The Dutch Association of Wholesalers in Floricultural Products (VGB), in collaboration with leading trading companies, has unveiled a roadmap towards…
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With the European Union Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) on the horizon, stakeholders across the ornamental horticulture sector are…
Europe’s ornamental horticulture sector is facing one of the biggest regulatory changes in decades. The European Union’s Packaging and Packaging…
Ornamental horticulture sector welcomes move toward reducing post-Brexit trade friction and responds to plant-inclusive SPS pledge. At the UK-EU Leaders’…
Container Centralen, the developer and owner of the CC Trolley Pool system, launched its new CC TAG6 label on 6…
Three outstanding landscaping projects in Vicenza (Italy), Lyon (France) and Wroclaw (Poland) will battle it out to win the Green…
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 Orchid Inspiration Days, which took place from 5 June to 14 June across the Netherlands, FCI…
Dahlia Dalina Maxi Starburst, submitted by Florensis, scooped up the 15th Fleurostar Award. Fleurostar is an annual contest in conjunction…
German plant breeder and propagator Selecta One will showcase its tried and tested varieties along breeding breakthroughs at the forthcoming…
Figures published by the Dutch Association of Wholesalers in Floricultural Products (VGB) and market analyst Floridata reveal that Mother’s Day…
The Internationa Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) and Copa-Cogeca, the united voice of farmers and agri-cooperatives in the EU, drafted an…
The European cooperative Euro Plant Tray eG is a cross-industry initiative that brings the entire horticulture community together to significantly…
GOOD, an agroecology weed research project, is an EU-funded network of agrifood stakeholders dedicated to sustainable agroecological weed management and…
The International Hardy Plant Union (ISU) hosted its new Future Days in Prague between 12-13 October 2023. ISU Future Days…
The grand finale of the Green Cities Europe Award will happen on Tuesday 7 November in what is touted as…
Agroberichten, the newsletter of the network of Dutch agricultural counsellors worldwide, reports that in the village of Pastric, near Mionica…
Certis Belchim opened its trial stations to visitors from around the globe again this summer for its popular Trial Field…
Make the most of your horticultural trip to the Netherlands and Belgium in August and combine a visit to the…
Belgian horticultural trade show Florall and Dutch amenity plant show GrootGroenPlus today announced plans to accelerate and enhance collaboration to…
The most basic living costs, like housing and utilities, increased up to four times faster than wages across Europe last…
Four more big name in ornamental horticulture, Landgard, Plantify Partners Europe, Floral Trade Group and Gebrüder Cox GmbH have joined…
Hyperloop pioneering companies Hardt, Hyperloop One, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Nevomo, TransPod, Swisspod Technologies, and Zeleros joined forces to form “The…
Across the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France, consumers are feeling pessimistic about economic recovery, coupled with widespread concern…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leye, announced on 20 July the implementation of EU…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: IBMA, the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association, welcomes the European Commission adoption of the new rules for micro-organisms (also…
BLEISWIJK, Netherlands: Make the most of your horticultural trip to the Netherlands and Belgium next week and combine a visit…
IJSSELSTEIN, Netherlands: On 15 November 2021, a new regulation (EU) 2021/1873 entered into force, extending the duration of Community Plant…
CIOPORA, CPVO, AIPH and FloraCulture International are proud of what is already the 13th annual update on Plant Breeders’ Rights,…
Valentine’s Day is the number one holiday for everyone involved in the floral industry, driving consumer purchases in Europe and…
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…
ANGERS, France: Francesco Mattina was confirmed on 20 December as the Community Plant Variety Office’s (CPVO) new President. Mattina, who…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: After the city of Beringen in Belgium in 2020, Nantes in France wins the second edition of the…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: A recent online survey of consumers aged between 18 and 70 across four countries uncovered that Germans and…
“At the time of writing, the number of coronavirus infections worldwide is nearing eight million and global deaths 1.1 million.…
BERINGEN, Belgium: The Belgian city of Beringen has won the first European Green Cities Award this week. In recent years, …
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Growing Media Europe (GME), the industry body for the European peat industry is pleased to announce that German …
BRUSSELS, Belgium: During a General Assembly held on 29 September 2020, the members of Growing Media Europe (GME) unanimously elected…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Growing Media Europe (GME), has expanded its team with the addition of Dr Nele Ameloot as technical expert.…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: On 26 August 2020, the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) published a joint letter, in collaboration with…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Nurserystock Association (ENA) General Assembly met online on 2 July, instead of meeting in Bavaria, Germany,…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The brutal impact of Covid-19 on the EU’s ornamental horticulture has been confirmed by a survey conducted among…
“With the coronavirus pandemic, the unanticipated event has hit. And it has hit us hard. We, nurserymen, are used to…
ZAGREB, Croatia: EU agriculture ministers discuss the severe impact COVID-19 pandemic is having on the agri-food sector. Complicated and burdensome…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: In the current Covid-19 crisis, the European growing media sector is doing its outmost to ensure continuity of…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: In the current Covid-19 crisis, the European growing media sector is doing its outmost to ensure continuity of…
Belgium’s iconic flower show Floralies of Ghent was due to be held from 1 May to 10 May. The aim…
KIEV, Ukraine: The European Nurserystock Association (ENA) summer meeting was held in Ukrainian capital Kiev during the first week of…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Crop protection is a keystone of all farming activity in the EU, irrespective of the production methods used.…
ESSEN, Germany: The European Nurserystock Association (ENA) General Assembly met in Essen, Germany, during the IPM trade show, on January…
‘Green Cities for a sustainable Europe’ has launched www.thegreencity.eu, an informative platform for professionals who want to gain knowledge about…
In a recent judgment, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that organisms obtained by new mutagenesis breeding techniques…
Garden market analyst Olivier Mathys talks European garden centres. “Basically it’s not just garden centres,” Mathys points out. “This market…
As the European floral sector changes rapidly, it’s necessary to understand what’s really happening. Here’s a sneak peek at the…
EU: Those Christmas feelings start when November ends and the days get shorter. But garden centres start preparing for Christmas…
Networking was top of the agenda when more than 110 delegates gathered in early July for the 44th annual Fleuroselect…