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This autumn, the Meise Botanical Garden will begin trialing roses vying for the Dutch -Belgo quality mark Excellence Roses. Excellence Roses,…
Könst Alstroemeria, a renowned breeder and supplier of Alstroemeria and Zantedeschia plants, last week announced its acquisition by four entrepreneurs…
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…
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…
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…
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…
For a quarter of a century, floral wholesale giant Dutch Flower Group has evolved and adapted to meet the ever-changing…
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…
In an open letter ahead of the General Election, the UK’s Horticultural Trades Association and sister associations from across Europe…
The board of the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI) defined the revenue definition for small-scale growers in the ‘Global North’ on…
The world’s largest trade hub for flowers and plants, Royal FloraHolland, has signed a €210 million refinancing agreement with a…
German plant breeder and propagator Selecta One has acquired UK-based Whetman Plants International (WPI), a company dedicated to the breeding,…
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 UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has released its latest Market Update for June, reflecting on the performance of garden…
At Plantion’s Annual General Members’ Meeting on Wednesday, 5 June, chairman René Willemsen introduced its multi-year strategic growth plan and…
The Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade (ICIT) has abolished the special duty measures in force in Ukraine for the import…
Dutch-based Floritec, a breeder of Chrysanthemum, potted Celosia and Aster, has kicked off construction of a new breeding facility in…
Dümmen Orange has obtained additional cash to fund its restructuring business through an equity injection. A consortium of current lenders,…
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…
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:…
Figures published by the Dutch Association of Wholesalers in Floricultural Products (VGB) and market analyst Floridata reveal that Mother’s Day…
Horticulture packaging manufacturer and supplier Paardekooper has teamed up with Kosovo-based packaging manufacturer Kivo. The new partnership marks an important…
The Flori Footprint Tool, developed by Greenhouse Sustainability, is well on its way to implementing the final FloriPEFCR guidelines. Its…
The UK government has temporarily removed the Global Tariff for cut flowers. The move will make trade with the UK…
Dutch-based horticultural engineering company Stolze Installatietechniek has acquired all activities of Elektravon Tuinbouw. The acquisition marks an important step in…
The American Floral Endowment, a non-profit organisation that funds research, scholarships, internships, and grants in floriculture and horticulture for 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 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…
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…
Interest in the HortiFootprint Calculator continues to grow. The Dutch environmental certification scheme MPS is therefore pleased that the HortiFootprint…
The UK’s Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report for March 2024 indicates that despite adverse weather conditions,…
Gardeners planted 2,400 garden roses – a donation of the Dutch Serbian company PhenoGeno – in Belgrade’s city park and…
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…
San Jordi falling on a Tuesday means no long weekends, no holiday travel and more people giving their loved ones…
IBMA Global and France Biocontrôle confirm that France Biocontrôle has been designated as the Official National Association of IBMA Global…
FCI interviewed Dubai-based Charif Mzayek, who, back in 2016, founded Floranow, a global, B2B e-commerce platform that connects wholesale flower…
Royal FloraHolland had a ‘truly disappointing year’ in 2023, with product turnover in the marketplace amounting to €5,1 billion—down one…
Dümmen Orange has reached an agreement with the business management team to sell its global orchid business. Effective 1 April,…
More recently, Decowraps, a supplier of floral and potted packaging options, has opened its remodeled showroom. Decowrap says the minute…
AIPH – International Association of Horticultural Producers and the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation (aT) signed a Memorandum of…
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 end of February was the deadline for holders of UK rights to inform APHA that they either want to…
Colombia, the unrivalled protagonist of the carnation world, will hold its annual Dianthus Week between 11 and 15 March 2024.…
Ornamental flower and plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange is disinvesting its vast portfolio. Following earlier withdrawals from cut rose…
Microflor and Hark/Sion are joining forces and will from now on continue under the name Labeau. This strategic merger marks…
Ten weeks before new Brexit checks will become operational, the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) organised another of its borders and…
The European Commission, the European Union’s executive body, has endorsed FloriPEFCR, the new standard method for environmental footprint calculations for…
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 Commercial Horticultural Association’s UK exhibitors at the recent IPM Essen have much to praise for the event’s global status…
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…
Komet Sales (“Komet”), a software provider for the floral industry in the Americas, is pleased to announce the merger with…
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)…
New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) has been awarded the title Best Wholesale Market. The coveted prize was presented at the…
Selecta One, Stuttgart’s well-known breeding and young plant company, is presenting a world premiere at IPM Essen 2024. The…
The latest export statistics released by Dutch industry body VGB and market analyst Floridata at the start of this year…
Garden centre members of the UK’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) have revealed their trading results for November in the organisation’s…
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…
British growers serving the UK’s garden centres and supermarkets assert low consumer demand for organically-produced ornamental plants and cut flowers.…
The Ronald Moerings Foundation (RMF) has donated €129,300 to the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (AVL) Foundation to support cancer research. The…
A majority of the European Parliament rejected the Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR) on November 22, 2023. The International Biocontrol Manufacturers…
It’s that time of year once again and British Garden Centres, the largest UK family-run garden centre group has revealed…
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,…
Dutch Flower Group (DFG) hosted its annual Dutch Flower Awards ceremony at Trade Fair Aalsmeer on Wednesday, 8 November 2023,…
After four years of debate, the UPOV Council, in its 57th Session on 27th October 2023, adopted the new Explanatory…
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…
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…
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has welcomed the publication of the report from the year-long House of Lords Horticulture Committee…
Last month, the UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) launched a new two-part report, ‘The Value of Plants’ at Horticulture, The…
Chrysal, a flower food manufacturer and provider of cold chain management solutions, is returning to the IFTF and Trade Fair…
In the latest Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) Monthly Market Update, figures show that the UK garden retail market benefitted from…
The Chrysanthemum has long been a symbol of love and remembrance, with demand in Italy for spray, disbudded and pot…
This year, Finnish peat extraction increased from the previous season, but the set goals of the sector were not reached…
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…
Josarflor is a competitive and innovative company which produces and sells roses of excellent quality since 2003. Owned and managed…
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…
Over the past twenty years, the ornamental horticulture industry in the Republic of Korea has been in decline. Korean industry…
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has joined forces with the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and other major retailers to…
The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has become the newest Associate Member of the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI). This partnership unites…
The Dutch Culture Group for Roses and Rootstocks – with its secretariat running under the Dutch industry body Anthos –…
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…
The Dutch flower bulb and perennial plant trade, under the banner of the ‘Sustainable Suppliers of Horticultural Quality Products’ foundation,…
Dutch flower auction Plantion has launched a new online and in person Pick&Go service directed at florists and garden centres…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In anticipation of the forthcoming release of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) on 12 July, the Horticultural Trades Association…
Dutch-based ornamental plant breeder and propagator Royal Van Zanten and BreierCross from Israel have inked a partnership agreement under which…
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…
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…
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) monthly market update for June records a significant boost in gardening-related sales during May.…
As the RHS Chelsea Flower Show is in full swing, the UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) release their monthly market…
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 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…
On 1 July 2023, Aalsmeer-based plant exporter Plantenexportbedrijf Nudim B.V. (Nudim) will merge with OZ Planten, which is part of…
Belgium-based biocontrols supplier Biobest has announced the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire BioWorks, Inc., a Victor,…
Sir Paul Beresford MP met with the HTA and Knights Garden Centre on Thursday 4 May to discuss policy issues…
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…
When a person gives a bunch of flowers, are they really giving? If it is a birthday, funeral, or treat,…
The UK’s Young People in Horticulture Association (YPHA) are delighted to have reached a current membership list of 500, with…
Between 27 March and 7 April, 3,900 Dutch growers and traders of flowers and plants cast their votes on a…
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 inhabitants of Spain’s autonomous region, Catalonia, experienced their most important floral holiday of the year – La Diada de…
The UK’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) said that chilly weather, rain and a lack of spring sunshine has hammered sales.…
The most basic living costs, like housing and utilities, increased up to four times faster than wages across Europe last…
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has released its monthly Market Update report, which provides an overview of the state…
Figures published by the Dutch Association of Wholesalers in Floricultural Products (VGB) and market analyst Floridata reveal that January and…
The UK’s garden centre association GCA launches new ‘Till Security’ module for members The UK’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) –…
Chrysal and Syngenta Flowers have renewned their partnership to reduce ethylene damage and shrinkage at retail stores. Chrysal and Syngenta…
One Flora Group and Plantify, the parent company of Royal Lemkes and Floréac, last week unveiled their plans which will…
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…
Stuttgart-based ornamental plant breeder and propagator Selecta One has warned industry professionals against infringement, abuse and misuse of its Pink…
Funding for Flower Council of Holland activities must be organised differently from 1 January 2024. Royal FloraHolland (RFH) has announced…
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) today announced that the country’s peat ban will come into…
UK-based garden centres keen to support the horticultural industry charity Perennial can this month order two special salvias for delivery…
The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has launched a new campaign promoting the Friends of Floral, a dedicated group of philanthropists…
Four more big name in ornamental horticulture, Landgard, Plantify Partners Europe, Floral Trade Group and Gebrüder Cox GmbH have joined…
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…
Romania’s Martisor Spring Festival and Valentine’s Day floral spending reached a ‘historic high’ between 1-8 March, with flower gifting worth…
PanAmerican Seed® uses its Beacon Impatiens profits for social good. And that’s a shining example to follow. PanAmerican Seed® is…
Despite a few years of unprecedented uncertainty and change between 2020-2022, the UK garden centre industry has performed well, writes…
Happily, the California Association of Flower Growers & Shippers (CalFlowers) team began 2023 by floating on cloud nine after winning…
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…
Dutch-based horticulture packaging and plastic manufacturer Modiform has opened a new office at the World Horti Center (WHC) in Naaldwijk…
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…
Mitsui is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement to acquire a share of C&B AGRI ENTERPRISES LIMITED (“CB-Agri”,…
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…
Import Promotion Desk (IPD), an initiative established by the Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA) and sequa…
On 16 January, 2023, after a year of successful collaboration and teamwork, the Kam’s – Royal Brinkman partnership will be…
Flower food manufacturer Chrysal launched the first liquid flower food package made from recyclable plastic. The company’s new Recyclable Liquid…
At the recently held IPM Essen show in Germany, the GLOBALG.A.P. certification scheme presented a range of sustainable solutions. A…
The peony market remains buoyant despite the challenges of climate change, an ever-increasing regulatory burden and diminishing crop protection and…
In the run-up to its seventh edition of Italy’s most important trade show for ornamental horticulture Myplant & Garden, the…
Dutch Flower Group (DFG), touted as the world largest floral wholesaler, acquired an unknown stake in Nini Herburg Roses. The…
Figures published by the Dutch Association of Wholesalers in Floricultural Products (VGB) and market analyst Floridata reveal the struggles that…
OptiBoost has struck a partnership agreement with Dutch floral wholesale giant One Flora Group which will see testing capacity for…
Spanish living plant and fresh-cut flowers exporters generated revenues of € 514.7 million over the first nine months of 2022,…
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) welcomes the Government launching its five-year GB Biosecurity Strategy. Significantly, the strategy proposes to increase…
Partnership will allow both companies to increase their product porfolio and optimise their logistic costs. One Flora Group, distributor and…
Ohio-based GIE Media Inc. hosted a ‘How to leverage existing customer data or… how to obtain it’ webinar on 27…
As the Stoic philosopher, Seneca taught us: there is power in reflection. What better way to do so than flipping…
In what it calls ‘an unpredictable period for the industry’, Plantion is factoring in a five per cent decline in…
Following in the footsteps of Dutch-based rose growers Bernhard Roses, Holla Roses, and Van den Berg RoseS, Kenyan rose grower…
Jennifer Pheasey, director of public affairs at the UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) says she is encouraged that Defra has…
Barbiecore and biophilia are two very different trends – both work hard to grab consumers’ attention with our products. The…
Profile Products announced the acquisition of Quick Plug, a leading manufacturer of bonded growing media for plant propagation. This acquisition…
In line with the ‘local-for-local’ motto, Royal Brinkman is currently setting up a local, Chinese organisation in Shanghai. With the…
Dutch Flower Group (DFG) hosted its annual Dutch Flower Awards ceremony at Trade Fair Aalsmeer on Thursday, 10 November 2022,…
Lidl Netherlands has announced it will stop using air freight to supply fresh produce to its 440 stores across the…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), in association with Union Fleurs, the International Flower Trade Association, announces the 70th…
Days after Dutch TV host Arjen Lubach burned prime time the country’s entire ornamental horticulture industry down, blaming it for…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Research by marketing agency Motivaction found that the Flower Council of Holland’s spring campaign ‘We Need More Flowers’,…
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 Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK) is working on an aid package for energy-intensive SMEs under Tegemoetkoming…
Import Promotion Desk (IPD), an initiative established by the Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA) and sequa…
Figures published by the Dutch Association of Wholesalers (VGB) and market analyst Floridata highlight the struggles that Dutch flower and…
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…
RIJSENHOUT, Netherlands: With the takeover of Armada Breeding’s activities on 1 January 2023, Van Zanten Breeding’s product range will be…
Pioneering propagator, Emerald Coast Growers, continues to captivate the North American market with its grasses and perennials. Emerald Coast Growers…
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…
RIJSENHOUT, Netherlands: Royal Van Zanten (RVZ) announced today a partnership with spray rose breeder Interplant. The deal will help growers…
UTRECHT, Netherlands: Last week, the signatories and stakeholders of the agreement focusing on International Responsible Business Conduct in the floriculture…
Poland is an important trading partner for flowers and plants. Since the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989, 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…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leye, announced on 20 July the implementation of EU…
Currency control by the Russian government and Western sanctions have caused a significant fall in Russia’s flower imports. From the…
Huntersville, USA: Metrolina Greenhouses will hold its annual Mum Trials open house for members of the floriculture industry from 8…
MILAN, Italy: According to Italy’s leading horticultural media outlet Il Floricultore, the Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A. (IEG), listed on the…
Daffodils are the only cut flower that Ireland exports, making Darragh McCullough’s farm very unusual in a country dominated by…
STEVENAGE, UK: Flamingo, formerly known as Homegrown, is celebrating 40 years of trading at the forefront of the global horticulture…
‘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),…
ZOETERMEER, Netherlands: Shipments of Dutch flowers and plants abroad had a difficult first half to the year, according to new…
LEIMUIDERBURG, Netherlands: Breeding company MNP / Suntory uses a 90-second video to highlight its new brand identity. Dutch-based MNP /…
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…
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…
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…