Green Shoots in UK-EU Trade Relations?

Ornamental horticulture sector welcomes move toward reducing post-Brexit trade friction and responds to plant-inclusive SPS pledge. At the UK-EU Leaders’…

IBMA and FAO sign Letter of Intent

The International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) is proud to announce that the association has signed a Letter of Intent with…

Fleuroselect welcomes four new members

Cerny Seeds, Floritec, Graines Lecouf-Mailliet and P. van der Haak have joined the Fleuroselect organisation. During its Annual General Meeting,…

Stolze acquires Elektravon Tuinbouw

Dutch-based horticultural engineering company Stolze Installatietechniek has acquired all activities of Elektravon Tuinbouw. The acquisition marks an important step in…

Decowraps opens remodeled showroom

More recently, Decowraps, a supplier of floral and potted packaging options, has opened its  remodeled showroom. Decowrap says the minute…

Selecta one with premiere at IPM

  Selecta One, Stuttgart’s well-known breeding and young plant company, is presenting a world premiere at IPM Essen 2024. The…

Organics is a mixed picture in the UK

British growers serving the UK’s garden centres and supermarkets assert low consumer demand for organically-produced ornamental plants and cut flowers.…

EU Parliament rejects pesticide law

A majority of the European Parliament rejected the Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR) on November 22, 2023. The International Biocontrol Manufacturers…

Magic happens with Fairy Magnolia

With their revolutionary line of compact, evergreen and profusely flowering Fairy Magnolia, Australian plant breeder’s agent Anthony Tesselaar and award-winning…

Lush lilies in the limelight

The Dutch lily industry ran its 11th open house in the second week of June when it opened its doors…

Floral marketing the American way

Happily, the California Association of Flower Growers & Shippers (CalFlowers) team began 2023 by floating on cloud nine after winning…

Modiform opens Naaldwijk office

Dutch-based horticulture packaging and plastic manufacturer Modiform has opened a new office at the World Horti Center (WHC) in Naaldwijk…

Mitsui takes stake in CB-Agri

Mitsui is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement to acquire a share of C&B AGRI ENTERPRISES LIMITED (“CB-Agri”,…

Peony continues its rise to prominence

The peony market remains buoyant despite the challenges of climate change, an ever-increasing regulatory burden and diminishing crop protection and…

Growing data in a garden centre

Ohio-based GIE Media Inc. hosted a ‘How to leverage existing customer data or… how to obtain it’ webinar on 27…

Barbiecore and biophilia

Barbiecore and biophilia are two very different trends – both work hard to grab consumers’ attention with our products. The…

Perennials and grasses remain popular

Pioneering propagator, Emerald Coast Growers, continues to captivate the North American market with its grasses and perennials. Emerald Coast Growers…

Retail potential in Poland

Poland is an important trading partner for flowers and plants. Since the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989, the…

A host of golden daffodils

Daffodils are the only cut flower that Ireland exports, making Darragh McCullough’s farm very unusual in a country dominated by…

Limonium sinense filler flowers
Thrilling Fillers

From adding colour, volume, texture and whimsey in mixed bouquets to raising customer satisfaction, from spurring ‘(r)etail sales’ to fitting…

Glowing success of Blush Petals

Two years after its launch at the pandemic’s start, Blush Petals has bloomed into one of Australia’s top sourcing and…

Takii renews Van Gogh Museum partnership

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Seed breeder Takii is continuing its marketing and business development campaign with the Amsterdam-based Van Gogh Museum for…

Hops-timistic about the future

Hops are hitting the shops in Germany this spring – and its thanks to “hopstimist” Richard Petri, founder of RiPlant.…

RHP joins FSI2025 

WESTLAND, Netherlands: RHP, the Dutch certification scheme for substrates and raw materials has joined the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI2025), the most…

Aablo joins forces with OZ-Hami

KUDELSTAART, Netherlands: Aalsmeer-based plants and flowers export company Aablo Export B.V. (Aablo) has joined forces with OZ-Hami, a Dutch Flower…

Barendsen to join Dutch Flower Group

AALSMEER, Netherlands: Flower exporter Barendsen will join OZ-Hami, part of Dutch Flower Group (DFG), effective 1 January 2022. Barendsen has…

Chinese New Year spending survey

The China Flowers and Horticulture magazine recently published insights into 2020 consumer habits and trends based on online questionnaires, ‘wholesale…

New look for Florca

WESTLAND, Netherlands: Florca, a specialist in exporting cut flowers by air, is pleased to announce its new brand identity. Florca’s…

Dennis van der Lubbe
Fill the Distance with Beauty

In responding to the coronavirus crisis, Flower Council of Holland, the marketing arm of the Dutch floricultural sector, developed an…

A tale of two flower markets

Harnessing the power of technology and at the same time reconciling social and environmental responsibility, is a huge accomplishment. One…

French florists ready to fight back

29 October, PARIS, France: Today, the President of the French florist association Fédération Française des Artisans Fleuristes, signed a heartfelt…

Hydrangea happiness in Russia

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia: Nobody celebrates Summer like the Russians! Dutch Hydrangeas, one of the hallmarks of summer, joined the party.…

Superplant and OZ Planten join forces

AALSMEER, Netherlands: Aalsmeer-based wholesale supplier of indoor and outdoor plants Superplant B.V. and OZ Planten, a member of Dutch Flower…

Tulips to medical workers in Taipei

TAIPEI: In the absence of the usual Dutch celebration of King’s Day amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Netherlands Office Taipei…

A clear vision for 2020

As the year 2020 gathers momentum, promises are made globally to secure the future of humankind and this planet that…

It’s a fraud!

Oserian Development Company Limited wishes to inform the general public, traders and suppliers that it has become aware of instances…

FCI welcomes new partner in Costa Rica

FloraCulture International (FCI) welcomes partnerships with like-minded organisations, companies and associations worldwide. This month, we are pleased to welcome our…

Delphy expands into Africa

Delphy, the Dutch knowledge sharing organisation and service provider for cultivators around the world (formerly known as DLV) has confirmed…

The Pöppelmann story

Pots made out of plastic are not just an important part of modern plant production but can also be a…

Sex helps selling Chrysanthemums

In its own right the picture was iconic. A girl bathing in a Chrysanthemum covered bath. It wasn’t interesting because…

Plant trend watching

Every year Dutch sector organizations in flowers and plants, bulbs and trees and gardening present new green trends based on…

Big Data in floral

You think the digital revolution is over? You’re wrong. We’re in the midst of it. Finding, processing, analysing and distributing…

Dümmen Orange about globalisation

Global breeder Dümmen Orange is the world’s largest grower of cuttings, producing over 1.5 billion cuttings per year (4,000 varieties)…

Veiling Rhein-Maas is going strong

Early this year. Uwe Bedenbecker and Marc Schax were named CEOs of Veiling Rhein-Maas, succeeding Ruud Knorr. Bedenbecker will be…

Better to love nature

“Investing in a green environment is an investment for yourself and your health. Man is part of nature. Nature helps…

The top of Tuscany’s flower crop

Contrary to the Pescia’s Mercato dei Fiori della Toscana , where the wholesale market institution is viewed as a public…

KAVB: almost 150 years active

Flowerbulbs promotion dating back almost 150 years is a main activity of the Royal General Bulb Growers’ Association (KAVB). The…