIPH Horticultural Industry Conference in Sydney on 10 March show how the…
Second in a three-part series, insights from the AIPH Horticultural Industry Conference on 10 March in Sydney. In this article,…
First in a three-part series, insights from the AIPH Horticultural Industry Conference in Sydney reveal how water, climate and plant…
Air So Pure, a network of Dutch indoor plant growers, has committed to calculating the environmental footprint of its products…
During the AIPH Meeting Sydney 2026, delegates had the opportunity to step outside the conference setting and into working horticultural…
With one year to go until opening, preparations for GREEN×EXPO 2027 Yokohama are entering a decisive phase, with the International…
The seventh edition of the Dutch Tulip Trade Event will take place from 18 to 20 March 2026, bringing together…
Each year, Mediterranean plant nursery Vivai Capitanio and Italy’s National Association of Nursery Stock Exporters (ANVE) invest in graduate students…
Vietnam’s ornamental horticulture industry is strengthening its international connections following the admission of the Vietnam Ornamental Creature Association to the…
Washington DC’s National Mall transformed into a colourful pick-your-own tulip garden on Sunday, 15 March as the capital city celebrated…
The Dutch Secretary of State for agriculture, fisheries, food security and nature, Silvio Erkens, has presented the 2026 Dutch Horticultural Entrepreneur Award to Ronico.…
VPN, the Dutch trade body for potting soil and substrate manufacturers, urges the Dutch government to take action to ease…
On 10 March 2026, industry leaders from across the ornamental horticulture sector gathered in Sydney, Australia, for the AIPH Horticultural…
Organisers of international horticultural exhibitions from Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America gathered in Sydney on 9 March…
Colombian grower José Antonio Restrepo Rada travelled to Sydney for the AIPH Meeting 2026 after attending the Wholesale Florist &…
With applications now open for the 2026 Agraya Changemaker Awards, the organisation is highlighting the essential role women play in…
Thousands of flowers were in the spotlight during one of Thailand’s most iconic floral events: the Chiang Mai Flower Festival.…
Giacomo Bruni, a long-time professional in the floral wholesale trade between Italy and the Netherlands, passed away on 5 February…
With summer in sight, the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has opened visitor registration for the 2026 National Plant Show, one…
Dutch and Ethiopia-based Klaver Flowers, a year-round grower and supplier of lilies, Gypsophila, Limonium, Craspedia and Moluccella, announced on 16…
Belgium’s Florall 2026 trade fair will introduce a new award category at its Spring 2026 edition on 3 March at…
The global floral wholesale community said goodbye to a truly inspirational figure on 15 February, when BGI Honorary President, Jan…
Myplant & Garden 2026 closed its tenth edition in Milan with nearly 28,000 professional entries and 800 exhibiting brands, confirming…
Beekenkamp Plants has fully transitioned its ornamental production to the reusable BKX-tray system, eliminating disposable trays across all crop groups.…
Goyang’s flagship horticultural exhibition has secured its third consecutive approval from AIPH, confirming International Horticulture Goyang Korea 2026 as a…
Europe’s largest floriculture marketplace, Royal FloraHolland in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands, has reported that 464 million flowers were traded via its…
French interprofessional organisation VALHOR has outlined its strategic vision for plants to be placed at the heart of “territorial development”…
Delegates attending the AIPH Meeting Sydney 2026 will have the opportunity to explore Australian ornamental horticulture beyond the conference setting…
As the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Games capture global attention, Milan hosts another major international event just 10 kilometres away. At…
Innovation sits at the heart of the global rose industry. During the recent Valentine’s peak, more than 250 million rose…
The International Hardy Plant Union (ISU) held its 18th International Perennial Plant Conference at the Grünberg Educational Centre in Giessen,…
As the applause fades at IPM Essen, the significance of this year’s AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards settles…
Looking back on IPM ESSEN 2026, innovation was everywhere. Across the show floor, breeders and growers presented new plant introductions…
Dutch breeder and producer KP Holland has taken the next step in sustainability reporting by independently validating its product footprint…
According to the latest statistics published by the Dutch Association of Wholesalers in Floricultural Products (VGB) and market analyst Floridata,…
The European Nursery Stock Association (ENA) at this year’s IPM show in Essen announced the Belgian city of Antwerp as…
One of the most influential figures in modern international floriculture, Augusto Solano, has announced he will step down after 25…
Henil Vashi, a Horticultural Advisor at Robin Tacchi Plants in the UK, received the Young International Grower of the Year…
Hillier Nurseries LTD, a UK-based producer of shrubs and trees, has been awarded the title of International Grower of the…
Association representatives from across the global cut flower industry recently came together at Chrysal International BV in the Netherlands to…
Qualily is in talks to buy Double Check Lily, the companies said, in what could create one of the Netherlands’…
Dutch market analyst Floridata has announced today Jeroen Oudheusden has become the organisation’s Director of Sustainability. An experienced floriculture professional…
AIPH has revealed the three Finalists for the Young International Grower of the Year Award, spotlighting exceptional young professionals who…
Horticultural supply and engineering company Royal Brinkman today announced an important step in safeguarding the continuity of its family business.…
By reaching beyond borders and forging a mutually beneficial partnership, Dutch-based floral wholesale giant One Flora Group and Elite Group—one…
Adomex is joining Dutch Flower Group (DFG), a Netherlands-based floral wholesale giant. Earlier in 2025, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers…
The 73rd edition of the International Statistics Flowers and Plants Yearbook has been released, providing a trusted annual overview of…
Join the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) in celebrating the best of the best in ornamental horticulture at the…
Myplant & Garden Middle East arrived in Dubai with a confident first edition that combined international energy, strong institutional backing…
The proposal for Expo 2031 Minnesota has taken a significant step forward with confirmation of a U.S. federal letter of…
Horticulture and floriculture leaders have welcomed confirmation that the European Commission can now begin negotiations with the UK on a…
Ten ornamental horticulture growers from around the world have reached the finals for the AIPH International Grower of the Year…
The second day of Iberflora 2025 at Feria Valencia placed the spotlight squarely on plant health and environmental resilience, with…
The first day of Iberflora 2025 burst into life at Feria Valencia, drawing thousands of visitors from across Spain and…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has approved HortEx 2026 as an International Horticultural Trade Exhibition, reinforcing Southeast Asia’s…
Westflor, a leading UK-based flower wholesaler, has once again proven its industry dominance by being named the BFA Local Flower…
Seven horticultural leaders join the jury for the prestigious AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards 2026, an event that…
The HTA Grower of the Year Awards returned to London on 25 September, celebrating the UK’s growers and the businesses…
Last week, the city of Ghent in Belgium hosted the 77th AIPH Annual Congress, bringing together horticulture professionals from around…
From 14 to 16 October, Feria Valencia will once again host Iberflora 2025 — a fair that promises more space,…
The Dutch Association of Wholesalers in Floricultural Products (VGB), in collaboration with leading trading companies, has unveiled a roadmap towards…
During the 77th AIPH Annual Congress in Ghent, Belgium, Members of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) re-elected Mr…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has formally approved Expo 2029 Garden in Baghdad, granting Iraq the honour of…
The AIPH International Horticultural Industry Conference, on Tuesday, 17 September, held during the 77th AIPH Annual Congress in Ghent, brought…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has granted provisional approval for Expo 2031 Minnesota, USA. This Expo is planned…
The 77th Annual Congress of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) opened on Sunday, 14 September, with a welcome…
Türkiye’s ornamental plant sector is stepping up its presence in Europe this autumn, with a VIP trade delegation of 10…
Italy’s horticultural sector is worth €3.2 billion, with 70% of production destined for export. Known worldwide for quality and innovation,…
AIPH invites those in the horticulture industry to discover pioneering Belgian nurseries that are shaping the future of plant production…
Dutch horticultural technology company Blue Radix has been named winner of the AgTech Breakthrough Award for Nursery Automation Solution of…
Plantarium|Groen-Direkt ’s Autumn Fair once again proved a magnet for thousands of buyers and exhibitors, with strong trade, award-winning plants,…
Dutch horticulture is taking centre stage in Japan this week as a delegation led by Dutch Greenhouse Delta, the Municipality…
The Italian floriculture and nursery industry continues to expand, reaching an all-time production record of €3.25 billion in 2024, a…
With less than two months to go before GreenItaly 2025 opens its doors in Parma, organisers have launched applications for…
Sustainability has become a defining priority across the international flowers and ornamentals sector, and certification body MPS Group is stepping…
From Italy’s Riviera dei Fiori, where passion for horticulture runs deep, Patrucco Idea has built a reputation for creating ornamental…
GREEN IS LIFE, Poland’s leading horticultural trade fair, returns to Warsaw this September for its 32nd edition. With new plant…
Floritec has taken an important step in strengthening its role in Latin America’s floriculture sector with the opening of Linda…
The international nursery trade is gearing up for the Autumn Edition of PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt, taking place in Boskoop on 27–28 August.…
Now in its fourth edition, Landscape Istanbul Fair (LIF) will take place from 8–11 October 2025 at the Istanbul Fair…
Augusto Solano Mejía, President of Asocolflores, has been inducted into the Society of American Florists (SAF) Floriculture Hall of Fame,…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with the Resilient and Inclusive Cities…
In an era defined by shifting geopolitics, climate shocks, labour constraints, and fragile logistics, the cut flower industry is among…
GLOBALG.A.P. & GGN Label, a certification scheme and cross-sector consumer label for agriculture and horticulture, adds its support to the…
The nursery industry is entering a new era – one full of challenges, but also opportunities. Climate change, stricter environmental…
A member of the Pea family (Fabaceae), Baptisia australis recalls the cultivated lupin in its foliage and flowers, but is…
Hurry! A few more days remain to enter the prestigious AIPH International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2026. Does…
The flower industry is a fashion industry with seasonal demand dictated by fashion colours and design influenced by social mood.…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) will explore the use of new technologies in horticulture at the AIPH International…
Designed with flexibility in mind, Floriday supports everything from real-time stock updates to contract management and system integration—helping growers and…
While many in the horticulture sector are just beginning to think about circular packaging, Euro Plant Tray (EPT) has been…
One of the more unexpected developments in the peat-free movement is the return of sphagnum moss—not in its wild form,…
As Europe’s ornamental horticulture sector adapts to growing environmental pressures, France’s inter-branch association VALHOR continues to lead coordinated efforts in…
As the European Union tightens its packaging legislation, ornamental horticultural businesses across the value chain are rethinking how they package,…
Leonardo Capitanio, President of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) and owner of Vivai Capitanio, a family-run nursery in…
As the UK moves toward a peat-free future, substrate specialist Catherine Dawson reflects on progress and resistance, highlighting advances in…
With the European Union Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) on the horizon, stakeholders across the ornamental horticulture sector are…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) invites those committed to advancing sustainable practices within the horticultural industry to attend…
This August, PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt is poised to host its most dynamic showcase yet, with more than 75 plant novelties expected to…
A growing number of florists in the Netherlands are taking sustainability into their own hands by adopting FlorIT—the Florist Impact…
The AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards 2026 are still open for entries, with the deadline now extended to…
Dr Raghavendra Prasad, Scientific Lead at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), offers readers an exclusive, behind-the-scenes view of one of…
Regulatory pressure has emerged as the biggest concern for the global floriculture sector, according to Royal FloraHolland’s inaugural Trend Report…
Europe’s ornamental horticulture sector is facing one of the biggest regulatory changes in decades. The European Union’s Packaging and Packaging…
Well-known in the world of horticulture for his high energy and enthusiasm, plant expert, TV presenter and podcaster Michael Perry…
Greenwood Plants has announced a landmark partnership with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and the University of Sheffield to conduct…
David Austin® is pursuing legal action in the United States to protect its intellectual property following alleged unauthorised propagation and…
Growing Media Europe on why performance, transparency, and innovation in substrates are key to horticulture’s sustainable transition. A tailored, high-performance…
Foertmeyer & Sons Greenhouses invites the horticultural community to an Open House BBQ on Saturday, 12 July, from 4:30pm to…
From 24 April to 4 May, Euroflora 2025 transformed Genoa into a vibrant showcase of ornamental horticulture, celebrating a bold…
At Feria Valencia this October, Iberflora invites professional growers to engage with new markets, new buyers, and bold new thinking…
Representatives from the UK and EU horticulture and floriculture sectors are calling for rapid progress on a comprehensive Sanitary and…
Registration is now open for visitors and exhibitors at the Landscape Istanbul Fair 2025 (LIF 2025), which returns for its…
Selecta One reported a successful showing at FlowerTrials 2025, with a noticeable increase in visitors, a vibrant atmosphere, and strong…
Iberflora 2025 has been approved by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) as an official International Horticultural Trade Show.…
Registration is now open for the 77th Annual Congress of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), scheduled to take…
HilverdaFlorist welcomed visitors from around the world to FlowerTrials 2025 with a dynamic presentation of new introductions. From tropical hibiscus…
During GreenTech Amsterdam 2025, Dutch Greenhouse Delta (DGD) welcomed hundreds of international guests. The platform for international collaboration hosted delegations…
At this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, amid the petals and precision of the UK’s finest horticulture, something quietly radical…
With more than 5,000 visitors from over 90 countries, FlowerTrials 2025 once again cemented its status as a key international…
GreenTech Amsterdam 2025 officially opened its doors at the RAI Convention Centre from 10 to 12 June, drawing more than…
Earlier this month, from 3 to 6 June, the Netherlands once again became the global stage for the lily sector,…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a concept reserved for tech firms or computer labs; it is increasingly part of…
As Onings Holland celebrates its 90th Anniversary during Dutch Lily Days 2025 (3–6 June), the leading bulb exporter continues to…
The Goyang International Flower Festival, one of Asia’s leading ornamental showcases, closed its 2025 edition on 11 May with a…
Dutch agri-tech firm Ledgnd is set to unveil a major advancement in precision lighting at GreenTech Amsterdam 2025 with the…
German breeder Selecta One has introduced a striking new addition to its Dianthus portfolio. ‘It-Girl’ is the latest variety from…
From AI to adaptive greenhouses, GreenTech Amsterdam gears up to connect horticulture’s innovators, growers, and thinkers in June. GreenTech Amsterdam…
In a week that highlighted the UK’s role at the heart of global horticulture, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 stood…
While the RHS Chelsea Flower Show showcased ornamental perfection to the public, a quieter but highly targeted event unfolded across…
In a sector where efficiency and sustainability must coexist, used horticultural machinery is gaining renewed relevance. From sowing precision seeds…
Ornamental horticulture sector welcomes move toward reducing post-Brexit trade friction and responds to plant-inclusive SPS pledge. At the UK-EU Leaders’…
Exploring sustainability, technological, and AI developments in horticulture forms the agenda for the 77th AIPH Annual Congress, to be held from…
Urban landscapes, which are predominantly characterised by their built infrastructure and human activity, present a unique and often challenging environment…
GreenItaly, the latest AIPH-approved trade exhibition, was officially launched at Euroflora 2025 on 28 April in Genoa, Italy—highlighting the country’s…
Peat has played a vital role in UK horticulture for decades, prized for its reliability and performance. But as environmental…
Selecta One, a global leader in breeding and young plant production, has announced the acquisition of Wagagai Ltd., one of…
The International Horticulture Goyang Korea 2025 (IHK2025) opened on 25 April with a clear signal to the global ornamental industry:…
Maan Horti Automation is raising the bar in a sector where efficiency, precision, and sustainability increasingly dictate success. The company,…
The Greenhouse Impact Cluster project – a pioneering public-private initiative between Dutch and Bangladeshi partners – has officially launched during…
Euroflora 2025 officially opened its gates today, launching the 13th edition of one of the world’s most significant international exhibitions…
At this year’s California Spring Trials (CAST), Danziger transformed its Gilroy display into a greenhouse of colour, creativity, and innovation,…
A new chapter begins for Holex Flower with the launch of Holex Air Logistics, a dedicated air freight division created…
In a move set to reshape sustainability reporting, VALHOR and MPS recently signed a strategic partnership agreement during the IPM…
With just days to go, Euroflora 2025 is preparing to welcome the global floriculture sector to Genoa’s newly redeveloped Waterfront…
Anticipation is building for this year’s Dutch Lily Days, which will take place from 3-6 June, offering a fresh look…
From 25 April to 11 May, International Horticulture Goyang Korea 2025 (IHGK25) will transform Ilsan Lake Park into a vibrant…
From wool to wildlife-friendly planting schemes, the shift away from plastic tree guards is helping cities and landscapes in the…
From today (10th) until 12th April 2025, the Shanghai New International Expo Centre becomes the vibrant hub for the green…
Pindstrup, a global supplier of growing media for professional horticulture, has officially opened a new wood fibre production facility at…
On 2nd April, U.S. President Trump declared “Liberation Day” as he launched sweeping tariffs on global imports. For the ornamental…
As demand for sustainable, high-quality flowers grows, attention is turning to post-harvest innovation. With nearly a century of expertise, Chrysal…
An industry report focused on ornamental horticulture in Thailand was published at the 2025 AIPH Spring Meeting in Chiang Rai,…
Entries are open for the International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2026, organised by the International Association of Horticultural…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) is pleased to approve GreenItaly, an international horticultural exhibition from 15 to 17…
In response to ongoing political instability and an increasingly uncertain military environment in Ethiopia, the Selecta Group will relocate its…
Danziger proudly introduces UNICORN™, a revolutionary new variety that has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Breeder Excellence Award at the…
GreenTech Americas will host its 5th edition from 25-27 March at the Querétaro Centro de Congresos in Mexico. The event…
In the spring of 2024, floriculture business members were introduced to an initiative launched to heighten awareness and provide guidance…
Nine leading orchid growers in the Netherlands are set to welcome visitors for Orchid Inspiration Days 2025, an annual industry…
CIOPORA’s AGM & International Congress 2025, will take place from 5 to 9 April 2025, in Kunming, China. This meeting…
The global horticultural industry gathered in force at IPM ESSEN 2025, reaffirming its status as the world’s leading platform for…
The second Spring Edition of PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt, held on the 4 and 5 February 2025, was a resounding success. The exhibition…
Euroflora 2025, one of the world’s most significant international horticultural exhibitions, returns with an unparalleled opportunity for professional growers to…
On 27 February 2025, ErfGoed and Van der Ende Group will host an exclusive webinar for growers with the…
Floritec and Dataflor have officially signed a partnership agreement. This is an important milestone in the joint future of…
On the second day of the AIPH Spring Meeting, industry leaders from across Asia convened at the Le Meridien Chiang…
Horticultural leaders from around the world gathered in Chiang Rai on 10 February 2025 for the AIPH International Horticultural Expo…
AIPH delegates from around the world arrived in Chiang Rai for the highly anticipated AIPH Spring Meeting 2025, immersing themselves…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has officially approved HortEx Vietnam 2025, affirming its position as a leading international…
Forty years ago, La Gaitana Farms began as a small venture with big dreams. The challenges were plenty—limited water supply,…
In Belgium’s horticultural heartland, Plant Select NV has quietly built a name as one of the world’s most innovative young…
When one thinks of perseverance and vision in the horticultural world, the story of VIVERCID stands tall. This Valencian family…
David Marin, a Director at Deliflor Americas S.A.S., Colombia, received the Young International Grower of the Year Award at an…
La Gaitana Farms, a Colombian carnation grower, has been awarded the title of International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) 2025…
Four years after Brexit brought sweeping changes to trade regulations, the UK’s environmental horticulture sector continues to face spiralling costs,…
The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has reported a strong finish to 2024, with its latest Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures…
From 28 to 31 January 2025, the Flower Council of Holland invites visitors to explore the latest research and trends…
For the past 30 years, MPS has been at the forefront of advancing sustainability in the horticulture sector. Through pioneering…
The world of horticulture is gearing up for its most anticipated event, IPM Essen 2025, where innovation, sustainability, and creative…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), in collaboration with Union Fleurs, the International Flower Trade Association, presents the latest…
Greenwood Plants continues to shine as the AIPH International Grower of the Year 2024, having earned this prestigious accolade at…
Next week from 28 January to 31 January 2025, IPM ESSEN will once again establish itself as the leading international…
USA-based A24 Consulting today announced the official launch of The Certified Shopify Online Garden Center, a comprehensive, fully managed direct-to-consumer…
Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has confirmed its presence at the forthcoming IPM Essen show, which will take…
Suntory Flowers starts the new year with a bang by announcing the acquisition of European partner MNP (Moerheim New Plant)…
Dutch ornamental plant breeder and propagator Beekenkamp Plants will launch its latest breeding breakthrough: the LaBella Dahlia Grande Chocolate. This…
FCI magazine toured the Yunnan Qianjing Agricultural Co. Ltd (云南乾景农业科技有限公司) cut flower farm to discuss the thorny issues of rose…
A strategic marketer and sustainable marketing consultant has been revealed as one of the keynote speakers at the UK’s Garden…
Albenga’s Cooperativa L’Ortofrutticola confirms presence at IPM Essen 2025 and MyPlant & Garden 2025
La Cooperativa L’Ortofrutticola in Albenga, the largest agricultural Cooperative in Liguria with about 600 member farms and more than 60…
Sustainabloom, a programme from the American Floral Endowment, today announced the release of three new comprehensive guides designed to help…
Perfectly in line with IPM Essen’s 2025 tagline ‘Green, Great, Gorgeous!’ Selecta One’s stand D21 in hall 2 of IPM…
Germany’s Import Promotion Desk (IPD) to promote Fynbos from South Africa’s Cape region at IPM Essen
Germany’s Import Promotion Desk (IPD), an initiative established by the Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA) and sequa gGmbH,…
Last autumn, gardeners planted thousands of tulip bulbs, a donation of the Dutch embassy in Bratislava, in city parks and…
FlowerTrials, the annual open days for the global bedding plant industry, was back in bloom from 11-14 June 2024, attracting…
Forever Plants and Divine Flowers have brought together rich histories in the Dutch houseplant and carnation industry by combining their…
With Heart Collective is excited to announce the first-ever PlantCon International Orlando, marking the convention’s debut outside of Texas. This…
The Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) is partnering with the British Government Department for Business & Trade to put on a…
Breeding Accel, a Dutch-based plant breeding knowledge platform, has confirmed its presence at the IPM Essen show, which will occur…
The winners of the 2026 Fleuroselect Gold Medal were announced during a livestream event on 14 January. Takii Europe’s Dahlia…
German Klasmann-Deilmann, a leading corporate group in the international substrate industry, has confirmed its presence at the fortcoming IPM Essen…
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has announced a new series of 40 Regional Member Events to run throughout 2025…
Wimceco, a cut rose nursery, maintains a positive attitude and high bloom quality while weathering the vagaries of a volatile…
The Dutch Lily Days, the annual open house event for the Dutch lily industry, will run between 3-6 June 2025…
The Netherlands’ Floating Flower Parade changes event days and will set off during the Whitsun weekend. The Netherlands’ Floating Flower…
Dutch-based Plantics, a manufacturer of home-compostable, plastic-free DOPA pots, has confirmed its presence at the forthcoming IPM Essen show. Plant…
The Dutch Culture Group for Roses and Rootstocks in association with Boskoop’s Royal Horticultural Society (KVBC) has awarded 12 garden…
As climate disasters currently dominate headlines in January 2025—from severe floods in the UK and record-breaking rains in Saudi Arabia…
Dutch Bercomex is to launch its Tulip Picker at this week’s SMTB Mechanisation taking place between 14-16 January 2025 at…
Royal FloraHolland’s newly appointed CEO Pieter Bootsma highlights 2025 as a critical year for the world’s largest floral trade hub,…
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo reports record online sales and accelerates commercial transformation
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has reached a significant milestone in its commercial transformation. In November, a record 85…
With spring on the horizon, American garden rose breeder and grower Jackson & Perkins (Est. 1872) is ready to unveil…
Flower and plant auction Veiling Rhein-Maas has confirmed its presence at the IPM Essen show taking place between 28 –…
Klaver Flowers, a year-round grower and supplier of lilies, Gypsophila and Limonium and operating in the Netherlands and Ethiopia, begins…
Polish business media outlet Puls Biznesu reports that the Polish retail sector is increasingly vocal about their concerns about the…
On the first day back to school in 2025, Bart Kabout, the alderman of the Dutch city of Aalsmeer, officially…
Over 60 green professionals convened between 4-5 December in Deventer, the Netherlands to explore sustainability, pre-competitive cooperation, and data management/artificial…
British Garden Centres, the UK’s largest family-run garden centre group, is delighted to announce significant changes within its plant buying…
Creator and author of Celebrity Service and Celebrity Service Superstars and Forbes named ‘Game Changer’ Geoff Ramm will be presenting…
Aalsmeer-based floral wholesaler Holex Flower, part of the Dutch Flower Group, has become the first in the Netherlands to wash…
Trade show organiser Fiera di Parma in association with horticultural media outlet Linea Verde has announced a new horticultural trade…
Hydrangea Runaway Bride, the first garland Hydrangea known for its weeping habit and masses of lace-cap flowers has been named…
Container Centralen, the developer and owner of the CC Trolley Pool system, launched its new CC TAG6 label on 6…
The Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) returns to Baltimore January 8-10, 2025, and promises to be another record-breaking event. Known…
The UK’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) has revealed that Inter-generational diversity expert Henry Rose Lee will be speaking at its…
Greenport Aalsmeer, a trilateral network of organisational links between universities, the government, municipalities and industry, has appointed Ruud Knorr as…
German perennial seed supplier Jelitto Staudensamen highlights its new BeeFoxy series comprising six F1 hybrid varieties of Digitalis purpurea as…
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Dutch Flower Group (DFG), the world’s largest conglomerate of floral wholesalers, has sold its USA Bouquet Company to The Elite…
Kötterheinrich Hortensienkulturen from Lengerich in association with the Dutch/German Hydrangea Breeders Association (HBA) will launch dwarf Hydrangea paniculata Bloomulus –…
FlowerTrials, the annual open days for the global bedding plant industry, was back in bloom from 11-14 June 2024, attracting…
On 15 January 2025, Henk Pieter den Boer will become financial director at Coloríginz. Coloríginz is a household name in…
Italy is a country with a great ornamental horticulture tradition dating back to the Roman era. The industry is still…
Six green professionals, a representative cross section of horticulture, joined forces in planting World Horti Centre’s indoor forest on 4…
Festive shoppers scratching their heads over last-minute Christmas presents should consider gifting a house plant, as figures show December is…
Charlotte Elpers will join KLM Cargo as its vice president Worldwide Operations, effective 1 March 2025. Elpers succeeds Koen Bolster,…
In 2024, average farm business income in the Netherlands was slightly lower with fierce competition within the EU significantly impacting…
The Dutch Horticultural Entrepreneur Award Foundation has announced the finalists for the prestigious Dutch Horticultural Entrepreneur Awards which will be presented on 12 March…
The Ecuador Flower Expo 2024 showcased Ecuador’s thriving floriculture industry, bringing together 125 exhibitors and over 6,000 visitors from around…
Entries came in thick and fast for the 2024 Innovert New Plants and Products Awards, widely regarded as the Césars…
A group of 50 green professionals and trend watcher Chlorosphère joined forces in Renatura, a project designed to rethink the…
While B2B trade shows around the world seek to redefine themselves, the organisers of the 36th edition of the Salon…
FlowerTrials, the annual open days for the global bedding plant industry, was back in bloom from 11-14 June 2024, attracting…
The cultivation of roses in gardens began many centuries ago, probably in China. But how did such a classic garden…
Floristry professionals, academics, researchers, and environmental auditors gathered in Coventry Cathedral on 26 September to witness the launch of a…
In a landmark ruling, the Beijing Supreme Court ruled in favour of Deroose Plants, a member of Plantum, in a…
The City of Chengdu, China, was named the Grand Winner of the AIPH World Green City Awards 2024. The Awards…
The 2025 AIPH Spring Meeting will be held in Chiang Rai in the north of Thailand from 9-13 February 2025.…
From 24 April to 4 May 2025, the XIII edition of Euroflora, one of the most prestigious events in the…
Ron Hoogeveen, owner and director of the newly established royalty agency IP Plants, says there’s no evolution without innovation in…
In this exclusive interview, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo’s newly appointed global head of Perishable Logistics, Mr Luc Diebold, shares…
Pantone LLC, the world-renowned authority on color, has hailed Mocha Mousse as the Pantone Colour of the Year 2025 and…
Three outstanding landscaping projects in Vicenza (Italy), Lyon (France) and Wroclaw (Poland) will battle it out to win the Green…
The International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) is proud to announce that the association has signed a Letter of Intent with…
Houseplant grower KP Holland in association with industry body Glastuinbouw Nederland, hosted a visit and tour for the Dutch Secretary…
Rob Baan will be succeeded by Irma Smits as chairman of the Dutch Floating Flower Parade (Varend Corso), a floral…
Infinity Chrysanthemum, part of the Kreling Chrysanten cooperative (Infinity Chrysanten, Diamond Flowers, Kwekerij Wolvenbeek, Lianda Flowers, Kwekerij ‘t Hoogveld and…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for October 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth…
Registration is already open for IPM Essen, Tuesday 28 January through Friday, 31 January, at the Messe Essen convention centre.…
A strategic partnership between breeder Royal Van Zanten, Alstroemeria grower Together2Grow and floral wholesaler Coloríginz backs the introduction of an…
As the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) concludes its 125th anniversary year, a special tree planting ceremony was held at Horticulture…
Dutch-based ErfGoed, an international leader in manufacturing and installing cultivation floors and water management, in association with Van der Ende Group…
Debbie Hamrick, who founded FloraCulture International in 1990 to serve growers, traders, and other stakeholders within global ornamental horticulture, has been…
The Kunming Flower Expo, held between 20-22 September 2024, brought together floriculture enthusiasts and professionals from around the world. The…
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) and the Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) have escalated calls for action, submitting their ten asks…
Bred with Italian flair and typical German Gründlichkeit, Selecta One’s Dianthus barbatus’ Kiwi Mellow Cool’ and ‘Kiwi Mellow’ continue to take…
The UK’s Defra Minister Daniel Zeichner MP welcomes new EHG reports revealing the environmental horticulture sector contributed £38 billion to…
The Horticultural Trades Association has released its monthly Market Update for October, which shows a slowdown in sales, reflecting the…
In the world of post-harvest technology, where fresh produce and cut flowers race against time to remain marketable, truly innovative…
The Kenya Flower Council (KFC) has announced the appointment of Catherine Mukoko as its new Chief Operations Officer (COO). With…
The Show Your Colours Award IPM 2025, organised by Messe Essen in association with BIZZ Communications, is now open for…
With Christmas less than a month away and in keeping with tradition, Mercabarna-flor held its annual Mercademostraciones on Sunday, 17…
Wedding Flowers, a Dutch-Italo business alliance between Italy’s leading horticultural trade exhibition Myplant&Garden, wedding magazine White Sposa, training and consulting…
The Oregon Association of Nurseries is now accepting booth applications for the 2025 Farwest Show, a trade show and conference…
A new EU-funded campaign to promote pelargonium (geranium) plants will launch in January 2025. Worth around 2.7 million Euros, the…
On the eve of the association’s centennial, UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, announces the revival of its…
Ten ornamental horticulture growers from around the world have reached the finals for the AIPH International Grower of the Year…
Royal FloraHolland boss Steven van Schilgaarde announced on Thursday, 21 November, that he would leave the world’s largest trade hub…
Orbia’s precision agriculture business Netafim and Bayer announced today an expansion of their strategic collaboration, starting with new digital farming…
Comgoed, an organic waste and biomass recycling operator, has achieved RHP Consumer certification with its new raw material: spent substrate.…
In association with Yunnan Aibida Horticulture Technology Co., Ltd, the Chinese government has invested three billion RMB in a state-of-the-art…
The Ronald Moerings Foundation (RMF) and the All the Way EFI cycling club have donated €243,249 to the Antoni van…
The UK’s Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual conference in January will start with a bespoke Retail Safari in London led…
Frank Ammerlaan, aged 42, is a second-generation rose grower from the Netherlands. In 2006, he and his brother Wim, backed…
According to Dutch news agency ANP, Ms Annemarie Jorritsma, the ex-Commissioner General of Floriade Expo 2022 and former Mayor of…
How an iconic supplier of garden roses with nearly half a century-long history in the Netherlands leaned in and began…
Dutch Flower Group (DFG) hosted its annual Dutch Flower Awards ceremony at Trade Fair Aalsmeer on Wednesday, 6 November 2024,…
The late florist Alfredo Corvi from Varese who died on 18 April 2021 of Covid-19, has been honoured with a…
The world’s largest trade hub for flowers and plants, Royal FloraHolland, is announcing the appointment of Martin de Ruiter and…
On the eve of the IFTF show in the Netherlands, the international flower trade association Union Fleurs, in partnership with…
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture has allocated 1.3 billion dollars and 156 billion Br to procure 2.4 million tonnes of DAP…
Container Centralen, the developer and owner of the CC Trolley Pool system, has announced its new CC TAG6 label which…
Italy’s Upper House Senate ‘green-lighted’ draft law 1048 on ornamental horticulture on 27 June 2024. This landmark bill aims to…
After the Dutch Association Of Wholesalers In Floricultural Products (VGB) had repeatedly called on the UK’s Department for Food, Environment…
In a collaborative effort to assess the challenges and opportunities in the global floral industry, the International Association of Horticultural…
Fran Barnes, Chief Executive of the UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), responds to the outcome of Sarah Dyke MP’s Ten-Minute…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) announces the three young horticultural professionals who have been selected as finalists for…
Following the success of last year’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) drop-in showcase in Parliament, the UK’s industry body HTA has…
Dutch based industry bodies for the flower bulb sector KAVB en Anthos will investigate ways to collaborate more closely. The…
Independent review has found that Greenhouse Sustainability’s FloriFootprint and MPS/LetsGrow.com’s HortiFootprint Calculator adhere to the FloriPEFCR methodology and use verified…
Costa Farms, a global grower of tropical plants, is proud to announce that its marketing team has been named one…
Dynaplant, previously known as The Calla Specialist, is reintroducing itself with a fresh, natural look. Dynaplant’s mission is to bring…
Jan van Dam, the CEO of the world’s largest conglomerate of floral wholesalers, Dutch Flower Group (DFG), will deliver the…
Germany’s Federal Association of Horticulture, ZVG, announced in September that Eva Kähler-Theuerkauf has been elected chairman of the association, commencing…
A new study commissioned by the Fairtrade Foundation and conducted by Impactloop sheds light on the significant economic benefits that…
The Pro Manager Mastercourse Floriculture is back in the Netherlands. Organisers Renée Snijders and Ed Smit from Jungle Talks have…
The updated version of the HortiFootprint Calculator allows growers to calculate their environmental impact, helping them to produce more sustainably…
Certis Belchim is proud to have participated in the production of a thought-provoking series from the Royal Society of Biology…
The Oregon Association of Nurseries is now accepting speaker proposals for the 2025 Farwest Show, a trade show and conference…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH)-approved International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu, a monumental 186-day event showcasing horticultural excellence, cultural…
France has a new minister of agriculture, food security and forestry. Annie Genevard was named France’s new agriculture minister in…
AIPH’s mission at COP16 underscores its mission in promoting nature-positive urban development. The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) joined…
It is with a heavy heart that our correspondent in Italy, Arturo Croci shares the news of the passing of…
Figures published by the Dutch Association of Wholesalers (VGB) and market analyst Floridata highlight how Dutch flower and plant exports…
The Dutch Flower Group (DFG) will host its annual Dutch Flower Awards ceremony at the Aalsmeer Trade Fair on Wednesday…
Tickets are now available for the AIPH International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards, which takes place on 28th January…
Last week, we published a news item on Asocolflores president Augusto Solano, stating that he was to step down as…
Ledgnd marks its five-year anniversary this week. Since 2019, the company has supported growers as an independent lighting consultant, assisting…
The UK’s Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) today revealed the final line-up of British growers and suppliers who will be taking…
The Green +Venture, a group of companies comprised of Mixt Creations, glassware supplier Jodeco, interior pots and planters specialist Ter…
Jackson & Perkins, a leader in rose cultivation, is pleased to announce that two of its Floribunda roses, Like No…
Ornamental plant breeder and propagator Syngenta Flowers announced it is no longer using peat in their Pelargonium plug plants. At…
The USA ambassador to the Netherlands, Ms Shefali Razdan Duggal, Keukenhof gardeners, and representatives of the industry body for the…
Climate activists from Finland and Sweden partially covered the façade of the Parliament House in Helsinki to protest against the…
A remarkable journey into the world of roses and gerberas, whereby the latest varieties can be admired in five days.…
Italy’s National Association Of Nursery Stock Exporters (ANVE) and the Association of Italian nursery stock growers (AVI) today announced that…
This week, the UK government outlined a package of measures for seasonal workers employed by farmers and growers in the…
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) welcomes the new Defra Plant Health Information Service, which has been made live at…
As the festive season approaches, British Garden Centres is thrilled to announce the unveiling of 13s Christmas themes for 2024,…
The American Floral Endowment (AFE), a non-profit organisation that funds research, scholarships, internships, and grants in floriculture and horticulture for the…
ExpoFlor Ecuador 2024 opened its doors to a floral extravaganza that opened to green professionals between 8-10 October 2024. FCI’s…
The Sewell-based Delaware Valley Floral Group, LLC (DVFG) has reached an agreement to acquire Zieger & Sons, Inc., a highly…
Ornamental plant breeding and propagation companies Beekenkamp Group and Dümmen Orange will investigate ways to collaborate more closely in the…
In celebration of the 35th Salon du Végétal, FCI visited three ornamental plant nurseries in the greater Angers area of…
At this year’s Trade Fair Aalsmeer (TFA, 5-7 November 2024), Chrysal, a global supplier of flower and plant care products,…
Preparations are underway for the 38th SIVAL, France’s premier commercial plant cultivation show that will return to Angers between 16-18…
Anticipation is building for the third edition of Türkiye’s most influential horticultural and landscaping trade show, the Landscape Fair Istanbul…
ErfGoed, a well-known brand in the manufacturing of cultivation floors and water management systems, has partnered with Albers Alligator to…
Poland is home to over 275 producers and suppliers of nursery stock. Together, these farms operate on an area spanning…
Yalova, with a population of approximately 100,000, is affectionally dubbed the Garden of Türkiye. Considering its sprawling 485ha of land…
The 17th International Flora Expo 2024, an AIPH-approved exhibition, will take place from 25 to 27 October at the Nesco…
Flower growers and shippers face the dual challenge of managing peak season demand while maintaining profitability throughout the year. RipeLocker…
ErfGoed, a household name in the manufacturing of cultivation floors and water management systems. has recently made some exciting changes…
Show organiser, Green Retail Events hosted the autumn edition of the AIPH-approved Plantarium|Groen-Direkt show, held between 21-22 August 2024 at…
Expo Flor Ecuador is a great way to source new products and ideas, make new contacts, put names to faces…
Blue Radix, a specialist and market leader in autonomous growing solutions for greenhouses, has secured an additional €5 million investment…
On 1 October 2024, Inochio Seikoen Inc. (founded in 1921 in Hiroshima, Japan) acquired the business of one of Japan’s…
At France’s 2024 plant cultivation show Sival, growers, researchers, breeders, and other stakeholders from the country’s agricultural and horticultural industry…
In the vibrant world of floriculture, Koppert stands out for its commitment to innovation, writes Marit Tegelaar for FCI. Combining…
Last year, Certis Belchim collaborated with Veugen Technology to conduct several field trials to see if the Biorational BotaniGard could…
From a historical perspective, agriculture and horticulture are prime examples of industries that had always worked in collaboration with nature…
Microbial ecologist Dr Marta Streminska at Wageningen University & Research Centre, Business Unit Greenhouse Horticulture & Flower Bulbs, highlights the…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) is proud to announce its official approval of the 17th International Flora Expo…
Amid mounting pressure within the ornamentals sector to curtail and eliminate conventional synthetic plant protection products, FCI sat down with…
In an exclusive interview, FCI spoke to Jennifer Lewis, the director of the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association – IBMA about…
Martin Schröder, founder and former CEO of Martinair has died. He was 93. Schröder passed away on 2 October 2024.…
Dutch-based houseplant growers KP Holland and Westland Plant have announced a new partnership effective 1 January 2025. Peet Zwinkels will…
Dobbies Garden Centre has announced a restructuring plan to address high rent costs and restore long-term profitability. As part of…
FCI’s editor dashed to Chengdu, where the gargantuan international horticultural exhibition Expo 2024 Chengdu is designed to delight, nurture, and…
Union Fleurs, the Dutch Association Of Wholesalers In Floricultural Products (VGB) and the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) participated in the…
Conifers are great autumn staple plants, often regarded as old-fashioned but deserve a second look. These evergreen trees offer a…
The six member municipalities of collaboration network Greenport Aalsmeer have launched a new app built to facilitate smooth transitions for…
Following the recent holds on plant consignments at Sevington, the UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has further written to the…
In an absolute first, the organisers of the Italian trade show Myplant & Garden will launch their satellite show in…
The City of Chengdu, China, was named the Grand Winner of the competition from among the seven category winners who…
Naujasis Kalcitas, a Lithuania-based supplier of raw material lime for the production of growing media, has achieved RHP Horticulture certification.…
HilverdaFlorist, a renowned breeder and propagator of cut flowers and plants, has released two new product catalogues, giving a comprehensive…
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has revealed the winners of the 2024 HTA Grower of the Year Awards at Horticulture,…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), in collaboration with its valued Member, the Polish Nurserymen Association (Związek Szkółkarzy Polskich),…
Belgian research institute ILVO hosted a visit by the Dutch Culture Group for Roses and Rose Rootstocks on Friday 13…
Industry leaders from across farming value chains converged on the GLOBALG.A.P. Summit 2024 in Warsaw, Poland, to explore emerging challenges, new…
Ornamental plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has scooped up the 9th Plantum Sustainability Award at the Plantum Day on…
The latest Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) Market Update for September 2024 reveals garden centre sales were +8 per cent (vs.…
In response to reports of multiple plant consignments being held at Sevington Border Control Point (BCP), the HTA has released…
Dutch-based plant breeder and propagator Royal Van Zanten has added a new apricot variety to their succesful Charmelia serie. Charmelia,…
Horticultural industry professional Kersten Catella has joined Hereford-based Wyevale Nurseries as its sales and marketing director. In her new role,…
Leaders from the industry came together to officially open the three-day event with Derek Bunker of Alton Garden Centre in…
At the 76th AIPH Annual Congress, the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), champions for the power of plants, announced…
Floristry professionals, academics, researchers, and environmental auditors will gather in Coventry Cathedral on 26 September to witness the launch of a…
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in association with the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), invite industry…
The Meise Botanical Garden will begin trialling roses vying for the Dutch-Belgo quality mark Excellence Roses this autumn. Excellence Roses…
PanAmerican Seed® was pleased to present a donation check to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society during the organisation’s local “Dinner…
The Trial Commission of the International Hardy Plant Union (ISU) has announced the winners of this year’s ISU Awards, recognising…
This summer, Danish rose breeder Rosa Eskelund—trading under the company name Roses Forever—has scooped up prestigious awards at three top…
Könst Alstroemeria, a renowned breeder and supplier of Alstroemeria and Zantedeschia plants, announced its acquisition last week by four entrepreneurs…
Collaboration between perennial plant growers and local city councils is vital for successful planning and planting of urban greenery. This…
Plantarium|Groen Direkt 2024 is a treasure trove for plant lovers. Show organiser, Green Retail Events hosted the autumn edition of…
Organisers of the 2024 Dutch Lily Days asked visitors to vote for their favourite. The results are in, and the…
The latest Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) Market Update for August 2024 reveals steady garden centre sales in a year marked…
UK-based Wyevale Nurseries is showcasing its home-grown native container trees at Four Oaks Trade Show and is inviting attendees to…
The CIOPORA Academy announces September webinars on country-specific PVP systems and AI applications
The CIOPORA Academy Webinar Series has announced this year’s second set of lectures for September. The new series is designed…
The first Euro Plant Tray rolled off the production line in August, marking the beginning of what will hopefully evolve…
A sense of optimism and excitement prevailed at the 2024 Farwest Show (held between 21 and 23 August at the…
French industry veteran, agricultural engineer, horticultural journalist, contributing writer for FCI magazine, and business consultant Marie Françoise Petitjean will launch…
The International Hardy Plant Union has announced changes in its executive leadership at the recently held ISU Summer Days event…
During her recent UK BST Hyde Park concert in London, pop icon Kylie Minogue handed out 1,200 Avalanche+ roses to…
As the steward of the world’s most significant global horticultural events, the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) is delighted…
Nursery industry professionals attending the 2024 Farwest Show chose Styrax japonicus (Japanese Snowbell) ‘Starway to Heaven’ as their favorite new…
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, is the first cargo handler at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)…
As part of the Retailers’ Choice Awards, a jury of volunteer garden retailers browsed the aisles and highlighted 15 different…
The opening bell on the 2024 Farwest Show rings at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 21. And from there, it’s ready,…
McClaren’s Nurseries in Glasgow, Scotland, recently hosted a visit and tour for the Agriculture Minister, Jim Fairlie MSP, at a…
The American Floral Endowment (AFE), a non-profit organisation that funds research, scholarships, internships, and grants in floriculture and horticulture for…
The XX International Protea Association Conference and XV International Protea Research Symposium 2025 are set to elevate the Protea industry’s…
Plantarium|Groen Direkt 2024 (21-22 August) is the ideal platform to showcase your newest plants if you’re involved in ornamental horticulture…
Sustainability and marketing in the horticultural sector are on the agenda for the AIPH / Green is Life Horticultural Industry…
Royal Anthos, the industry body for the Dutch bulb and nursery stock sector, is happy to announce its partnership with…
Ethiopia’s leading floral trade show Hortiflora Expo will return to Addis Abeba’s Millennium Hall between 25-27 March 2025. Less than…
While the new Gold Medal winners have been announced at the beginning of the year, the Medals and Certificates are…
UK-based Wyevale Nurseries has achieved Planet Mark Certification in recognition of the company’s commitment to continuous improvements in sustainability. Using…
On the eve of the IFTF show in the Netherlands, the international flower trade association Union Fleurs, in partnership with…
At Fleuroselect’s annual convention in Salzburg, Austria, Anne Leventry was honoured by the organisation with a Laureat for her outstanding…
British commercial plant and tree nursery Wyevale is creating a new reservoir to help capture, store and recycle more water…
The UK’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) has signed up to attend the Four Oaks Trade Show next month and will…
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) announce the launch of new Boeing 747-400ERF or BCF freighter service, operated by Martinair,…
Straight after the Olympics’ Closing Ceremony in Paris, on Monday, August 12, Rotterdam proudly hosted the start of the 2024…
The European Commission has welcomes the Council’s adoption of a new set of sanctions against Belarus, in view of its…
Cerny Seeds, Floritec, Graines Lecouf-Mailliet and P. van der Haak have joined the Fleuroselect organisation. During its Annual General Meeting,…
Over 100 participants travelled to Salzburg, Austria, to attend the 53rd Fleuroselect Annual Convention from 2nd to 4th July. The…
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, has won a three-year contract from Turkish Airlines for ramp…
The 22nd Kunming Flower Show will open its doors at the Kunming Dianchi International Convention Center between 20-22 September 2024.…
Anticipation is building for Horticulture, the Conference, as the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) announces Dr Daniel Hulme, a renowned expert…
Starting in 2026, all non-black, recyclable PET or PP plastic plant pots (*) will be accepted in household kerbside recycling…
Preparations have begun in the Dutch city of Zundert to welcome Queen Máxima of the Netherlands on Friday afternoon, 30…
Wholesale plant and cut flower business annexe cash and carry store Waterdrinker, part of Dutch Flower Group, has appointed Linda…
Rijnsburg will be in the Dutch spotlight between 9 and 11 August when the 77th Flower Parade Rijnsburg rolls down…
With Heart Collective proudly announces the first ever PlantCon International Dallas. The highly anticipated global non-profit plant convention is scheduled…
The newly launched Calibrachoa Rainbow series by Dümmen Orange stands out for its colour-changing blooms. Dümmen Orange touts its new…
Exhibitors to this year’s Landscape Istanbul Fair 2024 reflect Türkiye’s strength as a major producer and exporter of quality ornamental…
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association urges government to include green spaces in urban planning
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) urges the Government to preserve, expand and maintain the nation’s garden space amid plans…
The International Fresh Produce Association’s 2024 Global Produce and Floral Show, which will be held from 17 to 19 October…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for June 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth…
The 2024 Farwest Show (21-23 August) will be a place for go-getters. “Go get ideas. Go get knowledge. Go make…
For a quarter of a century, floral wholesale giant Dutch Flower Group has evolved and adapted to meet the ever-changing…
Thirty-four delegates from across Europe met in Budapest between 25 and 28 June for the summer meeting of ENA, the…
The four Wyevale Nurseries sponsored ‘Long Border’ designs featured at the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Flower Show at Tatton Park…
Located in the heart of Europe’s nursery sector in Hazerswoude/Boskoop, PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt is the leading European garden plant retail and wholesale…
Nestled amidst the tranquil landscapes of Lepaa, Finland, the prestigious Lepaa exhibition is poised to mark a significant milestone—its 60th…
The 76th AIPH Annual Congress will be held in Warsaw, Poland, from 3-7 September 2024 alongside trade show Green is…
International reach, knowledge, experience, and, above all, reliability and consistency are the trademarks of the GREEN IS LIFE trade fair,…
Master plant breeder, Rick Grazzini, has won not one but two awards at Greenhouse Grower’s annual Evening of Excellence Awards…
In the first round of Cabinet appointments after winning the UK’s General Election, Prime Minister Keir Stamer has named Steve…
Germany’s horticultural trade exhibition IPM Essen last week announced that it has revamped its show floor layout which will see…
The Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) has confirmed that it is currently organising the UK exhibitor group. Many exhibitors have already…
The United States, as much as Europe, is experiencing hotter days earlier and later in the year than in decades…
Brussels’ iconic flower carpet will once again be ‘rolled out’ on the cobblestones of the city’s Grand Place this August.…
Dutch based horticulture packaging manufacturer and supplier Paardekooper has made a significant step towards sustainability by transitioning from virgin OPP flower sleeves…
Today, in the King’s Speech alongside the State Opening of Parliament, the new Labour government’s legislative priorities were set out…
At the recently held FlowerTrials in the Netherlands, Beekenkamp Plants’ presented its new Verbena Fuerte series. Cutting-raised Fuerte Verbenas are…
With more than 220 booths, the exhibit floor at the autumn edition of Plantarium|Groen-Direkt 2024 is sold out, but space…
After this year’s successful Annual General Meeting in Marrakesh, the next CIOPORA AGM in 2025 will occur in Kunming, China,…
IPM Essen’s new Young Plant Forum brings together young plant growers, researchers and business leaders for four days of presentations,…
The Ornamental Nursery District of Pistoia (Distretto Vivaistico Ornamentale di Pistoia) has re-elected president Francesco Ferrini for a second three-year…
It is with great sadness that CIOPORA, the international association of breeders of asexually reproduced horticultural varieties, announces the passing…
AIPH moderated a panel session at GreenTech to discuss sustainable growing media solutions and industry readiness. Creating a good mixture…
The wide variety of new products and insights unveiled at this year’s GreenTech Amsterdam—held from 11 to 13 June at…
American industry friends Buzzy Heroman, Steve Neubauer, Greg Royer, and Ken Young have established a memorial tribute through the American…
Imperial Garden, established in June 2023, is in the Ukrainian village of Dymer, near Kyiv. It is a thriving peony…
Euro Plant Tray (EPT) has inked strategic partnerships with service providers HB RTS , Inotec and EECC for logistics solutions.…
FlowerTrials, the annual open days for the global bedding plant industry, was back in bloom from 11-14 June 2024, attracting…
In an open letter ahead of the General Election, the UK’s Horticultural Trades Association and sister associations from across Europe…
The Russian invasion of Kyiv on February 24, 2022, marked a turning point in Arno Klijbroek’s life. It redirected his…
Nestled in Motyzhyn near Kyiv, Dobropark stands as a testament to the transformative power of nature and human perseverance. The…
Meteorologist and former BBC weather forecaster Peter Gibbs is confirmed to speak at the annual dinner at Horticulture, the Conference…
The board of the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI) defined the revenue definition for small-scale growers in the ‘Global North’ on…
Plants Love You’ is a movement initiated by the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) aimed at increasing awareness of the…
The build-up to Italy’s leading horticultural trade exhibition is good, looking at the forward bookings. Exhibitor bookings are looking healthy…
Here is an invitation for representatives from the agriculture, floriculture, aquaculture, and fruit and vegetable sectors to meet in Warsaw,…
Are you passionate about urban planning, green infrastructure, or resilient cities? Do you have insights or research findings that could…
Metazet, a manufacturer and supplier of a variety of metal products for the horticultural sector, has appointed John van Santen…
Preparations are underway for Germany’s once-in-a-decade International Garden Exhibition 2027, also known as IGA Metropole Ruhr 2027. In the former…
The voice of the youth is emerging as a powerful catalyst for shaping greener, healthier, and more resilient urban areas.…
Horticultural supply an engineering company Royal Brinkman has appointed Andrew Storey as the new director of its UK branch in…
The annual International Garden Centre Association (IGCA) congress is coming to Québec, Canada, August 25-31 in what is shaping up…
The Dutch Horticultural Entrepreneur Award Foundation today announced it has appointed Peter Maes, chief strategy officer at biocontrols firm Koppert,…
The world’s largest trade hub for flowers and plants, Royal FloraHolland, has signed a €210 million refinancing agreement with a…
Sjaak van Schie B.V., a Dutch horticultural business propagating and growing half-finished Hydrangeas in Portugal, has appointed Rob Passchier as…
IFPA’s The Floral Conference – Miami 2024 concluded on a high note last month, bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and…
German plant breeder and propagator Selecta One has acquired UK-based Whetman Plants International (WPI), a company dedicated to the breeding,…
The Netherlands has a new minister of agriculture, fisheries, food security and nature after Dutch King Willem-Alexander swore in the…
Do you even know James Robilotta? If you attend the 2024 Farwest Show, you’ll get to know him better. Not…
Breeding the new Gypsophila variety ‘Grandtastic’ was, as Selecta Cut Flowers calls it, a masterstroke, “a creation worth an art…
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and China Cargo Airlines have inked a new hard block space agreement, marking a significant…
Sergio Patrucco, the award-winning rose breeder whose rose varieties pleased many, has died. He was 72. Patrucco died of a…
The Dutch Association of Wholesalers in Floricultural Products (VGB) hosted a conference to share the latest practices in sustainable horticulture…
When shoppers are looking for a vibrant flowering plant to add a splash of colour to their weekly shop, many…
On the eve of Orchid Inspiration Days, which took place from 5 June to 14 June across the Netherlands, FCI…
The world continues to urbanise at an unprecedented rate. Cities are both drivers of biodiversity loss and habitat fragmentation and…
On Tuesday, 16 April, Dutch-based World Horti Center hosted its seventh I-Grow Inside webinar, this time around discussing the pros…
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has released its latest Market Update for June, reflecting on the performance of garden…
Orchid breeder and propagator Labeau, which emerged in February 2024 when Hark/Sion and Microflor joined forces, concluded its first Open…
A historic garden in Southern England aims to radically boost its biodiversity in an experiment that pushes at the boundaries…
Philipp Gramlich and Karin Bodewits, leading figures in the community network Turfvrij Nederland, are at the forefront of the battle…
Australia is home to over a million different types of native plants and animals – many of which are found…
The Bransford Webbs Plant Company’s Digitalis purpurea Apple Blossom has been recognised as Best in Show at the New Plant…
Wyevale Nurseries is unveiling its first collection of trees for retailers at the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) National Plant Show…
FlowerTrials, the annual open days for the bedding plant industry, was back in bloom 11-14 June 2024 attracting 5,300 green…
Signify has released its plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 90 per cent across its entire value chain…
The GreenTech 2024 show, held in Amsterdam between 11 and 13 June, proved that, from a global perspective, there’s an…
The practice of moving plants from one area and releasing them in another, known as plant hunting, can be a…
When European customers purchase a potted Hydrangea, there’s a high probability that the plant was originally grown by Sjaak van…
German-born Susann Warnecke began working for the Finland-based International Peatland Society (IPS) in 2002 as a communications assistant. In October…
Boskoop’s Royal Horticulture Society (KVBC) awarded Astilbe simplicifolia ‘Pretty in Pink’ submitted by Compass Plants B.V. and Hans van der…
Dahlia Dalina Maxi Starburst, submitted by Florensis, scooped up the 15th Fleurostar Award. Fleurostar is an annual contest in conjunction…
Organisers of the 8th edition of Myplant&Garden—held between 21 and 23 February 2024—tell us it was a success. It was…
Olympia London was the venue for Innovation Zero on 30th April and 1st May 2024, with 10,000 delegates expected and…
Members of AIPH gave the International Horticultural Trade Exhibition approval for the Landscape Istanbul Fair 2024 (LIF 2024). The event…
With unique fishtail-shaped leaves that open vibrant green in spring, becoming golden yellow in autumn, the ginkgo in full foliage…
The winners of the GreenTech Awards were announced at the opening of GreenTech Amsterdam 2024. Koppert wins the Concept Award…
If the horticulture industry is to grow its products responsibly, effectively, and efficiently using growing media, it must innovate. This…
AIPH will moderate a panel session at GreenTech to discuss sustainable growing media solutions and industry readiness. The session will…
At this year’s Flower Trials (11-14 June) , Schreurs will showcase its newest range of Sunshapers gerberas for the outdoors. …
Boskoop’s Royal Horticulture Society (KVBC) will reveal the Groen-Direkt Summer Days Best in Show Award winner today. Eleven new plants…
This year, greenhouse automation supplier Priva celebrates 65 years in business. At this week’s GreenTech show in Amsterdam the company…
John McDonald is National Biosecurity Manager at Greenlife Industry Australia (GIA). He wrote this opinion column for the May 2024…
Ornamental plant breeder Selecta One has entered into a global licensing agreement with Dümmen Orange for the use of the…
Growing media and substrates are hot topics in horticulture, and with more than 35 years of experience in the sector,…
Royal van Zanten’s Rijsenhout site achieved the MPS GAP and MPS SQ certifications in May 2024. It complements the existing…
Dutch Greenhouse Delta (DGD), a provider of Dutch expertise in protected cropping, will welcome hundreds of international guests at GreenTech,…
At Plantion’s Annual General Members’ Meeting on Wednesday, 5 June, chairman René Willemsen introduced its multi-year strategic growth plan and…
David Lydiat is the Public Affairs and Policy Manager at the Horticultural Trade Association (HTA), which represents the UK garden…
GreenTech will be held this year at the Amsterdam RAI convention centre between 11 and 13 June. This premier trade…
In the ever-evolving landscape of greenhouse agriculture, MechaTronix takes a bold step forward by introducing an exciting innovation to their…
World Horti Center has struck a partnership agreement with the Chinese province of Shandong, which will see the building of…
Five-time Olympic medalist and a triple Olympic Champion in speed skating, Irene Schouten today opened the 12th edition of the…
Following societal and political pressure, a broad Dutch coalition coordinated by the Dutch trade body for potting soil and substrate…
Erfgoed, a well-known brand in the manufacturing of cultivation floors, has added WaterSystem water technology to its product portfolio. Water…
The Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade (ICIT) has abolished the special duty measures in force in Ukraine for the import…
Agroberichten, the newsletter of the Dutch agricultural counsellors worldwide network, reports on the ISHS European Horticulture Congress that took place…
Attendee and exhibitor registration is now open for the 2024 Farwest Show, which will be held August 21–23, 2024, at…
On 4 June, the world stage for lilies, the Dutch Lily Days, has the honour of being officially opened by…
Dutch King Willem-Alexander paid tribute to the global seed sector and its industry association by officially opening the centennial World…
International communication expert Frank van Suchtelen received the Premio Massimo Matteini Award at Italy’s home and garden show, Coniolo Fiori…
Dutch-based Floritec, a breeder of Chrysanthemum, potted Celosia and Aster, has kicked off construction of a new breeding facility in…
In association with Italy’s Home for Agricultural Knowledge CNPAPAL, Bari’s Order for Agronomists and Foresters (ODAF Bari), and Italy’s National…
Jungle Talks’ Mastercourse Floriculture will be back in bloom this autumn. Between 20 October and 8 November, 15 young horticultural…
Dümmen Orange has obtained additional cash to fund its restructuring business through an equity injection. A consortium of current lenders,…
Dutch Flower Group (DFG) will be using the Flori Footprint Tool developed by Greenhouse Sustainability to gain a reliable overview…
Entries are invited for the 2024 Grower of the Year Awards to recognise and celebrate best practices in sustainable production…
Under their ‘United Colours Of Beekenkamp” tagline Dutch based plant breeder and propagator Beekenkamp Plants will present many new plants…
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024 was a lush green haven where Bridgerton met botanical brilliance under the sizzling sun. As…
German plant breeder and propagator Selecta One will showcase its tried and tested varieties along breeding breakthroughs at the forthcoming…
Organisers of the 8th edition of Myplant&Garden—held between 21 and 23 February 2024—tell us this year’s edition of the Italian…
Kekkilä BVB has 100 years of experience in growing media, particularly in peat. Timo Taulavuori interviewed the company’s CEO, Pekka…
Recent farmer protests engulfing large parts of Western Europe are proof of the frequently bitter relationship between farmers and supermarkets,…
In a concerted effort to boost tulip bulb exports and create tulip flower aficionados worldwide, 12 Dutch bulb businesses threw…
The Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) for April is out and shows that only the clothing and…
Dutch Flower Group (DFG), touted as the world’s largest floral wholesaler, has announced the appointment of two supervisory board members.…
The German competition and markets authority, Bundeskartellamt, has given the green light to horticultural companies that team up with Euro…
Are you an American floral designer, flower shop business owner, or manager? The industry body Floral Marketing Fund (FMF) wants…
Jennifer Pheasey, director of public affairs at the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), comments on National Audit Office’s ‘The UK border:…
In association with Italy’s Home for Agricultural Knowledge CNPAPAL, Bari’s Order for Agronomists and Foresters (ODAF Bari), and Italy’s National…
More than 5,000 chrysanthemums created a rolling kaleidoscope of colour at Printemps Palladien, a flower festival held in the gardens…
The 13th edition of Floralies Internationales Nantes – which has changed its name into Floralies Internationales France – will be…
In early June 2024, the Netherlands will again be immersed in the enchanting world of orchids during the annual Orchid…
Daniel Mes, a member of EU Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra’s cabinet met with KP Holland, HVC and NVDE on 13 May…
The Beth Chatto Education Trust announces Beneath the Surface – the third Beth Chatto Symposium, at The Ivor Crewe Lecture…
Figures published by the Dutch Association of Wholesalers in Floricultural Products (VGB) and market analyst Floridata reveal that Mother’s Day…
Agroberichten, the newsletter of the network o Dutch agricultural counsellors worldwide, reports on representatives of Wageningen Plant Research who have…
The municipality of seaside town Koksijde in association with Belgium’s iconic flower show Ghent Flower Show/Floralies of Ghent, have announced…
A ChatGPT-like digital assisant – trained on massive data and modelling on a natural language to interpret the question, and…
Micaela Filippo has been appointed as the new Deputy Secretary General of CIOPORA, the International Association of Breeders of Asexually…
The Horticultural Trades Association’s (HTA) annual National Plant Show will be back in bloom at the NAEC Stoneleigh between 19…
Ball Horticultural Company’s Ockert Greyvenstein has joined the Board of Trustees of the American Floral Endowment (AFE), a non-profit organisation…
Euroflora 2025 Designer Landscape Competition, a prestigious platform for innovation and creativity in landscape architecture and design, is now open…
Keukenhof’s Carnation show, held between 2 -12 May 2024, marked the floral finale of fifteen alternating, and permanent indoor shows.…
This year, 1.4 million visitors from all corners of the world came to view the world’s most famous spring garden,…
Hundreds of spectacular rose varieties were on exhibit during Keukenhof’s Annual Rose Show, held in the spring garden’s Oranje Nassau…
Horticulture packaging manufacturer and supplier Paardekooper has teamed up with Kosovo-based packaging manufacturer Kivo. The new partnership marks an important…
Over the last twenty years, the production of plants and flowers in China has grown at a huge pace. Ten…
Kenya is once again set to host the global flower trade fraternity in Nairobi from June 4 to 6, 2024,…
The Flori Footprint Tool, developed by Greenhouse Sustainability, is well on its way to implementing the final FloriPEFCR guidelines. Its…
Running between 21-22 August 2024, this year’s autumn edition of Plantarium|Groen-Direkt at Groen-Direkt in Hazerswoude-Dorp will offer green professionals from…
The UK government has temporarily removed the Global Tariff for cut flowers. The move will make trade with the UK…
Beekenkamp Group, comprised of business units Beekenkamp Plants, Beekenkamp Packaging and Deliflor Chrysanten, has kicked off construction of a new,…
On Friday 26 April, the International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu opened its gates in the Chinese city of Chengdu. With…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) participated in the opening ceremony of the International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu, alongside…
Designed to optimise monitoring, Biobest’s new Bug-Scan® Green sticky traps are proven to be seven times more attractive to Echinothrips…
The Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) has announced its exhibitor line-up for GreenTech Amsterdam 11 to 13 June at RAI Amsterdam.…
MechaTronix, a provider of LED grow light solutions, has established two new companies in Canada, Leamington, reinforcing its commitment to…
Dutch-based horticultural engineering company Stolze Installatietechniek has acquired all activities of Elektravon Tuinbouw. The acquisition marks an important step in…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) President Leonardo Capitanio visited the International Horticulture Goyang Korea 2024 (IHK) on Saturday,…
One Air, the British cargo airline, has commenced operations at East Midlands Airport (EMA). The central UK airport will now…
On Friday, 19 April, John van Ruiten, the retiring director of the Dutch inspection service for horticulture Naktuinbouw, became a…
France’s biennial horticultural trade show Salon du Végétal returns to the Parc des Expositions convention centre in Angers between 10-12…
The International Seed Organisation (ISF) in association with the Dutch association for the plant reproduction material sector (Plantum) has chosen…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for March 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth…
The American Floral Endowment, a non-profit organisation that funds research, scholarships, internships, and grants in floriculture and horticulture for the…
At the British Ornamentals Association’s annual technical conference, the effectiveness of the forthcoming Brexit border checks was top of the…
David Clarinval, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Self-Employed, SMEs and Agriculture, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Renewal and…
Soparco, a French manufacturer of horticultural pots and containers, acknowledges that the environmental impact of plastic waste has become a…
MagrowTec, the company behind the patented technology for crop sprayers, and Certis Belchim, a global provider of crop protection solutions,…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers – AIPH Spring Meeting 2024, held in Qatar between 3 and 7 March alongside…
The Internationa Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) and Copa-Cogeca, the united voice of farmers and agri-cooperatives in the EU, drafted an…
On Friday, 26 April, the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) welcomed local MP David Johnston to Horticulture House, Chilton, its Oxfordshire…
GoNaturePositive! is a new research programme with the overarching objective of addressing the serious challenge of biodiversity loss due to…
On Saturday and Sunday June 29th-30th Southeast Plant Show will host the second annual Southeast Plant Show and host over…
Known as Korean Abelia or Fragrant Abelia, this deciduous shrub is actually not an Abelia at all but a close…
Savvy floral marketers will take a deep dive into six critical shifts that will influence the floral industry over the…
The International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) member survey shows that the biocontrol market in Europe is now worth over €1.6bn,…
It is a delicate balancing act to address customers’ needs—who predominantly keep asking for reliable plastic BOPP sleeves—while saving the…
Dutch-based Rijnbeek Perennials aims to make the horticultural supply chain more environmentally friendly by going 100 per cent peat-free. As…
GrootGroenPlus, Europe’s premier amenity plant show exclusively for green professionals, will be held between 2-4 October 2024 at Business Centre…
UK-based Desch Plantpak Ltd—celebrating 60 years in business this year—takes pride in manufacturing pots made of recycled plastics, and they…
Regina Mestre is an Analyst in packaging and logistics for Rabobank RaboResearch. In the April 2024 issue of FloraCulture International,…
Interest in the HortiFootprint Calculator continues to grow. The Dutch environmental certification scheme MPS is therefore pleased that the HortiFootprint…
The National Parks Board (NParks) announced the 18 designers who will be participating in the Floral Windows to the World…
Landscape Istanbul Fair 2024 (LIF 2024), Turkey’s premier horticultural trade show, has signed a strategic partnership with the 60th world…
The UK’s Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report for March 2024 indicates that despite adverse weather conditions,…
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has awarded a cargo handling contract to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) at a fourth major airport gateway…
Gardeners planted 2,400 garden roses – a donation of the Dutch Serbian company PhenoGeno – in Belgrade’s city park and…
The European cooperative Euro Plant Tray eG is a cross-industry initiative that brings the entire horticulture community together to significantly…
‘Illusia’, the cyclamen that does not look like a cyclamen, won top honours at the Japanese Flower Trials and is…
Magnolia breeder Vance Hooper was granted the RHS Reginal Cory Memorial Cup on 26 March for his contribution to plant…
Figures published by the Dutch Association of Wholesalers in Floricultural Products (VGB) and market analyst Floridata reveal that following 21…
Greenhouse professionals and other stakeholders from Ukraine’s horticulture industry will meet with their Dutch counterparts during a ‘Rebirth of Ukraine’ event…
Labeau has kicked off construction of a Çanakkale (Turkey)-based laboratory for Phalaenopsis propagation. On 16 April, Labeau staff and 150…
Native plant consumption in the US continues to grow organically from consumer demand and through purchases mandated by legislation. Debbie…
San Jordi falling on a Tuesday means no long weekends, no holiday travel and more people giving their loved ones…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has granted its exhibition approval to International Horticulture Goyang Korea 2024. The Goyang…
The best, newest and most inspirational developments in bedding and pot plant breeding are under the spotlight in Week 24…
The Dutch Lily Days, the annual open house event for the Dutch lily industry, will run between 4-7 June 2024…
American Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier Association (WFFSA) has appointed Kari Stringfellow as its new Executive Vice President, following in…
Colin Fernandes was crowned AIPH Young International Grower of the Year 2024 at IPM Essen, Germany, in January. This category…
IBMA Global and France Biocontrôle confirm that France Biocontrôle has been designated as the Official National Association of IBMA Global…
IPM Essen and Landgard have announced a partnership. In a joint announcement made this week, Oliver P. Kuhrt, CEO of…
The build-up to Spain’s premier horticultural trade exhibition Iberflora is good, looking at the forward bookings. Exhibitor bookings are looking…
FCI interviewed Dubai-based Charif Mzayek, who, back in 2016, founded Floranow, a global, B2B e-commerce platform that connects wholesale flower…
King Charles III has been honoured with a new tulip named after him. The British Ambassador to the Netherlands, Ms…
Royal FloraHolland had a ‘truly disappointing year’ in 2023, with product turnover in the marketplace amounting to €5,1 billion—down one…
New York’s recently held Tulip Festival saw the launch of a new ‘Future 400’ tulip, a tribute to the first…
Dümmen Orange has reached an agreement with the business management team to sell its global orchid business. Effective 1 April,…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers-AIPH is proud to announce that Euroflora is returning from 24 April to 4 May…
Certis Belchim, an agriculture solutions provider, has signed a partnership deal with Landlab, an innovative Italian company that specialises, among…
The Annual Freesia Show returned to Keukenhof’s Oranje Nassau Pavilion between 28 March and 2 April 2024. The single-petalled, red…
The city of New York, in association with Dutch tulip professionals, opened its first free-pick-your-own tulip garden in Manhattan’s Union…
Wyevale Nurseries has officially announced it’s taking a stand at the Four Oaks Trade Show in Cheshire this September to…
The UK’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) has announced its chairman elect for 2024/25. Ben Harrison, who is operations director of…
BEATLES, a EU-funded research and innovation project to change the way agri-food systems currently operate and accelerate the systemic and…
On Tuesday 16 April Dutch-based World Horti Center will host its seventh I-Grow Inside webinar, this time round discussing the…
Managing director Henk-Willem Spaargaren will retire after a remarkable 25-year stint, OZ Planten announced on Tuesday (2 April 2024), and…
Event organiser RAI hails the 2024 GreenTech Americas show in Mexico a success. GreenTech Americas concluded its fourth edition attracting…
With its up to seven-centimetre large flower heads, sturdy and long stems, a minimum shelf life of two weeks, and…
More recently, Decowraps, a supplier of floral and potted packaging options, has opened its remodeled showroom. Decowrap says the minute…
Expo 2023 Doha Closing Ceremony signals what we can all do to make this planet and our lives greener
Expo 2023 Doha ended on 28 March after welcoming 4.2 million visitors during its 179-day run. It explored the theme…
The Expo 2023 Doha International Participants Competition recognised countries for showcasing their horticultural achievements during its six-month Expo on March…
On 26 March, AIPH Secretary General Tim Briercliffe was granted the Veitch Memorial Medal for having made ‘an outstanding contribution…
Iberflora, Spain’s premier horticultural trade show, is reintroducing itself with a new and energetic image. Organisers have invested in a…
This morning, a truck filled to the brim with fresh cut flowers, potted bulbs, trees and shrubs left the world…
In the ornamental horticulture industry, there are few companies managed and run exclusively by women. For International Women’s Day this…
This year’s 40th IPM Essen show occurred in Essen, Germany, between 23 and 26 January 2024. It featured 1,403 exhibitors…
Scientists combining AI with traditional gene mapping are getting closer to adding to the range of buxus with strong resistance…
Agroberichten, the newsletter of the network o Dutch agricultural counsellors worldwide, reports on a group of Ukrainian veterans who embarked…
On Easter Sunday, 31 March , tens of thousands of worshippers in St. Peter’s Square and millions across the world…
AIPH – International Association of Horticultural Producers and the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation (aT) signed a Memorandum of…
Arid environments present many challenges for sustainable and liveable green cities, but the use of nature can provide solutions. The…
The Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report for February 2024 saw clothing romp ahead at +20.9% with…
Figures released by market analyst Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft (AMI) and Close to Green, the trade publication of the German Association of…
HilverdaFlorist is the rights holder to several series of potted Dianthus such as Sunflor, Beauties, Olivia, Odessa and Kahori. A…
Boskoop’s Royal Horticultural Society (KVBC) has awarded ten garden roses with the coveted Certificate of Excellence. Since 2017, Boskoop’s Royal…
With spring being around the corner, British Garden Centres has renewed its commitment to providing customers with quality and value…
The 14th annual Tulip Show, held at Warsaw’s Wilanów Museum between 16-17 March 2024, brought a blaze of colour and…
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, the aunt of King Willem-Alexander, opened the 75th edition of Keukenhof, the world’s most famous…
Dr Edgar Krieger, a seasoned professional in Intellectual Property protection for plant innovation, has been the CIOPORA Secretary General since…
FCI spoke to Alstun Diniz, the young and dynamic general manager overseeing the daily operations of Marquis Flowers in Oman…
Volume-wise, Finns and Swedes buy the most tulips per person in the world, writes Timo Taulavuori for FloraCulture International. The…
Greenwood Plants swept the board at the AIPH International Grower of the Year 2024 Award Ceremony at IPM Essen. The…
The end of February was the deadline for holders of UK rights to inform APHA that they either want to…
The spoga+gafa trade exhibition for the garden and outdoor living sector returns to Cologne on 16-18 June 2024, coincidentally at…
Due to the UK reclassifying of five genera of cut flowers as medium risk, a discrepancy has arisen during the…
Marc Driessen is the 22nd president of Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry. Elected by the membership…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) hosted its General Meeting during the AIPH Spring Meeting in the Expo 2023…
Fourth generation rose grower and trader, and retiring chairman of the Dutch Culture Group for Roses and Rootstocks, Hetty Crooijmans,…
Bol Peat, an international supplier of peat products, renewable raw materials and additives to substrate manufacturers and horticultural suppliers, has…
Two new members, Anne-Catherine Berner and Dominik de Daniel, will be proposed for election to the Board of Directors of…
The American Ambassador to the Netherlands, Ms Shefali Razdan Duggal, has been honoured with a tulip named after her. She…
This year’s ‘World of Flowers’ -themed Great Lakes Floral & Event Expo (GLFEE), held between 1-3 March at the DeVos…
Colombia, the unrivalled protagonist of the carnation world, will hold its annual Dianthus Week between 11 and 15 March 2024.…
During the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) Spring Meeting in Doha, Qatar, Members of the General Meeting elected Dr…
With an impressive slate of award-winning and new-to-market plants, Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI) is shining the spotlight on innovation…
As the world celebrates International Women’s Day today, the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Charter for Horticulture, Arboriculture, Landscaping & Garden…
Hortiflorexpo China, China’s premier horticultural trade exhibition, and German trade show organiser Messe Essen, have signed an agreement to extend…
Ornamental flower and plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange is disinvesting its vast portfolio. Following earlier withdrawals from cut rose…
Marten van den Berg, director-general Agro of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture and Dutch physician and ESA astronaut André Kuipers…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for January 2024 global air cargo markets indicating 2024 is off to…
AIPH and their extensive global network of partners are proud to reveal the list of 21 Finalists for the AIPH…
The Tulip Trade Event, the annual open days for the global tulip industry, will run between 13-15 March, 2024 with…
Van Egmond Potgrond, a supplier of potting soil for the garden retail market and a range of raw materials, has…
Microflor and Hark/Sion are joining forces and will from now on continue under the name Labeau. This strategic merger marks…
Plants For Europe Limited (PFE) is delighted to announce that it is now working with California-based Altman Plants, to bring…
Ten weeks before new Brexit checks will become operational, the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) organised another of its borders and…
Water availability, urban heat island effect, and energy use are major concerns shared by desert cities around the world. Taking…
PanAmerican Seed® is entering its fith year of charitable contributions to less-widely known causes on behalf of Beacon® Impatiens. For…
Astrantia is one of several umbellifers (see also Eryngium) with ornamental bracts, a feature that offers significant added value in…
The 8th edition of Italy’s most influential commercial ornamental horticulture event, Myplant&Garden opens tomorrow in Milan and will last until…
Royal FloraHoland’s Midwinter Plant Fair, held between 10 and 11 January 2024, featured nearly a hundred plant exhibitors spread across…
From February 21 to 23, the eighth edition of Myplant&Garden, one of the most important international green trade fairs, will…
In 2020, Anthura won the AIPH International Grower of the Year Award. A lot has changed since then. FCI interviews…
A relative newcomer to hardy fern breeding, propagation and marketing has been founded on a company’s three-decade expertise in tissue…
Bringing a rainbow of colours and a plethora of shapes and sizes will be the sixth edition of the Dutch…
The Dutch environmental certification scheme MPS is pleased to announce that Marco van der Sar will succeed Gijs Kok as…
AIPH and GYBN are proud to announce that the winner of the coveted Young International Grower of the Year Award…
Last autumn, Ms Joanna Roper, British ambassador to the Netherlands, Keukenhof’s director Sandra Bechtholt and gardener Patrick van Dijk joined…
The European Commission, the European Union’s executive body, has endorsed FloriPEFCR, the new standard method for environmental footprint calculations for…
Increasing difficulty in sourcing labour and a need to boost economic growth following the setback caused by the worldwide pandemic…
Hilverdaflorist became an AIPH Affiliate Member during the 75th AIPH Annual Congress in September 2023. Bart Sneek, Commercial Director of…
Between 15-19 April 2024, the CIOPORA family will gather, as it does every year, for its annual general meeting. Breeders,…
“The logistics for Valentine’s Day deliveries are firmly in place,” says Martin Hudson, co-founder and director of UK-based Flamingo Group…
Most green professionals are aware that the heydays of the Dutch rose industry are long gone. While the home production…
To most rose exporters in Latin America, the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day are the year’s busiest period. FCI…
With roses still a firm favourite and other cut flower varieties continuing to captivate, this Valentine’s Day is expected to…
The second spring edition of PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt was a success. A lively atmosphere permeated the fair hall, which filled up immediately…
William Shakespeare’s popular adage ‘A rose by any other name would smell as sweet’ is used to stress that the…
Portugal’s leading trade association for ornamental horticulture, the Associação Portuguesa de Produtores de Plantas e Flores Naturais aka APPP-FN, will…
CNLA will host the 64th International Garden Centre Congress in Québec between 25-31 August, 2024. Québec features many inspiring and…
A perennial plant or nursery stock grower’s primary goal is to deliver constant and superior product quality while keeping labour…
Innovations for water management in ornamental horticulture and greening cities in an arid climate are on the agenda for the…
The Dutch Italo Hibiscus Working Group, a consortium of Dutch based Hibiscus growers Peeters Potplanten, Koolhaas Kwekerijen, Kwekerij Groenhof, Hibiscus…
The 17th International Flora Expo 2024 and 17th International Landscape & Gardening Expo 2024 will be held from 25 to…
In early June 2024, the Netherlands will again be immersed in the enchanting world of orchids during the annual Orchid…
The Commercial Horticultural Association’s UK exhibitors at the recent IPM Essen have much to praise for the event’s global status…
In the 1920s and after the Second World War, a significant portion of Western Europe embraced Anglo-American culture. Brits and…
Dutch Flower Group (DFG), touted as the world’s largest floral wholesalere, has announced exciting changes to the management of its…
Chrysal celebrates 75 years of flower food this year. For three-quarters of a century, Chrysal’s flower food has been extending…
Belgium-based Biobest Group N.V. has taken 100 per cent ownership of Biobest Antalya. The transaction allows Biobest Group and Antilsan…
The UK’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) voted at its AGM this month to add a third tier garden centre category…
Running from today (the 6th of February) until Wednesday the 7th, this year’s spring edition of Plantarium|Groen-Direkt at Groen-Direkt in…
Komet Sales (“Komet”), a software provider for the floral industry in the Americas, is pleased to announce the merger with…
At IPM Essen 2024, ornamental plant breeder and propagator Beekenkamp Plants showcased its new Pericallis POP, which, the company says,…
Rosa Eskelund, who in 1996 set up rose breeding company Roses Forever ApS together with husband Harley, scooped at the…
With less than two weeks to go, HTA members are encouraged to book their free place at an exclusive event…
Catering once again dished up the best figures in the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) December 2023 Barometer of Trade (BoT)…
GreenTech Americas organisers are preparing for their fourth edition of this horticultural trade show between 12 and 14 March 2024…
Jan van Dillewijn, known in the industry as ‘Jan Dil’ and the ‘king of horticultural packaging’, died in his hometown,…
New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) has been awarded the title Best Wholesale Market. The coveted prize was presented at the…
Stuttgart-based plant breeder and propagator Selecta One has acquired the breeding portfolio of Italian carnation breeder Moraglia from San Remo.…
Colin Fernandes, Trial Site Coordinator for Marginpar, Kenya, received the Young International Grower of the Year Award at an International…
Greenwood Plants, a UK wholesale nursery has been awarded the title of International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) 2024 by…
A North American genus of ±35 herbaceous perennials, a handful of Liatris species are available to European designers, all from…
The war in Ukraine, following hot on the heels of the Covid-19 pandemic, has resulted in challenging times for the…
IPM Essen is arguably the world’s premier horticultural trade exhibition. Next week, it will be 40 years since trade show…
Terrazza MC and A.M.A. Horticulture Inc. have announced a new distribution partnership in a significant move for the green industry.…
Selecta One, Stuttgart’s well-known breeding and young plant company, is presenting a world premiere at IPM Essen 2024. The…
Europe’s growing media industry is in the process of transition. There’s an overall consensus that companies need to accelerate the…
During a visit to the Kenya Flower Council office in Nairobi, FloraCulture International interviewed Clement Tulezi, the CEO, to discuss…
It is the time of the year to look back and look forward. Over the past year, 2023, we can…
AIPH is proud to announce that the prestigious gala dinner and awards ceremony for the AIPH World Green City Awards…
Prominent researchers from around the globe will present their findings on the health benefits of urban greening at the ‘Living…
The latest export statistics released by Dutch industry body VGB and market analyst Floridata at the start of this year…
The British Protected Ornamentals Association (BPOA) is in the final stages of preparing for its flagship event, the Technical Conference,…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) announces the three young horticultural professionals who have been selected as finalists for…
Floritec, the Netherlands-based breeder known for its Chrysanthemums, Pot Celosia, and Asters, is deepening its roots in South America with…
Plant breeder and propagator Selecta One from Germany is again taking the opportunity to present excitingly new flowers and bedding…
Dutch agriculture minister Femke Wiersma has given the green light to introduce a General Binding Declaration (GBD) for generic floral…
Using their familiar tagline ‘Show Your Colours’, the Dutch nursery stock sector in association with Bizz Holland will be once…
Dutch flower auction Plantion reports a turnover of €110 million in flower and plant sales for 2024, an increase of…
From all of us in the FCI newsroom. A healthy, happy, peaceful, and blooming 2024! Thank you for your unwavering…
Trade visitors at the world’s premier horticultural trade show can look forward to numerous programme highlights. From 23 to 26…
Dutch-based plant breeder Evanthia announces the appointment of Henk Jacobs as the company’s new general director, effective January 2024. Jacobs…
André Mulder, who, as a director of the former flower auction VBA, put Aalsmeer on the map as the world’s…
A memorial tribute has been established through the American Floral Endowment (AFE) honouring industry leader and trailblazer Kenneth (Ken) Royer,…
Finland-based Novarbo Oy, a supplier of horticultural substrates, fertilisers, greenhouse technology, and vertical farming systems, has achieved RHP certification. RHP…
Dutch-based Wageningen University & Research (WUR) found that electromagnetic (EM) energy encourages crops to grow faster. The research was recently…
Plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has appointed Tosca Ferber as managing director R&D, effective January 1, 2024. Ferber succeeds…
Garden centre members of the UK’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) have revealed their trading results for November in the organisation’s…
Data now released by UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, identifies the status of the European exhibition market…
Trade show organiser Feria Valencia announced today that the annual Iberflora show will be held at Feria Valencia between 1-3…
Finalists revealed for the UK’s Association of Professional Landscape & Garden Design (APL) Awards The finalists for the APL Awards…
Primeur, a UK based supplier of recycled planters, recycled rubber stepping stones, recycled decking, and eco-friendly doormats has launched a…
The highly-anticipated Christmas season has arrived early this year for British Garden Centres, as it opened its doors to customers…
GreenV, an internationally operating group of greenhouse construction and horticultural engineering companies, strengthens its presence in Mexico by establishing GreenV…
Asocolflores, the official voice of Colombia’s flower cut flower and cut foliage export, hosted its 30th Proflora show at Bogotá’s…
GREENN is an enterprise created by Maaike Koop that offers horticultural companies tailor-made support to help them get the most…
Singapore hosted the inaugural Circular Cities Summit between 14 and 15 November 2023. Organising chairman Damien Tang opened the Summit…
The Flanders’ Agricultural Marketing Board (VLAM) invited FCI to see a cross-section of ornamental horticulture in the province of Antwerp…
The global plant breeders’ community welcomed the approval of EXN of EDV made by UPOV on October 27, 2023, after…
There’s a market for organically grown flowers in the UK. It’s part of a growing awareness of environmental issues and…
Bestselling author and BBC radio and TV neuroscience presenter, Dr Hannah Critchlow will be speaking about wellbeing at the Garden…
Floramedia Germany GmbH, a specialist company in horticultural print, and supplier for POS, plant labels, pot covers, seed packets or…
Decorum, a Dutch alliance of flower and plant growers, is delighted to announce René Eikelenboom as a new Board member.…
The International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), in association with the Polish Society for Horticultural Science (PSHS), horticultural research institute…
The CHA has negotiated a prime location for the UK exhibitor group and is offering a fully managed, turnkey exhibiting…
Nine ornamental horticulture growers from around the world have reached the finals for the AIPH International Grower of the Year…
The International Seed Organisation (ISF) in association with the Dutch association for the plant reproduction material sector (Plantum) has chosen…
Sicily’s second-largest city Catania hosted the inaugural edition of the horticultural trade show Garden Days at the SiciliaFiera convention centre…
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) delivered a drop-in showcase in Parliament on Tuesday, 28 November. This ushered in the…
Green crop protection products, aka biorationals, can help to achieve sustainability in the greenhouse production of cut flowers and potted…
Debbie Hamrick founded FloraCulture International in 1990 to serve growers, traders, and other stakeholders within global ornamental horticulture. It has…
British growers serving the UK’s garden centres and supermarkets assert low consumer demand for organically-produced ornamental plants and cut flowers.…
Covering two of the most prestigious trade fairs in the horticultural industry calendar can be daunting, especially considering the challenges…
The editor of Hungary’s leading horticultural trade publication, Klara Biza, has won a 2023 Silver Carnation Award. Set against a…
The 2024 edition of the AIPH International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards presents a new format for the well-established…
GOOD, an agroecology weed research project, is an EU-funded network of agrifood stakeholders dedicated to sustainable agroecological weed management and…
The Ronald Moerings Foundation (RMF) has donated €129,300 to the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (AVL) Foundation to support cancer research. The…
Germany’s IPM Essen show and the horticultural trade exhibition HortEx in Vietnam have inked a partnership agreement. The move will…
The Embassy of the Netherlands in Budapest, in association with the Hungarian Ornamental Horticulturalist Association, will co-host a Green Cities…
A majority of the European Parliament rejected the Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR) on November 22, 2023. The International Biocontrol Manufacturers…
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Robert Mathis, former President of the International Association of…
It’s that time of year once again and British Garden Centres, the largest UK family-run garden centre group has revealed…
Surprising consumer trends – and a surprising competition winner – revealed at this year’s BOA Poinsettia Conference, held on Thursday…
At the prestigious annual ball of the Netherland-America Foundation (NAF) on Friday, 18 November in New York, Air France KLM…
Franco-Dutch RED Horticulture, a supplier of LED lighting solutions, in association with the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), Demeter IM…
HSBC’s former Head of Economics will be helping delegates at the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual conference understand the resurgence…
IPM Essen, the industry’s largest international trade fair, has joined as Host Sponsor for the AIPH International Grower of the…
Native to arid areas of Central Asia, Perovskia is a woody perennial or sub-shrub to 100-120cm, now recognised as a…
Fiera di Parma announced today that the 2024 annual Flormart show will be held between 25 and 27 September at…
In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Proflora 2023 was, in the words of many attendees, ‘the best edition ever’. The…
Türkiye’s most influential horticultural and landscaping trade show occurred in Istanbul between 16-18 November 2023, featuring 120 exhibitors occupying nearly…
Plans to create a bustling Innovation Hub and ultra-modern congress venue, a campus and an engineering school on the grounds…
Susanne Renee Grunkin, former President of the Danish Association of Landscape Architects (DL) and professional for the Scandinavian architecture firm…
Seven ornamental horticulture experts have joined the prestigious jury for the AIPH International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2024. The…
It’s celebrations all around for Israeli plant breeder and propagator Danziger this year. The company’s founder, Ernest Danziger, celebrated his…
During the award ceremony for the 2023 Dutch nominations for the Green Cities Europe Award, attendees embarked on an urban…
British garden centres have helped support horticultural industry charity Perennial this year by ordering two special fundraising salvias from Wyevale…
Decowraps, a provider of innovative floral and potted packaging solutions, has opened its new office and warehouse in St. Catharines,…
An agreement has been reached between Certis Belchim and Danish company, Novozymes, for the development and distribution of a promising…
Bayer today announced at Agritechnica, a Hanover-based trade show for agricultural machinery, an update on the strategic collaboration with Microsoft.…
The Singel/CU2030 project in Utrecht is a massive regeneration initiative that has involved restoring a medieval canal to its former…
Dutch Flower Group (DFG) hosted its annual Dutch Flower Awards ceremony at Trade Fair Aalsmeer on Wednesday, 8 November 2023,…
Lyngby, aka King’s Lyngby, a cultural hub and university town in greater Copenhagen, Denmark, has won the 2023 Green Cities…
With Christmas less than 2 months away and in keeping with tradition, Barcelona’s flower wholesale market Mercabarna-flor held its annual…
The most beautiful girl in the world is my granddaughter, Leah. She is 18 months old and deserves a peaceful,…
When buying a Pink Lady®, Kanzi® or Jazz™ apple in the supermarket, few consumers will know they are purchasing a…
Back in the 1930s, the United States became the first country to offer breeders the ability to protect their novel…
Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) are pivotal to horticultural businesses. They belong to the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). PBR are close…
Imagine you are the breeder of a fine new raspberry variety. Naturally, you would like your new product to become…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), in association with Union Fleurs, the International Flower Trade Association, announces the 71st…
After four years of debate, the UPOV Council, in its 57th Session on 27th October 2023, adopted the new Explanatory…
IFTF 2023 is getting ready to receive the thousands of international trade visitors who have pre-registered. With more than 300…
Dutch based horticulture packaging and plastic manufacturer Modiform has appointed Gino Van Helleputte as its new senior sales consultant for…
A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland, a new book available from Atropos Books, features…
One Flora Group, a Dutch-based conglomerate of flower and plant importers and exporters, seeks to establish a direct supply chain…
The International Hardy Plant Union (ISU) hosted its new Future Days in Prague between 12-13 October 2023. ISU Future Days…
Horticultural supply and engineering company Royal Brinkman is offering its Turkish customers an even greater level of support thanks to…
The UK’s Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) GROW (Garden Retail Online Workshops) e-Learning platform In-Store Security course has now been launched…
Dutch-based Holex Flower, a leading importer and exporter of fresh cut flowers and cut foliage, will be prominently present at…
Dutch-based cut foliage specialist supplier Adomex returned to Trade Fair Aalsmeer to celebrate the launch of its newest product lines,…
This week, Royal Van Zanten’s stands C1.03 and 5.18 at the IFTF show and Trade Fair Aalsmeer respectively will be…
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has welcomed the publication of the report from the year-long House of Lords Horticulture Committee…
At this week’s Trade Fair Aalsmeer, the Dutch Lisianthus industry is set to launch a premium flower arranging book exploring…
The USA ambassador to the Netherlands, Ms Shefali Razdan Duggal, Keukenhof gardeners, and representatives of the industry body for the…
Globally acting ornamental plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange invites green professionals to immerse themselves into the latest retail concepts…
Last month, the UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) launched a new two-part report, ‘The Value of Plants’ at Horticulture, The…
The UK’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) members will hear from an adventurer, serial entrepreneur and former Chief Finance Officer on…
The grand finale of the Green Cities Europe Award will happen on Tuesday 7 November in what is touted as…
Anticipation is building as green professionals line up to join the 24th Trade Fair Aalsmeer. Bringing ‘the world’s largest selection…
Chrysal, a flower food manufacturer and provider of cold chain management solutions, is returning to the IFTF and Trade Fair…
Intelligent plant selection was the subject of the final AIPH Green City Briefing in the 2022/23 series, which presented the…
Global air cargo volumes and spot rates increased marginally in October. Still, overall demand remained muted, diminishing hope of a…
Between 3-4 October 2023, Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, invited breeders and distributors of pot and…
The Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM) 2023 welcomed over 1,800 participants from 58 countries highlighting the essential role biocontrol plays…
CIOPORA, the International Association of Breeders of Asexually Reproduced Horticultural Varieties, provides the most up-to-date EU Plant Breeders’Rights (PBR) data…
Plant breeder and propagator Selecta One from Germany is again taking the opportunity to present excitingly new flowers and bedding…
The Flanders’ Agricultural Marketing Board (VLAM) invited FCI to see a cross-section of ornamental horticulture in the province of Antwerp…
In the latest Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) Monthly Market Update, figures show that the UK garden retail market benefitted from…
Dutch-based World Horti Center will host its sixth I-Grow Inside webinar discussing the pros and cons of Controlled Environment Agriculture…
Becoming a market leader in F1 sunflower (Helianthus annuus) breeding for cutting doesn’t happen overnight. It is a complex and…
The Chrysanthemum has long been a symbol of love and remembrance, with demand in Italy for spray, disbudded and pot…
Mixt Creations, the B2B division of consumer label Plant Creations, a supplier of a wide range of plant-filled bowls, glass…
The Canadian Garden Council is pleased to host, for the first time in Canada, the International Garden Tourism Conference between…
Following the appointment of Leon Buskermolen as managing director effective 1 January 2024, plant cash and carry store Waterdrinker today…
This year, Finnish peat extraction increased from the previous season, but the set goals of the sector were not reached…
Cuttings farm Dümmen Orange Uganda, formely known as Fiduga, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. To mark this important…
Dutch-based ErfGoed, an international leader in manufacturing and installing cultivation floors from Moerkapelle, will host a free webinar on 16…
The UK’s Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) is once again organising a British exhibitor group and pavilion at IPM Essen 2024.…
The California Association of Flower Growers & Shippers (CalFlowers) looks forward to updating green professionals on their successful ‘Flowers, Self…
September’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures have just been released and they show it was a…
Columnist, (horticultural) writer and plantsman Arturo Croci from Italy has been honoured with a garden rose named after him. He…
Kahramanmaraş, the epicentre of the Türkiye-Syria earthquake in February, is now hosting EXPO 2023 with the theme of “Nature-Friendly City…
Josarflor is a competitive and innovative company which produces and sells roses of excellent quality since 2003. Owned and managed…
American industry icon Jerome Raska inducted into the Great Lakes Floral Foundation Hall of Fame On the evening of October…
Germany’s Import Promotion Desk (IPD), an initiative established by the Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA) and…
Time to swap the Netherlands’ wide-open polder land for Portugal’s sleepy land of cork groves, vineyards and pine forests, the…
Booking has now opened for the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual conference next January 2024 and the organisation has also…
Elkin Farfán, planning director for Cundinamarca-based Phytotec S.A.S., was crowned Asocolflores Young Grower of the Year 2023 at the Proflora…
Speaking last week at ‘Horticulture, The Conference 2023’, the Horticultural Trades Association’s (HTA) Chief Executive, Fran Barnes, made a strong…
Glowing inflorescences of Kniphofia hovering above the foliage layer of perennial plantings are a striking and dramatic effect available to…
Over the past twenty years, the ornamental horticulture industry in the Republic of Korea has been in decline. Korean industry…
IFTF 2023 is getting ready to receive the thousands of international trade visitors that have pre-registered so far. With more…
Autumn is the time for planting spring-blooming flower bulbs. The gardeners at the most beautiful spring garden in the world…
Landscape Istanbul Fair (LIF) will host key players for a symposium on urban green spaces. Anticipation is building for Turkey’s…
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has joined forces with the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and other major retailers to…
Expo 2023 Doha is the first Horticultural Expo in the desert. It will demonstrate the urgency to address climate change…
Colombia’s floriculture industry’s unified, respected voice, Asocolflores, celebrated its 50th anniversary in sensational style. On Thursday, 28 September, Asocolflores, together…
Production manager at UK-based Wyevale Nurseries Kyle Ross has been presented with the Young Grower (under 35) of the Year…
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 Grower of the Year Awards. …
The 2023 Pearson Memorial Medal for outstanding service to the garden industry has been awarded to Stan Green, Director of…
Speaking on Thursday, 5 October, at ‘Horticulture, The Conference 2023’, the Horticultural Trades Association’s (HTA) Chief Executive, Fran Barnes, made…
The 2023 AIPH Green City conference was held in Suncheon on 20 September as part of the 75th AIPH Annual…
Germany’s horticultural trade show IPM Essen and florist association FDF announce a new Best Practice Award for exhibitors. Green professionals…
The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has become the newest Associate Member of the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI). This partnership unites…
Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Suntaste, a new Chrysanthemum series for pot cultivation. According to the…
Environmental footprinting in horticulture was the topic of discussion in the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH)’s Horticultural Industry Conference,…
The Dutch Culture Group for Roses and Rootstocks – with its secretariat running under the Dutch industry body Anthos –…
Providing a colourful backdrop for the Vatican/Taizé’s ‘Together’ event on Saturday and Sunday, 30 September-1 October, were thousands of Cyclamen,…
Thanks to innovative Dianthus breeding and marketing, one of Europe’s oldest cultivated ornamentals has staged a comeback as the newest…
Heliospectra, a Swedish horticulture LED lighting solution provider and AIPH Affiliate Member, explains how its smart LED lighting technology and…
Danish pot rose grower Rosa Danica invested in an LED lighting system earlier this year, improving plant quality and uniformity.…
Professor Francesco Ferrini, Full Professor of Arboriculture and Urban Forestry at the University of Florence and President of the Nursery…
Second-generation Patrick Barendse is a production manager at Holambra-based potted plant nursery www.symphony.com.br, where he and his brother Frank and…
The Flanders’ Agricultural Marketing Board (VLAM) invited FCI to see a cross-section of ornamental horticulture in the province of Antwerp…
Beekenkamp Group’s ‘Be Beekenkamp’ recruitment campaign to boost horticulture recruitment now also includes a website in English. With the launch…
The UK’s Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) August Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures have revealed an ‘excellent month’ with members seeing…
Certis Belchim has announced a new development agreement with Italian bio specialist company, Clever BioScience. Clever develops and delivers innovative…
Horticultural supply and engineering company Royal Brinkman Canada’s UniMite bio-distributor premiered at the Canadian Greenhouse Conference, between 4-5 October 2023…
The Dutch flower bulb and perennial plant trade, under the banner of the ‘Sustainable Suppliers of Horticultural Quality Products’ foundation,…
Dutch Greenhouse Delta (DGD), a provider of Dutch expertise in protected cropping, has published a whitepaper outlining they key areas…
Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Cosmo Compact, a new series of disbudded Chrysanthemum for pot cultivation.…
Dutch flower auction Plantion has launched a new online and in person Pick&Go service directed at florists and garden centres…
The world’s largest spring garden, Keukenhof, has appointed Sandra Bechtolt as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 October 2023.…
Metazet FormFlex, a manufacturer and supplier of a variety of metal products for the horticultural sector, has appointed Luke van…
How to make the seed industry future-proof by reducing climate change and stimulating biodiversity was the key theme of Fleuroselect’s…
The UK’s Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) has announced the exhibitors who have signed up as they prepare for one of…
The American Floral Endowment (AFE) is excited to celebrate and recognise Research Director, Terril Nell, Ph.D., AAF for his recent induction…
Agroberichten, the newsletter of the network of Dutch agricultural counsellors worldwide, reports that in the village of Pastric, near Mionica…
SIVAL, France’s premier commercial plant cultivation show, will return to the Parc des Expositions in Angers, France, between 16-18 January…
Eryngiums are a large genus of annuals, biennials and perennials with spiky leaves and prickly, globe-shaped inflorescences often mistaken for…
Organisers of the Dutch Lily Days asked visitors to vote for their favourite. The results are in and the double-flowered…
Allensmore Nurseries reigned supreme at AIPH International Grower of the Year 2023 at IPM Essen, winning gold for Sustainability. FCI…
The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP, Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and…
The Jungle Talks Pro Manager Mastercourse Floriculture -happening between 15-26 January 2024 – is ready to take root for its…
Sustainability is a subject of increasing importance, especially in the horticultural sector. At the AIPH Horticultural Industry Conference on 19th September…
The ornamental horticulture industry makes a significant contribution to city greening initiatives. This is the theme of the AIPH Green…
Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Veronica Candela, a new series comprising three heat-tolerant, programmable and boldly…
With their revolutionary line of compact, evergreen and profusely flowering Fairy Magnolia, Australian plant breeder’s agent Anthony Tesselaar and award-winning…
Data released on 24 August by the UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) shows clear consequences that accelerating a ban from…
Edmund Timm joined the Dutch environmental certification scheme MPS as commercial director in September 2022. He has a proven track…
Dutch-based Floritec, a breeder of Chrysanthemums, potted Celosia and Aster, deserves credit for having cemented itself into a global position…
Syngenta Flowers has unveiled a major overhaul of its best-selling pansy varieties. The company’s innovative Delta Pro series represents a…
Anthony Tesselaar International’s market introductions have been highly successful. The Australian plant breeder’s agent is perhaps best known for the…
Founded in 2012, Italy’s national garden centre association, the Associazione Italiana Centri Giardinaggio (AICG), is the voice of the Italian…
The demands being placed by policymakers on European farmers and growers with the introduction of the European Green Deal (2019)…
The book ‘Microbial bioprotectants for plant disease management’ was published nearly two years ago (in November 2021), and the issues…
… but the EU’s lengthy authorisation process hampers future growth Gill Noriss, for FCI magazine, sat down with Jennifer Lewis,…
Secretary General Tim Briercliffe celebrates his 10th anniversary at the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) this month. FCI sat…
Dutch-based ErfGoed, an international leader in the manufacturing and installing cultivation floors, has published a new irrigation white paper outlining…
More and more cities are recognising and utilising the power of plants in urban climate change adaptation and mitigation measures. London…
The ornamental horticulture industry makes a significant contribution to city greening initiatives. This is the theme of the AIPH Green…
Come join the 2nd Floral Trade Mission Poland taking place between 19-20 September in Warsaw. Flower and plant professionals can…
Following a successful debut in August 2022, show organiser Green Retail Events hosted the second autumn edition of the AIPH-approved…
Certis Belchim opened its trial stations to visitors from around the globe again this summer for its popular Trial Field…
Eclipse® Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Eclipse’ PP35544, USPP, CPBRAF) was voted by Farwest Show attendees as the People’s Choice winner in…
Garden retailers roamed the trade show floor as part of the Retailers’ Choice Awards Awards™ and chose 15 different products…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) will feature insights into Korean floriculture at its Horticultural Industry Conference on 19…
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has just released its August Market Update report showing a prevailing narrative for 2023 that…
We may still be in mid-summer, but the magic of Christmas has arrived in Lincolnshire early this year as Woodthorpe…
A delegation of Brussels-based Ethiopian Embassy staff, including Ethiopia’s Ambassador to the Benelux countries and the EU institutions, Ms Hirut…
Following a successful debut in August 2022, show organiser Green Retail Events is excited to host the second autumn edition…
The importance of biological pest control in environmental horticulture took centre stage at the UK’s ‘Getting to Grips with Biological…
Colombia’s premier international flower trade show Proflora is back for its first in-person event in four years at the Corferias…
American Plant breeder’s agent Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI) is delighted to share the exciting news of Aspidistra Tokyo Skies’…
Japan-based Denso Corporation has acquired full ownership of Dutch horticultural engineering company Certhon Group for un undisclosed price. With the…
Rijnsburg will be in the Dutch spotlight between 11-13 August when the 76th Flower Parade Rijnsburg rolls down the streets…
Royal FloraHolland will present the Product Environment Footprint Category Rules for floriculture (FloriPEFCR) at the AIPH Horticultural Industry Conference on…
Tickets are now available for the International Association of Horticultural Producer (AIPH)’s 75th Annual Congress, which will be held from 17-21…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) is proud to welcome IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) to the…
As it warms up in the Northern Hemisphere, Emirates SkyCargo is scaling up its cool chain capacity for perishables, preparing…
Shipments of Dutch flowers and plants abroad had a difficult first half to the year, according to new figures released…
The UK’s Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures for June 2023 have shown a ‘massive’ boost in…
Urban parks provide many benefits to cities that are facing growing populations and climate change, including improving the health of…
A host of experts are set to examine the importance of horticulture in sustainable development and the green agenda at…
The 2023 Farwest Show seminars lineup in Portland has something for every green industry professional. That means growers, breeders, arborists,…
With a few exceptions, the forms of Iris most familiar in European contexts require open conditions and full sun to…
Dutch-based flower and plant breeder and propagator Royal Van Zanten has published its first-ever Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) report…
Following the official confirmation by the UK’s Met Office of June 2023 as the hottest June on record, the UK’s…
Schoneveld Breeding has freshly revamped its corporate identity. The styled white and light green X and Y symbolise the innovative…
Ten horticulture packaging manufacturers and suppliers put their signatures to the new Horti Sustainable Packaging Initiative at Paardekooper’s Horti office…
Dutch-based Chrysanthemum grower Arcadia, Gold winner in the Cut Flowers category of the 2016 AIPH International Grower of the Year…
After 12 years in Zundert’s CLTV building, the international trade show will move to Business Centre Treeport in Northern Brabant/Noorderkempen,…
Growcoon Progressive, the fastest-decomposing Growcoon plant plug, has achieved ‘OK Compost Home’ certification. Issuing body TÜV Austria confirms, that Growcoon…
Australia and New Zealand’s most prominent commercial greenhouse construction company, Apex Greenhouses, has agreed to sell a minority stake to…
Daniel Maskew whose previous role was with Boningale Nurseries has joined Wyevale Nurseries as an amenity sales executive. In his…
Martin Chaplin has joined one of the UK’s leading commercial nurseries as a Purchaser. In his new position at Wyevale…
The 75th AIPH Annual Congress, a milestone event for the organisation, will be held in Suncheon, Republic of Korea, from 17th to…
In anticipation of the forthcoming release of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) on 12 July, the Horticultural Trades Association…
British Garden Centres has presented Greenfingers Charity, with a cheque for £22,000 following a year of fund-raising at its 62…
Dutch-based ornamental plant breeder and propagator Royal Van Zanten and BreierCross from Israel have inked a partnership agreement under which…
Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Down Town, a new two or tri-toned Coleus which consumer can…
The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has announced a new special Floriculture Sustainability Project to provide education and resources to the floral industry. Partnering…
Dutch-based Lamboo Dried & Deco, a supplier of a wide selection of dried flowers and decor proudly presents its news…
Estimating the number of cut lily growers in Japan is difficult as the country’s Ministry of Agriculture stopped counting in…
Members of the UK’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) in the South Thames region are celebrating after picking up awards during…
Metazet FormFlex, a manufacturer and supplier of a variety of metal products for the horticultural sector, will be displaying its…
In an absolute first, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) in Melle, Belgium, has opened a large…
Dutch-based ErfGoed, an international leader in manufacturing and installing cultivation floors from Moerkapelle, will host a free ‘What Irrigation System…
AIPH-approved Plantarium|Groen-Direkt’s fall edition features 200+ exhibitors and 20,000m² of exhibition space. More than 200 wholesale plant nurseries will showcase…
Speakers at the Plantum Peptalk event, held in the Hague on 23 May, urged industry, universities, and government to sign…
Green is a fashionable colour. Do you want to sell a product? Make it green. Are you supplying a service?…
First held in 1990, the Ecocity World Summit is the pioneer and longest-running global conference on ecology and cities. Every…
The sixth edition of the AIPH-approved horticultural technology shows GreenTech welcomed 11,500 attendees from 128 countries, an attendance increase of…
Episode four of our ‘Exploring Europe’s Garden Centres’ series takes us to Switzerland, where we interviewed Erwin Meier-Honegger, an unconventional…
The Dutch lily industry ran its 11th open house in the second week of June when it opened its doors…
Shane Wang recently participated in the Jungle Talks Pro Manager Mastercourse Floriculture and was a Young International Grower of the…
This was the question the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) tried to answer in a panel session on Thursday,…
Scheduled to start on 2nd October 2023, Expo 2023 Doha, Qatar, will be unique in many ways. Held under the…
Following a successful edition in January 2023, Jungle Talks is partnering again with leading floricultural suppliers to organise the Pro…
Italy’s iconic Flormart show, happening in its hometown Padua between 20-22 September 2023, brings the world of commercial horticulture, urban…
The deadline has been extended for the prestigious AIPH International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2024. Ornamentals producers worldwide…
Royal Anthos, the industry body for the Dutch bulb and nursery stock sector, has named Niek Jan van Kesteren as…
Jan de Vries, director of Boskoop-based tree nursery Boot & Dart Boomkwekerijen has been honoured with a special Gold Pin…
Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Summer Bees, a new potted Dahlia series. The company says it…
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) monthly market update for June records a significant boost in gardening-related sales during May.…
Working with his father and devoted colleagues, Peter Koppert laid the groundwork for using beneficial microorganisms in production, thus forever…
Responding to urban growth and development is a challenge for cities around the world. Over time, green spaces have become…
A floral flotilla sailed through Westland, Midden-Delfland, Schiedam, Vlaardingen, Maassluis, Rijswijk, and historic Delft as part of the Netherlands’ annual…
Three team members from UK-based Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford have between them accrued a century of service with the commercial…
Allensmore’s and Fairweather’s Hilltop Nursery’s Agapanthus ‘Black Jack’ has won the Visitor Vote at the HTA National Plant Show 2023…
Katie Tamony, the chief marketing officer for Monrovia Nursery Company, will deliver the keynote address at the 2023 Farwest Show,…
The Dutch certification scheme for ornamental horticulture, MPS, and the Chamber of Plants, Flowers, and Foliage of Costa Rica (CPFF…
Profitplant BV’s Curcuma Skyline has been recognised as Best in Show at the New Plant Awards, sponsored by the Royal…
GLOBALG.A.P, a certification scheme for agricultural and horticultural practices, has joined as Sapphire Sponsor for the International Grower of the…
The Canadian Garden Council has unveiled the first-ever Garden Hall of Famers in celebration of National Garden Day on June…
Based on 2022 data, the report, which is developed annually by the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) and its specialist group,…
Make the most of your horticultural trip to the Netherlands and Belgium in August and combine a visit to the…
Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, has announced that the FleuroStar Award 2023-2024 goes to Mandevilla Sundaville…
UK-based Wyevale Nurseries is hosting a peat-free advisory station at the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) National Plant Show for trade…
Six classes of schoolchildren – one class each in England , The Netherlands, Germany, Canada, France and Sweden – are…
The UK’s Horticultural Trade Association’s (HTA) Policy and Public Affairs Team will be setting out the HTA’s successes and key…
The global B2B exhibition for the horticulture industry opened its doors yesterday at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre. Hot topics…
Having only started in 2022 with MPS-ABC environmental certification, CosMic Plants obtained MPS-A as their first qualification. Mike van Steekelenburg,…
Today, on GreenTech Amsterdam’s opening, the 2023 GreenTech Awards winners were announced. Skytree wins the Concept Award for product Model…
From June 6 to 9, 14 lily bulb exporters opened their doors to many Dutch and international customers and business…
Henk Brinkman, who, as a chief executive of the horticultural supply and engineering company Royal Brinkman sought to broaden the…
St. Thomas-based Ontario Plants Propagation Limited (“Ontario Plants Propagation”), one of North America’s leading suppliers of high-quality starter plants to…
Judges from Boskoop’s Royal Horticulture Society (KVBC) crowned Agapanthus praecox ‘Amourette Superb’ as Best in Show at Groen-Direkt’s Summer Days,…
Floritec opens its doors today (Monday, 12 June 2023) to a new breeding facility in Honselersdijk. After months of preparations,…
FlowerTrials is back in bloom soon. From 13 to 16 June, over 60 breeding companies in the Westland (NL), Rotterdam…
GreenTech will happen this year at the Amsterdam RAI convention centre on June 13, 14, and 15. This premier trade…
Schoneveld Breeding to put its large-flowered Cyclamen Super Serie Fusion in the limelight at this week’s FlowerTrials. The large-flowered Cyclamen…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) will be debating sustainable growing media solutions and industry readiness in a panel…
The ninth in this series of AIPH Green City Briefings will focus on how integrating plants and green spaces into…
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, has increased its cargo capacity at Chicago O’Hare International Airport…
British Garden Centres is delighted to announce it is sponsoring the first-ever Colegrave Seabrook Foundation reception at the HTA National…
Former Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was in Amsterdam on 2 June to attend the 50th anniversary celebrations of the…
IPM Essen is arguably the world’s premier horticultural trade exhibition. Next year, it will be 40 years since the very…
Exhibitor bookings are looking healthy for this year’s GrootGroenPlus, Europe’s premier amenity plant show taking place in Zundert’s CLTV building…
Swiss-based biocontrols supplier Andermatt has opened a new demonstration farm in Naivasha, Kenya, to provide vegetable, fruit and flower farmers…
Klasmann-Deilmann and Maan Biobased Products will display their innovative substrate Nygaia at the world’s leading greenhouse technology show GreenTech, which…
The 2023 Dutch Lily Days are around the corner. The event will run between 6-9 June 2023 at 13 lily…
Seed breeder Takii has opened a new flower and vegetable seed production site in Karacabey, Türkiye, to provide farmers worldwide…
A Dutch start-up is working on a thin, transparent, nanomaterial-based foil that converts part of the light spectrum into light…
“The Coronation of The King and Queen of Great Britain took place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, 6 May 2023.…
Industry veteran, and former FCI publisher, Jaap Kras provides valuable insights into the genus of Hydrangea, its origins, and the…
The development of ornamental plant varieties with improved shelf life, pest, and disease resistance, end-use quality, heat and drought tolerance,…
Pablo Costa’s love for horticulture began on his family’s farm in Chile. He studied agricultural engineering at Santiago’s Pontificia Catholic…
Asters have long been valued for their late-season colour—notably the North American “asters” now mostly reassigned to the genus Symphyotrichum;…
Time is running out for ornamental growers to showcase their achievements. Entries for the prestigious AIPH International Grower of the…
FCI had a great one-to-one with plant enthusiast and plant convention organiser Kenny Kiet Nguyen from Houston. We asked him…
The interconnectedness of everything in nature is astounding. Plants have evolved side by side with their pollinators creating intricate and…
As the RHS Chelsea Flower Show is in full swing, the UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) release their monthly market…
In memory of Queen Elizabeth, King Charles and Queen Camilla presented the first-ever ‘Elizabeth Medal of Honour’ as they attended…
Container Centralen is the developer and owner of the CC Trolley Pool system. The original CC Container is a high-quality…
GreenV, the internationally operating group of horticulture suppliers, will acquire a 100 per cent stake in Green Simplicity, as per…
A team member at one of the UK’s leading commercial nurseries has won a competition to name a new Phormium…
Henk Westerhof has been presented with the Emanuel Sweerts Award, marking his 39 years with Royal Anthos, the Dutch horticulture…
Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Viva Magenta, a new pot carnation, hassle free in commercial production…
Decorum, a Dutch alliance of flower and plant growers, will hold its annual Spring Fair on Wednesday 31 May and…
A new state-of-the-art testing facility will be launched in Chrysal Africa in June, featuring a vase life room and four…
Dutch Plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange last week announced that it has divested its stake in the production and…
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has called for the Government to postpone the implementation of Border Control Posts by…
The UK’s Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures for last month (April 2023) have revealed food hall/farm…
HilverdaFlorist’s Kericho-based cuttings farm Murara Plants Ltd was among Kenya’s 2023 Energy Management Awards (EMA) winners. Less than three weeks…
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is showcasing the growth of a greener future at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, which…
On 1 July 2023, Aalsmeer-based plant exporter Plantenexportbedrijf Nudim B.V. (Nudim) will merge with OZ Planten, which is part of…
PanAmerican Seed is proud to announce the launch of its redesigned website. With advanced features like regional-based information, better product…
Metazet FormFlex has launched a revolutionary new product called Second Skin, a purpose-designed plastic protective layer that completely protects the cultivation…
From one tiny seed planted in soil, so much diversity can arise and… arouse. Marking the 2023 Fascination of Plants…
CIOPORA, the International Association of Breeders of Asexually Reproduced Horticultural Varieties, held its Annual General Meeting on 17-20 April 2023…
Delphy, the Dutch knowledge-sharing organisation and service provider for horticulturalists worldwide, has appointed Michael Penzkofer as its news liaison manager…
A system to grow topsy turvy tomatoes or cucumbers, a fully automated automated water and nutrient management for greenhouse horticulture,…
WildFlowers Australia (WFA) will be hosting the 10th Australian Wildflowers Conference and Trade Exhibition in Echuca-Moama on 18-19 August 2023. …
Held against the historic backdrop of the Grand Commandery of Alden Biesen, FleurAmour is a four-day floral extravaganza with more…
Research shows that exposure to plants has a positive impact on physical, mental, and emotional health. The recent AIPH Green…
Belgium-based biocontrols supplier Biobest has announced the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire BioWorks, Inc., a Victor,…
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has announced the next steps in its digital commercial approach with the introduction of new…
Sir Paul Beresford MP met with the HTA and Knights Garden Centre on Thursday 4 May to discuss policy issues…
Viscon Group, a provider of horticultural automation solutions has appointed third-generation Charlotte Langerak-Visser as the company’s new CEO. Langerak-Visser succeeds…
DSV has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) a long-term European Gateway cargo handling contract in Liege, Belgium, extending their growing…
Ornamental plant breeder MNP/Suntory uses a 2.39 minute video to explain what their business does, and how it strives to…
Figures published by the Dutch Association of Wholesalers in Floricultural Products (VGB) and market analyst Floridata reveal that the export…
Trial fields with wild flowers, grass and cereals will be planted in each district of Ukrainian capital Kyiv city, in…
The team at UK-based Wyevale Nurseries is celebrating this week after being awarded a Plant Healthy Certificate for its high…
In March, representatives of the UK’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) presented NZ ornamental plant breeder Mark Jury with a Veitch…
HilverdaFlorist’s Kericho-based cutting farm Murara Plants Ltd was among the winners at Kenya’s 2023 DOSH Awards. Presented by the Directorate…
For hobby gardeners now is the time to lay the groundwork for a summer garden, and Karsten shares the details…
Market analyses by CLIVE Data Services for last month show that the global air cargo market may have to ‘hang…
A remarkable journey into the world of the orchid, whereby millions of plants can be admired in ten days. Preparations…
LANDSCAPE – The Industry Trade Show and the SGD – Society of Garden Designers have joined together to put on…
Fresh air and summer blooms await at Britain’s Gardens with 2FOR1 offers when you travel by train. As seasons change,…
Award-winning garden designer Peter Dowle has chosen plants from Wyevale Nurseries to feature in his show garden at RHS Malvern…
Twelve candidates from this year’s Glee Talent Store have been selected to showcase their designs at Glee, which happens at…
One of the latest breeding breakthroughs in Chrysanthemums premiered at the world’s largest flower auction Royal FloraHolland this week. The…
In association with the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), Italy’s home for agricultural knowledge CNPAPAL, Bari’s Order for Agronomists and Foresters…
Red Horticulture, an award-winning French designer, manufacturer and supplier of LED lighting solutions for greenhouse horticulture, opened on 6 April…
AEON became the first retailer in Asia, and, with Spinneys in the UAE, one of very few select retailers worldwide…
Trade show organiser Fiera di Parma today announced that the 2023 Flormart show will happen at PadovaHall in Padua between…
Delphy, the Dutch knowledge-sharing organisation and service provider for horticulturists worldwide has confirmed substantial investments to expand its Delphy Academy…
When a person gives a bunch of flowers, are they really giving? If it is a birthday, funeral, or treat,…
Simone Lyn van Oene is director of sales and marketing at Joost Kalanchoe, an 8-ha greenhouse grower of potted Kalanchoe…
Royal Base Corporation from Chinese Taipei scooped Gold in the Cut Flowers & Bulbs category of AIPH’s 2023 International Grower…
Industry veteran, and former FCI publisher, Jaap Kras discusses the future of the Flower Council of Holland, which is hanging…
Marcel Boonekamp is the Director of Growing at Ohio-based Green Circle Growers, a market-leading producer of Phalaenopsis orchids, tropical plants,…
France’s Sival show connects professionals from the protected cropping industry, the arable sector, viticulture, oenology, arboriculture, and seed industry with…
The Chelsea Flower Show, held in England every year in May, is considered to be the trend-setting event for garden…
Despite global uncertainties, the Dutch garden centre sector is enjoying a period of healthy prosperity, partly attributed to the consumer…
Phalaenopsis breeder and propagator Sion and Bevo Farms started potting their first 200,000 Phalaenopsis young plants in their hi-tech greenhouse…
GLOBALG.A.P.’s Dr Kristian Moeller discusses the merits of the organisation’s new Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) revised standard – Version 6,…
Closely related to the smaller and better-known Sisyrinchium, Libertia is a useful and elegant genus of Southern Hemisphere perennials. Although…
Belgian horticultural trade show Florall and Dutch amenity plant show GrootGroenPlus today announced plans to accelerate and enhance collaboration to…
It is with a heavy heart that our correspondent in Italy, Arturo Croci and his friends Graziana Cerri and Enrico…
Multiple award-winning and highly acclaimed within the global hardy nursery stock sector, Anthony Tesselaar and breeder Mark Jury’s new Daphne…
Dutch-based ErfGoed, an international leader in manufacturing and installing cultivation floors from Moerkapelle, Netherlands today announced a new dealership agreement…
The UK’s Young People in Horticulture Association (YPHA) are delighted to have reached a current membership list of 500, with…
A Dutch horticultural business propagating and growing half-finished Hydrangeas in Portugal has taken home a prize from the National Farming…
Between 27 March and 7 April, 3,900 Dutch growers and traders of flowers and plants cast their votes on a…
Metrolina Greenhouses will hold its annual Trial Gardens Open House for members of the floriculture industry from 8 a.m. to…
Florall returns for its autumn edition this August, bringing together an exciting and comprehensive collection of some of the world’s…
The UK’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) Trust has selected Louise Kemp from Coolings Wych Cross Garden Centre and Ashley Bains…
Bookings are flying in for the 2023 International Garden Centre Association (IGCA) congress in Italy
Bookings are looking healthy for the 2023 IGCA congress happening in Baveno, Italy, on the west side of Lake Maggiore…
British Garden Centres, the UK’s largest family-run group of garden centres was invited to give evidence by the government at…
Grant awards typically range from $5,000 to $ 35,000, scholarships from $500 to $5,000. The deadline is 1 June 2023.…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) welcomes rescheduling the opening for Expo Kahramanmaraş 2023 to Saturday, 12 August, considering…
Gardening Know How is delighted to announce the recipients of its highly competitive 2022 sponsorship programme, which focuses on American…
German seed breeder Benary has appointed Arun Sharma as Global Head of Breeding. Arun Sharma is known in our industry…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) is proud to welcome CDP to the prestigious network of partners for the…
The inhabitants of Spain’s autonomous region, Catalonia, experienced their most important floral holiday of the year – La Diada de…
Greenhouse constructing company Reytec from Honselersdijk is currently completing the dismantling of Floriade’s former giant Greenhouse. It will relocate to…
The UK’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) said that chilly weather, rain and a lack of spring sunshine has hammered sales.…
AVAG, the Dutch glasshouse construction and equipment sector body, has announced that Menno van den Brink, operationals and technical director…
Greenhouse automation suppliers Hoogendoorn Growth Management and Priva, Ridder, a manufacturer of specialist technical systems for greenhouse horticulture, with the…
Twenty students from Holme Lacy College in Herefordshire were given a tour this week on Tuesday 18 April, of one…
The most basic living costs, like housing and utilities, increased up to four times faster than wages across Europe last…
France hosted the first tulip mega-cutting garden in France when 2,200 residents from Saint-Denis picked a free bouquet of tulips…
Preparations for the 2023 Ball Colegrave Summercase, one of the UK’s largest bedding plant industry events, are well underway. The…
To maximise floral purchases at retail, marketers must discover the consumer’s purchase journey. What is the shopper looking for? What…
With Heart Collective is proud to announce PlantCon International, an inaugural global plant convention taking place at NRG Center in…
Four-time Eurovision participant Edsilia Rombley from the Netherlands has been honoured with a potted Phalaenopsis named after her. She attended…
Attendee and exhibitor registration is now open for the 50th anniversary edition of the Farwest Show in Portland, Oregon. The…
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has released its monthly Market Update report, which provides an overview of the state…
Import Promotion Desk (IPD), an initiative established by the Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA) in association…
On Tuesday, 18 April, Dutch Queen Máxima attended the official opening of Masterly/The Dutch in Milan, a contemporary design exhibition…
Horticulture Crop Protection Ltd (HCP) has formally launched and is pleased to announce that five members of staff from AHDB…
Delphy, the Dutch knowledge-sharing organisation and service provider for horticulturalists worldwide, in association with a group of horticultural suppliers, has…
British Garden Centres has announced that Boyd Douglas-Davies is leaving at the end of April. He will be setting up…
The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, CWEIC, has selected agro input company Elgon Kenya as its strategic partner and appointed…
Brookdale Treeland Nurseries swept the board at AIPH International Grower of the Year 2023 at IPM Essen. The Canadian team…
Figures published by the Dutch Association of Wholesalers in Floricultural Products (VGB) and market analyst Floridata reveal that January and…
The American business magazine Forbes features Giorgio Tesi Group in its April Small Giants supplement, highlighting half a century of…
In celebration of the Netherlands’ annual open day for greenhouse horticulture, more generally known as Kom in de Kas (Welcome…
The UK’s garden centre association GCA launches new ‘Till Security’ module for members The UK’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) –…
Mail order plant speciality plant company Hayloft Plants from Worchestershire has appointed James Oakey as its new buying director. Oakey…
Chrysal and Syngenta Flowers have renewned their partnership to reduce ethylene damage and shrinkage at retail stores. Chrysal and Syngenta…
In 2032, the Netherlands will no longer host its world horticultural expo Floriade. Today, the Dutch Horticultural Council (NTR) announced…
Air France-KLM and the CMA CGM Group announced today the effective launch of the long-term strategic air cargo partnership they…
Klasmann-Deilmann and Maan Biobased Products have jointly developed a promising fibre from biodegradable and biobased raw materials with suitable properties…
Kenya’s premier flower trade show Iftex will return to the Oshwal convention centre in Nairobi, Kenya, between 6-8 June 2023.…
One Flora Group and Plantify, the parent company of Royal Lemkes and Floréac, last week unveiled their plans which will…
Dutch-based greenhouse builder Technokas has announced its manufacturing process, organisation and core products have been succesfully certified as meeting HortiQ…
AIPH approved 2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo gets the green light from South Korea’s President and welcomes 150,000 visitors on…
The build-up to the Plantarium|Groen-Direkt tradeshow in August is good, looking at the forward bookings. Exhibitor bookings are looking healthy…
The First Lady of the United States, Jill Biden has been honoured with a tulip named after her. She attended…
Monday, 20 March 2023, marked the beginning of the Persian New Year, aka Nowruz. The roughly two-week festival coincides with…
Reputable Clematis grower Raymond Evison from Guernsey looks forward to exhibiting again at the Chelsea Flower Show. This time, it…
Dutch-based horticulture packaging and plastic manufacturer Modiform has launched a new range of bedding packs: 7601, 7602, and 7604. The…
The Director General of Nanjing’s National Agtech Innovation Centre (NNAIC) accompanied by the Deputy Secretary of the CPC Nanjing Municipal…
Royal FloraHolland posted an annual revenue of €5.2b in 2022 – down eight per cent from 2021- and a net…
Dutch agriculture minister Piet Adema has presented the 2023 Dutch Horticultural Entrepreneur Award to Van der Avoird Trayplant. The raspberry…
‘Aerated cultivation floor’ offers opportunities for a better-growing climate and energy savings An ebb-and-flow floor that heats and cools by…
Urban microclimates tend toward extremes, particularly heat and drought. Plants that are tough enough to survive heat and water stress…
Winning the Living Green for Water category in the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022, the phytotechnology stations in the…
Strolling through a leafy park, woods, or a green countryside can ease brain fatigue, and the serenity of nature makes…
The global health crisis fuelled a boom in home gardening and grow-your-own, leading to good times for German garden centres.…
Italy’s most influential commercial ornamental horticulture event occurred in Milan between 22-24 February 2023, featuring 655 exhibitors on a show…
Eliot Barden, Aftercare, Apprenticeship and Training Manager for Majestic Trees, UK, was crowned AIPH Young International Grower of the Year…
The Greenhouse Capital of the Netherlands is taking bold steps to minimise its impact on the environment by connecting geothermal…
Wageningen University & Research’s ‘Towards Sustainable flower distribution from Kenya’ project investigates how to more effectively enable Kenyan rose growers…
Stuttgart-based ornamental plant breeder and propagator Selecta One has warned industry professionals against infringement, abuse and misuse of its Pink…
On Monday, 27 March 2023, the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) hosted a town hall meeting with more than 100 sector…
With five months to go, preparations are underway for the 2023 World Floral Expo, happening between 7-8 September 2023 in…
Brussels-based Growing Media Europe (GME), the European association of growing media producers, an important sector within the horticultural industry, has…
On March 6–8, the Wholesale Florist and Florist Supplier Association (WF&FSA) welcomed over 600 attendees to the 2023 Floral Distribution…
A sports day, an awards ceremony and a cocktail party. Kenya was the locale for range of festivities to celebrate…
With great sadness, Florensis’ Poland sales team announces the sudden passing of passionate plant lover, educator, and dear friend Tomasz…
The 13th annual Tulip Show, held at Warsaw’s Wilanów Museum between 24-26 March 2023, brought a blaze of colour and…
Italy’s iconic tulip festival, generally known as Messer Tulipano, is fast approaching with the promise of an unrivalled tulip extravaganza…
Funding for Flower Council of Holland activities must be organised differently from 1 January 2024. Royal FloraHolland (RFH) has announced…
Set against the backdrop of sunny Lisbon, Portugal’s capital, the Ornamental Horticulture in Portugal Conference welcomed academic experts and industry…
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) today announced that the country’s peat ban will come into…
Dutch-based ornamental plant wholesaler and cash and carry store Groen-Direkt announced it will host four seasonal sales events during peak…
Vibrant, green schoolyards not only address climate change issues, they can also prepare children for a nature-filled future. Organised by…
Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange held its Innovation Week at the company’s Spanish branch in Puerto Lumbreras (halfway…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) and its extensive network of partners proudly announce that entries are officially open…
If you still think of Gypsophila paniculata as being somewhat of a cliché in floral arrangements, it is time to…
Royal Dutch Paardekooper Group, a global supplier of packaging, appointed Ian Rasmussen (48) as the new CEO. Rasmussen has a…
Voshol, a supplier of advanced climate control systems (heating, isolation and electrical engineering) for the global greenhouse horticulture industry, will…
UK-based garden centres keen to support the horticultural industry charity Perennial can this month order two special salvias for delivery…
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has appointed a new Media Relations Manager, strengthening its commitment to increasing communications and cut-through…
The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has launched a new campaign promoting the Friends of Floral, a dedicated group of philanthropists…
Dutch-based World Horti Center has announced its next round of ∑-Grow Inside seminars, starting on Tuesday 28 March with a…
Four more big name in ornamental horticulture, Landgard, Plantify Partners Europe, Floral Trade Group and Gebrüder Cox GmbH have joined…
‘From Nature to Culture: breeding ornamentals for sustainability’ is the theme of the 27th International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)…
Dutch plant breeder Evanthia and a group of cut flower and potted plant growers are putting the finishing touches to…
UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has appointed two new members to its Marketing and Communications team, Noor…
Dutch-based ErfGoed, an international leader in manufacturing and installing cultivation floors from Moerkapelle, will host a free webinar on 28…
British Garden Centres (BGC), the UK’s largest family-owned group of garden centres, collected the keys to a large, state-of-the-art nursery…
The official start of the USA’s new tulip season launched last Saturday 4 March with a mega cutting garden in…
Romania’s Martisor Spring Festival and Valentine’s Day floral spending reached a ‘historic high’ between 1-8 March, with flower gifting worth…
One of Dutch Flower Group (DFG)’s goals of playing a pivotal role in sustainable transportation solutions has taken a major…
Plant breeder and propagator Syngenta Flowers uses a 54-second video to explain what it touts as the ‘ultimate highlight of…
The sixth AIPH Green City Briefing will showcase the role of schoolyards in becoming transformative spaces for climate ready cities…
The Holland Dahlia Event 2023 to mark its seventh anniversary this year. The Holland Dahlia Event marks its seventh anniversary…
UK companies are being urged to utilise the many advantages available to exhibitors within the CHA-organised UK group at GreenTech,…
PanAmerican Seed® uses its Beacon Impatiens profits for social good. And that’s a shining example to follow. PanAmerican Seed® is…
The ornamentals sector in Europe reports significant interest in growers of bulbs, cacti, young plants, perennials and grasses and horticultural…
In the mid 2000s, Ethiopia emerged as the next production hot spot for fresh-cut roses. In nursery stock, something similar…
Lights, camera, action. Rising to international stardom is Flor-Export, a hundred-strong member cut flower and cut foliage cooperative from Viareggio.…
Prins Group boss Geert van Veen, who has been with the company for more than 35 years, stepped down on…
Despite a few years of unprecedented uncertainty and change between 2020-2022, the UK garden centre industry has performed well, writes…
UK-based Wyevale Nurseries hosted its first ever Retail Forum with garden centre customers to discuss current market trends and to…
Event organiser ACI is pleased to announce that registration is now open for our US Biostimulants Summit 2023, taking place…
Kuehne + Nagel, the world’s largest freight handler for flowers, will change its executive management team. After twelve years on…
Salvias have become valuable contributors to the urban landscape in recent decades, notably the many cultivars of Salvia nemorosa (S.…
Happily, the California Association of Flower Growers & Shippers (CalFlowers) team began 2023 by floating on cloud nine after winning…
Greenport West-Holland, in collaboration with the Dutch cluster for innovative greenhouse horticulture SIGN, hosted a seminar on 18 October 2022…
After fleeing the Russian missiles raining down on her hometown of Kharkiv with her daughter-in-law, young grandson, and grandmother in…
From 24 January to 27, IPM Essen at Messe Essen finally welcomed visitors to the world of horticulture again. According…
GLOBALG.A.P., an international certification provider, joins as the Headline Sponsor for the Ornamental Horticulture in Portugal Conference, organised by the…
Industry veteran Charles Lansdorp provides his thoughts on this year’s Festival di Sanremo – not so much for the music…
On 27 February, Jennifer Pheasey, HTA’s Director of Public Affairs, joined parliamentarians and stakeholders as speaker at a dinner of…
Online Flower Auction, a new online bidding system for freshly cut roses launched by rose growers Arie van den Berg…
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has welcomed parts of the deal struck between the UK and EU regarding the…
The Netherlands’ greatest horticultural entrepreneurs will make their way to the stage on 29 March 2023 for the 36th Annual…
Plants For Europe Limited, an independent plant breeders’ agent from the UK, celebrates twenty years of trading this month. The…
Entries are now open for the International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2024, organised by the International Association of…
Dutch-based horticulture packaging and plastic manufacturer Modiform has opened a new office at the World Horti Center (WHC) in Naaldwijk…
Expo organisers from future AIPH-approved International Horticultural Expos will travel to the Portuguese Iberostar Selection Lisboa hotel in Lisbon to…
Nearly $50,000 in Scholarships Available; Application Deadline is June 1, 2023. Today, the Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Endowment Fund and…
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association reiterates that any government considering legislation to ban peat use should ensure they are ready…
Members of the floral supply chain will tap into consumer insights at The Floral Conference – Anaheim (https://www.freshproduce.com/events/the-floral-conference-anaheim/ ) on…
Organisers of the 50th annual Farwest Show and conference in Portland want to make the nursery trade show’s educational offerings…
Urban water management and green infrastructure were the focus of the fifth AIPH Green City Briefing. Organised by the…
Mitsui is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement to acquire a share of C&B AGRI ENTERPRISES LIMITED (“CB-Agri”,…
The build-up to Proflora’s tradeshow in October is good, looking at the forward bookings. Exhibitor bookings are looking healthy for…
The USA’s premier nursery industry trade show in the West, the Farwest Show, will celebrate its 50th anniversary this coming…
Spring is around the corner – to celebrate this, Hydrangea grower Sjaak van Schie reveals cool new varieties and marketing…
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has responded to the launch of the Scottish Government’s peat consultation. Responding to the…
It was no coincidence that last year Istanbul was chosen as the venue for the first edition of a brand-new…
The Belgian board for ornamentals growers, florists and landscapers (AVBS) has appointed Hebe grower Erik Boterdaele from Wetteren as its…
Santini grower Richard van Schie will soon join forces with Dutch Chrysanthemum powerhouse VannoVa. Operating from two different sites in…
Global digital publishing powerhouse Future Publishing announced on 9 February 2023 it has strengthened its position within home interest with…
Fresh-o-Fair, an online platform for fresh flowers directly from the farm, is proud to announce its latest event, taking place…
Chrysal’s boss Peter Vriends, who has been with the company for five years, stepped down on 13 February 2023. Meanwhile,…
The 2023 Farwest Show is now accepting submissions of new plant introductions for the upcoming New Varieties Showcase. Sponsored by…
With the introduction of the new ‘Monarch High Efficiency’, Oreon takes another step forward in the combination of light output…
Import Promotion Desk (IPD), an initiative established by the Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA) and sequa…
Alban Hill Nurseries in Newport Pagnell hosted a visit by local Member of Parliament Ben Everitt on Friday, 3rd February,…
Hyperloop pioneering companies Hardt, Hyperloop One, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Nevomo, TransPod, Swisspod Technologies, and Zeleros joined forces to form “The…
Agroberichten, the newsletter of the network of Dutch agricultural counsellors worldwide, reports that the upcoming HortEx Vietnam 2023 show will…
Royal Anthos, the industry body for the Dutch bulb and perennials industry, today welcomes Mark Jan Terwindt as the association’s…
With rising energy and production costs, countries like Portugal are proving to be increasingly important for a growing ornamentals market.…
The first spring edition of PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt, took place last week, marking an excellent start to the new garden-plant season. The…
On 16 January, 2023, after a year of successful collaboration and teamwork, the Kam’s – Royal Brinkman partnership will be…
Dümmen Orange and Cacti Youngplants have inked an exclusive partnership deal for producing and marketing succulents, sold under the brand…
Flower food manufacturer Chrysal launched the first liquid flower food package made from recyclable plastic. The company’s new Recyclable Liquid…
The news about a huge earthquake happening in the area of Türkiye and Syria on Monday has shaken us all around…
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, will hold its next UFI MEA Regional Conference in Doha, from 9-11…
COFRA Holding has announced that, as part of its sustainable food activities, Melle Kruisdijk has been appointed Chief Executive Officer…
Today (7 February) is when it’s all going to happen: the opening of the spring edition of PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt. With 170…
Bayer and the agricultural biotech company Oerth Bio have announced a new collaboration seeking to develop the next generation of…
Eliot Barden, Production and Education Manager for Majestic Trees, UK, received the Young International Grower of the Year Award at…
At the recently held IPM Essen show in Germany, the GLOBALG.A.P. certification scheme presented a range of sustainable solutions. A…
‘From Nature to Culture; breeding ornamentals for sustainability’ is the theme of the 27th ISHS Eucarpia conference on ornamental horticulture,…
Royal FloraHolland’s Mid-Winter Fair (11 and 12 January 2023) can be considered Trade Fair Aalsmeer’s smaller sibling, and seeing the…
Fleuroselect is proud to present the 2024 Gold Medal winners. Each one of these breeding breakthroughs obtained an outstanding score…
Apex Logistics International, a Kuehne+Nagel company, will put into operation the last Boeing 747-8 freighter as part of the long-term…
Prone to hybridisation and back-crossing, the ±30 species of Sesleria are a taxonomic tangle of poorly differentiated species, forms and…
With 1,330 exhibitors from 46 nations and 40,000 visitors from 100 countries, IPM Essen 2023 gave centre stage to climate…
We might talk about planning our approach to crop production ‘from the bottom up’, but how often does that include…
The Dutch cut tulip season kicked off on National Tulip Day, Saturday, 21 January. This year marked the first time…
Industry veteran, and former FCI publisher, Jaap Kras provides the floral statistics for the power of love in the February…
FloraCulture International sat down with Pablo Bazzani, a second-generation flower grower/exporter from Colombia and recipient of AIPH’s 2022 Young International…
The peony market remains buoyant despite the challenges of climate change, an ever-increasing regulatory burden and diminishing crop protection and…
Nestled in the heel of Italy’s boot, Florsilva is a five-hectare wholesale ornamental plant nursery priding itself on more than…
Rita Baraldi is Research Director at Bologna’s Institute for BioEconomy (IBE) explains how trees and plants help mitigate climate change…
Brookdale Treeland Nurseries Ltd (BTN), a Canadian ornamentals grower, has been awarded the title of International Grower of the Year…
In the run-up to its seventh edition of Italy’s most important trade show for ornamental horticulture Myplant & Garden, the…
Ukraine-based company Florium and flower bulb and ornamental plant businesses from the Netherlands and Ukraine have teamed up in Flowers4School,…
Brookdale Treeland Nurseries Ltd (BTN), a Canadian ornamentals grower, has been awarded the title of International Grower of the Year…
Dutch Flower Group (DFG), touted as the world largest floral wholesaler, acquired an unknown stake in Nini Herburg Roses. The…
IPM Essen, the world’s premier horticultural trade exhibition, will finally return in January to Essen, Germany, after a three-year break…
Breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange will showcase a broad range of annuals, perennials and pot plants at this year’s IPM,…
Dutch-based ErfGoed, an international leader in the manufacturing and installing of cultivation floors, has published a white paper ranking seven…
Iberflora, Spain’s premier trade show for ornamental horticulture, has appointed Máximo Solaz as its new managing director, effective 1 January…
Following a successful 15-year long career at Syngenta Flowers, Josef Fischer is retiring on January 20th, 2023. Josef has contributed…
ACI’s Biopesticides Europe Summit is returning to Brussels, Belgium after a very successful last edition which brought in 170+ senior…
The Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) is looking forward to welcoming visitors to the IPM Essen exhibition (24-27th January) and in…
Figures published by the Dutch Association of Wholesalers in Floricultural Products (VGB) and market analyst Floridata reveal the struggles that…
Dutch Greenhouse Delta, a provider of Dutch expertise in protected cropping, in collaboration with the HortiRoad2theGulf, a programme to help…
One of the UK’s leading wholesale plant nurseries is featured as a case study in DEFRA’s recently published five-year plant…
Planteria.eu founder and horticultural journalist Phil Evans has died, his family confirmed on Thursday, 12 January. He was 69. His…
OptiBoost has struck a partnership agreement with Dutch floral wholesale giant One Flora Group which will see testing capacity for…
The Dutch Horticultural Entrepreneur Award Foundation has announced the finalists for the prestigious Dutch Horticultural Entrepreneur Awards which takes place…
Italy’s national garden centre association, the Associazione Italiana Centri Giardinaggio (AICG) will host its 11th national conference at the forthcoming…
This year marks the 33rd anniversary of GrootGroenPlus, Europe’s premier amenity plant show taking place in Zundert’s CLTV building between…
Less than three months remain until the 8th edition of the HortiFlora Expo will again take place in the Millennium…
With over 20 years of experience in rose growing in emerging markets, Frank Ammerlaan joins Royal FloraHolland’s Supervisory Board with…
The Flower and Plant Show, where visitor groups directly interested in ornamental plants and landscaping such as municipalities, hotels, shopping…
Spanish living plant and fresh-cut flowers exporters generated revenues of € 514.7 million over the first nine months of 2022,…
Registration has officially opened for the Garden Center Conference & Expo taking place August 2-4, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Not…
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) welcomes the Government launching its five-year GB Biosecurity Strategy. Significantly, the strategy proposes to increase…
Nearly three months since Landscape Istanbul Fair (LIF) closed its doors, event organiser Athena Fuarcilik posted a 1.20 minute video…
A few days before Christmas, the city council of The Hague announced it has pulled out of the Dutch Floating…
Partnership will allow both companies to increase their product porfolio and optimise their logistic costs. One Flora Group, distributor and…
From all of us in the FCI Newsroom. May the new year bring you health, peace, prosperity and much fun.
Ornamental horticulture in Türkiye is gaining a greater share in the international market due to the country’s benign climate and…
International Green City news in November and December 2022 focussed on gatherings of the Conference of the Parties (COP) in…
Ohio-based GIE Media Inc. hosted a ‘How to leverage existing customer data or… how to obtain it’ webinar on 27…
In a generous gesture and unwavering support for urban farming, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture has donated the award-winning Satoyama Japanese…
Delphy, the Dutch knowledge-sharing organisation and service provider for cultivators worldwide, held a houseplant and bedding plant event at its…
The new year is only four days old, and the weather is typically dull, grey, and gloomy. Strong winds push…
Leonardo Capitanio is the newly appointed President of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH). At 33, he is the…
Mark-Jan Terwindt, whose previous role was with fresh produce cooperative The Greenery Growers, will join the Dutch horticulture trade body…
Dutch-based potted plant nursery Vilosa did not have to think for long when Modiform launched its new Pristine tray. Produced…
As the Stoic philosopher, Seneca taught us: there is power in reflection. What better way to do so than flipping…
Van der Ende Group is introducing a new logo. The story behind this change exemplifies this family company ethos –…
Horticultural supplier and engineering company Royal Brinkman Group has announced that fifth generation Bas Brinkman will join the board of…
Dutch-based Ridder, a manufacturer of specialist technical systems, has announced its manufacturing process, organisation and core products have been succesfully…
German perennial seed supplier Jelitto Staudensamen from Schwarmstedt has highlighted the pure white Bergenia cordifolia ‘Snowtime’ as an absolute showstopper…
The International Hardy Plant Union (ISU) will embark on a botanical excursion that will examine the internationally important flora of…
Since 2017, Boskoop’s Royal Horticultural Society (KVBC) has been judging garden roses and awarding them with the Certificate of Excellence.…
According to Dutch-based World Horti Centre, industry professionals worldwide have welcomed the inaugural three episodes of their ∑-Grow Inside webinar…
The Bugs Matter Citizen Science Survey, led by conservation charities Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife, found a 64 per cent…
Five ornamental horticulture experts from around the globe form the jury for the 2023 edition of the AIPH International Grower…
In what it calls ‘an unpredictable period for the industry’, Plantion is factoring in a five per cent decline in…
Lauded by judges for its showy colouration and remarkable hardiness, the variety debuts spring 2023 through PDSI’s Sunset® Plant Collection…
The Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA), in partnership with the UK’s Department for International Trade, is proud to introduce the British…
Dutch-based plastics manufacturer MK Kunststof Techniek has announced its manufacturing process, organisation and core products have been succesfully certified as…
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) today announced a significant increase in the number of seasonal worker…
Employee-owned Harrell’s, LLC, is pleased to announce James Jensen of Turf South Central and Dave Nowakowski of Turf Florida as…
After Beringen in Belgium in 2020 and Nantes in France in 2021, Alkmaar in the Netherlands has won the 2022…
Tim Fawbert whose previous role was with the French cosmetics giant L’Oréal has joined one of the UK’s leading commercial…
Sjaak Langeslag passed away at home in Voorhout, surrounded by his family, on 29 November 2022. Langeslag previously held the…
Across the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France, consumers are feeling pessimistic about economic recovery, coupled with widespread concern…
Tickets are now on sale for the world’s biggest and most prestigious floral design competition – the Interflora World Cup…
Following in the footsteps of Dutch-based rose growers Bernhard Roses, Holla Roses, and Van den Berg RoseS, Kenyan rose grower…
This week, Dutch-based Santini grower Richard van Schie and Chrysanthemum breeder and propagator Floritec have welcomed a new addition to…
Children that grow up in nature-rich environments have better mental and physical health, better social and cognitive skills, greater creativity,…
The Italian Trade Agency ITA (ICE), in collaboration with Italy’s National Association of Nursery Stock Exporters (ANVE), the Italian ambassador…
Jennifer Pheasey, director of public affairs at the UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) says she is encouraged that Defra has…
Dutch-based Santini grower Richard van Schie has started the first ‘Jinda Red, a creation of Chrysanthemum breeder Floritec. ‘Jinda Red’,…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) announces the three young horticultural professionals who have been selected as finalists for…
Plantarium|Groen-Direkt has expanded its showfloor to accomodate demand for more exhibit space at its inaugural spring edition, taking place at…
Dutch-based Total Specific Solutions (“TSS”) announced on 1 December 2022, it has completed the acquisition of Alfa Pro, a supplier…
Understanding smarter, sustainable plant health choices in resources and technology for growers, writes Gill Norriss of Certis Belchim. With the…
Top of the agenda of this inaugural BPOA’s Poinsettia Growers Group Open Day, held at Bridge Farm Group’s Clay Lake…
Barbiecore and biophilia are two very different trends – both work hard to grab consumers’ attention with our products. The…
From a career in finance to follow her passion in floriculture, it has been a fascinating journey for Shabistan Khan…
Maurizio Lapponi is a tree grower, author and business consultant from Mantova, Italy. In the December 2022 FloraCulture International, he…
Reflecting on Dutch Flower Group’s sustainability aims, the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) manager, Raimon Loman and chief marketing officer/chief…
A broad Dutch coalition coordinated by the Dutch Association of Potting Soil and Substrates (VPN), including businesses, industry bodies, government,…
The Young People in Horticulture Association are delighted to announce David Austin Roses as their final YPHA key partner for…
Floral industry consultant and event organiser 358 Flower Base is genuinely disappointed not to be able to hold its inaugural…
Dutch-based ErfGoed, an international leader in the manufacturing and installing cultivation floors from Moerkapelle, will host a free webinar on…
While some former Floriade pavilions, buildings, and building materials have been granted an afterlife, the fate of the Expo’s giant…
Hyderabad’s award-winning greening initiative serves as an inspiration for cities around the world to utilise the power of plants to…
Hyderabad’s award-winning greening initiative serves as an inspiration for cities around the world to utilise the power of plants to…
Ten ornamental horticulture growers from around the world have reached the finals for the AIPH International Grower of the Year…
Middenweg Flowers, a reputable, second-generation Turkish Dutch Iris nursery from the Netherlands, is reintroducing itself with a fresh, distinguished look.…
Dutch-based greenhouse builder and horticultural engineer Certhon is proud to announce its latest innovation: the SupriSun greenhouse. This new type…
At the Netherlands-America Foundation’s (NAF) prestigious annual ball on Friday 18 November in New York, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo…
IPM Essen, the world’s premier horticultural trade show, will be prominently present in the Germany pavilion at Growtech Turkey, taking…
Horconex, a developer of complete, high-tech greenhouse projects across Europe, has announced that its manufacturing process, organisation, and core products…
Floral business consultant and event organiser 358 Flower Base has confirmed that its inaugural Brave to Bloom conference -with a…
Next year will mark the 24th anniversary of the Dutch Floating Flower Parade (Varend Corso). The floral flotilla, which sets…
A coalition of conservation organisations and groups have written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper, calling for…
Tickets are now available for the AIPH International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards, which takes place on 24th January…
Florall returns for its spring edition this March, bringing together an exciting and comprehensive collection of some of the world’s…
Modern technology can be an instrument to make horticultural production fit for the future. With this in mind show organiser…
With Christmas, less than 2 months away and true to tradition, Barcelona’s flower wholesale market Mercabarna-flor held its annual Mercademostraciones…
Flower Council of Holland, the marketing arm of the Dutch floricultural sector, today announced Peter ten Have, Begonia and Gloxinia…
Profile Products announced the acquisition of Quick Plug, a leading manufacturer of bonded growing media for plant propagation. This acquisition…
The UK body for garden businesses has warned of risks to the availability of supplies for home and professional gardeners…
Breeder Dümmen Orange and Schneider Youngplants are set to start collaborating on the rooting and sales of perennials in Europe.…
Monnheim-based Bayer announced last week the acquisition of German biotech start-up Targenomix. The spin-off of the Max Planck Institute for…
Hasselfors Garden, a Swedish-based manufacturer of potting mixes, peat compost and fertilisers and part of Kekkilä-BVB, has acquired Algomin AB…
In line with the ‘local-for-local’ motto, Royal Brinkman is currently setting up a local, Chinese organisation in Shanghai. With the…
Sofi Tandin has been crowned winner of Asproflor’s 2022 Miss Comuni Fioriti (Miss Communities in Bloom) in Bologna on Saturday…
It was a big night for potted herb grower Frank Köllen, who was honoured with the Taspo/IPM Gold Entrepreneur of…
Dutch Flower Group (DFG) hosted its annual Dutch Flower Awards ceremony at Trade Fair Aalsmeer on Thursday, 10 November 2022,…
In recent months, PackControl has further developed its new packaging registration system. It did so in close collaboration with Hydrangea…
Belgium-based biocontrols supplier Biobest is delighted to announce Asperello has gained approval in Denmark for preventative use against Fusarium, Pythium…
Lidl Netherlands has announced it will stop using air freight to supply fresh produce to its 440 stores across the…
The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a global initiative launched last November at the 26th United Nations…
The team at the Grade II-listed Beth Chatto’s Plants & Gardens is sad to announce that garden and nursery director…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), in association with Union Fleurs, the International Flower Trade Association, announces the 70th…
The forthcoming Trade Fair Aalsmeer offers a fantastic opportunity to browse and buy from the world’s largest selection of plants…
AIPH is proud to launch the second series of Green City Briefings, featuring world-leading cities demonstrating the power of plants.…
The Chrysanthemum has long been a symbol of love and remembrance, with demand in Italy for spray, disbudded and pot…
‘Pink Flower Carpet’, the Mother of all Flower Carpet roses, has been awarded a place in the Rose Hall of…
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) and Jan de Rijk Logistics have joined forces to take the new Long…
Amsterdam’s mega-cutting garden, heralding National Tulip Day and the start of a new cut tulip season, will be moved inside…
Christmas didn’t come early for the global air cargo industry as volumes dropped 8 per cent year-over-year in October and…
West-Chicago-based PanAmerican Seed has announced that its 2022 charitable donation reached over $81,000.00 (USD) thanks to this year’s proceeds of…
In Italy, Pescia-based cooperative FloraToscana does an excellent job coordinating the production and sales of Helix Australia’s potted waxflower, aka…
Since its inception in 1961, the American Floral Endowment (AFE) has steadily grown in its abilities to support the floriculture…
Design and plant selection in challenging climates was the focus of the second AIPH Green City Briefing, organised by the…
In a prelude to its International Flower Trade Fair (IFTF) Dutch show organiser HPP announces its second Flowers by Sea…
Brothers Harm and Reinier Hoogendoorn take over the plant nursery’s management from their father and oncle, respectively Koos and Rien…
There seems little hope of an early reverse in the eye-watering energy price hikes that started at the end of…
Days after Dutch TV host Arjen Lubach burned prime time the country’s entire ornamental horticulture industry down, blaming it for…
While American OASIS® Grower Solutions is recognised globally for its ability to help growers propagate more in the greenhouse, today…
After a four-year hiatus, ExpoFlor Ecuador 2022 opened its doors to a floral extravaganza. FCI’s correspondent William Armellini travelled to…
Ilona Mars was one of the 40 volunteering industry professionals at work during Expo 2022 Floriade. Until 9 October 2022,…
More than 200 employees, business partners, and customers of Hydrangea grower Sjaak van Schie celebrated the opening of the company’s…
For over a decade, cut flower transportation has revolved around sea freight and whether it will replace air freight. Lower…
Tewodros Zewdie, president of the Ethiopian Horticulture Producers and Exporters Association (EHPEA) reflects on the past nine years at the…
Italy’s second-largest trade show and conference for the horticultural sector took place at Padua’s PadovaFiere convention centre from 21 to…
The current energy crisis and rising inflation were on everyone’s lips at the annual gathering of Germany’s top botanic gardens…
The world’s biggest and most prestigious floral design competition, the Interflora World Cup, is coming to the UK for the…
International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) hosted its first ever Global Produce & Floral Show (GPFS) last week in Orlando, Florida. …
Great Britain is a partner country at the IPM Essen plant show, taking place at Messe Essen between 24-27 January…
Two thirds of the floor space at the inaugural spring edition of Plantarium|Groen-Direkt, which will be held on the 7-8…
At the 2022 edition of IFPA Global Produce Show – taking place between 27-29 October at Orlando’s Orange County Convention…
At the 17th edition of ABIM, co-organised by FiBL and the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA), representatives of the biocontrol…
The UK’s Young People in Horticulture Association are delighted to announce the formalisation of their relationship with the Royal Horticultural…
With All Souls’ Day – in Italian also known as La Festa dei Morti or shortened to simply i Morti…
WESTERLO, Belgium: Pronemite – Biobest’s unique and powerful new addition to its aphid control strategy – has been awarded…
The Executive Board of the International Peatland Society (IPS) has appointed Ms Susann Warnecke as new IPS Secretary General as…
It is with great sadness that Dansk Gartneri, the industry body for Danish ornamental horticulture, announces the sudden passing of…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Research by marketing agency Motivaction found that the Flower Council of Holland’s spring campaign ‘We Need More Flowers’,…
IFTF 2022 is getting ready to receive the thousands of international trade visitors that have pre-registered so far. With over…
In October 2022, Lochristi (Flanders)-based Azalea breeders and growers FlorAmor and Hortibreed have joined Azanova. In 2008, twenty forward-thinking Azalea…
For the fourth straight year, the value and production of plants sold in Australia have continued to grow, reinforcing the…
Four cut flower purchasers from Germany and the Netherlands embarked on a floral trade mission to Colombia in the first…
The Greenovation Award 2022 will be announced during the opening day of Trade Fair Aalsmeer on Wednesday, 9 November, at…
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK) is working on an aid package for energy-intensive SMEs under Tegemoetkoming…
A remarkable journey into the world of roses and gerberas, whereby the latest varieties can be admired in five days.…
Import Promotion Desk (IPD), an initiative established by the Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA) and sequa…
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) has taken a step towards making the airfreight industry more sustainable with the…
Bayer in Monheim, Germany, recently announced that the company had closed the previously announced transaction with Ginkgo Bioworks to begin…
Tilhill, the UK’s leading woodland creation, forest management and timber harvesting company, and Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company Plc, the UK’s…
Employee-owned Harrell’s, LLC in Lakeland, United States, is pleased to announce that Dr Aaron Palmateer has joined Harrell’s family as…
Figures published by the Dutch Association of Wholesalers (VGB) and market analyst Floridata highlight the struggles that Dutch flower and…
Last week, the UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has convened a meeting of its members in Didcot to brief them…
Comes autumn and Schoneveld breeding prepares itself for its annual Cyclamen trials. This year, the event will be held between…
Showcase your achievements – enter the Dutch Horticultural Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2023. Entry closes on 25 November 2022.…
AIPH is proud to announce the winners of the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022. The announcement of the 6…
A European Parliament seminar in Brussels hosted by MEP Martin Hlaváček and co-organised by the International Biocontrol Manufacturers association (IBMA)…
Autumn is the time for planting spring-blooming flower bulbs. The gardeners at the most beautiful spring garden in the world…
ALMERE, Netherlands: The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), the world’s champion for the power of plants, has approved the…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dutch-based plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has appointed Rik van Wijk as Research & Development operations director…
LONDON, UK: Baroness Fookes, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ornamental Horticulture, will today lead a parliamentary debate in…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dutch Greenhouse Delta (DGD), a provider of Dutch expertise in protected cropping, in collaboration with the InnovationQuarter and…
Chrysal to offer sustainable post-harvest solutions at forthcoming Trade Fair Aalsmeer and IFTF show
NAARDEN, Netherlands: At this year’s Trade Fair Aalsmeer and the 2022 IFTF show (9-11 November 2022), Chrysal, a global supplier…
WARSAW, Poland: A ‘behavioural analysis’ of over 280,000 Polish food discounter shoppers showed that Biedronka stores were visited by as…
NAIROBI, Kenya: As Kenyan flower farms grapple with managing waste from discarded flowers and high energy costs to power operations,…
DIDCOT, UK: The HTA’s Ornamentals Management Committee (OMC) met on 11th October. The current position on the industry’s move towards…
HASLETT, USA: The Great Lakes Floral Foundation Hall of Fame was created to recognise the impact of florists, floral wholesalers…
LEIMUIDERBRUG, Netherlands: Add this to your calendar for week 45: Future Plant Trends 2022 has opened its registration to visit…
THIENDORF, Germany: Elsner pac ramps up production of an energy-saving range of larger young plants, semi-finished and pre-finished pot plants.…
HEIDENHEIM, Germany: It is with great sadness that Germany-based potting machine manufacturer Mayer Group announces the sudden passing of its…
ALMERE, Netherlands: Japan has scooped up a series of Floriade top awards for dedication, uniqueness, continuity, vision, first-class floral art,…
ALMERE, Netherlands: Horticulture’s future in a digital world was the topic of discussion at the second AIPH World Ornamental Horticulture…
DIDCOT, UK: The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has appointed Fran Barnes as its Chief Executive, following the recent appointments of…
RIJSENHOUT, Netherlands: With the takeover of Armada Breeding’s activities on 1 January 2023, Van Zanten Breeding’s product range will be…
COLCHESTER, UK: We can all make a difference and help tackle our biodiversity crisis by working together and introducing subtle,…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: Last month, Syngenta Flowers and Polish breeder Marcin Wojtczak announced a collaboration in Begonia tuberhybrida, a strategic crop…
NYON, Switzerland: Seed sector reiterates its support to the Treaty on conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has been pleased to approve the appointment of Mr Piet Adema as…
MUKONO, Uganda: With its ‘A tree for every employee’ campaign, Royal Van Zanten is putting its sustainability programme into action.…
Pioneering propagator, Emerald Coast Growers, continues to captivate the North American market with its grasses and perennials. Emerald Coast Growers…
Leonardo Capitanio is the new President of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH). Taking a ‘huge’ step back from…
The first half of the year for Ecuadorian-grown roses was perfect, with solid sales for Valentine’s and Mother’s Day. With…
The increasing importance of e-commerce prompts businesses in the floral industry to discover new and agile ways of working. FloraCulture…
Plant health is not just a question of identifying a problem quickly and taking steps to treat the pests and…
The rapidly spreading, invasive box tree moth has decimated ornamental and wild boxwoods in Europe. Its economic, environmental, and societal…
The sunshine finally came out this week for China’s Pavilion Day at Floriade Expo 2022, on 29 September. The national…
MUNICH, Germany: On 31 August and 1 September 2022, Fleuroselect welcomed more than 80 delegates to Munich for the annual…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), the world’s champion for the power of plants, has elected Leonardo Capitanio as…
HANN, MUENDEN, Germany: Phase one of what will become Southern China’s largest breeding centre will be completed by the end…
WESTERLO, Belgium: To get good control of whitefly in Poinsettia crops, including the resistant Bemisia biotype, Biobest IPM and Pollination…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: Employees, business partners and customers of HilverdaFlorist celebrated the opening of the company’s new production location at…
WARSAW, Poland: The 29th Green is Life show and its satellite event Flower Expo Poland, held between 1-3 September 2022…
HEEMSTEDE, Netherlands: Dutch-based bulb exporter P. Nelis & Zoon’s is continuing operations after a fire on 12 September devastated three…
RIJSENHOUT, Netherlands: Royal Van Zanten (RVZ) announced today a partnership with spray rose breeder Interplant. The deal will help growers…
WARSAW, Poland: The phenomenal growth of the Polish market for cut flowers and ornamental plants continues is the driving force…
ORLANDO, USA: The Natiional Horticulture Foundation reports that longtime foliage industry figure Phil Cialone passed away on 16 September. Phil’s…
DIDCOT, UK: The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has announced the winners of its inaugural Ornamental Grower of the Year…
UTRECHT, Netherlands: Last week, the signatories and stakeholders of the agreement focusing on International Responsible Business Conduct in the floriculture…
Following a very successful edition in June 2022, Jungle Talks is partnering again with leading floricultural suppliers in organizing the…
BILZEN, Belgium: Held against the historic backdrop of the Grand Commandery of Alden Biesen, FleurAmour is a four-day floral extravaganza…
With an impressive number of entries from cities representing every region of the globe, the inaugural AIPH World Green City…
Asocolflores, the official voice of Colombia’s flower cut flower and cut foliage export, held its inaugural Floriculture Congress, and celebrated…
The American Floral Endowment (AFE) announces the appointment of its new Chairman of the Board and incoming Trustees. The announcement was made during…
The ornamental horticulture industry has been essential in helping millions bid farewell to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in tribute…
The Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI) members present their results of the annual sustainable volumes cycle over the year 2021. The…
Poland is an important trading partner for flowers and plants. Since the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989, the…
The goal of Hans Hettasch from South Africa-based cut flower nursery Arnelia Farms is always to try to grow the…
Breeding Accel was founded in 2014 by KP Holland, Schoneveld Breeding, Sion Orchids and Interplant Roses to shorten the Time…
The first edition of the PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt Fair, which took place on 24 and 25 August 2022, was a major success.…
LONDON, UK: Seasonally adjusted general air cargo market performance data for July 2022 shows a continued slowing down of volume,…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: The Dutch tulip industry has announced that there will be no Dutch Tulip Trade Event next year. The…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: One Flora Group, distributor and importer of fresh cut flowers and plants, and Connecting Lilies, a business alliance…
OLHAO, Portugal, Westerlo, Belgium: Belgium-based biocontrols supplier Biobest has announced the acquisition of Agronologica Unip.Lda. Based in Olhão in Portugal’s…
DIDCOT, UK: A host of experts including horticulture industry speakers and British explorer, journalist and TV presenter Simon Reeves are…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leye, announced on 20 July the implementation of EU…
ZUG, Switzerland: COFRA Holding AG (“COFRA”) has appointed David Levin as its Executive Chair, Sustainable Food, to further drive value…
MILTON, Canada: Winners of the 19th annual National Awards of Landscape Excellence (NALE) were announced on August 10, 2022. Each…
MIAMI, USA: Broekhof, a global leader in flower packaging, has moved its USA business to a larger warehouse and office…
Domingo Iudice is founder of BrainPull – a digital marketing agency based in Italy. He is the keynote speaker at…
ISTANBUL, Turkey: Antalya-based ornamental plant nursery Sera Flora today announced its presence at Turkey’s brand new horticultural trade show Flora…
WESTLAND, Netherlands/BUFFALO GROVE, USA: Buffalo Grove-based Profile Products LLC, an American manufacturer of mulches, soil amendments and wood fibres, has…
JERSEYVILLE, USA: Bayer put its industry-leading offerings in crop protection, seeds & traits, and digital farming tools on display on…
Currency control by the Russian government and Western sanctions have caused a significant fall in Russia’s flower imports. From the…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Piet Onings senior, a horticultural pioneer, hard worker and entrepreneur, has died. He was 96. The international bulb…
The future of transporting flowers is sea freight. Flowers are no exception in the battle against rising transport costs and…
Huntersville, USA: Metrolina Greenhouses will hold its annual Mum Trials open house for members of the floriculture industry from 8…
ORLANDO, USA:. SAF’s contributing writer Sarah Sampson sat down with Talmage McLaurin, who has nearly three decades of experience spotting…
LENT, Netherlands: Dutch-based plant nursery Plant World has acquired the genetics and plant variety rights of leaf Begonia grower Antoon…
ALMERE, Netherlands: Lilium grower Moerman from De Lier, perennials grower Meiland from Hillegom, and Yusuke Ueta from Kochi, Japan, have…
Anholt, Germany: For the coming bedding plant season 2022/2023, further innovations of the constantly growing pelargonium line ‘Solfaro’ will complete…
Alexandria, USA: One of the American Floral Endowment’s most important programs is its research funding, which shows the impacts of…
WAREGEM, Belgium: Belgium’s premier horticultural trade show Florall was back in Waregem Expo on Tuesday 23 August 2022. True to…
MILAN, Italy: According to Italy’s leading horticultural media outlet Il Floricultore, the Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A. (IEG), listed on the…
LENT, Netherlands: Plant World says the deals strenghten the company in the global marketplace. Dutch-based plant nursery Plant World has…
Miami, USA: Broekhof, a global leader in flower packaging, has moved its USA business to a larger warehouse and office…
Creating a commercial Chrysanthemum variety is complex and multifaceted, incorporating the standard requirements of a cut flower – eye appeal…
Karen Tambayong is an AIPH member representative in Southeast Asia and Oceania. She is active in the Indonesian Flower Association,…
With mandatory carbon footprinting on the horizon, GLOBALG.A.P.’s Impact-Driven Approach (IDA) to the Sustainability module is helping the floriculture industry…
Daffodils are the only cut flower that Ireland exports, making Darragh McCullough’s farm very unusual in a country dominated by…
FCI sat down with Jason Tabor of American breeders network Must Have Perennials to discuss how their plant’s business has…
ALMERE, Netherlands: For one week only, hundreds of gladiola, cut Hydrangeas and potted and cut Kalanchoe are on display at…
VOORHOUT, Netherlands: Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plant industry, is reintroducing itself with a fresh, distinguished look. Fleuroselect’s…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: IBMA, the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association, welcomes the European Commission adoption of the new rules for micro-organisms (also…
PORTLAND, USA: It’s all about the interactions, and the 2022 Farwest Show, held August 24–26, helped nursery professionals connect with…
DUBLIN, Ireland: Time to swap the Netherlands’s wide-open polder land for Ireland’s rolling hills, lush fields, friendly atmosphere of pubs…
DIDCOT, UK: Response to Defra announcement on the sale of horticultural peat on behalf of James Barnes from the Growing…
MOERKAPELLE, Netherlands: ErfGoed, an international leader in the manufacturing and installation of cultivation floors, has published a new white paper…
KATOWICE, Poland: The Netherlands’s Hanneke Frankema wowed the audience to grab first place in the long-awaited Europa Cup for floristry,…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: In the Netherlands, a new round of Tulip Battles to acquaint children in primary schools with ornamental horticulture…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Having access to lily trials 24 hours a day, seven days a week, can be a major benefit…
MINNEAPOLIS, USA: In his Acres Online newsletter, Chris Beytes, editor at large of our sister publication GrowerTalks, reports that Leonard…
PORTLAND, USA: Styrax japonica ‘Nightfall Snowbell’ was chosen by voting attendees as the People’s Choice winner in the 2022 Farwest…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Horticultural supplier Royal Brinkman, in association with HPNow, has launched the HPGen generator. With the HPGen™ generators, growers…
QUITO, Ecuador: Event organiser and trade body Expoflores is getting ready for the second edition of Expo Flor Ecuador, the…
PORTLAND, USA: Styrax japonica ‘Nightfall Snowbell’ was chosen by professional judges as the Best in Show winner in the 2022…
BLEISWIJK, Netherlands: Make the most of your horticultural trip to the Netherlands and Belgium next week and combine a visit…
GENEVA, Switzerland: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 2022 World Financial Symposium (WFS) will focus on reshaping…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dutch Greenhouse Delta, a provider of Dutch expertise in protected cropping, has appointed Hans van der…
PORTLAND, USA: There will be many opportunities for nursery professionals to network and socialise at the 2022 Farwest Show, opening…
QUITO, Ecuador, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: HPP’s biennial Agriflor show due to take place in Quito’s Centro de Exposiciones during the first…
‘Influencing Change in a Digital World’ is the theme of the Second AIPH World Ornamental Horticulture Summit, which will take…
The deadline has been extended for the AIPH International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2023. Growers of ornamental plants,…
STEVENAGE, UK: Flamingo, formerly known as Homegrown, is celebrating 40 years of trading at the forefront of the global horticulture…
PADUA, Italy: Having celebrated its 70th edition in grand style in 2019, one of Europe’s oldest horticultural trade exhibitions, Flormart,…
NIJKERK, Netherlands: ISU Summer Days, held between 7-11 August hosted a range of interesting discussions on peat substitutes, biodiversity and…
WASHINGTON, NEWARK, USA: International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) is calling for industry voices to vote for two SXSW Meet Ups…
LISSE, Netherlands: Anticipation is building with the Holland Dahlia Event only a few weeks away. The world’s biggest Dahlia open…
BOSKOOP, Netherlands: Plantarium|Groen Direkt 2022 Plantarium (24-25 August) is the ideal platform to showcase your latest innovations if you’re involved…
ALMERE, Netherlands: Delphinium growerj N.G. Wigchert from Noordwijkerhout; Fa. G. Zuurbier en Zn. from Heerhugowaard and The Mastergrowers from De…
BOSKOOP, Netherlands: ISU, the International Hardy Plant Union, is proud to present ‘The Golden Quintet’ – five outstanding varieties that…
ANGERS, France: Anticipation is building with the International Horticultural Congress only a few days away. IHC2022, is the 31st International…
BOSKOOP, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange will showcase two new products at this year’s Plantarium event, which will take place on 24…
HOOFDDORP, Netherlands: In a unprecedented, unified movement, the Dutch horticulture industry has given its full support to Floriade. A three-day…
The inaugural edition of the PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt international nursery trade fair will take place in Boskoop, the Netherlands, between 24-25 August…
DIDCOT, UK: The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has today announced the appointment of Elia Johnston as its marketing director. Elia…
ESSEN, Germany: Messe Essen is to open its first brand store at the IPM Essen show which will be held…
PORTLAND, USA: The 2022 Farwest Show, in Portland August 24–26, will offer 10 hours of credit towards pesticide recertification, including…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dutch-based plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Revelation, a new Dahlia series featuring semi-double-flowered blooms available…
RIJNSBURG, Netherlands: Decorum’s entry at the annual Rijnsburg Flower Parade promises to be a showstopper. Decorum, a Dutch alliance of…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Horticultural supplier Royal Brinkman has announced the full acquisition of Berg Hortimotive based in De Lier, Netherlands, a…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Almost 100 delegates from 10 countries made their way to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to attend the 51st Annual…
ALMERE, Netherlands: In a united alliance, The Flower Council of Holland, Royal FloraHolland and GroentenFruit Huis are taking to the…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Flowers are back at Amsterdam’s Canal Parade after a six-year break. Europe’s biggest annual Gay Pride parade will…
BOSKOOP, Netherlands: Plantarium|Groen Direkt 2022 Plantarium (24-25 August) is the ideal platform to showcase your latest innovations if you’re involved…
RIJNSBURG, the Netherlands: After an unavoidable two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Flower Parade Rijnsburg is to return this…
MONHEIM, Germany: Bayer, Bunge and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron), a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, have signed a shareholders’ agreement in…
Fairtrade Premium helps Kenyan flower workers to boost their wages and overcome cash-flow challenges
NAIROBI, Kenya: Fairtrade has partnered with Emerging Leaders – a charity specialising in unlocking human potential – to provide leadership…
There has been a dramatic drop in the amount of peat used in compost, according to a new report led…
ALMERE, Netherlands: Green thumbs came from far and wide for the 8th round of Floriade’s Best in (GreenHouse) Show Awards,…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Olde Bolhaar Eco Service, a Dutch and Germany-based manufacturer of composted bark, has achieved RHP certification. RHP is…
‘Sustainability is a responsibility and an opportunity’, says FSI’s Jeroen Oudheusden at SAF webinar
ALEXANDRIA, USA: The Society of American Florists (SAF) welcomed Jeroen Oudheusden, currently executive officer of the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI),…
RIANS, France: A delegation of biocontrols supplier Biobest attended the official opening of Les Cagettes de Noel, a state-of-the-art photovoltaic…
The second World Ornamental Horticulture Summit, organised by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), will take place on 28th…
WARSAW, Poland: The Polish Nurserymen Association and Agencja Promocji Zieleni are pleased to announce that the 29th edition of Green…
ZOETERMEER, Netherlands: Shipments of Dutch flowers and plants abroad had a difficult first half to the year, according to new…
THIENDORF, Germany: German plant breeder and propagator Elsner pac is expanding production capacity at its cutting farm in Santo Isidro…
ALMERE, Netherlands: Summer flower grower Paul Vernooij and Team The Greenhouse have been named the supreme winners of Floriade’s seventh…
HAMBURG, Germany: The global plant breeding community said goodbye to a truly inspirational figure on 26 June, when Ciopora’s first…
MEXICO DF, Mexico: Mexico’s horticultural trade show will be held every two years, with the next one being held in…
DIDCOT, UK: The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), the trade association for the UK garden industry, has appointed a Director of…
AIPH, the International Association of Horticultural Producers and the world’s champion for the power of plants, is proud to reveal…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Exhibitor bookings are looking healthy for the 2022 International Floriculture Trade Fair taking place at Expo Greater Amsterdam…
LEIMUIDERBURG, Netherlands: Breeding company MNP / Suntory uses a 90-second video to highlight its new brand identity. Dutch-based MNP /…
LONDERZEEL, Belgium: Certis Belchim opened its Trial Station at Londerzeel, Belgium, to 1,700 wholesalers, distributors, advisors and contractors from around…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Metazet FormFlex Worldwide, a manufacturer and supplier of a variety of metal products for the horticultural secto, such…
FCI INDUSTRY EVENT: Trade Mission Poland, organised in collaboration with FCI, AIPH and Fresh Market Poland, will promote flower and…
HENDRIK-IDO-AMBACHT, Netherlands: The iconic Pelargonium Toscana brand, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, is among one of the most successful…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Fleuroselect’s Annual Member Convention (5-7 July 2022) welcomed 90 attendees from 13 countries back in person for the…
COLOMBUS, USA: ErfGoed, an international leader in the manufacturing and installation of cultivation floors, will host a free webinar on 12…
ALMERE, Netherlands: In the presence of Italy’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, His Excellency Mr Giorgio Novello, Italy’s National Day took…
TOKYO, Japan: According to ENA/Further Africa, Tokyo-based Impack, the corporation behind horticultural supplier and flower importer Impack, PippoRose Bouquet Shop,…
WESTLAND, Netherlands, Leamington, Canada: Two renowned horticultural companies Berg Hortimotive and Meteor Systems have joined forces to grow their businesses…
NOORDWIJKERHOUT, Netherlands: Van Iperen BV located in Westmaas is selling its packaging activities as per 1 September 2022 to Broekhof…
KATOWICE, Poland: The European Championship in floristry EUROPA CUP will take place between 26-28 August 2022 at Katowice’s International Congress…
WASHINGTON, NEWARK, USA: International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) has announced the keynote speaker for the upcoming Global Produce & Floral…
HEREFORD, UK: Six current and one retired team member from Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford have recently been recognised for notching-up…
The prestigious International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2023, organised by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), is…
ALMERE, Netherlands: A luxury, large-headed rose with a high petal count and featuring spectacular blooms in peach, pink and green…
ABU DHABI, UAE: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) aims to diversify its economy by reducing the focus on crude oil.…
On the evening of Thursday, 30 June, I watched a live stream of Almere’s Municipal Council meeting. High on its…
COVENTRY, UK: Impatiens Walleriana ‘Glimmer™ Appleblossom’ has been recognised as Best in Show at the New Plant Awards at this…
Nursery & Garden Industry Victoria (NGIV) is the go-to body for horticulture in Victoria – the second-smallest state and the…
Scott Salter is chief scientist at Lynch Group, a third-generation, vertically integrated wholesaler of cut flowers and potted plants for…
Highly acclaimed within the global cut flower industry, Helix Australia’s exciting range of new waxflower varieties add beauty and texture…
Protected Cropping Australia is the peak industry body representing commercial hydroponic and greenhouse growers across Australia. The Australian protected cropping…
Innovation by ErfGoed will see producers of soil-grown cut flowers able to reap the benefits of crop uniformity, close environmental…
From adding colour, volume, texture and whimsey in mixed bouquets to raising customer satisfaction, from spurring ‘(r)etail sales’ to fitting…
Two years after its launch at the pandemic’s start, Blush Petals has bloomed into one of Australia’s top sourcing and…
ALMERE, Netherlands: Helma van der Louw, chairwoman of Boskoop’s Royal Horticultural Society (KVBC), awarded seven international rose breeders for their…
BONN/BERLIN, Germany: Import Promotion Desk (IPD), an initiative established by the Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA)…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Trade delegations from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Kazakhstan have visited the Netherlands in week 24 to…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Organisers of the Dutch Lily Days asked visitors to vote for their favourite. The results are in and…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Groenland Holding, consisting of Celieplant, Bouquetnet, Bloominess and Greenpacker, and L&M Group have merged to create One Flora…
CASTLE HILL, Australia: Greenlife Industry Australia (GIA), the peak body for ornamental horticultural in Australia, has updated its members on…
CASTLE HILL, Australia: Australia’s industry body Greenlife Industry Australia (GIA) reports that the country is increasing its biosecurity for an…
HAZERSWOUDE/BOSKOOP, Netherlands: GROEN-Direkt, the organiser of one of Europe’s largest wholesale plant/nursery stock sale events, is heralding the autumn of…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: IBMA, the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association, has hailed the EU wide definition of biological control as ‘a significant…
MONOPOLI, Italy: Cupressus and Quercus grower Luigi Pagliani from Perugia has been elected president of ANVE during the association’s Annual…
VATICAN CITY, Italy: A spectacular cake has been baked to mark the 37th anniversary of the floral friendship between Dutch…
The fifth edition of the AIPH-approved horticultural technology show GreenTech welcomed 10,890 attendees from 121 countries; an attendence decrease of…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Despite a two-year hiatus due to Corona, the Dutch Floating Flower Parade proved it has still got what…
VENHUIZEN, Netherlands: Now that plant growth regulator Tilt is no longer authorised, German plant breeder and seed supplier Benary has…
DALLAS, USA: On Wednesday, June 29th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Dallas Arboretum invites industry professionals to its…
ALMERE, Netherlands: Almere’s municipal executive, consisting of the Mayor and six aldermen, resigned after the costs for the world horticultural…
ROSTOCK, Germany: Germany’s leading horticultural media outlet Taspo (www.taspo.de) reports that the city of Rostock has officially cancelled the 2025…
PARIS, France: For the third consecutive year, Floréac, a specialist in importing and exporting houseplants, has won Best Houseplant Supplier…
ALMERE, Netherlands: The organisers and hosting city Almere of the world horticultural expo Floriade are keeping an eagle eye on…
DIDCOT, UK: The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has launched its search to find the UK’s best ornamental growers. Award recipients will…
It’s nearly a week, and protests continue in Ecuador due to the end of gasoline subsidies, triggering a state of…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers, AIPH, is proud to announce the shortlist of eighteen entries from cities around the…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Seed breeder Takii is continuing its marketing and business development campaign with the Amsterdam-based Van Gogh Museum for…
HEREFORD, UK: Wyevale Nurseries, working alongside Allensmore Nurseries and Bransford Webbs, is launching two new plants at this week’s Horticultural…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dutch Greenhouse Delta, a provider of Dutch expertise in protected cropping, has appointed Michiel F. van Ginkel as…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Bosman Van Zaal CEO Marco Braam and Willem Ligthart, director of Dordt Contractors & Water Management put their…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Yvonne Watzdorf has been appointed managing director of the Flower Council of Holland (FCH), effective 1 June 2022.…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange had a brush with royalty 16 June 2022 as Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah, the Crown…
Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, is proud to announce that the FleuroStar Award 2022-23 crown is…
Members of Union Fleurs, the International Flower Trade Association, have elected a new President and Board of Directors on the…
GreenTech RAI Amsterdam 2022 was the global meeting place for horticulture professionals (14 – 16 June). Finally, it was again…
Metrolina Greenhouses, a USA-based ornamentals grower, has been awarded the title of International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) 2022 by…
KENT, USA: OASIS® Grower Solutions (OGS) has recently bolstered its product management team to include Mary Bruns, as its new…
RESTON, USA: The National Wildlife Federation honoured Dr. Douglas Tallamy, the T. A. Baker Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources…
ESSEN, Germany: Europe’s ornamental horticulture industry experienced an injection of inspiration and togetherness between 13-14 June at the IPM Summer…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Overcrowded parking lots, busy aisles, full booths and an exciting array of greenhouse technology were the rule of…
Horticultural professional Pablo Bazzani won the inaugural Young International Grower of the Year Award at a ceremony held on Tuesday…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: The Pro Manager Mastercourse Floriculture is back in the Netherlands after a 30-month break due to Covid-19. Organisers…
AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL, Netherlands: Collaboration is the key to affordable, reliable and efficient shipping. That’s why Air France KLM Martinair Cargo…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Capitalising on its strategic location, aiming to diversify its economy by reducing the focus on crude oil, and…
VICTORIA (Vancouver Island), Canada: Next October’s International Garden Tourism Conference (IGTC) already has an impressive line up of 20+ top…
FCI May 2022: A wide variety of new plants and marketing concepts will showcase at this year’s FlowerTrials, returning for…
HILLEGOM, Netherlands: The Culture Group for Roses and Rootstocks -with its secretariat running under the Dutch industry body Royal Anthos,…
HENDRIK-IDO-AMBACHT, Netherlands: The first-ever seed raised Perovskia with compact growth habit to debut at the coming FlowerTrials. Perovskia has many merits.…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: On the even of FlowerTrials, Syngenta Flowers announces the launch of the Syngenta Flowers’ Stars collection, a selection…
LEUSDEN, Netherlands: Dutch-based Horticulture Packaging And Plastic Manufacturer Modiform is introducing ‘online packaging’, a new product category that ensures the…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Agricultural research centre Vertify, consultancy firm Cultivators and the Dutch knowledge and innovation centre for international horticulture World…
EDE, Netherlands: Dutch-based flower auction Plantion is to expand its business with the development of a €7.7 million processing facility…
HILLEGOM, Netherlands: Six classes of schoolchildren – one class each in England , The Netherlands, Germany, Canada, France and Sweden…
IJSSELSTEIN, Netherlands: On 15 November 2021, a new regulation (EU) 2021/1873 entered into force, extending the duration of Community Plant…
ANNAPOLIS, USA: The American Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier Association (WF&FSA) will hold its 2022 Development Experience (DevX) on July…
FCI WEBINAR: On 8 June, was the first global webinar on Poland’s mass-market floral industry. It was brought to you…
HEREFORD, UK: UK-based Wyevale Nurseries has entered nine new plants for the New Plant Awards at the Horticultural Trades Association…
Three young horticultural professionals have reached the final for the inaugural Young International Grower of the Year Award. Looking after…
WASHINGTON, USA: Asocolflores, the Association of Colombian flower exporters, is always looking for new and creative ways for brand activation…
PORTLAND, USA: Nationally-renowned transformation consultant and trainer Greg Bell will be the keynote speaker at the 2022 Farwest Show in…
VOORHOUT, Netherlands: Fleuroselect is proud to present the seven entries in this year’s FleuroStar contest. Each of these new introductions…
HILLEGOM, Netherlands: Royal Anthos, the Dutch horticulture trade body for nursery stock and flower bulbs, has announced that it is the…
NEWARK, USA: Members of the global floral community gathered in Miami May 25 to better understand and discuss key supply…
Hetty Crooijmans is a fourth generation rose grower/trader who runs Reuver-based H. CROOIJMANS & ZN BV together with her brother.…
Trevisan & Cuonzo, a leading European IP law firm and a pioneer in Plant Variety Protection (PVR), has defined the…
NFTs, blockchain and metaverse are the flavours of the moment. But what are they? Do they have an impact on…
The Flower Council of Holland looked into how eyewatering inflation is affecting flower and plant sales. In hindsight, concerns about…
Since its inclusion in the 1991 version of the UPOV Convention, the concept of Essentially Derived Varieties has been surrounded…
This article discusses the recent developments within the Brazilian legal framework for Plant Variety Protection (PVP) and provides a comprehensive…
Over 100 breeders, lawyers, and IP experts from over 20 countries met at CIOPORA’s Annual General Meeting in Cologne, Germany…
At a time when the economy is still reeling from the global health crisis, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and…
FCI Opinion: Mike Rimland is a plant hunter and global ambassador for Costa Farms, North America’s largest indoor plant nursery;…
FCI Interviews: Herb Hill of Raingreen Tropicals is a renowned bromeliad and orchid breeder, and he talks in June 2022…
FCI interviews: Phil Whelan, CEO and founder of MM Flowers – one of the largest suppliers of cut flowers to…
CIOPORA, CPVO, AIPH and FloraCulture International are proud of what is already the 13th annual update on Plant Breeders’ Rights,…
Sustainability is at the forefront of GLOBALG.A.P.’s revised Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) scheme for floriculture. Juan Carlos Isaza, GLOBALG.A.P.’s senior…
Florverde Sustainable Flowers didn’t begin as a certification; it began as a code of conduct for growers led by the…
Francesco Mattina was appointed as President of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) by the Council of the European Union…
In this second of a two-part column from FloraCulture International magazine, industry veteran Jaap Kras discusses how vertical integration will…
Australia’s unique native flowers have potential as new and exciting products worldwide for cut flower and ornamental plant markets. But…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: Syngenta Flowers has appointed Felix Schlösser as the company’s new Head of Marketing EAME for Syngenta Flowers. Felix…
NAIROBI, Kenya: The signing of the framework of cooperation between Kenya Flower Council and the Embassy of the Kingdom of…
LONDON, UK: Australia has once again held its head high at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in the UK. Breeding…
BARCELONA, Spain: The International Seed Federation (ISF) concluded a successful World Seed Congress 2022 – gathering more than 1,500 global…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Next August’s International Garden Centre Association (IGCA) congress already has 200 confirmed delegates with less than three months…
ALMERE, Netherlands: At 12.1 metres tall and with a weight of 56 tonnes, a tower designed by Dar and the…
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Chrysanthemum breeder Floritec has appointed Sjoerd de Boer as managing director of its Xclusive cutting farm in Uganda.…
HEM, Netherlands: PanAmerican Seed Europe has kicked off construction of a state-of the-art greenhouse at their premises in Hem. Construction…
UTRECHT, Netherlands: The Princess Máxima Center, a kids cancer ward in Utrecht, Netherlands is set to benefit from a donation…
DIDCOT, UK: HTA National Plant Show is back for its first in-person event in three years at Stoneleigh Park in…
ANGERS, France: After an unavoidable two+ year hiatus due the pandemic, France’s iconic horticultural trade show Salon du Végétal returns…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: An environmental footprint calculator for the horticulture sector, a strawberry-picking robot and fully automated sticky trap monitoring using…
DELFT, Netherlands: The partnership between the FS Italian Group, through Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, and Hardt Hyperloop on a new hyperloop…
MOERKAPELLE, Netherlands: ErfGoed, an international leader in the manufacturing and installation of cultivation floors, has published two white papers outlining…
’s-GRAVENZANDE, Netherlands/BRAESIDE, Australia: Horticultural supplier Royal Brinkman is to offer its customers an even greater level of support thanks to…
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Peter Benders, managing director of Floritec’s cutting farm Xclusive died in Mairy Ntinda Village, Uganda on 18 April…
MIAMI, USA: William Armellini from floral industry forum Flowersandcents.com sat down with Patrick Dahlson, president of Mayesh wholesale florist. Watch…
PARIS, France: Air France-KLM Group has forged a 10-year deal with CMA CGM Group. This exclusive partnership will see both…
MOERKAPELLE, Netherlands: ErfGoed, an international leader in the manufacturing and installation of cultivation floors, has appointed Cor Bremmer as its new…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: The Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA), in partnership with Department for International Trade, is organising the British exhibitor group/pavilion…
EAST MALLING, UK: The £11.3 million GreenTech Hub for Advanced Horticulture was officially opened by Tom Tugendhat MP at NIAB’s…
KATOWICE, Poland: The European Championship in floristry EUROPA CUP will take place between 26-28 August 2022 at Katowice’s International Congress…
NAIROBI, Kenya: After a two-year break due to Covid-19, Kenya’s premier flower trade show Iftex will return to the Oshwal…
LISSE, Netherlands: The Holland Dahlia Event marks its sixth anniversary this year. Five companies/venues have confirmed participation in the 3-day…
WESTERLO, Belgium: Technology company PATS and biocontrols supplier Biobest have developed a new tool for Integrated Pest Managment scouting in…
VOORHOUT, Netherlands: Fleuroselect has announced the appointment of Ann Jennen as its new Secretary General. Jennen succeeds Sally van der…
GENEVA, Switzerland: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released March 2022 data for global air cargo markets showing a drop…
LEIMUIDERBRUG, Netherlands: Sundaville® Flamingo Pink, introduced by MNP Suntory is a new stand-alone variety of Mandevilla that features an unusual…
PARIS, France: Val’Hor, the collective voice for individual businesses within France’s ornamental horticulture, is reintroducing itself with a fresh, distinguished…
HOCKLEY, USA: The World Bromeliad Conference 2022 will be held in Sarasota, Florida, USA from Tuesday, June 7, 2022 through…
ESSEX, UK: The Beth Chatto Education Trust announces the second Beth Chatto Symposium – Rewilding the Mind, at The Ivor…
HUNTERSVILLE, USA: Metrolina Greenhouses will hold its annual Trial Gardens Open House for members of the floriculture industry from 7…
BANGKOK, Thailand: The countdown has begun to the opening of the 2022 Horti Asia show tob e held between 25-27…
PORTLAND, USA: Registration for the 2022 Farwest Show in Portland, Oregon, is now open for attendees and exhibitors at www.farwestshow.com/register…
WESTLAND, Netherlands, BRAESIDE, Australia: Rose grower Grandiflora and horticultural supplier Royal Brinkman have been working successfully in a strong partnership…
VATICAN CITY: Providing a beautiful backdrop for the Vatican’s first canonization ceremony post-covid on Sunday 15 May 2022 will be…
ALMERE, Netherlands: Aad van der Knaap, chairman of the Floriade judging committee and Marco van Zijverden former CEO of Dutch…
Twenty-three multi-disciplinary experts from around the globe have been selected to join the Technical Panel to assess and score the…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange has appointed Freek Tromp as Head of its Business Unit Tropicals. He will assume responsibility…
GENOA, Italy: The National Association of Nursery Stock Exporters (ANVE)’s depiction of century-long landscape changes has scooped up top prizes…
The AIPH-approved World Horticultural Expo, Floriade 2022, delivers important messages about the power of plants for the survival of the…
The International Horticultural Show opened in April and ended on 8 May in the parks of Genoa, giving a high…
Hops are hitting the shops in Germany this spring – and its thanks to “hopstimist” Richard Petri, founder of RiPlant.…
Dutch King and guests witness the importance of ornamental horticulture to help create an urban future with nature at the…
Dianthus Week in Colombia celebrates carnations’ beauty, colours, shapes, and innovative characteristics. The pandemic saw a global comeback for this…
How can South Africa’s indigenous floriculture help battle climate change impacts – asks Dr David Bek in a recent article…
Next month’s GreenTech tradeshow already has 450 confirmed exhibitors, reports Rachel Anderson for FCI. The interest is so high for…
The AIPH-approved World Horticultural Expo, Floriade 2022, delivers important messages about the power of plants for the survival of the…
A two-year study on consumers’ purchasing behaviours and in-store and online influences unveiled that price is often an afterthought for…
In this two-episode column from FloraCulture International magazine, industry veteran Jaap Kras questions if vertical integration will reshape our industry…
ZUG, Switzerland: COFRA Holding (“COFRA”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Ontario Plants Propagation Limited (“Ontario Plants” or “the…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: In addition to the construction of high-tech greenhouses, there is also a large market in China for the…
ALMERE, Netherlands: Guido Landheer, director general of the Dutch ministry of agriculturel has presented the 2022 Dutch Horticultural Entrepreneur Award…
EDE, the Netherlands: Tech company Corvus Drones develops and produces drones that can fly autonomously in greenhouses. The drones collect…
GENOA, Italy: The Euroflora show began this weekend. Prince Albert of Monaco was among those visiting the showgrounds at Genoa’s…
SAN BOI DE LLOBREGAT, Spain: The inhabitants of Spain’s autonomous region, Catalonia, experienced their most important floral holiday of the…
GENOA, Italy: After a break due to Covid-19 last year, the 12th Euroflora opened in Italy on 23 April 2022;…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: RHP, the Dutch certification scheme for substrates and raw materials has joined the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI2025), the most…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Van der Ende Groep, a leading supplier of water treatment solutions, is pleased to announce the relaunch of…
BOSKOOP, Netherlands: The build-up to Plantarium|Groen-Direkt tradeshow in August is good, looking at the forward bookings. Exhibitor bookings are looking…
WESTLAND, Netherlands/MIAMI, USA: Its official name is Geogenathus ciliatus, aka Geo. And the plant is set to revolutionise the houseplant…
Come and join a celebration of the best of the best in ornamental horticulture at the AIPH International Grower of…
ALMERE, Netherlands: Japan is the supreme winner at the first of 13 scheduled awards ceremonies at the AIPH-approved international horticultural…
Dutch King and guests witness the importance of ornamental horticulture to help create an urban future with nature at the…
ABU DHABI, UAE: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) aims to diversify its economy by reducing the focus on crude oil.…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: Syngenta Flowers has appointed Emily Mason as the company’s new Global Head of Marketing. This strategic hire supports…
WILP, Netherlands: Dutch-based Schoneveld Breeding hosted an Open House at its premises in Wilp, the Netherlands, in mid-February. Young plant…
WOUBRUGGE, Netherlands: Floritec, a company that has quickly made a name in the floral industry by breeding durable, disease and pest…
LISSE, the Netherlands: Tomorrow, a truck filled to the brim with fresh cut flowers, potted bulbs, trees and shrubs will…
ALMERE, Netherlands: Floriade Expo 2022 Amsterdam – Almere has confirmed that Dutch King Willem-Alexander will officially open the AIPH-approved horticultural…
HEREFORD, UK: Cian Lynch has this month been appointed as Senior Business Support Administrator for the Transplant team at Wyevale…
MIAMI, USA: Decowraps, a leading packaging supplier to the floral industry, announced this week it has completed its acquisition of…
Welcome to the first global webinar on sourcing flowers and plants from Turkey, which is brought to you by the…
WARSAW, Poland: After a two-year break due to the pandemic, the Tulip Show returned to the Orangery of the capital’s…
STUTTGART, Germany: In January, Selecta One joined the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI). The German breeding company supports the overarching FSI…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: The preparations for the Dutch Lily Days are well underway. The event, which runs June 7 – 10…
DIDCOT, UK: With the introduction of Border Control Points (BCPs) on 1 July 2022, the horticulture industry is doing all…
LISSE, the Netherlands.: After a two-year break due to the pandemic, the Annual Freesia Show returned to Keukenhof’s Oranje Nassau…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Mitsui and Co. Ltd. announced the completion of a definitive agreement under which a new company, formed from…
STUTTGART, Germany, WESTLAND, Netherlands: The preparations for FlowerTrials® 2022 (14-17 June 2022) are well underway. Selecta One and Evanthia are…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: GreenTech Americas, in association with the Dutch Embassy, the Netherlands Business Support Office and KLM, launched a smart…
ALMERE, Netherlands: On Thursday, 14 April International horticultural exhibition Floriade Expo 2022 Amsterdam – Almere opens its doors for six…
MIAMI, USA: Long-recognised as an innovator in the industry, Nature’s Way Farms, located in Miami, FL, is celebrating another milestone…
ERICA, Netherlands: Dutch-based plant grower Kwekerij van Winden has added growing space to its operation while a new conveyor and…
On 21 March, Iranians worldwide celebrated the Persian New Year, or Nowruz. For this occasion, we asked flower and plant…
NAALDWIJK, Netherlands: Royal FloraHolland had an ‘exceptionally good year’ in 2021, according to chief executive Steven van Schilfgaarde with product…
GHENT, Belgium: The countdown has begun to the opening of the 2022 Floralies of Ghent flower show to be held…
VOORHOUT, Netherlands: During the first week of May, Dutch Spring Trials – a joyful association of eight plant breeders –…
NAARDEN, Netherlands: Chrysal, a global supplier of premium flower care products with proven results for growers, packers, supermarkets, florists and…
After a postponement due to the global pandemic, Expo 2021 Hatay finally opens in Türkiye with a stunning ceremony to…
These were the sage words of AIPH Secretary General Tim Briercliffe at The International Association for Horticultural Producers (AIPH) Green…
Flower growers, importers, handlers, trade associations and exporters associated with the floristry, landscaping, garden retail and entertainment industry, and the…
According to its organisers, the sixth edition of Italy’s horticultural trade exhibition Myplant & Garden left its mark. One can’t…
FloraCulture International sat down with Jan van Dam, who became Dutch Flower Group (DFG)’s CEO in January 2021. We wanted…
Blue skies and warm breezes welcomed members of the Wholesale Florist and Florist Supplier Association (WF&FSA) for their 2022 Floral…
FloraCulture International had a conversation with Sylvie Mamias, Secretary General of Union Fleurs – the International Flower Trade Association, to…
CHOBHAM, UK: HTA members, North Hill Nurseries in Chobham hosted their local MP and Secretary of State for Levelling Up…
JYVASKYLA, Finland: The International Peatland Society (IPS) is deeply concerned about the ongoing military and political Russian aggression against the…
HAMBURG, Germany: Andrés Velásquez is the new Director of PR and Communication at CIOPORA, the International Association of Breeders of…
KUDELSTAART, Netherlands: Dutch-based cut foliage specialist supplier Adomex is pleased to announce the appointment of Gerard Wijma as Chief Executive…
DIDCOT, UK: The HTA Ornamentals Technical Committee (OTC) met for the first time this week at Horticulture House in Didcot.…
CAMPOROSSO, Italy: Antonio Biancheri, a horticulture pioneer and entrepreneur, has died. He was 96. It is with a heavy heart…
NYON, Switzerland: The International Seed Federation (ISF) has chosen Spain to host the World Seed Congress 2022. Organised annually, the…
GENEVA, Switzerland: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced the launch of the IATA Recommended Practice Per-Passenger CO2 Calculation…
ANGERS, France: France’s leading agricultural trade show wrapped up on 17 March 2022. Highlights included the announcement of Hoogendoorn Growth…
Join a free webinar on Wednesday 6 April that will be looking at the trading opportunities with Türkiye’s ornamental horticulture.…
BOSKOOP, Netherlands: Trade show organiser Green Retail Events announces that early-bird exhibitor registration will close on 15 May 2022 for…
In the 21st Century, society is faced with various climatic and non-climatic challenges that can lead to abrupt, and in…
“Here on the arid spine of the formidable mountain, destroyer Vesuvius, brightened by no other tree or flower, you scatter…
VOORHOUT, Netherlands: The in-person FlowerTrials are back after a two-year break. From 14 to 17 June, over 60 breeding companies in…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Horticulture growers worldwide will soon be able to get valuable insights into their environmental footprint thanks to the…
WARSAW, Poland: Grower’s alliance Touch Me+ last month embarked on a retail safari in Warsaw to experience the latest trends,…
In the days leading up to the opening of its famous spring gardens on 24 March, Keukenhof releases this picture…
DELFT, Netherlands: Discontentment with the way flower auctioning in the Netherlands currently is done, is what drives rose growers Arie…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: With less than one month remaining before Floriade opens to the public on 14 April 2022, offers a…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Breeder Dümmen Orange, in association with IT Services company Fullstaq, has taken a next step in developing…
OTTAWA, Canada: The Canadian Garden Council (CGC) has proclaimed 2022 as Canada’s Year of the Garden, making it the first…
Today, Iranians worldwide will celebrate the Persian New Year, or Nowruz. For the April edition of FloraCulture International, we have…
BERKEL EN RODENRIJS, Netherlands: In raising the alarm over a dangerously fast degradation of the Earth’s soil, Indian Yogi and…
Agroberichten, the newletter of the network of Dutch agricultural counsellors worldwide, tries to answer the question of how the Urkraine-Russia…
BONN, Germany: Perennial plant breeders, growers, propagators and crop technicians from around the world will convene in the Netherlands for…
DIDCOT, UK: As part of its sustainability roadmap, the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has launched a new scheme to enable…
VALENCIA, Spain: Event organiser Feria Valencia today announced a major overhaul for the 2022 edition of Iberflora, Spain’s premier horticultural…
HAZERSWOUDE/BOSKOOP, Netherlands: Dutch based ornamental plant wholesaler Groen-Direkt today announced expanded experiences for its seasonal events, with five additional fairs…
Expo 2022 Floriade Amsterdam Almere organising committee presents its final progress report to AIPH before opening on 14 April In…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Next June’s GreenTech tradeshow already has 450 confirmed exhibitors) with less than 100 days left to go. Industry…
ALMERE, Netherlands: Industry professionals across the world are invited to attend Floriade Expo’s ‘Growing Green Cities 2122’ conference held between…
Bringing nature into the built environment and the local policies and strategies that activate these global agendas was the focus…
SHIRAZ, Iran: The Iranian Society for Ornamental Plants (ISOP), Shiraz University, the Ornamental Plants Research Centre (OPRC) and Iran’s Ministry…
PARIS, France: The Executive Committee of UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, met in an extraordinary session to…
KENT, USA: OASIS® Grower Solutions is pleased to announce the addition of technical sales representative, Sharon Warschauer, to support customers…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Royal FloraHolland, the world’s largest floral trade hub, hosted a charity auction today, 14 March, to help those…
WAGENINGEN, Netherlands: The Dutch knowledge sharing organisation and service provider for growers around the world Delphy and horticultural media outlet…
ALMERE, Netherlands: The Dutch Royal Mint has issued a set of coins to commemorate the Floriade Expo 2022. Olympic gold…
BLEISWIJK, Netherlands: The 2022-2023 Green Trend Report unveils several green trends that, in the view of its makers will drive…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Next June’s GreenTech tradeshow already has 450 confirmed exhibitors) with less than 100 days left to go. Exhibitor…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: Growers, importers, handlers, and exporters of fresh cut flowers worldwide in association with the floristry and entertainment…
MAASDIJK, Netherlands: Spring is off to an early start with above-average temperatures in much of the Netherlands – and to…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) gave its approval for a Category B International Horticultural Exhibition in the city…
LONDON, UK: The Garden Press Event returned for its first live event since 2020 on Wednesday 9 March 2022 with…
On March 8, International Women’s Day is celebrated worldwide, particularly in Ukraine and Russia, where women traditionally receive beautiful flowers…
The AIPH 2022 International Green City Conference on 8 March in the Media Centre of Expo Dubai 2020, UAE, from…
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands: GreenTech Americas are getting ready for their second edition on Wednesday 27, Thursday 28 and Friday 29…
PORTLAND, USA: The 2022 Farwest Show is now accepting submissions of new plant introductions for the upcoming New Varieties Showcase.…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: The Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association (EHPEA) revealed that Ethiopia’s six-month horticulture earnings grew by 20 per…
BOSKOOP, the Netherlands: Green Retail Events, the organiser of the revamped Plantarium/Groen Direkt show, today announced five people from within…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Service has flown 86 Boeing 777-200 aircraft loaded with 110 million cut roses…
ALMERE, Netherlands: Floriade opens in the Netherlands on 14 April 2022. The AIPH-approved World Horticultural Expo will welcome 33 countries…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: In line with the strategic extension of its product portfolio HilverdaFlorist is pleased to announce the acquisition…
A US consumer houseplant purchasing study, coordinated by the country’s Floral Marketing Fund, has shown that houseplants make people happier.…
NAALDWIJK, The Netherlands: A remarkable journey into the world of the orchid, whereby millions of plants can be admired in…
DIDCOT, UK: Nature-based solutions to climate change such as plants for urban greening and tree planting are one of the…
ESSEN, Germany: Due to the pandemic, the world’s leading trade fair for horticulture, IPM ESSEN, will not be held again…
WAREGEM, Belgium: Belgium’s premier horticultural trade show Florall was back in Waregem Expo on Tuesday 1 March 2022. True to…
FCI Feature: Learn more about the world’s most prestigious horticultural awards and prizes, which have a significant economic impact and…
Eva Kähler-Theuerkauf is President of Landesverband Gartenbau, Vice-President of Zentralverband Gartenbau, and owner of a lavender, perennials pot mum wholesale…
Mark Kolster, CEO of the Dutch Naturals floristry chain and co-founder of Flowerboxx, confidently predicts that the imminent launch of…
In garden centres across Europe, Senetti® is currently bringing a burst of colour to spring in the colour of blue.…
At its annual conference, held as a zoom meeting in Ghent on 14 December 2021, the Belgian board for ornamentals…
In the 21st Century, society is faced with various climatic and non-climatic challenges that can lead to abrupt, and in…
Advances in protected cropping technology, particularly in semi-closed greenhouses and control systems based on artificial intelligence, enable nurseries to be…
Gabriel Becerra joined the Wholesale Florists and Florist Supplier Association (WF&FSA) as its new president last June. FloraCulture International sat…
Many entrepreneurs will agree that “collaboration is the key to innovation”. This maxim certainly rings true when you see the…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: We all know the rule of trading etiquette – don’t talk politics (and lately also Covid-19) in business…
QUITO, Ecuador: Esmeralda Farms and Tecnoviv have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Esmeralda will acquire the variety…
MIAMI, USA: Broekhof, a global leader in flower packaging, has launched the Recy® Kraft Look sleeve, a sleeve made from…
DIDCOT, UK: The HTA’s Ornamental Management Committee (OMC) has serious concerns that the plant health inspection regime is not fit…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Mr Jan Willem Wessel passed away on 28 January 2022 in his hometown Bentveld. He was 71. He…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Van der Ende Group, a leading supplier of water treatment solutions, is to offer its customers an even…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: The Dutch Flower Group named Joost Gietelink as its new Chief Financiel Officer, effective 1 June 2022.…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has announced the finalists of the International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards…
Lifestyle changes brought on by the pandemic – including the collective switch to working from home and the consequent desire…
Floritec has quickly made a name in the floral industry by breeding durable, disease and pest resistant, high yielding Chrysanthemum…
SCHINDELLEGI, Switzerland: Kuehne+Nagel enters in a long-term dedicated charter agreement with Atlas Air, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide…
EDE, Netherlands: At its Annual General Members Meeting on 16 February 2022, Dutch flower auction Plantion presented its three-year strategic…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: The Dutch Horticultural Entrepreneur Award Foundation has announced the finalists for the prestigious Dutch Horticultural Entrepreneur Awards which…
How the floral industry is coping amidst supply chain disruptions was a popular hook in both national and local media…
DELFT, Netherlands: The Hyperconnected Europe initiative kicks off with over 50 cities and regions from 15 European countries already expressing…
BOSKOOP, Netherlands: Thousands of panicled Hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata) grown by Dutch plant nursery Living Creations will unveil their beauty at…
GENOVA, Italy: After a break due to Covid-19 last year, Euroflora opens in Italy on 23 April 2022; the AIPH-approved…
BOSKOOP, Netherlands: On 7 February 2022 Jan de Vries and Michiel Gerritsen of Stichting Vakbeurs voor de Boomkwekerij (SVB) and…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Breeder Dümmen Orange has moved its breeding facilities for pot and garden mums from Fareham (UK) to its…
DIDCOT, UK: British horticulture industry agrees with Public Accounts Committee Brexit trade burdens report – more costs and burdens to…
MIAMI, USA: Our man in the United States, William Armellini from floral industry forum FlowersandCents reached out to several industry…
CLEWISTON, FLORIDA/USA: The Airglades International Airport, located 100 miles north of Miami, is announcing the development of a new, state-of-the-art…
TURIN, Italy: Piedmont-born Arianna Giardino, winner of Asproflor’s 2021 Miss Comuni Fioriti (Miss Communities in Bloom) pageant will be the…
From 14 April – 9 October 2022, Almere will be the stage for the AIPH Approved A1 World Horticultural Exhibition,…
VANTAA, Finland: Kekkilä-BVB, a long-established and reputable manufacturer of growing media products, is delighted to announce Grow22, a two-day webinar…
DIDCOT, UK: Helping millions of consumers to be part of efforts to end peat use in horticulture is at the…
Each year, Italy’s National Association of Nursery Stock Exporters (ANVE) invests money into graduate students and the research they are…
VANCOUVER, Canada, WAGENINGEN, Netherlands: Vancouver-based AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd., a publicly listed ag-tech company that develops sustainable cultivation solutions, is…
VENHUIZEN, Netherlands: Ready to kick off the growing season? Visit PanAmerican’s Pansy & Viola trials in week 9 and 10.…
ROELOFARENDSVEEN, Netherlands: Naktuinbouw, the Dutch inspection service for horticulture uses a three-minute video to explain its Elite quality standard and authorisation…
For the first time since before the pandemic, on 7 March 2022, organisers from forthcoming AIPH approved International Horticultural Expos…
Hearts are ruling consumer heads, despite the coronavirus pandemic, says Matthijs Mesken, director of VGB. “We see that they continue…
Following two years of restrictions and uncertainty, the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) announces its first in-person event in…
Hamburg, GERMANY: Thirteen leading cut rose breeders, organised in CIOPORA and its Crop Section Cut Rose IRBA, have called upon…
Milan, ITALY: Myplant, an important professional trade fair for the gardening industry in Italy, confirms the steady growth of Italian…
Bruce Harnett is Managing Director of Kernock Park Plants, Cornwall – a grower and distributor of young ornamental plants. Kernock…
The Lynch Group is a third-generation, vertically integrated wholesaler of cut flowers and potted plants for the Australian and Chinese…
Valentine’s Day is the number one holiday for everyone involved in the floral industry, driving consumer purchases in Europe and…
FLORIADE EXPO 2022: The pioneering Dutch horticulture sector introduces exemplary innovations to the world. From 14 April 2022 onwards, you…
MIAMI, USA: Royal Van Zanten and The Queen’s Flowers, two of the world leaders in floriculture, have joined forces to…
As a landscape architect working mostly in the public realm, I am always looking for tough plants that are visually…
To answer this key question, the horticultural industry is recommended to undertake a mapping exercise to collate and assess the…
BARBERTON, USA: Breeders network Must Have Perennials is proud to announce the release of their new product catalogue for 2022-23.…
NYON, Switzerland: The world faces a serious health crisis with “SARS-CoV-2” and the disease it causes “coronavirus disease 2019” (COVID-19),…
WEST CHICAGO, USA This year, PanAmerican Seed® reaches its diamond anniversary in the horticulture industry. The company celebrates 75 years…
STUTTGART, Germany: German plant breeder and propagator Selecta One is pleased to announce the relaunch of its website that is…
RIJSENHOUT, the Netherlands: Dutch-based breeder and propagator Royal Van Zanten turn a shipping container into a growth chamber for closed-loop…
ALMERE, Netherlands: The Culture Group for Roses and Rootstocks -with its secretariat running under the Dutch industry body Anthos, and…
PARIS, France: Available exhibition space is a key driver in the development of the exhibition industry globally. To provide the…
ADANA, Turkey: Established in 1987, GardenKoala Ltd. from Adana province specialises in growing tropical foliage plants, flowering house plants and garden…
RIJSENHOUT, Netherlands: Featuring large blooms that gracefully arise above dark green foliage, Alstroemeria ‘Intenz Dark Pink’ – a bred from breeder…
HEREFORD, UK: UK-based Wyevale Nurseries in Herefordshire is helping a charity in the county with its fundraising efforts by donating…
RIJSENHOUT, Netherlands: For consumers Charmelia makes the perfect flower to brighten up the winter. Dutch Charmelia growers are thankful for…
DIDCOT, UK: The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has recognised the importance of research and market insights and horticultural advice to…
CHELMSFORD, UK: A fundraising bid aiming to secure the future of ‘Floral Fantasia’ at RHS Garden Hyde Hall, has been…
The publication in 2019 of a new standard for the design and construction of commercial greenhouses in Europe is just…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect every industry and all walks of life, the international cut flower trade has…
Biorationals are registered plant protection products generally derived from the natural environment, offering improved benefits for plants, people and the…
MILAN, Italy: Four weeks before opening, Italy’s horticultural trade show Myplant&Garden, in association with the Italian Ministry of Agriculture has…
NEWARK, USA: It appears that even during a pandemic, consumers believe it is important to celebrate those they love. With…
ST PETERSBURG, Russia: St Petersburg is arguably one of Russia’s best city wedding destinations. Wedding ceremonies are unthinkable without flowers.…
WEST CHICAGO, USA: PanAmerican Seed® is pleased to continue its charitable give-back to less widely known causes through annual donations…
STUTTGART, Germany: In line with the strategic extension of its product portfolio Selecta one, has establish a long-term cooperation with…
ANNAPOLIS, USA: In October 2021, the Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier Association (WF&FSA) introduced a new initiative to bring the…
Klasmann-Deilmann has launched a new substrate called Advanced. It sets the bar high for responsible horticulture combining the most valuable…
WASHINGTON, USA: On Thursday, January 6, 2022, the Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), kicked off a milestone year, recognising and thanking…
Ms Na Yu from Huazhi Flowers is a core supplier of cut flowers to Chinese retailer Freshippo. In an exclusive…
The AIPH International Conference: The Path to Sustainability in Ornamental Horticulture boasted an international line-up of 27 industry expert panellists…
The movement of plants and plant products globally involves an ever-increasing number of countries, product ranges and volumes. A situation…
Millennials buying new homes is “good news” for the American horticulture industry, notes AmericanHort’s chief economist Dr Charlie Hall. This…
BIRMINGHAM, UK: Showcasing the Landscaping industry more than ever before, The Landscape Show 2022 looks to bring more exhibitors, more…
PADUA, Italy: Italy’s oldest horticultural trade show Flormart due to take place between 9-11 February 2022 has been postponed as…
SCHINDELLEGI, Switzerland: Kuehne+Nagel is launching the Seaexplorer disruption indicator to measure the efficiency of the world container shipping networks. The…
ENCINITAS, USA: It’s officially 2022, and that means it’s a new year with new trends to follow when it comes…
Russia’s domestic flower industry has received a significant impetus late last year as the government of Belarus abolished the value-added…
ALEXANDRIA, USA: The USA’s Floral Board uses a two-minute video to explain its national marketing campaign in an easy way.…
MISHMAR HASIVA, Israel: Plant breeder and propagator Danziger from Israel is delighted to announce a new episode of ‘Danziger Live’,…
MT ANNAN, Australia: WildFlowers Australia (WFA), the national industry body focusing on the marketing and sales of cut flower and…
DIDCOT, UK: Gardening writer and broadcaster Peter Seabrook has died suddenly aged 86. In a tribute to the legendary gardening…
ANGERS, France: The VIII International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation due to take place between 18-22 April 2022 in…
Established in 2010, Vita Farms is one of the leading growers and distributors of young plants in Guatemala with a…
With fertile lava soils, a tropical climate on the coasts, a temperate climate in the highlands, and abundant rainwater, Central…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: The Dutch cut tulip season has kicked off on National Tulip Day, Saturday 15 January. Tulip growers on…
INADCO Engineering is one of Europe’s leading measurement equipment distributors and manufacturers, servicing amongst many sectors the horticultural industry since…
NEWARK, USA: January 2022 marks the start of the new International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA), the global trade association representing…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), the world’s champion for the power of plants, is proud to welcome EFB…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Specialist medinella grower Laguna and calathea grower Tass Nurseries from Wateringen, the Netherlands will acquire from Stricker Plants…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: RHP, the Dutch certification scheme for substrates and raw materials today announced that Raymond Hedges has joined the…
So many people worked so hard over five years to make Expo 2021 Yangzhou happen. Despite making the unimaginable materialise…
Rabobank in association with Royal FloraHolland has published its 2021 World Floriculture Map. The report shows a fairly stable pattern…
NAARDEN, Netherlands: You want your customers to enjoy your beautiful flowers for as long as possible so with every bouquet…
BAARLE NASSAU, Netherlands, ECHIROLLES, France: Sudlac SAS and Mardenkro BV, two companies that produce innovative greenhouse coatings, are moving forward…
EDE, Netherlands: Dutch auction house Plantion reports a turnover of €114.5 million in flower and plant sales for 2021, an…
KUDELSTAART, Netherlands: Aalsmeer-based plants and flowers export company Aablo Export B.V. (Aablo) has joined forces with OZ-Hami, a Dutch Flower…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: The city council of The Hague has offered its organisers a one-off grant worth up to €25,000, allowing…
Dutch corsos have been added to UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). The coveted UNESCO status aims at safeguarding…
ZUG, Switzerland: COFRA Holding (“COFRA”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Dalsem, a leading developer of complete, high-tech greenhouse…
WAGENINGEN, Netherlands: Wageningen-based company Thatchtec has changed its name into Soilwise. The name change follows the road towards biobased soil…
“Live the Garden Life” is a cheery New Year’s Resolution, and it’s also the Canadian Garden Council’s call-to-action kickstarting its…
Dutch-based ornamentals grower Bernhard Nurseries recently won the 2021 Royal FloraHolland Greenovation Award. While Bram Bernhard sees the prestigious prize…
Sarcandra glabra is an evergreen shrub commonly found on wooded banks and streams in Southeast Asia, where it grows wild.…
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: While Sahid Nahim from floral marketing company New Bloom Solutions had been to the San Francisco Flower…
Floriade opens in the Netherlands on 14 April 2022; the AIPH-approved A1 World Horticultural Expo will demonstrate to citizens how…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Six major chrysanthemum propagators have joined forces to further reduce the use of chemicals in cutting production in…
WEILER-SIMMERBERG, Germany: It is relevant that products are not purely generic and easy to replace. With this in mind, Richard…
DIDCOT, UK: The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is to offer its members an even greater level of support thanks to…
Mrs Maggie Hobbs is the co-owner and director of Tambuzi, a grower in Kenya with goals of having beneficial social…
Mr Hidde J. Koenraad is an intellectual property lawyer at Boekx Advocaten Amsterdam. This column was written for the December…
Stars for Europe is the marketing initiative of European poinsettia breeders: Beekenkamp Plants, Dümmen Orange, Selecta One and Syngenta Flowers.…
An EU funded project seeks to develop and introduce commercial formulations of the new environmentally sustainable fumigants. Protecting the environment…
During a grower webinar in November 2021, hosted by US trade magazine Greenhouse Management and Canadian control systems supplier Argus…
CHESTER, UK: The UK’s Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) 56th annual conference due to take place at the end of this…
The Guangzhou Garden RHS Chelsea 2021 perfectly illustrated the role for chartreuse foliage plants in a late season planting scheme…
’s-GRAVENZANDE, Netherlands., GUELPH, Canada: Royal Brinkman and Kam’s Growers Supply have joined forces to grow their businesses and offer an…
BOSKOOP, Netherlands: Plantarium, is planning to combine with Groen-Direkt to form a single event that is organised several times a…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: As part of the Netherlands’s presence at the World Expo in Dubai, the Dutch Horticultural Days will showcase…
ABU DHABI, UAE: Pure Harvest Smart Farms, a world-leading, sustainable technology-enabled agribusiness, has announced the recent appointment of Saqib Zia…
ANGERS, France: The organisers of France’s leading agricultural trade show SIVAL postpone its trade show, initially scheduled to be held…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) in association with Union Fleurs, the International Flower Trade Association, announces the 69th…
Jonathan Whittemore, Head of Production and Procurement at Johnsons of Whixley, a wholesale plant nursery based in Kirk Hammerton, Whixley…
Nature-based solutions (NBS) is a term that is becoming widely used to describe the use of natural systems to solve…
Ornamental Plants and Flowers (OPF) Mexico is a committee integrated by Mexico’s principal plants and flowers organisations, including Mexican Flower…
IJSSELSTEIN, Netherlands: Reinier van Rijssen hands over the reins of royalty management agency Plantipp to son and daughter Peter and…
DIDCOT, UK: The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) reported strong Christmas sales for garden centres. The organisation’s Garden Retail Monitor…
Floral marketeer and floral industry consultant New Bloom Solutions from the USA discusses how Valentine’s Day affects the floral industry…
ORMOND BEACH, USA: Details Flowers Software announces their new partnership with Smithers-Oasis. Effective December 2021, this partnership will give Details…
KWINTSHEUL, Netherlands: There’s no better way to soak up some good old Christmas atmosphere than to pay a visit to…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: No brightly-hued tulip garden at Amsterdam’s Dam Square on 15 January 2022 to celebrate the arrival of Dutch…
HILLEGOM, Netherlands: Boskoop’s Royal Horticultural Society (KVBC) honours eleven roses with Certificate of Excellence. Since 2017, Boskoop’s Royal Horticultural Society…
ANGERS, France: Francesco Mattina was confirmed on 20 December as the Community Plant Variety Office’s (CPVO) new President. Mattina, who…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Potted, the emerging online flower and plant delivery service for flower shops, florists and retailers worldwide, would like…
In his Acres Online newsletter Acres Online, Chris Beytes, editor at large of our sister publication GrowerTalks, reports that Glenn…
DIDCOT, UK: As Defra and the Welsh government launch their ‘Ending Retail Sale of Peat in Horticulture in England and…
MIAMI, USA: Connecting the different segments of the floral industry and sharing innovative ideas is how this industry will bloom.…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Royal FloraHolland’s Supervisory Board and Council of Members have approved the intended investment for the further development of…
Ibraflor, the Brazilian Institute of Floriculture, held a ‘Sustainability in the Floral Supply Chain’ conference at Veiling Holambra on 26…
HANN MUNDEN, Germany: Klaudia Benary-Redlefsen and Matthias Redlefsen say their final thank you to Nick as he retires from his…
Asocolflores president Augusto Solano sat down with FloraCulture International, December 2021, to speak about topical issues such as supply chain…
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands: Dutch lighting company Signify has entered into a definitive agreement with Osram to acquire Austin, Texas-based Fluence for…
In August, the Colombian Association of Flower Exporters, Asocolflores, cancelled its Proflora show – one of the world’s premier floriculture…
PARIS, France: French media company Media Jardin Groupe J announced the winners of the 2021 Graines d’Or Awards during a…
Chen Yingxu (陈迎旭) is the founder and owner of Jin Ke Hong Xiang (金科宏祥 ) (import company) and Ying Xiao…
Kekkilä-BVB expands European presence with Brill Substrate and Brill Papenburg Logistics acquisition
VANTAA, Finland: Kekkilä-BVB has signed an agreement to acquire German companies Brill Substrate and Brill Papenburg Logistics. The businesses to be acquired include a…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange has expanded its popular Freya series with Freya Pink and Freya White. Among consumers, red is…
CHESTER, UK: The UK’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) has announced that leading economist Roger Martin-Fagg will be speaking at its…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: To secure progress made, stimulate further improvement, and prepare for upcoming legislation, new environmental and social requirements…
This forthcoming Thursday and the next, Paprika Tasty Radio will broadcast the last two episodes of its series ‘Jungle Talks…
The poinsettia market has been “amazingly stable” this year, with coloured varieties enjoying increasing success; however, inflated energy prices mean…
CHESTER, UK: Barton Grange Garden Centre and Castle Gardens have recently been announced as the national winners of the 2021…
MONHEIM, Germany: Today, Bayer, Bushel and Amazon Web Services (AWS) unveiled Project Carbonview. This has been conceptualised by Bayer and…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) and the Urban Biodiversity Hub (UBHub) are proud to announce the signing of…
NAIROBI, Kenya: As climate change worsens, millions of smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa grapple with unprecedented weather changes and influxes…
Kai Hattendorf is CEO of the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI). In this exclusive interview, published in December…
ANNAPOLIS, USA: The Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier Association (WF&FSA) will hold its 2022 Floral Distribution Conference (FDC) in Miami,…
MIAMI, USA: True sustainability needs transparency. With this in mind, Sahid Nahim of New Bloom Solutions and David Kaplan of…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: After the city of Beringen in Belgium in 2020, Nantes in France wins the second edition of the…
ESSEN, Germany: IPM ESSEN, scheduled for 25 to 28 January 2022, cannot take place due to the currently difficult pandemic…
Around the world, there is an active conversation about the importance of plants and what they bring to the planet.…
PARIS, France: France’s horticultural media outlet Fleurnews reports that Végétal Group, a grower and distributor of houseplants, garden plants and…
VOORHOUT, Netherlands: After a break due to Covid-19 last year, breeders united in Fleuroselect have picked up again their controlling…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Flower exporter Barendsen will join OZ-Hami, part of Dutch Flower Group (DFG), effective 1 January 2022. Barendsen has…
A partnership less than five years old is blossoming in ornamental horticulture between Danish rose breeder Roses Forever and Chinese…
Comparative greenhouse research on tomato and strawberry shows that yield remains the same even when Rockwool and a large part…
CATANIA, Italy: Karen Tambayong, AIPH board member, Green City pioneer and ambassador of Indonesia’s ornamental horticulture has been named one…
BERLIN, Germany: My Christmas World, is a festive poinsettia pop-up store recently opened in Berlin’s 19th Heckmann-Höfe courtyard complex in…
NAALDWIJK, Netherlands: Dutch based plastic tank manufacturer Kemeling has announced that its manufacturing process, organisation and core products have been…
MIAMI, USA: Asocolflores, the Association of Colombian flower exporters, is always looking for new and creative ways for brand activation…
LONDON, UK: Southwark Council has transformed a south London park with the help of Wyevale Nurseries in Herefordshire and Devon-based…
ALLONNES, France: Flamingo International, a supplier of cut flowers and prepared vegetables to most of the UK’s leading retailers, is…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: The Dutch Association of Wholesalers in Floricultural Products (VGB) has launched the Sustainable Sourcing Scan. The tool does…
GENEVA, Switzerland: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released October 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand…
Plants are increasingly recognised for their contribution to climate change mitigation, as well as climate change adaptation. After COP26 in…
SCHWARMSTEDT, Germany: German perennial seed supplier Jelitto Staudensamen has highlighted azure blue lathyrus vernus and tri-coloured allum schoenoprasum mix as…
ESSEN, Germany: Germany’s leading horticultural media outlet Taspo reports that the country’s federal government provides up to €12,500 to small…
The Hainan Free Trade Port (“Hainan FTP”) is currently being planned and constructed in China’s southern island province of Hainan.…
The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the fragility of supply chains, and floral is no exception. In the early days…
Tickets are now available for the AIPH International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards, which takes place on 25th January…
ISTANBUL, Turkey: Mustafa Gültekin Gökgül, managing director of Athena Fuarcilik and an accomplished horticultural trade show organiser, is delighted to…
MOOREBANK, Australia: People looking for facts and figures about Australia’s floral industry can now turn to the Australian Flower Trade…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Flower Council of Holland’s managing director Dennis van der Lubbe will step down at the end of the…
DOWNER’S GROVE, USA: All-America Selections (AAS), North America’s most well-known and respected non-profit plant trialing organisation, is pleased to announce…
WILP, Netherlands: Breeding Accel, a Dutch-based plant breeding knowledge platform, has capitalised on existing resources and expertise by creating a…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) is proud to announce their partnership with 8 80 Cities in support of…
CHESTER, UK: Booking has now opened for the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual conference in January (January 23-26, 2022). The…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: Syngenta Flowers, Florensis and PanAmerican Seed today announced they will not exhibit at the IPM Essen show in…
DIDCOT, UK: The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association’s November Market Update Report shows that of the 3 million people who took…
MIAMI, USA: Broekhof USA, a global leader in flower packaging, has earned the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) Chain of Custody…
MILTON, Canada: The Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) sent delegates to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, this…
MOSCOW, Russia: One of the world’s top events and connection points for greenhouse construction and tech investors, Greenhouse Complexes Russia…
ESSEN, Germany: Anticipation is building now that preparations for Jungle Talks’ third Pro Manager Mastercourse Floriculture are well underway. The…
According to the Turkish Ornamental Plants and Products Exporters Association, Turkey’s flower industry is in excellent health, rapidly growing its…
Pent up demand, increased loading efficiency and cargo volumes continue to grow, but elevated air freight rates and capacity limits…
HEREFORD, UK: UK-based Wyevale Nurseries has put together a selection of plants for garden centres to follow the predicted trends…
DIDCOT, UK: Inaugural HTA report celebrates a year of achievements across carbon reduction, water resilience, sustainable growing media and plastics…
HALFMOON BAY, USA: Dutch greenhouse builder and horticultural engineering company Bosman Van Zaal in association with its sister company Crea-Tech…
SCHINDELLEGI, Switzerland: Kuehne+Nagel becomes the first air logistics provider to offer its customers the option to purchase Sustainable Aviation Fuel…
VELINES/ PARIS, France: Rosedor, a grower’s cooperative and a wholesale distributor of flowers and plants (running 9 cash and carry…
PADUA, Italy: Having celebrated its 70th edition in grande stile in 2019, one of Europe’s oldest horticultural trade exhibitions, Flormart, is undergoing a major…
The AIPH International Conference: The Path to Sustainability in Ornamental Horticulture boasted a line-up of expert panellists from around the…
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica: Webinar organiser, radio broadcaster, content marketing specialist and networking organiser Jungle Talks, in association with the…
DIDCOT, UK: The General Meeting of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) concluded the online edition of the 73rd Annual…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: The local auction will continue to exist in Rijnsburg, in addition to the future nationwide, digital auction. That…
DIDCOT, UK, SALZBURG, Austria: The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) is proud to partner with Salzburg Global Seminar to…
Each year, Urban October provides a platform for the global urban community to mobilise awareness of the challenges and opportunities…
LIEVEGEM, Belgium: Sylva Nurseries, recipient of the 2009 AIPH International Grower of the Year Award, is preparing for a period…
RYOMGAARD, Denmark: Pindstrup, one of the world’s leading suppliers of growing media, is pleased it has reached an agreement to…
IJSSELSTEIN, Netherlands: A court in Venice has accepted the request of Dutch-based royalty management agency Plantipp by ordering Italian plant…
EL ROSAL, Colombia: Dutch based plant breeder and propagator HilverdaFlorist will change distributor in Colombia. From 1 January 2022, the distribution…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Dutch-based cut rose, potted phalaenopsis and bedding plant grower Bernard has been named the winner of the 2021…
BARCELONA, Spain: With Christmas, less than 2 months away and true to tradition, Barcelona’s flower wholesale market Mercabarna-flor will held…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: €10,000 donation to purchase digital x-ray software at Sher Hospital in Ziway, Ethiopia. An appeal to support…
MEXICO DF, Mexico: Organisers JMT Consultores, OPF Mexico’s Consultative Council and IPM Essen are gearing up for the 2021 edition…
SANTA BARBARA, USA: Chris Markham from Greenhouse Management magazine brings the news of Robert Bett tand Jeanette Bett being the…
LOHNE, Germany: German horticulture packaging and plastic manufacturer Pöppelmann TEKU® is pleased that wholesale plant grower TM Zierpflanzen GmbH from…
LEVERKUSEN, Germany: The Supervisory Board of Bayer AG has appointed Rodrigo Santos (48) to the company’s Board of Management and…
UTRECHT, Netherlands: Flowerboxx, a software platform that helps florists tap into their online customer base and run a more efficient…
LONDON, UK: Market analyses by CLIVE Data Services for last month show that shippers – fearing a lack of peak…
FALLBROOK, USA: The California Association of Flowers Growers and Shippers (CalFlowers) is set to launch a digital campaign whose aspirational…
MILAN, Italy: Myplant & Garden, Italy’s leading premier horticultural trade show, could expand into a fourth hall, according to show…
RIJNSBURG, Netherlands: Tapping into the worldwide ‘cocooning’ trend, the Dutch Lisianthus industry is set to launch a digital campaign plus…
RIJSENHOUT, Netherlands: Könst Alstroemeria, a highly specialised plant breeding company in alstroemeria and zantedeschia, is delighted to welcome its new…
VIJFHUIZEN, Netherlands: Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMMP Cargo) – the company which was among the first airlines to launch…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange is delighted to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Jan Spek Rozen, that…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: The Dutch Flower Group (DFG) hosted its annual Dutch Flower Awards ceremony at the Aalsmeer Trade Fair on…
MILTON, Canada: Michel Gauthier, executive director of the Canadian Garden Council cannot think of a more appropriate way to honour…
On 25 October 2021, FloraCulture International (FCI), supported by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), Bloom’s Accademy and Flower…
DIDCOT, UK: Leonardo Capitanio, an ornamental plant grower in Monopoli, Italy and President of ANVE, Italy’s National Association of Nursery…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: Netherlands-based cut flower (gerbera, carnation, alstroemeria, and limonium) and potted plant (Inticancha alstroemerias, Glamour Helleborus, Garvinea gerberas,…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Tomorrow, 3 November, bay laurel growers, and plant repurposing experts Jack and Charl Goossens will hand Royal Lemkes’…
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Pure Harvest Smart Farms, a leading sustainable technology-enabled agribusiness, today announced that it has secured US $64.5…
MAASLAND, Netherlands: Dutch-based orchid grower Fransen Orchideeën has taken sales of their exclusive range of Sa-nook dendrobiums into their own…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Breeder Dümmen Orange has agreed to sell its cut rose nursery in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia, to AQ Roses.…
NISPEN, Netherlands: Since 2018, Dutch based bay laurel grower Gova, has diversified by collecting bay leaves from pruned branches to…
Flying by plane begins again for business travel, but air freight capacity is still a worry Fred van Tol Manager…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Ornamental flower and plant breeders and propagators Beekenkamp Plants and Dümmen Orange are once again organizing joint Poinsettia…
ALEXANDRIA, USA: The Floral Marketing Fund (FMF) released the results from the first of three consumer preferences studies being completed…
DIDCOT, UK: As world leaders prepare to gather in Glasgow for COP26, the UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is working…
BURG HAAMSTEDE, Netherlands: Construction of high tech growth chambers plus laboratory for Dutch fern breeder and propagator Vitro Plus will…
STUTTGART, Germany: Plant breeder and propagator Selecta One from Germany is again taking the opportunity to present excitingly new flowers…
DIDCOT, UK: The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) is proud to partner with the World Organisation of United Cities…
ALEXANDRIA, USA: Behind the work that the American Floral Endowment (AFE) undertakes to provide for the floral industry are the…
DE KWAKEL: Netherlands: ByRival announced today the launch of a new payment solution that will help horticultural entrepreneurs collect money…
ALEXANDRIA, USA: A committee has been working across industry segments to develop a proposal — and support — for a…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: After winning FleuroStar last June, Begonia I’CONIA Aroma Peach is gearing up for the upcoming season. Breeder Dümmen…
Chrysal’s Liquid Sachet on String allows liquid flower food to be automatically attached to bouquets
NAARDEN, Netherlands: Chrysal introduces Liquid Sachet on String, the only liquid flower food that can be attached automatically to bouquets.…
EDE, Netherlands: This morning 25 October, Dutch-based flower auction Plantion switched on what it says is “the first large format…
PARIS, France: Catherine Muller has been elected as President of Val’Hor as Mikäel Mercier stands down after three years of…
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica: Webinar organiser, radio broadcaster, content marketing specialist and networking organiser Jungle Talks, in association with the…
NEWARK, USA: Chief executives representing the new association being formed by the Produce Marketing Association and United Fresh Produce Association,…
DIDCOT, UK: UK garden centre sales have begun to level out after the gardening boom of 2020 but remain high…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dutch based sector body AVAG has further increased its representation of the Netherlands’ glasshouse construction and equipment sector with…
Dutch based floral art school Boerma Institute is delighted to announce that registration for its Master in European Floral Design…
BOLOGNA, Italy: Netafim, the global leader of sustainable precision irrigation solutions and agricultural projects, announced today it will launch several…
TAMPA, USA: Registration for the Tropical Plant International Expo (TPIE) is now live. The event is set to take place…
FloraCulture International (FCI) magazine, supported by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), Bloom’s Accademy and Flower Academy Italy are…
BRUSSELS, Belgium, HAMBURG, Germany: A 30-year protection term under the Community Plant Variety Rights (CPVR) was voted overwhelmingly by the…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Dutch cash and carry store Waterdrinker, a leading supplier of house plants and garden plants, today announced their…
LONDON, UK: Two of London’s leading cut-flowers and plants wholesalers have merged to create Green & Bloom, a one-stop-shop for…
LONDON, UK: London’s fruit, veg and flower wholesale market, New Covent Garden Is pleased to share with you the news…
FCI interviews Martin Hudson, co-founder and director of Flamingo International Group, a core supplier of cut flowers and prepared vegetables…
Cities are gaining recognition as identifiable ecosystems. The role they play in global conservation is gathering attention, particularly as urban…
BOGOTA, Colombia: Dümmen Orange, the world’s largest breeder and propagator of cut flowers, bulbs, tropical plants, pot plants, bedding plants…
LYON, France: Botanic’s Luc Blanchet, CEO of one of France’s leading garden centre chains, and the group’s general director Eric…
For the past 18 months, people have faced isolation challenges worldwide as they cope with the Covid-19 Pandemic. Many have…
Sustainability is now a high priority, at Board level, for many businesses in the ornamental horticulture industry. Not only is…
LA PALMA, Spain: A layer of ash continues to blanket the proteas grown by the eighty members of Proteas La…
NEWARK, USA: Produce Marketing Association (PMA) has announced that an Online Fresh Ideas Showcase, where companies can share their innovative…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Showcase your achievements – enter the Dutch Horticultural Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2022. Established by GroentenFruit Huis, Royal…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Gone are the days that a flower breeder spent years achieving a real breeding breakthrough, send out a…
JORDAN STATION, CANADA: Dutch-based Blue Radix, a company specialised in artificial intelligence for the greenhouse industry announced today it has…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: A recent online survey of consumers aged between 18 and 70 across four countries uncovered that Germans and…
NAIVASHA, Kenya: In their pursuit to bring more colours and to contribute to the development of a robust floral supply…
NIEUWAAL, Netherlands: Dutch-based chrysanthemum grower Linflower started harvesting the first Chic and Chic Cream mums this week. Mild weather, plus…
The afternoon of the AIPH Sustainability Conference on 30 September 2021 was dedicated to panel discussions on packaging and the…
VERTEMATE CON MINOPRIO, Italy: Industry veteran, founder of Italy’s horticultural magazine Flortecnica and journalist Arturo Croci and Giovanni Serra, professor…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Synergia Capital Partners, a Netherlands-based private equity firm that recently acquired an undisclosed minority stake in Plant World is…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dutch based horticultural supplier Royal Brinkman today announced the expansion of its international sales team, appointing Leon Verkoelen…
The fourth edition of the AIPH-approved horticultural technology show GreenTech welcomed 4200 attendees from 160 countries. More than 100 leading…
HASLETT, USA: The Great Lakes Floral Association (GLFA), a multi-state full-service trade organisation representing more than 400 florists, growers, wholesalers,…
By popular demand, the deadline has been extended for the AIPH International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2022. Growers…
ALEXANDRIA, USA: Robert “Bob” Williams II, AAF, PFCI, former Vice-President of North American Operations for Smithers-Oasis, passed away with his…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: On the opening morning of its Live & Online event on 28 September, GreenTech celebrated its annual awards…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Full steam ahead for GreenTech Live & Online on 28 – 30 September. The Dutch government has lifted…
TURIN, Italy: To ensure their flowers and plants stay top of mind, members of the Asproflor trade association go to…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Dutch based plant breeders and propagators United Selections and Könst Alstroemeria have officially partnered in their pursuit to…
ROELOFARENDSVEEN, Netherlands: Naktuinbouw, in association with the European Nursery stock Association (ENA) announce that the new editions (2021-2025) of the…
London, UK: A trendsetting event, RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, UK, is the most prestigious gardening event, attracting designers,…
Van der Ende Groep launches powerful new tool to remove pathogens by ultrafiltration from drainwater
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dutch Van der Ende Group, a leading supplier of water treatment solutions, has recently launched Kathari – an…
MISHMAR HASHIVA, Israel: Israel-based plant breeder and propagator Danziger today announced the expansion of its international sales team, appointing Xavier…
NEWARK, USA: Produce Marketing Association (PMA) has decided it will be unable to put on Fresh Summit 2021 scheduled for…
LONDON, UK: The Fairtrade Foundation, in association with London florist, Lavender Green Flowers, celebrated the women behind the blooms at…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dutch Greenhouse Delta is a provider of Dutch expertise in protected cropping. The Dutch business consortium believes that…
CITA, USA: Less than one week remain to obtain registration for the 2021 Independent Plant Breeders Conference. The registration deadline…
MADRID, Spain: Spanish living plant and fresh-cut flowers exports in the first four months of 2021 amounted to €241.7 million,…
The AIPH International Conference: The path to sustainability in ornamental horticulture boasts a line-up of expert panellists from around the…
MADRID, Spain: Individual gardeners in Spain spent an average of €33 in May 2021 in their country’s garden centres and…
COLOGNE, Germany: With less than months to go, preparations for Germany’s premier garden and outdoor living trade show spoga+gafa are…
Dr David Bek is a Reader in Sustainable Economies based at the Research Centre for Business in Society at Coventry…
CITRA, USA: Presented by the University of Florida’s Plant Science Research and Education Unit (PSREU), the 2021 Independent Plant Breeders…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: AALSMEER, Netherlands: The Dutch Flower Group (DFG) will host its annual Dutch Flower Awards ceremony at the Aalsmeer…
ST PETERSBURG, Russia: Dutch growers, breeders and plant propagators, united in the pr campaign JustChrys, presented healthcare professionals with a…
NAARDEN, Netherlands: Chrysal, Chrysal a global supplier of premium flower care products with proven results for growers, packers, supermarkets, florists…
CHESTER, UK: The UK’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) has announced the finalists for its annual Ruxley Rose competition. Twenty garden…
“It is vital that impactful sustainability measures are adopted as the norm across the industry,” says Dr David Bek, “There…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: World Horti Centre, the Dutch knowledge and innovation centre for international horticulture, is delighted to announce that Puck…
MUNICH, Germany: The European Nurserystock Association (ENA) held its summer meeting in Germany’s southern-most region Bavaria between 1 until 4…
Jeroen Oudheusden is a keynote speaker at AIPH’s forthcoming Sustainability Conference and Chief Executive of the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI).…
The latest update is in and it all seems good: the drone image data predicts your Easter weekend crop is…
OXFORD, UK: Ornamental horticulture and landscaping – the UK’s ‘original green economy’ – could be worth £42 billion by 2030…
With the Dutch horticulture industry working towards ‘climate neutral’ greenhouse crop production by 2040 at a session of GreenTech’s online…
Ximena Franco Villegas heads the Sustainability and Environmental Affairs Department of Asocolflores. She will be a panellist at AIPH’s Path…
MAHALLAT, Iran: Mojtaba Karamali from Iran, manager and company owner of Milad Flowers, takes pride in being the largest producer…
VIJFHUIZEN, Netherlands: After the last 21 months it is time for the global floriculture community to come together at the…
Pressure from consumers, social movement groups and retailers have propelled a major overhaul of Dutch sustainability certification for ornamental horticulture…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Fundamental changes have taken place in horticulture during the pandemic chaos, and with the onset of digital disruption,…
HERNING, Denmark: Magical Hydrangea, the brand name under which a range of colour changing indoor and outdoor hydrangeas are selling,…
VANCOUVER, Canada/WESTERLO, Belgium: Biobest, a global leader in biocontrol and pollination and ecoation, a pioneer in robotics and artificial intelligence…
WAGENINGEN, Netherlands: Delphy, the Dutch knowledge sharing organisation and service provider for cultivators around the world (formerly known as DLV),…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: A containerised tissue culture laboratory, an autonomous drone system for greenhouses, a tool to calculate tailor-made fertiliser recipes…
MEDELLIN, Colombia: It’s boasted as one of the world’s most iconic flower parades and also this year flower growers from…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Following a backlash from members, Royal FloraHolland has decided to reframe its digitalisation ambitions and mandatory eco-certification policy.…
HAMBURG, Germany: CIOPORA, the International Association of Breeders of Asexually Reproduced Ornamental and Fruit Varieties, will host members and friends…
BOGOTA, Colombia: Colour variety is a playground—and the wide scope of garden roses a well-stocked toy box. Alexandra Farms, the…
Being honest online to customers is just as important as face-to-face trade It was my first time shopping plants online,…
LONDON, UK: Trees bring many benefits to cities. Now, more than ever, trees need to be part of essential urban…
HAZERSWOUDE, BOSKOOP, Netherlands: Pent-up demand, strong prices, lush green foliage, vibrant autumn colours, an impressive range of christmas trees in…
WARSAW, Poland: The Polish Nurserymen Association and Agencja Promocji Zieleni are pleased to announce that the 28th edition of Green…
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica: Webinar organiser, radio broadcaster, content marketing specialist and networking organiser Jungle Talks, in association with the…
CARLSBAD, USA: The San Diego County Flower & Plant Association (SDCF&PA) is pleased to announce its 2021-2022 slate of officers…
Netherlands: Getting the best from your crop will, in future, become more the computer’s responsibility as autonomous growing looks set…
KERICHO, Kenya: Kenya-based Murara Plants, a plant propagator and supplier of quality starting material for cut flower, potted plant, patio…
WESTERLOO, Belgium: The biofungicide, ASPERELLO® T34 Biocontrol™, has been granted a label for use in greenhouse-grown ornamentals in California. Used…
BOGOTA, Colombia: When Colombia’s President Iván Duque will visit the grounds of Expo 2020 Dubai on 5 November, Colombian grown…
CHESTER, UK: Garden Centre Association (GCA) members in Scotland and Northern Ireland are celebrating after picking up awards during a…
BURGH HAAMSTED, Netherlands: The USA was the first country to adopt Nephrolepis exaltata ‘Nevada’, also known as the Nevada fern.…
MIAMI, USA: As dawn broke over Miami on the morning of Monday, June 9, flower-packed vans and trucks began converging…
FCI sat down with Baker McKenzie lawyers Andrew Sim and Alanna Rennie, who provided a Q&A on bad faith Plant…
BOSKOOP, Netherlands: The dense spikes of deep red flowers that beautifully contrast with grey foliage seduced judges of the ‘stand-in…
PENSACOLA, USA: Emerald Coast Growers has released an updated version of their Resource Guide. The 2021-22 edition features an exciting…
BREMEN, Germany: RoBoTec PTC is delighted to announce that it has won Sparkasse Bremen and Starthaus Bremen’s annual Bremen Start-up…
TEL AVIV, Israel: Netafim, a global provider of precision irrigation solutions and agricultural projects, announced today the launch of its…
WAREGEM, Belgium: After a break due to the pandemic, Belgium’s premier horticultural trade show Florall was back in Waregem Expo…
WESTERLOO, Belgium: Although consumers mainly associate Poinsettias with the festive season, growers are already embarking on the challenge to deliver…
PORTLAND, USA: Sensational® Lavender (Lavandula intermedia ‘Tesseract’ PP31786) was chosen by judged as the Best in Show winner in the…
BORDEAUX, France: Flora Nova, a French conglomerate of flower merchandising businesses Le Jardin des Fleurs and Oya Fleurs, are delighted…
RIJSENHOUT, Netherlands: Colombia-based flower grower Jardines de los Andes, supported by Dutch-based plant breeder and propagator Royal Van Zanten, is…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Atrium Agri, a global consortium focused on greenhouse technology, is proud to announce the addition of the 7th…
FloraCulture International (FCI) magazine, supported by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), invites ornamental growers, traders, retailers, and suppliers…
PORTLAND, USA: Kimono™ Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Hokomareki’ USPPAF), hybridised in the Netherlands by Kolster BV and introduced by Curoplant Co.,…
EDE, Netherlands: As of today, Plantion adds live video footage to its remote buying service KOA ( Kopen Op Afstand).…
ESSEN, Germany: Messe Essen, organiser of the world’s premier horticultural trade show IPM Essen, is adamant that the IPM show…
CHESTER, UK: The UK’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) members will find out who has come out on top in its…
Six ornamental horticulture experts have been selected to sit on the jury for the AIPH International Grower of the Year…
AUBIGNE-SUR-LAYON, France: Philippe Lamy, former director of France’s leading floral design school La Piverdie passed away on 14 August after…
DIDCOT, UK: Increased costs and restrictions on the UK horticulture industry to export to the EU has impacted a marked…
OLDENBURG, Germany: Floragard, a long-established and reputable manufacturer of exclusive growing media products and specialist mix substrates, is delighted to…
With a mandate agreed by international convention, AIPH, the International Association of Horticultural Producers has been approving and regulating International…
SALTASH, UK: Southeast Cornwall MP, Sheryll Murray, has seen first-hand how horticulture can play a part in driving ‘green growth’…
After the tumultuous year 2020 caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Fleuroselect cancelled its 50th-anniversary convention in the Netherlands. Now, in…
FCI magazine gladly accepted the invitation to attend their Open House event, which, pandemic or not, was filled to the…
ISTANBUL, Turkey: Event organiser Tarsus Turkey announces that its flower, garden and outdoor living trade show will no longer take…
TURIN, Italy: Asproflor, the trade association for ornamental horticulture in Italy’s northwestern Piedmont region welcomed more than thirty of its…
Mia Buma is Ornamentals Production Advisor to AIPH, wrote in the July-August 2021 edition of FloraCulture International magazine. AIPH’s Novelty…
FCI sat down with Debi Chedester, Executive Director of the American Floral Endowment (AFE), to talk about their 60th-anniversary celebration…
In the run-up to Mother’s Day, Royal FloraHolland reported a record week turnover of over 170 million euros. This achievement…
Carlo Vijverberg and Alex van der Goes are the directors of Florca, a company specialising in exporting cut flowers and…
Thaumatotibia leucotreta, commonly known as the False Codling Moth (FCM), is a threat to the production and marketing of roses,…
BRANSFORD, UK: BRANSFORD Webbs says the nation’s new gardeners hungry for plant information have fuelled a partnership with Joy of…
BAD AHRWEILER, Germany: Exceptionally heavy rain and flooding have caused severe damage to plant nurseries in Germany, with the states…
PORTLAND, USA: The Garden Center Group’s Retailers’ Choice Awards will once again be part of the Farwest Show in 2021.…
DIDCOT, UK: The leading trade association for ornamental horticultural businesses has responded to consultations by six water companies with an…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: One of the latest breeding breakthroughs in roses, Rosa ‘Speaking Blossoms’ made its début at the world’s largest…
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC: Effective September 2021, agricultural tyres manufacturer Mitas has announced price increases up to per cent on all…
VENHUIZEN, Netherlands: In early August, 850 young and old volunteers will receive a seed packet of French marigold on their…
BOGOTA, Colombia: Alexandra Farms, the premier grower of fresh cut garden roses and spray roses hosted its annual Garden Rose Design…
Sustainability is now a high priority, at the Board level, for many businesses in the ornamental horticulture industry. Not only…
PORTLAND, USA: The 2021 Farwest Show, happening August 18–20, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, is offering seven…
LONDON, UK: British online flower delivery service Bloom & Wild has bought French rival Bergamotte, creating the largest online business…
MONTREAL, Canada: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the IATA World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) publication with performance figures…
BOGOTA, Colombia: Event organiser and Proflora director Cristina Uricoechea announced that this year’s Proflora show in Colombia will not happen…
Netherlands: Fred van Tol, Manager of International Development at Royal FloraHolland, writes in the latest edition FloraCulture International, July-August 2021…
People thought I was crazy chuckles Charles Lansdorp remembering the reactions his industry peers gave to his Grandparents’ Day initiative.…
VEREDA PONTEZUELA, Colombia: Bringing a rainbow of colours and a plethora of shapes, textures and sizes is Danziger’s Annual Chrysanthemum Open…
ORLANDO, USA: In 2021, the National Horticulture Foundation (NHF) celebrates its 34th birthday. NHF founder and board member Joe Cialone…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Former Floriade and VBN President Jan van Doesburg died in Aalsmeer, Netherlands on 29 July 2021, aged 89.…
NORTH CAROLINA, USA: In the latest edition of FloraCulture International, we interview Abe van Wingerden, who, alongside his brother Art,…
PARIS, France: UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has released the latest edition of its Global Barometer research,…
NEW YORK, USA: The Museum at FIT (MFIT) will reopen to visitors on 6 August 6 with the debut of…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: Netherlands-based cut flower (gerbera, carnation, alstroemeria, and limonium) and potted plant (Inticancha alstroemerias, Glamour Helleborus, Garvinea gerberas,…
DIDCOT, United Kingdom: Between pandemic and plantdemic: how can the industry sustain the houseplant trend? This was one of the question…
HAZERSWOUDE/BOSKOOP, Netherlands: GROEN-Direkt, the organiser of one of Europe’s largest plant trolley fairs, is heralding the autumn of 2021 with…
HASLETT, USA: The Great Lakes Floral Association is pleased to announce it has awarded $7000 in scholarships to the 2021…
WAGENINGEN, Netherlands: Haifa Group, a global supplier of water soluble fertilisers and controlled release fertilizers, is delighted to announce a…
BARCELONA, Spain: LATAM Airlines has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) a cargo handling contract extension at Barcelona Airport. Having initially…
DIDCOT, UK: Following Lord Frost’s announcement yesterday that the UK will be maintaining a “standstill period” for current grace periods…
The work of four growers, Borgijink Bouvardia, Kwekerij Chrywijk, and Vreeken Bouvardia plus breeder Royal Van Zanten is showcased in…
ORLANDO, USA: A recent United Nations funded survey among global real estate investors found that 89.5% of them plan to…
DIDCOT, UK: The AIPH International Plant Health Survey 2021 reveals the promise of a bio-secure future for the ornamental horticultural…
CITTA DEL VATICANO, Vatican City: A truck filled to the brim with fresh cut flowers from the Netherlands, Kenya and…
WORLD, News: Five years ago, less than 15 per cent of the world’s greenhouse crop area was lit but that’s…
LONDON, UK: Flower retailers, suppliers and consumers must start paying a fairer share of the value of stems they purchase…
Showcase your achievements – enter the International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) 2022. Established by the International Association of Horticultural…
DIDCOT, UK: The latest market information suggests the beginning of a new normal, with garden centre sales for June 2021…
DIDCOT, UK: The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA ) announces that the National Plant Show will be back, bigger and…
PORTLAND, USA: The 2021 Farwest Show, taking place August 18–20, is offering three seminars that focus on climate adaptability, regenerative…
CAERNARFON, UK: Seiont Nurseries has been looking at ways to help garden centres promote new plants via their webshops and…
PIRKALA, Finland: Netled and Oh My Greens (OMG) have signed a contract for a three-year investment programme that will see…
BOSKOOP, Netherlands: Alex Schoemaker, a sixth-generation plant grower from Boskoop, announces the opening of his hydrangea paniculata showcase. The garden…
RIJSENHOUT, Netherlands: Dutch-based plant breeder and propagator Van Zanten Breeding announces the appointment of Rick Kroon to the role of…
Nature has never been more important in our lives whether at work, at home or at leisure. Quantifiable benefits of…
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released May 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand…
Global Orchid Growers (GOG) is the first virtual Global Orchid Event, organised by ten leading Phalaenopsis producers representing seven countries…
MEXICO DF, Mexico: Mexico is the perfect location for growing flowers and plants, but internationally there is inexact data. Ornamental…
PISTOIA, Italy: The Ornamental Nursery District of Pistoia (Distretto Vivaistico Ornamentale di Pistoia) has today announced the appointment of Francesco…
DUBAI, UAE: The Dutch business consortium Dutch Greenhouse Delta provides Dutch expertise in protected cropping. It helps growers around the world…
HENDRIK-IDO-AMBACHT, Netherlands: Florensis and Ball Horticultural Company have acquired the Dipladenia/Mandevilla breeding programme from the French company D.H.M. Innovation (DHMI)…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: In 2019 and 2020, Bosman Van Zaal expanded the existing cultivation system for miniature roses at HPD…
SCHINDELLEGI, Switzerland: Kuehne+Nagel is the world largest freight handler for flowers. The company has agreed to sell to Partners Group,…
BADEN-BADEN, Germany: The eyecatching pink/apricot floribunda rose ‘Royal Estelle’ was chosen as the most beautiful new breed at this year’s…
STUTTGART, Germany: Breeding and young plant company Selecta One announces that Nils Klemm has decided to end his role as…
EDE, Netherlands: Dutch-based flower auction Plantion is pleased to announce the re-launch of its website that is fresh, modern and…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Remmy Substrates India Private Limited, a manufacturer and exporter of coir fibre and coir pith has achieved RHP certification.…
PADUA, Italy: Having celebrated its 70th edition in grande stile in 2019, one of Europe’s oldest horticultural trade exhibitions, Flormart, is undergoing a…
Netherland: Unicum, a Dutch freesia growers’ group, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. FCI sat down with Unicum chairman and…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: The theme of GreenTech Live & Online, from 28 – 30 September at the RAI Amsterdam, will be…
NAIROBI, Kenya: Agriculture Sector Network Chairman and Elgon Kenya Managing Director Bimal Kantaria has been awarded the Productive Business Civility…
LEUSDEN, Netherlands: Modiform’s ecoExpert products have been approved by Cyclos, an independent body, and are now certified for recycling in…
PORTLAND, USA: The 2021 Farwest Show, set for August 18–20 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, has scheduled…
PITTSBURG, USA:. Zabo Plant, a worldwide supplier of lilies and calla lilies with its headquarters in the Netherland, is delighted…
DIDCOT, UK: HTA, the UK’s trade association for horticulture, has launched Let Britain Grow, a campaign calling for the Government…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Takii and the Van Gogh Museum began the summer of 2021 with a bang. The master florists of…
FloraCulture International (FCI) magazine, supported by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), invites ornamental growers, traders, retailers, and suppliers…
FloraCulture International (FCI) magazine, supported by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), attracted ornamental growers, traders, retailers, and suppliers…
VOORHOUT, Netherlands: Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, is proud to announce that the FleuroStar Award 2021/22…
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands: Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, partners with LED grow lights supplier Hortipar from the Netherlands,…
CHESTER, UK: FARM shops and houseplant sales dominated at garden centres this May (2021) according to the Garden Centre Association’s…
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica: Webinar organiser, radio broadcaster, content marketing specialist and networking organiser Jungle Talks, in association with the…
ZUNDERT, Netherlands: Exhibitor registration for the 30th edition of Europe’s premier amenity plant show GrootGroenPlus is open until 30 July.…
MISHMAR HASHIVA, Israel: It would be unfair to categorize Danziger’s Lepidium ‘Green Dragon®, as an ordinary filler flower. Sure, this…
RIJSENHOUT, Netherlands: Dutch-based plant breeder and propagator Royal Van Zanten is delighted to announce that they have added a new…
Showcase your ‘Living Green’ city at the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022 – online entries now open
Cities around the world are keen to showcase their ‘Living Green’ credentials, says the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH)…
XIAMEN, China: Construction of a new, China-based breeding technology centre for German plant breeder and seed firm Benary began in…
LEIMUIDERBRUG, Netherlands: MNP/Suntory and Florensis have joined forces in giving the world’s number 1 mandevilla brand Sundaville® a fresh new…
LOXLEY, USA: Plant Development Services, Inc. (Loxley, AL) is pleased to announce its 2022 trade releases debuting at Cultivate 2021,…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: AVAG, the Dutch glasshouse construction and equipment sector body, has announced that Henk Verbakel, CEO of Havecon Horticultural…
DIDCOT, UK: The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association’s (HTA) Market Update report for June shows that nationally garden centre sales were up…
DIDCOT, UK: Allium ‘Lavender Bubbles’ from Fairweather’s Nursery ‘ has scooped up Best in Show at the UK’s New Plant…
HEREFORD, UK: UK-based Wyevale Nurseries is contacting all its customers this month (June 2021) to highlight the importance of plant…
The Holland Dahlia Event marks its fifth anniversary this year. Four companies/venues have confirmed participation in the 3-day event, to…
Dümmen Orange to act as the exclusive agent for Jan Spek Rozen in Japan, South Korea and New Zealand
DE LIER, Netherlands: Breeders Dümmen Orange and Jan Spek Rozen are expanding their cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. Dümmen Orange…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: Syngenta Flowers is delighted to announce that Edwin Zuidgeest has been appointed as Head of Sales Netherlands and…
The environmental, health and economic benefits of nature-based-solutions are a convincing argument for integrating green roofs and green walls into…
VOORHOUT, Netherlands: Fleuroselect is proud to present the four entries in this year’s virtual FleuroStar contest. Each of these new…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange announced the launch of LaDiva, the new brand name for its entire range of lavender—from…
LEIMUIDERBRUG, Netherlands: MNP/Suntory’s trial grounds in Leimuiderbrug, Netherlands will be open to professional bedding and pot plant producers, garden retailers,…
DIDCOT, UK: HTA Board member Brian Fraser appeared before the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) select…
As the environmental, health and economic benefits of green roofs and walls are recognised across the globe, cities are integrating…
WARSAW, Poland: The Polish Nurserymen Association and Agencja Promocji Zieleni are pleased to announce that the 28th edition of Green…
NAALDWIJK, The Netherlands: Pent-up demand, cool new varieties and merchandising concepts. That sums up the mood at the 2021 Orchid…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Growing Media Europe (GME) has further increased its representation of Europe’s growing media industry with the addition of…
STUTTGART, Germany: Selecta One once again presents its latest bedding and balcony plant products and highlights for the 2021/22 season…
STUTTGART, Germany: German breeder and propagator Selecta One has teamed up with research institute LVG (Staatliche Lehr- und Versuchanstalt für…
DIDCOT, UK: Leaders from the horticulture sector have come together to write to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural…
NOORDWIJK, Netherlands: Full house for Decorum’s Spring Fair. The Dutch growers’ alliance Decorum says that its highly-anticipated two-day event is…
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, Webinar organiser, radio broadcaster, content marketing specialist and networking event organiser Jungle Talks, in association with…
STUTTGART, Germany: German plant breeder and propagator Selecta One is pleased to announce it has purchased the complete Helleborus assortiment…
Well, it is now a year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the global population. We have never experienced anything like…
HAZERSWOUDE/BOSKOOP, Netherlands: GROEN-Direkt, organiser of one of Europe’s largest trolley fairs, today announced its Autumn Fair which will take place…
GELDERN-WALBECK, Germany: Dümmen Orange, the world’s largest breeder and propagator of cut flowers, bulbs, tropical plants, pot plants, bedding plants…
MISHMAR HASHIVA, Israel: Israel-based plant breeder and propagator Danziger will be hosting Open Days at Imperial Plants in the Netherlands.…
TAMPA, USA: Jack Harrell Jr, Chairman and CEO of Harrell’s, LLC, has been selected to join the class of 2020’s…
WASHINGTON, USA: The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) in the USA has announced a webinar series focused on ‘knowing and growing’…
PADUA, Italy: The actual cost of Covid-19 for Italy’s ornamental horticultural industry differs significantly from the narrative run by the…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: Due to the pandemic, Syngenta’s Summer Trials have primarily moved to a virtual environment, showcasing more than 900…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: On 21 May 2021, Flower Council of Holland, the marketing arm of the Dutch ornamental horticulture sector, formally…
As an industry, we produce products that naturally contribute to the sustainability of the world. But are we able to…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Breeder Dümmen Orange today announced that it has divested its stake in the sales of its speciality…
The second annual Women in Horticulture Week, from 30 May until 5 June, honours, promotes and supports incredible female professionals…
DIDCOT, UK: The International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2022, organised by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH),…
PARIS, France: Lights. Camera. Action. French horticulture will be blooming in a new film starring Catherine Frot, who plays a…
ALMERE, Netherlands: V8 Architects and Dutch greenhouse builder Bom Group today revealed the winning design for Floriade’s 10,000m2 Greenhouse Complex.…
VENHUIZEN, Netherlands: PanAmerican Seed Europe BV offers a FlowerTalk live stream event as substitute for this year’s cancelled FlowerTrials. FlowerTalk…
BIRMINGHAM, UK: On 15-16 September 2020, Glee Gathering, a digital experience replacing this year’s Glee physical event, hosted exclusive content…
An upbeat mood, extremely mild winter weather, busy aisles and a grand opening. Hard not to be caught up in…
RIJSENHOUT, Netherlands: Dutch based Van Zanten Breeding BV is delighted to announce that Joost Kos has been appointed as breeding…
DIDCOT, UK: Horticultural Trades Association statement in response to Defra’s England Trees Action Plan. The Horticultural Trades Association has welcomed…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: In 2019 and 2020, Bosman Van Zaal expanded the existing cultivation system for miniature roses at HPD…
Germany, Lohne: The BASF Group’s agricultural research station requires plant pots in large quantities every year. Pöppelmann TEKU® supplies them…
ALEXANDRIA, USA: Starting today (18 May) the American Floral Endowment will be hosting new monthly webinars on production areas and…
The use of peat in horticulture is increasingly challenged by governments and NGOs around the world as part of the…
Cities that embrace the use of nature-based-solutions for water management have helped to identify highly effective techniques that will make…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: On Tuesday 11 May, the Ambassador, Deputy Chief of Mission and Counsellors of the Vietnamese Embassy visited World…
BUCAREST, Romania: To mark the opening of the Palace of the Parliament gardens in Bucarest, Romania’s Senate President Ms Anca…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: The celebration of Mother’s Day worldwide has further increased the already soaring demand for Dutch flowers and plants.…
VOORNE-PUTTEN, Netherlands: Dutch based Bio Kwekerij Frank de Koning is a modern biodynamic greenhouse business growing bell peppers, cucumbers and…
“We, the tree growers from Italy, believe that the United Nations Global Impact and the EU’s Green Deal uniquely position…
DIDCOT, UK: Find out what the global industry thinks and join in the conversation on 18 May in the ‘Sustainable…
DIDCOT, UK: Apple ‘Trinity’ from Frank P Matthews has been crowned Best in Show at the HTA Virtual New Plant…
AIPH World Green City Awards 2022 call for entries supported by The Nature of Cities. Collaborative cities that are working…
Floragard is a long-established and reputable manufacturer of exclusive growing media products and specialist mix substrates, has successfully trialled its…
At the beginning of 2021, a well-known discussion was taken up again in Europe about the necessity for more sustainable…
The MPS certification scheme supports horticultural entrepreneurs worldwide in their efforts to operate more sustainably, writes Hanim Dur. MPS offers…
Iberflora, Spain’s premier horticultural trade show, is all set for its golden jubilee (50th edition this year). The trade exhibition’s…
In equatorial regions, thrips are a major phytosanitary challenge and can significantly hinder the success of ornamental crop growers across…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Following a backlash from members, Royal FloraHolland has decided to reframe its digitalisation ambitions and mandatory eco-certification policy.…
Over the past 40 years, the agricultural industry has moved through different stages of consolidation. In my view, agricultural businesses…
It is pretty easy to start a horticultural business, and that’s one of the strengths of our industry. Conversely, closing…
Online plant retailer Michiel Ingen Housz offered FCI an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse into 123planten.nl while revealing some tricks of the…
AIPH World Green City Awards 2022 call for entries supported by Biophilic Cities. Cities that value the role of nature…
IJSSELSTEIN, Netherlands: Dutch lighting company Oreon partners with EnerSavings Inc. From Canada. EnerSavings is a leader in customized lighting retrofits…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Three internationally acclaimed best practice cases will be highlighted in a new three-part webinar series with the theme…
BLEISWIJK, Netherlands: Work to develop two hi-tech experimental growth chambers that have entered the final few weeks with multi-tier growing…
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, Webinar organiser, radio broadcaster, content marketing specialist and networking event organiser Jungle Talks, in association with…
LONDON, UK: UK’s online flower delivery service Bloom & Wild has bought Dutch rival bloomon, creating the largest online business…
‘Nature-based solutions for water management in cities’ is the second climate action topic in the series of City of London…
STUTTGART, Germany: Selecta One exhibited at Hortiflorexpo IPM Shanghai and reassured the importance of exhibitions and sharing face-to-face experiences with…
The AIPH 2021 International Green City conference brought together a worldwide audience of professionals, organisations, city councils and government administrations to hear…
Didcot, UK: As the world celebrated Earth Day on 22nd April 2021 The International Association of Horticultural Producers, AIPH, was…
NANYUKI, Kenya: Last year, Tim and Maggie Hobbs proudly announced that their Tambuzzi rose farm on the foot hills of…
While nothing is certain in these unprecedented topsy-turvy times, organisers of the fifth edition of the Holland Dahlia Event (1-3…
PINEY RIVER, USA: NewGen® Boxwood, from Saunders Genetics, LLC, and Saunders Brothers, Inc. are pleased to announce the joint hiring…
DEN HAAG, Netherlands: Patent holder Floration Europe from Bovenkarspel has drawn the short straw in summary proceedings against Royal FloraHolland.…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Dutch greenhouse builder Bosman Van Zaal has acquired horticultural engineering company CMW Horticulture, based in East Yorkshire, United…
In response to the growing importance of greening our world’s cities, the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has launched…
“Last year, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Kenya’s floral industry was grappling with a mix of threats that…
VEENENENDAAL, Netherlands: Registrations are coming in thick and fast for the free webinar on digital transformation in horticulture on 20…
SAN BOI DE LLOBREGAT, Spain: The inhabitants of Spain’s autonomous region, Catalonia, are gearing up for their most important floral…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics services, a leading pan-African airline, has transported 3.5 million Covid-19 vaccines from Shanghai…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: AVAG, the Dutch glasshouse construction and equipment sector body, has announced that Richard Vialle, affiliated with Crux Agribotics…
BOGOTA, Colombia: Alexandra Farms, the world’s largest grower of fresh cut garden roses and spray roses, proudly announces the availability…
LEUSDEN, Netherlands: Plants that fit in 15 cm pots are often placed loosely in a Euro Stacking Box. Modiform’s newly…
ST LOUIS, USA: Flopak USA, the leading full-service floral packaging provider, has a patent pending new shipping system that has…
LOXTON, South Australia; MUCHEA, Western Australia, WESTERLO, Belgium: Biological Services, a pioneering and leading biological pest control company in Australia…
Didcot, UK: The International Association of Horticultural Producers, AIPH, is the world’s Champion for the Power of Plants. Through their…
MAASDIJK, Netherlands: Dutch-based horticultural engineering company Ridder is proud to announce and welcome Said El Ouakili as its new EMEA…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Royal FloraHolland, the world’s largest global auction for cut flowers and potted plants, announced yesterday that the…
Almere, NETHERLANDS: A new international participant has joined Floriade Expo 2022: Japan. Floriade is delighted with this official confirmation of…
ANNAPOLIS, USA: The Wholesale Florist & Florist Supply Association (WF&FSA) will hold its 2021 Floral Distribution Conference (FDC) in Miami,…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: At the end of the February 2021, research agency Motivaction investigated the effects of Covid-19 on sales of…
GRAND RAPIDS, USA: J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom, a half-hour lifestyle show focused on flowers, returns for its third season,…
BEST-select, a consortium of 17 wholesale plant nurseries from Flanders is pleased that the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) has included…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: GreenTech Live & Online will be organised as an alternative event in blended format on 28 – 30…
YANGZHOU, China: The opening ceremony of Expo 2021 Yangzhou was held on 8 April in the ecological garden park of…
BOGOTA, Colombia: The Association of Colombian Nurseries, Colviveros, recently announced the launch of the B2B Conecta platform in the context…
NEW YORK, USA: The Museum at FIT (MFIT) presents Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion, its 24th academic symposium, open to…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange, the world’s largest breeder and propagator of cut flowers, bulbs, tropical plants, pot plants, bedding…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The Dutch flower industry officially welcomes the British goverment’s decision on 11 March to postpone the tightening of…
DIDCOT, UK: The Horticultural Trades Association’s (HTA) Market Update report for April shows that nationally garden centre sales were up…
TEL AVIV, Israel: Netafim, the global leader in smart precision irrigation solutions and agricultural projects, has signed a definitive agreement…
GENEVA, Switzerland: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released February 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that air…
MONSTER, Netherlands: To ensure its LED light solutions stay top of mind, Signify goes to where the growers are via…
LONDON, UK: The International Association of Horticultural Producers, AIPH, in collaboration with the Worshipful Company of Gardeners, is delighted to…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) is launching its annual membership survey. IBMA calls on its member companies…
VEENENENDAAL, Netherlands: Dutch software company Mprise Agriware in association with Ball Horticultural Company, Rijk Zwaan, and Royal van Zanten will…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Growing Media Europe (GME) has further increased its representation of Europe’s growing media industry with the addition of…
TAINAN, Chinese Taipei: On the small island of Chinese Taipei, visitors can find more than 400 types of orchid. It…
MINSK, Belarus: Belarus will retain its top cut flower transit status in the years to come, according to recent observations…
VOORHOUT, Netherlands: While the mood was still cautiously optimistic a few weeks ago, the ongoing and unstable situation in regard…
NAIROBI, Kenya: The Agriculture Sector Network (ASNET), the umbrella organisation for Kenyan agriculture, has lauded the recently ratified Economic Partnership…
HEREFORD, UK: UK-based wholesale plant nursery Wyevale has seen record breaking plant sales since June last year and has just…
BONN, Germany: The International Hardy Plant Union (ISU) is pleased to announce that its Perennial Trials are now also open…
MADRID, Spain: Spanish living plant and fresh cut flowers exports in January 2021 amounted to €23.8 million, the same value…
DE LIER, The Netherlands: Dümmen Orange, the world’s largest breeder and propagator of cut flowers, bulbs, tropical plants, pot plants,…
DIDCOT, UK: The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has announced that this year’s event will not happen but will instead…
DIDCOT, UK: The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) online conference ‘Working Together for Better Plant Health’ on 24 March…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: The panel of expert judges has voted and Sweden’s 2021 Pelargonium of the Year is Pelargonium zonale ‘Rosebud…
VALENCIA, Spain: Spanish floral wholesaler VerdNature has received €1.4 million to boost the production in a state-of-the-art greenhouse complex at…
PARIS, France: Val’Hor, the umbrella organisation for ornamental horticulture in France (regrouping all trade unions from the ornamental sector, from…
ZUNDERT, Netherlands: This year, the world’s premier amenity plant show, GrootGroenPlus, and the not-for-profit foundation Varb, an online marketplace for trees,…
ALMERE, Netherlands: Italy has officially confirmed its participation in the AIPH-approved Floriade Expo 2022. In a letter to the Dutch…
DIDCOT, UK: Lockdown restrictions prevent garden centres in Northern Ireland from trading – despite consumers being desperate to get back…
PARIS, France: Reacting to the announcement from France’s PM Jean Castex that florists and garden centres can stay open during…
CHESTER, UK: THE GARDEN Centre Association’s (GCA) recent Barometer of Trade (BoT) report for February has revealed furniture and barbecue…
MIAMI, USA: Our man in the USA, William Armellini from Flowersandcents.com gives un update of the state of the American…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: Syngenta Flowers announces the introduction of Xcarrier; a new system to optimise production and distribution methods of young…
SEATTLE, USA: RipeLocker, a leader in extending the post-harvest life of perishables, today announced its RipeLocker containers held freshly harvested…
LONDON, UK: Sales of houseplants have skyrocketed over the last year as it seems people wanted to bring a touch of…
MISHMAR HASIVA, Israel: Plant breeder and propagator Danziger from Israel is pleased to announce the appointment of two industry veterans…
The online conference ‘Working Together for Better Plant Health’ will happen on 24 March 2021 and is free to attend…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: Dutch flower breeder and propagator HilverdaFlorist has kicked off construction of a state-of-the-art greenhouse at their headquarters…
DIDCOT, UK: The virtual AIPH International Horticultural Expo Conference on 16 March attracted over 140 delegates online from over 50…
ALEXANDRIA, USA: American Floral Endowment (AFE) turns 60 in 2021. Take a look at AFE’s 60th anniversary videos and discover…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: Dutch-based flower exporter Holex Flower BV teamed up with cold chain management guru FlowerWatch. Together they developed…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, Africa’s leading cargo network operator with the continent’s largest state-of-the-art cargo terminal…
VEENENDAAL, Netherlands: Dutch software company Mprise Agriware will host a free webinar on 23 March to discuss the benefits of…
NOORDWIJK, Netherlands: Elite Flowers has acquired Dutch-owned but Ecuador based rose farm Qualisa. Peter van der Deijl, owner and managing…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Two new varieties have emerged from Dümmen Orange’s breeding programme offering reliability in cultivation and enduring consumer appeal.…
TOMMERUP, Denmark: Uni-Troll Europe (UTE), a Danish based company known for its universal trolley solution that can be used at…
DELFT, Netherlands: Delft-based tech company Hardt Hyperloop is leading the feasability study on its hyperloop technology to see if it…
MISHMAR HASIVA, Israel: Plant breeder and propagator Danziger from Israel is delighted to announce ‘Danziger Live’, an interactive online event…
RIBE, Denmark: Danish manufacturer PlantPaper has earned Plastic Free Certification for its PlantPaper U1 and is claiming to be the…
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica: Webinar organiser, radio broadcaster, content marketing specialist and networking event organiser Jungle Talks and Quiz Brothers…
ABU DHABI, UAE: Pure Harvest Smart Farms, a world-leading, sustainable technology-enabled agribusiness, today announced that it has secured US$50 million…
DIDCOT, UK: Hosting an AIPH International Horticultural Expo can have a major economic impact on a city. Previous Expo host…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dutch-based breeding company Evanthia is pleased to announce its new brand identity. Evanthia’s rebranding effort ensures that the…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Belgium-based flower auction Euroveiling has reported reduced losses in its 2020 results despite the disruption caused by Covid-19.…
PORTLAND, USA: Two speakers are scheduled to deliver helpful and inspiring online keynote presentations during the Nursery Guide LIVE virtual…
LISSE, Netherlands: It is with much regret that Keukenhof is delaying the opening of its flagship flower park, managing director…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: A market study by Dutch Greenhouse Delta (DGD), Innovation Quarter (IQ) and Rotterdam Partners (RP) finds that the…
COLOGNE, Germany: Trade show organiser Koelnmesse has announced that its garden and outdoor living trade show spoga+gafa will no longer…
VOORHOUT, Netherlands: Organisers of the annual FlowerTrials have said they are hopeful this year’s event will take place. Taking into…
DIDCOT, UK: The Horticultural Trades Association’s (HTA) Market Update report for March shows across Great Britain sales of garden/gardening categories…
NEWPORT, UK: CambridgeHOK today announced a significant change within their ownership structure, with the existing shareholders (Ross Hibbs, John Holland…
ANKARA, Turkey, DELFT, Netherlands: The Turkish Ornamental Plants and Products Exporters Association, also known as Turkish Flowers, is off to…
LOHNE, Germany: As retail customers demand 100 per cent recyclable pots and containers, growers look to differentiate themselves with Pöppelmann…
WAREGEM, Belgium: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Belgium’s premier horticultural trade show Florall turned to virtual judging for the 2021…
BONN, Germany: During his keynote speech at the 2021 ISU expert Talks, British garden designer Noel Kingsbury encouraged the perennial…
HOMESTEAD, USA: During these extraordinary times, more and more Americans are seeking to escape their homes and spend time in…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Royal FloraHolland refuses to recognise the copyright case brought against it by Floration Europe. All was not…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Tomorrow, (Tuesday 2 March), Dutch-based Floration Europe, a company specialising in cut flowers sea transportation, taking Royal…
In the autumn of 2020, the federal government ordered Mexico’s premier horticultural trade show OPF Mexico to postpone due to…
As I write my column, the firecracker celebrations for the Chinese New Year are through, heralding the beginning of the…
Ornamental horticulture in South Korea has long been side-lined due to the country’s focus on rapid industrialisation and trade since…
The China Flowers and Horticulture magazine recently published insights into 2020 consumer habits and trends based on online questionnaires, ‘wholesale…
Together We Bloom is a not-for-profit charitable initiative started by the horticultural industry in South Africa in association with the…
Ralf Lopian is the Chairman of the international steering committee for the 2020 International Year of Plant Health (IYPH), which…
BOGOTA, Colombia, NAIROBI, Kenya: Women provide a crucial role within the floriculture industry worldwide, and here we celebrate this fact…
CASTLE HILL, Australia: What started as a small nursery industry workshop late in 2019 has evolved into a nationally-funded plastic…
Based on quintessential Turkish family values such as ‘mutual love and respect’ and ‘helping each other’, the Dutch-based cut-iris nursery…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The EU proposes a wide-ranging ban on microplastics to combat pollution. What is the possible impact on the…
BEIJING, China: Uncle Wang is becoming part of a growing band of ‘influencers’ in China who sell flowers and plants…
Join a free webinar this week on Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 2pm (CET) to take the pulse of what…
ANKARA, Turkey, DELFT, Netherlands: Turkish Flowers, the International Association for Horticultural Producers AIPH and media partner FloraCulture International (FCI) announce…
Valentine’s Day, or the celebration of LOVE, originated as a religious ceremony during Roman times. In the early centuries, it…
GHENT, Belgium: Belgium’s iconic flower show was due to be held in May 2021. The aim is now to organise…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) is inviting all those involved in the ornamental horticulture supply chain to attend…
SANDPOINT, USA: When FCI’s Italian correspondent Arturo Croci sent former FCI correspondent Nancy Laws his Christmas wishes in December, he…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Growing Media Europe (GME), has further increased its representation of Europe’s growing media industry with the addition of a…
HOOFDDORP, Netherlands: Container Centralen is splitting itself into two companies. One company is focusing entirely on the Horticulture supply chain…
WEST CHICAGO, USAl: As part of its product launch promise, Beacon Impatiens brings light – and happiness – back to…
Frank de Hek is a partner at Oaklins Netherlands and leads Oaklins’ horticulture and private equity teams. He has 17…
“At the time of writing, the number of coronavirus infections worldwide is nearing eight million and global deaths 1.1 million.…
“The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded on 6 October the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Emmanuelle Charpentier from France…
Reporting on Portugal’s domestic production, including figures is not an easy task as reliable data is limited and not always…
Author: Ron van der Ploeg On 1 January 2021, Marco van Zijverden handed over the reins of Dutch Flower Group…
LISSE, Netherlands: Dutch bulb grower’s cooperative and perennial plant trader CNB puts Papaver orientale ‘Pink Perfection’ in the limelight, highlighting…
PARIS, France: UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has released the latest edition of its flagship Global Barometer…
AHVAZ, Iran: The Iranian Society for Ornamental Plants (ISOP), the Ornamental Plants Research Centre (OPRC) and Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture…
DIDCOT, UK: The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has partnered with sustainability certification the Planet Mark as a first step in…
LANSINGERLAND, Netherlands: On 2 February 2021, biocontrols supplier Koppert Biological Systems will hold a free webinar, designed to explain how…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: A new Partners for International Business (PIB) consortium, in collaboration with the Dutch Enterprise Agency RVO and knowledge…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: HilverdaFlorist and Takii extend their existing relationship with a collaboration on pot gerbera breeding. By joining forces,…
HEREFORD, UK: WYEVALE Nurseries has revealed it has passed its ISO 14001 Environmental Audit this year with its prime objective…
MISHMAR HASIVA, Israel: Plant breeder and propagator Danziger from Israel has hailed the move to turn NovemberFest, its annual open…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Growing Media Europe (GME) , the industry body for the European growing media industry is pleased to announce…
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands: Dutch cut lily grower A. Bakker & Zn. BV from Heerhugowaard says that a hybrid installation not only…
Author and photos: Ron van der Ploeg Turkey’s fledgeling ornamental horticulture industry has made significant progress since the first large-scale…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: The Dutch Flower Foundation today announced that it has appointed Marcel Zandvliet, Marketing and Sustainability chief (CMO/CSO)…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Preparations for Plantarium 2021 are underway. At the same time the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause much uncertainty,…
SCHINDELLEGI, Switzerland: What does the global distribution of 15 billion Covid-19 vaccines mean for an already heavily battered air cargo…
DIDCOT, UK: Retail industry representatives have written a joint letter to the Scottish Government’s Economy Secretary, Fiona Hyslop MSP, to…
DIDCOT, UK: The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) and Expo 2021 Hatay have agreed upon 10 December 2021 to…
WAARDENBURG, Netherlands: With over 50 years of experience, ICL Specialty Fertilizers has now developed the fifth generation of innovative controlled-release…
PIANCASTAGNAIO, Italy: The Pistoia-based Giorgio Tesi Group nursery has offloaded its shares in tropical foliage plant grower Floramiata from Tuscany. …
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Growing Media Europe, the industry body for the European growing media industry, welcomes the news that the 74th…
How time flies, and so much has happened in 2020. Twelve months ago, I dedicated this column to the digital…
Author: Ron van der Ploeg POELDIJK, Netherlands: Dutch alstroemeria grower Together2Grow is pleased to announce the appointment of Robin van…
NAKURU, Kenya: Dutch rose breeder United Selections will host an Open House at its Showcase in Nakuru, Kenya between 12-16…
LOS ANGELES, USA: Mayesh, one of the USA’s leading wholesale distributors of cut flowers announced on Thursday 31 December 2020,…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange, the world’s largest breeder and propagator of cut flowers, bulbs, tropical plants, pot plants, bedding…
BONN, Germany: The International Hardy Plant Union (ISU) is pleased to announce that British garden designer, researcher and writer Noel…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Average farm business income in the Netherlands declined in 2020 with clear signs of financial stress among…
CHICAGO, USA, Ball Horticultural Company in West Chicago is a leader when it comes to horticulture. The global family of…
STUTTGART, Germany: German ornamental plant breeder and propagator Selecta One has just released its 2021 Poinsettia catalogue online. Whether growers…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Over the next three years, thirteen European countries will make a strategic effort to make the urban environment…
VIERSEN, Germany: Gartenbau Hörnes in Viersen, Germany will make it in the horticultural history books as being the world’s first…
Author: Ron van der Ploeg TAINAN, Chinese Tapei: With around 200,000 from the region and many from other countries the…
VOORHOUT, The Netherlands: Fleuroselect is proud to present the 2022 Gold Medal winners. Each one of these breeding breakthroughs obtained…
SINT-DENIJS-WESTREM, Belgium: With much regret, the organising committee of Florall has agreed that the 2021 spring edition of Florall must…
LOHNE, Germany: German horticulture packaging and plastic manufacturer Pöppelmann TEKU® is pleased to announce that its Circular360 pots are now…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: On Monday 14 December 2020, Marco van Zijverden, the outgoing CEO of Dutch Flower Group (DFG), became…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, BERLIN, Germany: In a rare televised address, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced a strict lockdown from…
COTATI, USA: Growers now have a quick, easy way to provide the game-changing root zone heating that plants prefer. Roll’N…
HEREFORD, UK: WYEVALE Nurseries has donated a collection of new Mangave succulents to the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Garden Wisley…
BLEISWIJK, Netherlands, Lochristi, Belgium: Two highly respected and well-known exporters of plants have announced a strategic partnership collaboration for the…
WESTLAND, Netherlands, 7 December 2020: RHP, the Dutch certification scheme for substrates and raw materials uses a 4 minute video…
TOKYO, Japan, 6 December, 2020: Growers, traders, florists and a panel of experts judges came together at this year’s virtual…
PALMETTO, USA, 6 December 2020: Just in time for the holiday floral season, Manatee Fresh, the direct importer, national distributor,…
BRUSSELS, Belgium, 5 December 2020: Using their ‘Keep soil alive, Protect biodiversity’, the FAO is celebrating the World Soils Day …
Read the latest Green City Post from Floraculture International on Urban greening worldwide inspired by TNOC summit in Paris. Download…
Although the term biophilia has been around for several decades, it is now being used more frequently with a renewed…
BERINGEN, Belgium: The Belgian city of Beringen has won the first European Green Cities Award this week. In recent years, …
It is less than 20 working days until the end of 2020, and there is still no definitive agreement of…
DIDCOT, UK: It is less than 20 working days until the end of 2020, and there is still no definitive…
LONDON, UK: Market analyses by CLIVE Data Services for last month show that airlines’ hopes of a peak season boost…
DIDCOT, UK: As a green industry, the UK’s horticulture sector can and should lead the way in sustainable business practices…
REDDING, USA, WESTERLO, Belgium: Beneficial Insectary Inc., North America’s largest independent producer of beneficial insects and mites, and Biobest Group…
SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia: Nobody does Christmas and New Year like the Russians! Dutch Chrysanthemums joined the party. Taking place for…
MAGDEBURG, Germany: Germany’s leading horticultural media outlet Taspo brings the news that the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt has announced its…
On Tuesday, 26 January 2021, industry thought leaders, politicians and other influential stakeholder from within the global ornamental horticulture industry…
BRUSSELS/HAMBURG, Belgium, Germany: The EU Commission has included the revision of the Community Plant Variety Right (CPVR) Regulation 2100/94 into…
MAASDIJK, Netherlands: Beekenkamp Plants has announced a minority investment in Dutch grower Schoneveld Breeding, known for its breeding breakthroughs in…
LONDON, UK: The Natural History Museum has been given the go ahead from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea…
HILLEGOM, Netherlands: To accurately reflect its expanding mission and build brand awareness through a new logo, Sustainable Suppliers of Horticultural…
In responding to the coronavirus crisis, Flower Council of Holland, the marketing arm of the Dutch floricultural sector, developed an…
TOKYO, Japan: The gateway to Japan’s capital, Tokyo Station, has wowed its commuters with a Flowers of Colombia display, a…
Author: Ron van der Ploeg POELDIJK, Netherlands: Just a few weeks after the launch of its exclusive Lisianthus Giant White,…
GENEVA, Switzerland: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has published a revised outlook for airline industry performance, predicting ‘deep losses…
PARIS, France: Around 700 UFI members from more than 50 countries and regions attended the 87th UFI Global Congress, which…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Growing Media Europe (GME), the industry body for the European peat industry is pleased to announce that German …
COVENTRY, UK: A new report from Coventry University has assessed the UK’s progress towards peat-free horticulture and identified what factors…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange, the world’s largest breeder and propagator of cut flowers, bulbs, tropical plants, pot plants, bedding…
ORLANDO, USA: The Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA) reached a reluctant decision to cancel Tropical Plant International Expo…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers – AIPH, FloraCulture International and World Horti Center are working together to organise two…
DIDCOT, UK: The UK’s trades association for horticulture HTA has called on government to delay the introduction of plant health…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, the multi-award winning & largest cargo network operator in Africa, owning the…
MIAMI, USA: Costa Farms is opening its Miami, Florida, Trial Garden on March 4-5, 2021, to brokers, growers, and other…
LOXLEY, USA: Plant Development Services Inc. (Loxley, AL) and TreeTown USA (Houston, TX) partner to introduce Better Boxwood™, the first…
NANTES, France: Nearly eighteen months since the AIPH-approved Floralies Internationales Nantes closed its doors, its organising committee has posted a…
MISHMAR HASHIVA, Israel: Danziger, a breeder and propagator of ornamentals, has launched its 2020/2021 cut flower catalogue, a gateway to…
Author: Ron van der Ploeg AALSMEER, Netherlands, 11 November 2020: At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the…
RIJNSBURG, Netherlands: Tapping into the worldwide ‘cocooning’ trend, the Dutch Lisianthus industry has launched a digital-only campaign under the tagline…
LISSE, Netherlands: Dutch bulb growers’s cooperative and perennial plant trader CNB puts Miscanthus sinensis ‘Neil Lucas’ in the limelight, highlighting…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Against the backdrop of a second wave of Covid-19, Michiel van Ginkel, chairman of the board of the…
Author: Ron van der Ploeg PARIS, France: More than ten of France’s most significant players in food, including nearly all…
Harnessing the power of technology and at the same time reconciling social and environmental responsibility, is a huge accomplishment. One…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange, the world’s largest floricultural breeder and propagator, and Denmark-based nursery Hjortebjerg entered into an agreement…
FCI sits down with Carin van Huët director of Food & Agribusiness at Rabobank. She speaks about the impact of…
VEENENDAAL, Netherlands: Florint, the European federation of florist associations, is launching a new sustainability scheme to encourage florists to work…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: With only eight weeks to go before the year comes to a final close, Dutch-based floral wholesale giant…
HASLETT, USA: The Great Lakes Floral Association (GLFA) in collaboration with the Association of Flower Importers of Florida (AFIF), American…
Author: Wen-Ke Dong* BEIJING, China: Ornamental horticulture and landscaping in China grew from practically nothing in the early 1980s to…
HILVERSUM, Netherlands: Mexico-based horticultural training centre Ceickor, biocontrols supplier Koppert and the international hub for horticultural research, innovation and education,…
BOGOTA, Colombia: Despite Covid-19 and the challenging business environment, Asocolflores, the marketing arm of Colombia’s floricultural industry, says it continues…
HAMBURG, Germany, TURIN, Italy: Plant breeders, growers, traders and retailers are invited to a webinar designed to help the horticultural…
Author: Ron van der Ploeg PARIS, France: Being part of the French ornamental horticulture is not easy these days with…
Author: Ron van der Ploeg KWINTSHEUL, Netherlands, 3 November 2020: HAL Investments has announced a minority investment in Dutch greenhouse…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: With much of Europe facing new Covid-19 restrictions, for Dutch horticultural companies, the forward-thinking decisions are probably not…
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands: Air France KLM Martinair Cargo today reported results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2020. September was…
HILLEGOM, Netherlands: It’s that time of year again – time to plant flower bulbs. This autumn, tens of thousands of…
MISHMAR HASIVA, Israel: Plant breeder and propagator Danziger from Israel has announced that this year’s NovemberFest, its annual open house…
BLEISWIJK, Netherlands: Anthurium and Phalaenopsis breeder and propagator Anthura, winner of the 2019 AIPH International Grower of the Year Award,…
MIAMI. USA: Our man in the USA, William Armellini from Flowersandcents.com brings the news that Bill Doran Company has purchased…
One of Royal FloraHolland’s key investment targets is the digitalisation of all transactions by the end of 2020. With Floriday,…
FCI sat down with ‘plant breeder’s agent’ Angela Treadwell-Palmer to discuss how her Plants Nouveau business has grown since its…
29 October, PARIS, France: Today, the President of the French florist association Fédération Française des Artisans Fleuristes, signed a heartfelt…
PARIS, France: Garden centres and florists in France face another blow after the government has forced them to shut just…
COLOGNE, Germany: The number three trade show venue in Germany, Koelnmesse offers a behind-the-scenes look at Covid-19 practice. The #B-SAFE4business…
DIDCOT, UK: The horticulture industry and government have welcomed data that shows further decreases in the percentage of peat used…
GENOVA, Italy: The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has approved an application from Italy to host an International Horticultural…
NEWARK, USA: Center for Growing Talent (CGT) has announced that Leonard Batti, vice president at Taylor Farms, will serve as…
BOGOTA, Colombia: On 22 October, trade body Asocolflores handed thousands of passers-by two bouquets—one to keep, and one to give…
Author: Aldo Colombo Italy was the first European nation to be struck by the coronavirus pandemic and has paid enormous…
It has been 25 years since the first batch of Petunia was declared free of virus and shipped to customers…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: On November 18 Syngenta Flowers will launch a new Virtual Tour supporting the Autumn Trials. This time the…
DIDCOT, UK: HTA, the trade body representing UK garden centres has written to Ken Skates, the Welsh Government’s Economy Minister…
Author: Ron van der Ploeg HONSELERSDIJK, Netherlands: Dutch-based indoor plant grower De Plaats, a household name in the Dutch potted…
ALMERE, Netherlands: The AIPH-approved World Horticultural Expo Floriade is pleased to announce that an eye-catching artwork is now displaying on…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: During a General Assembly held on 29 September 2020, the members of Growing Media Europe (GME) unanimously elected…
PARIS, LONDON, FRANCE, UK: UFI and Explori are today publishing the first edition of the Global Recovery Insights 2020 report,…
LEUSDEN, Netherlands: Dutch-based horticulture packaging and plastic manufacturer Modiform has today unveiled its Horizon 2025, a five-year sustainability roadmap to…
ISTANBUL, Turkey: Turkey’s leading horticultural trade exhibition The Flower and Plant Show joins the never-ending list of cancelled and postponed…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange, the world’s largest breeder and propagator of cut flowers, bulbs, tropical plants, pot plants, bedding…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: On the opening morning of its Live & Online event today (20 October), GreenTech celebrated its annual awards…
COTATI, USA: BioTherm has expanded its sales team with the addition of Ryan McCoy as its regional sales representative for…
DIDCOT, UK: HTA reacts to announcement concerning ‘fire-break lockdown’ in Wales. Speaking today after the Welsh government’s decision to implement…
WESTERLO, Belgium: Eupeodes-System – Biobest’s unique and powerful new addition to its aphid control strategy – has been awarded the…
WILP, Netherlands: Comes autumn and Schoneveld breeding in Wilp, Netherlands prepares itself for its annual Cyclamen trials. Partial lockdowns and…