Early this year. Uwe Bedenbecker and Marc Schax were named CEOs of Veiling Rhein-Maas, succeeding Ruud Knorr. Bedenbecker will be…
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During the weeks of Advent, homes worldwide are full of Christmas decorations. Do these decorations influence the use of flowers…
EU: Those Christmas feelings start when November ends and the days get shorter. But garden centres start preparing for Christmas…
AIPH, Association Internationale des Producteurs de l’Horticulture, is the international organization of growers of flowers, plants, bulbs, shrubs and trees.…
Before reading this article you should watch this short film In less than eight minutes this film gets to the heart…
You want to see the Dutch-European roots of South Africa? Go to Stellenbosch, a city filled with history. But make…
South Africa is different from other African countries. It has a different history and because of that, it has always…
In the past four decades East Africa has grown into a flower production region of global importance. How did this…
Basically there are two ways to get societies out of poverty, both rooted in 19th century Germany. One goes back…
After an 18 month process, Royal FloraHolland is about to reshape its co-operative principles. On December 7th, members will decide…
MILAN, Italy: The fourth edition of Myplant&Garden – the most important international b2b trade fair for horticulture, landscape and garden…
Florists and other visitors who paid a visit to the IFTF and The World of Flowers last November have seen…
Philips Lighting (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today announced the latest results achieved by Queen, a world-renowned producer…
In our industry, everyone is aware of retailers insisting on sustainability but there are a few green florists, too. Lynn…
Retailers can be a driving force in creating sustainable societies by translating consumers’ sustainability needs to their suppliers. Swiss retailer…
“We create indoor nature by adding natural elements to office buildings. Planters. Fixed and mobile green walls. Green landscapes. Indoor…
Sustainability is about saving the planet and caring for people. But in order to do so, companies need to turn…
LANSINGERLAND, Netherlands: “The planet is asking for it. We want it. And our clients are requesting it. That’s why Dutch-based…
New Zealand could be a grower’s utopia. Its climate enables growing virtually any kind of flower. It is a prosperous…
The Australian continent has a surface area of roughly 80 % of continental Europe. But Europe has 731 million inhabitants…
“Investing in a green environment is an investment for yourself and your health. Man is part of nature. Nature helps…
Many horticultural entrepreneurs see sustainability issues as a threat. Environmentalists sometimes demand unreasonable things from growers, wholesalers and florists. But…
Normally on this page you read about people working together to achieve their goals. This time it’s a different story.…
ESSEN, Germany: Ter Laak Orchids, The Netherlands, have been crowned the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) International Grower of…
MIAMI, USA: With unique texture and striking color, Zamioculcas ‘Raven’, an interesting new black-foliage variety of the hardy ZZ plant,…
ESSEN, Germany: Attention focused on sales concepts oriented to consumers and trends. From January 23 to 26, IPM ESSEN was…