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The Goyang International Flower Festival, one of Asia’s leading ornamental showcases, closed its 2025 edition on 11 May with a…
While the RHS Chelsea Flower Show showcased ornamental perfection to the public, a quieter but highly targeted event unfolded across…
Ornamental horticulture sector welcomes move toward reducing post-Brexit trade friction and responds to plant-inclusive SPS pledge. At the UK-EU Leaders’…
In a move set to reshape sustainability reporting, VALHOR and MPS recently signed a strategic partnership agreement during the IPM…
On 2nd April, U.S. President Trump declared “Liberation Day” as he launched sweeping tariffs on global imports. For the ornamental…
An industry report focused on ornamental horticulture in Thailand was published at the 2025 AIPH Spring Meeting in Chiang Rai,…
In response to ongoing political instability and an increasingly uncertain military environment in Ethiopia, the Selecta Group will relocate its…
In the spring of 2024, floriculture business members were introduced to an initiative launched to heighten awareness and provide guidance…
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…
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…
USA-based A24 Consulting today announced the official launch of The Certified Shopify Online Garden Center, a comprehensive, fully managed direct-to-consumer…
Suntory Flowers starts the new year with a bang by announcing the acquisition of European partner MNP (Moerheim New Plant)…
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…
Sustainabloom, a programme from the American Floral Endowment, today announced the release of three new comprehensive guides designed to help…
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,…
Forever Plants and Divine Flowers have brought together rich histories in the Dutch houseplant and carnation industry by combining their…
Dutch-based Plantics, a manufacturer of home-compostable, plastic-free DOPA pots, has confirmed its presence at the forthcoming IPM Essen show. Plant…
Royal FloraHolland’s newly appointed CEO Pieter Bootsma highlights 2025 as a critical year for the world’s largest floral trade hub,…
Flower and plant auction Veiling Rhein-Maas has confirmed its presence at the IPM Essen show taking place between 28 –…
Polish business media outlet Puls Biznesu reports that the Polish retail sector is increasingly vocal about their concerns about the…
Over 60 green professionals convened between 4-5 December in Deventer, the Netherlands to explore sustainability, pre-competitive cooperation, and data management/artificial…
Aalsmeer-based floral wholesaler Holex Flower, part of the Dutch Flower Group, has become the first in the Netherlands to wash…
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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…
Festive shoppers scratching their heads over last-minute Christmas presents should consider gifting a house plant, as figures show December is…
In 2024, average farm business income in the Netherlands was slightly lower with fierce competition within the EU significantly impacting…
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…
Pantone LLC, the world-renowned authority on color, has hailed Mocha Mousse as the Pantone Colour of the Year 2025 and…
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…
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) and the Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) have escalated calls for action, submitting their ten asks…
The Horticultural Trades Association has released its monthly Market Update for October, which shows a slowdown in sales, reflecting the…
A new EU-funded campaign to promote pelargonium (geranium) plants will launch in January 2025. Worth around 2.7 million Euros, the…
Frank Ammerlaan, aged 42, is a second-generation rose grower from the Netherlands. In 2006, he and his brother Wim, backed…
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…
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…
Fran Barnes, Chief Executive of the UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), responds to the outcome of Sarah Dyke MP’s Ten-Minute…
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…
A new study commissioned by the Fairtrade Foundation and conducted by Impactloop sheds light on the significant economic benefits that…
The updated version of the HortiFootprint Calculator allows growers to calculate their environmental impact, helping them to produce more sustainably…
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…
Climate activists from Finland and Sweden partially covered the façade of the Parliament House in Helsinki to protest against 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…
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…
At this year’s Trade Fair Aalsmeer (TFA, 5-7 November 2024), Chrysal, a global supplier of flower and plant care products,…
Anticipation is building for the third edition of Türkiye’s most influential horticultural and landscaping trade show, the Landscape Fair Istanbul…
Dobbies Garden Centre has announced a restructuring plan to address high rent costs and restore long-term profitability. As part of…
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…
Naujasis Kalcitas, a Lithuania-based supplier of raw material lime for the production of growing media, has achieved RHP Horticulture certification.…
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has revealed the winners of the 2024 HTA Grower of the Year Awards at Horticulture,…
Industry leaders from across farming value chains converged on the GLOBALG.A.P. Summit 2024 in Warsaw, Poland, to explore emerging challenges, new…
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…
The Meise Botanical Garden will begin trialling roses vying for the Dutch-Belgo quality mark Excellence Roses this autumn. Excellence Roses…
Könst Alstroemeria, a renowned breeder and supplier of Alstroemeria and Zantedeschia plants, announced its acquisition last week 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…
Due to the UK reclassifying of five genera of cut flowers as medium risk, a discrepancy has arisen during the…
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…
Tuscany-based Mediterranean plant grower and trader Giorgio Tesi Vivai is proud to announce its first Sustainability Report in which the…
Floritec, the Netherlands-based breeder known for its Chrysanthemums, Pot Celosia, and Asters, is deepening its roots in South America with…
Dutch agriculture minister Femke Wiersma has given the green light to introduce a General Binding Declaration (GBD) for generic floral…
Dutch flower auction Plantion reports a turnover of €110 million in flower and plant sales for 2024, an increase of…
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…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Groenland Holding, consisting of Celieplant, Bouquetnet, Bloominess and Greenpacker, and L&M Group have merged to create One Flora…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: IBMA, the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association, has hailed the EU wide definition of biological control as ‘a significant…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Seed breeder Takii is continuing its marketing and business development campaign with the Amsterdam-based Van Gogh Museum for…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Capitalising on its strategic location, aiming to diversify its economy by reducing the focus on crude oil, and…
HILLEGOM, Netherlands: The Culture Group for Roses and Rootstocks -with its secretariat running under the Dutch industry body Royal Anthos,…
LEUSDEN, Netherlands: Dutch-based Horticulture Packaging And Plastic Manufacturer Modiform is introducing ‘online packaging’, a new product category that ensures the…
EDE, Netherlands: Dutch-based flower auction Plantion is to expand its business with the development of a €7.7 million processing facility…
IJSSELSTEIN, Netherlands: On 15 November 2021, a new regulation (EU) 2021/1873 entered into force, extending the duration of Community Plant…
The Flower Council of Holland looked into how eyewatering inflation is affecting flower and plant sales. In hindsight, concerns about…
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…
MIAMI, USA: William Armellini from floral industry forum Flowersandcents.com sat down with Patrick Dahlson, president of Mayesh wholesale florist. Watch…
Hops are hitting the shops in Germany this spring – and its thanks to “hopstimist” Richard Petri, founder of RiPlant.…
Dianthus Week in Colombia celebrates carnations’ beauty, colours, shapes, and innovative characteristics. The pandemic saw a global comeback for this…
A two-year study on consumers’ purchasing behaviours and in-store and online influences unveiled that price is often an afterthought for…
ZUG, Switzerland: COFRA Holding (“COFRA”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Ontario Plants Propagation Limited (“Ontario Plants” or “the…
SAN BOI DE LLOBREGAT, Spain: The inhabitants of Spain’s autonomous region, Catalonia, experienced their most important floral holiday of the…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: RHP, the Dutch certification scheme for substrates and raw materials has joined the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI2025), the most…
MIAMI, USA: Decowraps, a leading packaging supplier to the floral industry, announced this week it has completed its acquisition of…
DIDCOT, UK: With the introduction of Border Control Points (BCPs) on 1 July 2022, the horticulture industry is doing all…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Mitsui and Co. Ltd. announced the completion of a definitive agreement under which a new company, formed from…
NAALDWIJK, Netherlands: Royal FloraHolland had an ‘exceptionally good year’ in 2021, according to chief executive Steven van Schilfgaarde with product…
NAARDEN, Netherlands: Chrysal, a global supplier of premium flower care products with proven results for growers, packers, supermarkets, florists and…
FloraCulture International sat down with Jan van Dam, who became Dutch Flower Group (DFG)’s CEO in January 2021. We wanted…
FloraCulture International had a conversation with Sylvie Mamias, Secretary General of Union Fleurs – the International Flower Trade Association, to…
JYVASKYLA, Finland: The International Peatland Society (IPS) is deeply concerned about the ongoing military and political Russian aggression against the…
KUDELSTAART, Netherlands: Dutch-based cut foliage specialist supplier Adomex is pleased to announce the appointment of Gerard Wijma as Chief Executive…
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,…
DELFT, Netherlands: Discontentment with the way flower auctioning in the Netherlands currently is done, is what drives rose growers Arie…
Agroberichten, the newletter of the network of Dutch agricultural counsellors worldwide, tries to answer the question of how the Urkraine-Russia…
BLEISWIJK, Netherlands: The 2022-2023 Green Trend Report unveils several green trends that, in the view of its makers will drive…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: The Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association (EHPEA) revealed that Ethiopia’s six-month horticulture earnings grew by 20 per…
A US consumer houseplant purchasing study, coordinated by the country’s Floral Marketing Fund, has shown that houseplants make people happier.…
DIDCOT, UK: Nature-based solutions to climate change such as plants for urban greening and tree planting are one of the…
Mark Kolster, CEO of the Dutch Naturals floristry chain and co-founder of Flowerboxx, confidently predicts that the imminent launch of…
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…
DIDCOT, UK: The HTA’s Ornamental Management Committee (OMC) has serious concerns that the plant health inspection regime is not fit…
Flower and plant sales in the Nordic region – Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden are up, despite concerns of a…
Lifestyle changes brought on by the pandemic – including the collective switch to working from home and the consequent desire…
EDE, Netherlands: At its Annual General Members Meeting on 16 February 2022, Dutch flower auction Plantion presented its three-year strategic…
How the floral industry is coping amidst supply chain disruptions was a popular hook in both national and local media…
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…
Hamburg, GERMANY: Thirteen leading cut rose breeders, organised in CIOPORA and its Crop Section Cut Rose IRBA, have called upon…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect every industry and all walks of life, the international cut flower trade has…
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…
Millennials buying new homes is “good news” for the American horticulture industry, notes AmericanHort’s chief economist Dr Charlie Hall. This…
ENCINITAS, USA: It’s officially 2022, and that means it’s a new year with new trends to follow when it comes…
ALEXANDRIA, USA: The USA’s Floral Board uses a two-minute video to explain its national marketing campaign in an easy way.…
NEWARK, USA: January 2022 marks the start of the new International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA), the global trade association representing…
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…
KUDELSTAART, Netherlands: Aalsmeer-based plants and flowers export company Aablo Export B.V. (Aablo) has joined forces with OZ-Hami, a Dutch Flower…
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…
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…
’s-GRAVENZANDE, Netherlands., GUELPH, Canada: Royal Brinkman and Kam’s Growers Supply have joined forces to grow their businesses and offer an…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) in association with Union Fleurs, the International Flower Trade Association, announces the 69th…
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…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Potted, the emerging online flower and plant delivery service for flower shops, florists and retailers worldwide, would like…
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…
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands: Dutch lighting company Signify has entered into a definitive agreement with Osram to acquire Austin, Texas-based Fluence for…
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…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: To secure progress made, stimulate further improvement, and prepare for upcoming legislation, new environmental and social requirements…
MONHEIM, Germany: Today, Bayer, Bushel and Amazon Web Services (AWS) unveiled Project Carbonview. This has been conceptualised by Bayer and…
MIAMI, USA: True sustainability needs transparency. With this in mind, Sahid Nahim of New Bloom Solutions and David Kaplan of…
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…
BERLIN, Germany: My Christmas World, is a festive poinsettia pop-up store recently opened in Berlin’s 19th Heckmann-Höfe courtyard complex in…
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…
MOOREBANK, Australia: People looking for facts and figures about Australia’s floral industry can now turn to the Australian Flower Trade…
DIDCOT, UK: The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association’s November Market Update Report shows that of the 3 million people who took…
MILTON, Canada: The Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) sent delegates to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, this…
VELINES/ PARIS, France: Rosedor, a grower’s cooperative and a wholesale distributor of flowers and plants (running 9 cash and carry…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: The local auction will continue to exist in Rijnsburg, in addition to the future nationwide, digital auction. That…
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…
SANTA BARBARA, USA: Chris Markham from Greenhouse Management magazine brings the news of Robert Bett tand Jeanette Bett being the…
UTRECHT, Netherlands: Flowerboxx, a software platform that helps florists tap into their online customer base and run a more efficient…
RIJNSBURG, Netherlands: Tapping into the worldwide ‘cocooning’ trend, the Dutch Lisianthus industry is set to launch a digital campaign plus…
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…
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…
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.…
PARIS, France: Catherine Muller has been elected as President of Val’Hor as Mikäel Mercier stands down after three years of…
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…
FloraCulture International (FCI) magazine, supported by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), Bloom’s Accademy and Flower Academy Italy are…
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…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: A recent online survey of consumers aged between 18 and 70 across four countries uncovered that Germans and…
MADRID, Spain: Spanish living plant and fresh-cut flowers exports in the first four months of 2021 amounted to €241.7 million,…
MADRID, Spain: Individual gardeners in Spain spent an average of €33 in May 2021 in their country’s garden centres and…
NAARDEN, Netherlands: Chrysal, Chrysal a global supplier of premium flower care products with proven results for growers, packers, supermarkets, florists…
OXFORD, UK: Ornamental horticulture and landscaping – the UK’s ‘original green economy’ – could be worth £42 billion by 2030…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Following a backlash from members, Royal FloraHolland has decided to reframe its digitalisation ambitions and mandatory eco-certification policy.…
The work of four growers, Borgijink Bouvardia, Kwekerij Chrywijk, and Vreeken Bouvardia plus breeder Royal Van Zanten is showcased in…
PADUA, Italy: The actual cost of Covid-19 for Italy’s ornamental horticultural industry differs significantly from the narrative run by the…
BUCAREST, Romania: To mark the opening of the Palace of the Parliament gardens in Bucarest, Romania’s Senate President Ms Anca…
Zhu Yueyi, Jia Lan and Liu Minjia drive one of China’s largest flower subscription delivery businesses from their headquarter in…
The China Flowers and Horticulture magazine recently published insights into 2020 consumer habits and trends based on online questionnaires, ‘wholesale…
DIDCOT, UK: Retail industry representatives have written a joint letter to the Scottish Government’s Economy Secretary, Fiona Hyslop MSP, to…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Average farm business income in the Netherlands declined in 2020 with clear signs of financial stress among…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Over the next three years, thirteen European countries will make a strategic effort to make the urban environment…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, BERLIN, Germany: In a rare televised address, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced a strict lockdown from…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Florca, a specialist in exporting cut flowers by air, is pleased to announce its new brand identity. Florca’s…
Although the term biophilia has been around for several decades, it is now being used more frequently with a renewed…
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…
DIDCOT, UK: The UK’s trades association for horticulture HTA has called on government to delay the introduction of plant health…
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…
Harnessing the power of technology and at the same time reconciling social and environmental responsibility, is a huge accomplishment. One…
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…
HASLETT, USA: The Great Lakes Floral Association (GLFA) in collaboration with the Association of Flower Importers of Florida (AFIF), American…
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…
MIAMI. USA: Our man in the USA, William Armellini from Flowersandcents.com brings the news that Bill Doran Company has purchased…
29 October, PARIS, France: Today, the President of the French florist association Fédération Française des Artisans Fleuristes, signed a heartfelt…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Agroberichten, the newletter of the network of Dutch agricultural counsellors around the world, brings the news that…
PARIS, France: Garden centres and florists in France face another blow after the government has forced them to shut just…
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…
DIDCOT, UK: HTA reacts to announcement concerning ‘fire-break lockdown’ in Wales. Speaking today after the Welsh government’s decision to implement…
DIDCOT,UK: HTA, the trade association for the UK garden industry welcomes the clarity that garden centres will remain open under…
MADRID, Spain: With less than a week to go to All Saints’ Day, the third biggest floral holiday in Southern…
MADRID, Spain: Spanish agriculture minister Luis Planas announces a range of measures to support the country’s ornamentals sector as well…
LONDON, UK: London’s fruit, veg and flower wholesale market, New Covent Garden is pleased to announce that a new artwork…
NAIROBI, Kenya: Everyone wants the global pandemic to be a temporary moment of time. It will not be. The horticulture…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: Multiple retailers, such as supermarket chains and owners of other sales outlets, are increasingly asking for insight…
NEWARK, USA: On September 18th the President and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced up to an additional $14…
PARIS, France: Autumn is the perfect time for planting; autumn foliage colours galore and soil temperatures are still warm enough…
Television advertisement campaign ‘Mission: Végétal’ is back on the Channel M6 screens with 85 episodes until 27 December 2020, and…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Dutch cut foliage supplier Adomex partners with Primera Fashion Flower, a specialised in the sales of wax dibbed silk…
PARIS, France: To accurately reflect its expanding mission of serving the French garden centre and pet industry, Les Jardineries &…
DE KWAKEL/HONSELERSDIJK, Netherlands: Following the announcement of their new joint leadership team in February, Bloom, Greenex and Green Partners, all…
DIDCOT, UK: The resilience and agility of the horticulture sector have seen businesses from across the UK industry survive the…
DIDCOT, UK: There will be no inspections of plants or plant products at UK border control posts between January and…
DIDCOT, UK: Britain’s love affair with gardens was confirmed this week as new research conducted by the Horticultural Trades Association…
In sampling sentiments in the global garden retail industry, FCI invited Mike Mills, owner and operator of Sunshine Coast Nursery…
NAIROBI, Kenya: On 8 July, the United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Industrialization, Trade, and…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Access the community of flower and plant growers and their certified products and operations on the go! Easy…
DIDCOT, UK: There is no doubt that coronavirus has had a devastating impact on British ornamental horticulture. However, lockdown has…
VALENCIA, Spain: Following the recent lack of activity, Iberflora is now re-launching Volume II of its Ideas Laboratory, which intends…
DIDCOT, UK: Commenting on the UK Government announcement on post-Brexit trade and the border operating model, James Clark, Director of…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Dutch news broadcaster NOS sampled the sentiments in the Dutch cut flower and plant trade and sees cautious…
EDE, Netherlands: Adomex is among the world’s leading cut foliage specialist suppliers and sources a wide range of cut foliage…
PARIS, France: Did you ever hear of flowers being botoxed, harvested in Colombia, Kenya and Ecuador and transiting through the Netherlands…
DIDCOT, UK: The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is calling for the UK Government to address the growing need to support…
SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia: Nobody celebrates Summer like the Russians! Dutch Hydrangeas, one of the hallmarks of summer, joined the party.…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Plant export company Dames Plants B.V. (of Honselersdijk) has merged with Hamiplant, a member of Dutch Flower Group.…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Aalsmeer-based wholesale supplier of indoor and outdoor plants Superplant B.V. and OZ Planten, a member of Dutch Flower…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The brutal impact of Covid-19 on the EU’s ornamental horticulture has been confirmed by a survey conducted among…
ULTIMO, Australia: Landscape construction and green space installation must be included in the upcoming construction stimulus package to help mitigate…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Agroberichten, the newletter of the network of Dutch agricultural counsellors around the world, reports that the Covid-19…
TOKYO, Japan: Ryoji Kato, executive manager of Japan’s largest flower auction OTA Floriculture Auction, reports restrictions on movement to contain…
DIDCOT, UK: The Scottish Government has announced today that garden centres will not be allowed to open in Scotland until…
TAIPEI: In the absence of the usual Dutch celebration of King’s Day amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Netherlands Office Taipei…
DIDCOT, UK: The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has issued this industry response to the reopening of garden centres in England…
AALSMEER, Netherlands Floral wholesale companies Hamifleurs is understood to be speaking to OZ Export about combining their assets, logistics operations…
RIJNSBURG, Netherlands: Floral wholesaler Geert Snauwaert from Belgium took to social media and posted pictures of Kenyan roses travelling in…
Dutch gladiolus breeder For Ever announced this week that it has secured an investment from Synergia Capital Partners. The funds…
Author: Eugene Gerden MOSCOW, Russia: Russian leading flowers’ wholesalers are feeling a massive drop in domestic demand due to the…
BOGOTA, Colombia: Augusto Solano, President of sector body Asocolflores comments that while in his own country practically all flower sales…
Royal FloraHolland’s Order and Risk Advice (ORA) department is currently seeing growers and exporters engaging in trench warfare as COVID-19…
ZAGREB, Croatia: EU agriculture ministers discuss the severe impact COVID-19 pandemic is having on the agri-food sector. Complicated and burdensome…
Devastating scenes of flower workers disposing tens of thousands of blooms on a daily basis, empty grading halls and packhouses…
Flower delivery service Fleurop and the #flowers4oxygen campaign are happy to partner with the Dutch Lung Foundation. €2.50 from each…
Sales for ornamentals growers are expected to be down around 50% this year with some expecting a far greater fall…
Dutch-based Chrysanthemum breeder and propagator Armada, expects to lose a substantial amount of money. The company has to destroy its…
ROME, Italy: Since Italy’s coronavirus lockdown of much of Northern Italy, imposed by the government on Sunday afternoon March 8,…
ROME, Italy: On 3 March, in two Italian newspapers, ItaliaOggi and Linkiesta, Luigi de Maio, Italy’s Foreign Minister, announced government…
As the year 2020 gathers momentum, promises are made globally to secure the future of humankind and this planet that…
MOSCOW, Russia: International Women’s Day on 8 March is a national holiday in many countries, including Russia where it is…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: A 22 per cent smaller Kenyan rose crop due to adverse weather conditions meant that already-strong rose markets…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: New statistics from market analyst Floridata reveal the 2019 financial year was a record-breaking year for Dutch flower…
A crowd of around 150 marketeers, trend gurus, growers, floral wholesalers, researchers and breeders gathered yesterday (November 28) at the…
SYDNEY, Australia: Introducing Greener Spaces Better Places – a national initiative bringing together research, business, government, and the greenlife industry…
It’s now almost two years since Clement Tulezi succeeded Jane Ngige as CEO of the Kenya Flower Council. FCI’s Ron…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: The demand for Dutch flowers and plants abroad continues to grow as exports in the year to October…
Dutch-based cut flower breeders HilverdaKooij and Florist Holland have changed their name into HilverdaFlorist. The name change follows the announcement…
Oserian Development Company Limited wishes to inform the general public, traders and suppliers that it has become aware of instances…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: On June 26, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine published a resolution expanding the list of goods…
SEOUL, South Korea: While South Korea’s floral consumption is relatively low when compared to other OECD countries, with the average…
On 14th December 2019 the new EU regulation 2016/2031 comes into force. The new regulation sets in place formal documentation…
STUTTGART, Germany: Dianthus ‘Pink Kisses’, the iconic potted carnation from Selecta Klemm, will embark on a road trip across German…
FloraCulture International (FCI) welcomes partnerships with like-minded organisations, companies and associations worldwide. This month, we are pleased to welcome our…
Végétaliser la vie, positioning flowers and plants as something simply irresistible in daily life, while highlighting how green spaces are…
Delphy, the Dutch knowledge sharing organisation and service provider for cultivators around the world (formerly known as DLV) has confirmed…
NAIVASHA, Kenya: Dutch rose breeder United Selections today announced the official opening of its Naivasha-based Showcase in the Flower Business…
Members of the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI) call for an intensified sector collaboration towards a more transparent and responsible floriculture…
“Climate change is a reality,” says Augusto Solano, President of industry body Asocolflores. “We are seeing more severe droughts, frost…
Valentine’s Day is possibly the single most important holiday for Colombian cut flower exporters, given that close to 80% of…
Danziger have announced a new partnership with Terra Nova Nurseries, making Danziger the dedicated licensee holder and producer of Terra…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: On the fringes of the G20 Summit held in Argentina, the US, Mexico and Canada officially signed…
On Wednesday December 12, the U.S. House and Senate voted to reauthorize the $867 billion Farm Bill, providing funding and…
As long as there are no feasible alternatives, methyl bromide is still considered an important tool for eradicating or preventing…
Nimbus have announced their takeover of Koninklijke Van Zanten Group. This takeover means the end of the period in which…
OAT Agrio Japan Ltd. (OAT) has announced that they will acquire 100% of the shares of Chrysal from Nordian Capital…
‘Green Cities for a sustainable Europe’ has launched www.thegreencity.eu, an informative platform for professionals who want to gain knowledge about…
DIDCOT, UK: For the first time a report* by Oxford Economics for the Ornamental Horticulture Roundtable Group** reveals the significant…
In a recent judgment, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that organisms obtained by new mutagenesis breeding techniques…
The Wholesale Florist Florist Supplier Association (WF&FSA) last month announced Ben Powell has been appointed as President effective October 1st.…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Looking for a supplier of meat, fruit & vegetables, horticultural products, potatoes, dairy products or other fresh produce…
PARIS, France: FNMJ (Fédération Nationale des Métiers de la Jardinerie), representing the leading garden centres in France, reported the country’s…
Author: Richard Melnick When a floral wholesale company has been around for 80 years and is thriving, you can be…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: The Russian government’s ban on food imports from across the EU, United States, Canada, Norway and Australia…
The Rabobank expects the tulip forcing industry to grow by a billion stems by 2023. The bank makes this claim…
FloraCulture International has been granted first access to AIPH’s International Vision Project (IVP), touted as ‘the first global research of…
In cooperation with the market research institute GreenSurvey GmbH, Selecta One tested its Pink Kisses® sales display by means of…
There is no better way to celebrate summer than with the queen of summer flowers. Last Thursday was the astronomical…
The South American continent is more than 7500 kms long (north to south) and 5100 kms wide at its widest…
China is a rapidly growing market for plant breeders and the industry is just beginning to discover its true potential.…
That very combination of words describes a land where some of the most beautiful Roses are born, raised and shipped.…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has taken over the ownership of FloraCulture International (FCI) from Royal FloraHolland (RFH)…
Unless you were born rich, your company (whether you grow flowers, plants or bulbs) needs financing. Banks are the major…
Pots made out of plastic are not just an important part of modern plant production but can also be a…
Germany and Poland are neighbouring countries. But from a horticultural point of view they differ enormously. Germany is one of…
ANVE – Associazione Nazionale Vivaisti Esportatori (National Association of Nursery Stock Exporters) is an association that protects the interests of…
Many cities are taking action to improve their health and sustainability. This was clear to delegates attending the AIPH International…
Smithers-Oasis Company, a provider of solutions throughout the plant and flower journey from propagation to presentation, recently received verification for…
The Agapanthus (or African Lily), with its elegant stems, long green leaves and stately blue or white flowers, has been…
Plant a rainbow of colour to welcome in spring by packing patio pots and filling flower beds with primulas and…
Adding value to a plant or flower can improve its price or help attract new customers to buy it. Worldwide,…
In its own right the picture was iconic. A girl bathing in a Chrysanthemum covered bath. It wasn’t interesting because…
Every year Dutch sector organizations in flowers and plants, bulbs and trees and gardening present new green trends based on…
Talking with Jeroen Mettepenningen is about getting back to basics. Jeroen is the Managing Director of D&M Depot, a Belgian…
Digitalisation and the Internet have changed retail sales enormously and further changes will occur according to Cor Molenaar. As a…
When money is no object and you need to show the world what you’re all about, floral decorating takes your…
The West isn’t the center of the universe anymore. The demographic and economic epicenter has moved from Europe and the…
Sustainable plant and flower production is vital as consumers want to purchase with a clear conscience. They want as little…
Istanbul, city on the edge of the east and the west. What does that mean when you’re a florist? Mehmet…
In Southeast Asia (particularly China) a growing sector of the population is seeing increasing prosperity and economic opportunity. This also…
Flowers and plants are beautiful. People buy them to cheer up, to make life more colourful or to be green.…
People are realising there is more to life than steel and concrete. They try to brighten up a city by…
You think the digital revolution is over? You’re wrong. We’re in the midst of it. Finding, processing, analysing and distributing…
In major cities on every continent you find top florists. They are alike because they work with flowers and plants.…
A garden on a bus. To see it is to believe it. But in Spain (Palma de Mallorca, Girona, Barcelona…
Given its importance in the world flower trade, Holland has to source globally to keep its position. ”It is in…
Colombia is heaven made for year-round flower growing. It possesses a mild equatorial climate, long days, fertile soil, abundant water,…
Where to start an analysis of the South American floral industry? Perhaps by concluding that Latin Americans love flowers. This…
Jacintha Scheerder is a futurologist who works for Let it Grow, Royal FloraHolland’s initiative aimed at letting people discover the…
Global breeder Dümmen Orange is the world’s largest grower of cuttings, producing over 1.5 billion cuttings per year (4,000 varieties)…
In Italy cooperatives have a long history. But cooperatives aren’t a thing of the past. This is proven by United…
Garden market analyst Olivier Mathys talks European garden centres. “Basically it’s not just garden centres,” Mathys points out. “This market…
Mayesh, one of the USA’s leading wholesale distributors of cut flowers, has added a Luxe Blooms showcase for the cream…
Ready for a story that will make you green with envy? Horticulture has been slow in positioning their products as…
It’s no secret. The gap between flower farmers and the new generation high end consumer is wide. Luxury florist Neill…
As the European floral sector changes rapidly, it’s necessary to understand what’s really happening. Here’s a sneak peek at the…
Next year Agora Group will open a brand new flagship store in Aalsmeer – the Netherlands. For florists and garden…
Early this year. Uwe Bedenbecker and Marc Schax were named CEOs of Veiling Rhein-Maas, succeeding Ruud Knorr. Bedenbecker will be…
“It takes ten years to grow Christmas trees yet we have less than twenty days to harvest, transport and market…
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…
After an 18 month process, Royal FloraHolland is about to reshape its co-operative principles. On December 7th, members will decide…
Retailers can be a driving force in creating sustainable societies by translating consumers’ sustainability needs to their suppliers. Swiss retailer…
Sustainability is about saving the planet and caring for people. But in order to do so, companies need to turn…
Although some European growers still believe their African counterparts are not well-informed on sustainability, sustainable production is high on agendas…
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.…
It is fast becoming apparent to the world’s largest flower auction that their once exclusive domain is being rapidly disrupted…
Though it may have been slow off the mark — and indeed much slower than many of their members and…
It’s safe to guess that most readers of FloraCulture International are probably part of, and immersed in, the horticulture industry.…
Contrary to the Pescia’s Mercato dei Fiori della Toscana , where the wholesale market institution is viewed as a public…
Few people have had as much impact on the day-to-day management of FloraHolland as CEO Lucas Vos has. The 47-year…
Few people have had as much impact on the day-to-day management of FloraHolland as CEO Lucas Vos has. The 47-year…
Founded in 1999 by Wiebe van der Veen, Flower Trade Consult (FTC) delivers cut tulips from flower farms to stores…
FloraHolland last month announced that it is streamlining its operations to better align its cost structure with current market conditions…
Flowerbulbs promotion dating back almost 150 years is a main activity of the Royal General Bulb Growers’ Association (KAVB). The…