CHICAGO, USA: On Friday, September 18, 2020, All-America Selections honoured an individual with impressive plant breeding credentials by presenting the…
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s-GRAVENZANDE, Netherlands: Dutch-based tropical plant grower Esperit Plants has today announced the appointment of Ron Petterson to the position of…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Colours of Nature, an alliance of leading Dutch growers of mini gerberas, is delighted to announce the…
Author: Ron van der Ploeg PIANCASTAGNAIO, Italy: Floramiata from Italy announces organisational changes to support continued technical innovation and commercial…
RIDDERKERK, Netherlands: Young plant producer Schneider Youngplants is delighted to announce that August Thorsten Sander has been appointed as sales…
LONDON, UK: Dennis Edwards, the man known as the Father of New Covent Garden Flower Market passed away on Sunday,…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Horticulture entrepreneur and co-founder of Dutch Flower Group, Art van Duijn, passed away in his sleep on Saturday…
Author: Ron van der Ploeg DE LIER, Netherlands: Harry Kloppenburg, Chief Commercial Officer at Dümmen Orange, has died at the…
DIDCOT, UK: The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has announced the appointment of three new board members as non-executive directors: Jane Lawler,…
DENVER, USA: In his latest Acres Online newsletter, Chris Beytes from GrowerTalks reports on the death of well-known horticulture industry…
NYON, Switzerland: Australian seedsman and business leader Donald Coles has succeeded Eduard Fito as President of the International Seed Federation…
JYVASKYLA, Finland: The International Peatland Society (IPS), a network of peat and peatland experts, has appointed a new president following…
Clement Tulezi of Kenya Flower Council firmly believes the world’s ornamental horticultural sector is well-positioned to build on the positive…
HANN MUNDEN, Germany: German seed breeder Benary has announced the appointment of Thomas Bousart as the company’s Europe and Emerging…
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands: With immediate effect, Gertjan Roelands is appointed senior vice president of Sales & Distribution of Air France KLM…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Elien Pieters, third generation proprietor of Gediflora, the world’s largest breeder and propagator of Belgian pot mums, has…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: Syngenta Flowers has appointed former Beekenkamp sales manager Martijn Kuiper to lead its Product Management Europe team. The…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange, breeder and propagator in floriculture, announced that Perry Wismans has been appointed as Director of…
BOLOGNA, Italy: Garden centre founder and containerised nursery stock pioneer Edo Ansaloni died in Bologna, Italy on 31 January, aged…
JERUSALEM, Israel: Danziger Dan Flower Farm founders Zehava and Ernest Danziger received a 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Israeli…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Horticultural consultant Marcel Groen has died aged 51 following a short illness, Ronald van den Breevaart from horticultural consultancy…
Dutch based Holex Flower, a leading importer and exporter of fresh cut flowers, is delighted to announce that Marcel Pennings…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Dutch Flower Group (DFG), the world’s largest group of floral wholesale companies, is pleased to announce that Jan…
DIDCOT, UK: This year the HTA has awarded the Pearson Memorial Medal to industry pioneer John Ravenscroft in recognition of…
Horticultural consultant, UNEP consultant, one of the founders of the Colombian eco-label Florverde and contributing writer for FCI, Marta Pizano…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: Syngenta Flowers Europe has announced changes within the organisation: Mark Schermer and Olivier Clisson have been named Head…