Talking with Jeroen Mettepenningen is about getting back to basics. Jeroen is the Managing Director of D&M Depot, a Belgian…
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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…
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…