La Cooperativa L’Ortofrutticola in Albenga, the largest agricultural Cooperative in Liguria with about 600 member farms and more than 60…
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Breeding Accel, a Dutch-based plant breeding knowledge platform, has confirmed its presence at the IPM Essen show, which will occur…
German Klasmann-Deilmann, a leading corporate group in the international substrate industry, has confirmed its presence at the fortcoming IPM Essen…
Wimceco, a cut rose nursery, maintains a positive attitude and high bloom quality while weathering the vagaries of a volatile…
As climate disasters currently dominate headlines in January 2025—from severe floods in the UK and record-breaking rains in Saudi Arabia…
Klaver Flowers, a year-round grower and supplier of lilies, Gypsophila and Limonium and operating in the Netherlands and Ethiopia, begins…
Hydrangea Runaway Bride, the first garland Hydrangea known for its weeping habit and masses of lace-cap flowers has been named…
The cultivation of roses in gardens began many centuries ago, probably in China. But how did such a classic garden…
Floristry professionals, academics, researchers, and environmental auditors gathered in Coventry Cathedral on 26 September to witness the launch of a…
As the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) concludes its 125th anniversary year, a special tree planting ceremony was held at Horticulture…
Orbia’s precision agriculture business Netafim and Bayer announced today an expansion of their strategic collaboration, starting with new digital farming…
Comgoed, an organic waste and biomass recycling operator, has achieved RHP Consumer certification with its new raw material: spent substrate.…
In association with Yunnan Aibida Horticulture Technology Co., Ltd, the Chinese government has invested three billion RMB in a state-of-the-art…
How an iconic supplier of garden roses with nearly half a century-long history in the Netherlands leaned in and began…
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture has allocated 1.3 billion dollars and 156 billion Br to procure 2.4 million tonnes of DAP…
Dynaplant, previously known as The Calla Specialist, is reintroducing itself with a fresh, natural look. Dynaplant’s mission is to bring…
Ornamental plant breeder and propagator Syngenta Flowers announced it is no longer using peat in their Pelargonium plug plants. At…
This week, the UK government outlined a package of measures for seasonal workers employed by farmers and growers in the…
Yalova, with a population of approximately 100,000, is affectionally dubbed the Garden of Türkiye. Considering its sprawling 485ha of land…
On 1 October 2024, Inochio Seikoen Inc. (founded in 1921 in Hiroshima, Japan) acquired the business of one of Japan’s…
At France’s 2024 plant cultivation show Sival, growers, researchers, breeders, and other stakeholders from the country’s agricultural and horticultural industry…
In the vibrant world of floriculture, Koppert stands out for its commitment to innovation, writes Marit Tegelaar for FCI. Combining…
Last year, Certis Belchim collaborated with Veugen Technology to conduct several field trials to see if the Biorational BotaniGard could…
From a historical perspective, agriculture and horticulture are prime examples of industries that had always worked in collaboration with nature…
Microbial ecologist Dr Marta Streminska at Wageningen University & Research Centre, Business Unit Greenhouse Horticulture & Flower Bulbs, highlights the…
Amid mounting pressure within the ornamentals sector to curtail and eliminate conventional synthetic plant protection products, FCI sat down with…
In an exclusive interview, FCI spoke to Jennifer Lewis, the director of the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association – IBMA about…
Dutch-based houseplant growers KP Holland and Westland Plant have announced a new partnership effective 1 January 2025. Peet Zwinkels will…
Ornamental plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has scooped up the 9th Plantum Sustainability Award at the Plantum Day on…
French industry veteran, agricultural engineer, horticultural journalist, contributing writer for FCI magazine, and business consultant Marie Françoise Petitjean will launch…
McClaren’s Nurseries in Glasgow, Scotland, recently hosted a visit and tour for the Agriculture Minister, Jim Fairlie MSP, at a…
UK-based Wyevale Nurseries has achieved Planet Mark Certification in recognition of the company’s commitment to continuous improvements in sustainability. Using…
British commercial plant and tree nursery Wyevale is creating a new reservoir to help capture, store and recycle more water…
The United States, as much as Europe, is experiencing hotter days earlier and later in the year than in decades…
Orchid breeder and propagator Labeau, which emerged in February 2024 when Hark/Sion and Microflor joined forces, concluded its first Open…
Philipp Gramlich and Karin Bodewits, leading figures in the community network Turfvrij Nederland, are at the forefront of the battle…
Wyevale Nurseries is unveiling its first collection of trees for retailers at the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) National Plant Show…
When European customers purchase a potted Hydrangea, there’s a high probability that the plant was originally grown by Sjaak van…
If the horticulture industry is to grow its products responsibly, effectively, and efficiently using growing media, it must innovate. This…
At this year’s Flower Trials (11-14 June) , Schreurs will showcase its newest range of Sunshapers gerberas for the outdoors. …
Ornamental plant breeder Selecta One has entered into a global licensing agreement with Dümmen Orange for the use of the…
Growing media and substrates are hot topics in horticulture, and with more than 35 years of experience in the sector,…
Royal van Zanten’s Rijsenhout site achieved the MPS GAP and MPS SQ certifications in May 2024. It complements the existing…
Following societal and political pressure, a broad Dutch coalition coordinated by the Dutch trade body for potting soil and substrate…
Erfgoed, a well-known brand in the manufacturing of cultivation floors, has added WaterSystem water technology to its product portfolio. Water…
Under their ‘United Colours Of Beekenkamp” tagline Dutch based plant breeder and propagator Beekenkamp Plants will present many new plants…
Kekkilä BVB has 100 years of experience in growing media, particularly in peat. Timo Taulavuori interviewed the company’s CEO, Pekka…
Daniel Mes, a member of EU Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra’s cabinet met with KP Holland, HVC and NVDE on 13 May…
Beekenkamp Group, comprised of business units Beekenkamp Plants, Beekenkamp Packaging and Deliflor Chrysanten, has kicked off construction of a new,…
Designed to optimise monitoring, Biobest’s new Bug-Scan® Green sticky traps are proven to be seven times more attractive to Echinothrips…
UK-based Desch Plantpak Ltd—celebrating 60 years in business this year—takes pride in manufacturing pots made of recycled plastics, and they…
Labeau has kicked off construction of a Çanakkale (Turkey)-based laboratory for Phalaenopsis propagation. On 16 April, Labeau staff and 150…
Certis Belchim, an agriculture solutions provider, has signed a partnership deal with Landlab, an innovative Italian company that specialises, among…
FCI spoke to Alstun Diniz, the young and dynamic general manager overseeing the daily operations of Marquis Flowers in Oman…
Volume-wise, Finns and Swedes buy the most tulips per person in the world, writes Timo Taulavuori for FloraCulture International. The…
Greenwood Plants swept the board at the AIPH International Grower of the Year 2024 Award Ceremony at IPM Essen. The…
Bol Peat, an international supplier of peat products, renewable raw materials and additives to substrate manufacturers and horticultural suppliers, has…
Van Egmond Potgrond, a supplier of potting soil for the garden retail market and a range of raw materials, has…
Plants For Europe Limited (PFE) is delighted to announce that it is now working with California-based Altman Plants, to bring…
A relative newcomer to hardy fern breeding, propagation and marketing has been founded on a company’s three-decade expertise in tissue…
A perennial plant or nursery stock grower’s primary goal is to deliver constant and superior product quality while keeping labour…
The Commercial Horticultural Association’s UK exhibitors at the recent IPM Essen have much to praise for the event’s global status…
At IPM Essen 2024, ornamental plant breeder and propagator Beekenkamp Plants showcased its new Pericallis POP, which, the company says,…
Stuttgart-based plant breeder and propagator Selecta One has acquired the breeding portfolio of Italian carnation breeder Moraglia from San Remo.…
Terrazza MC and A.M.A. Horticulture Inc. have announced a new distribution partnership in a significant move for the green industry.…
Europe’s growing media industry is in the process of transition. There’s an overall consensus that companies need to accelerate the…
Finland-based Novarbo Oy, a supplier of horticultural substrates, fertilisers, greenhouse technology, and vertical farming systems, has achieved RHP certification. RHP…
Green crop protection products, aka biorationals, can help to achieve sustainability in the greenhouse production of cut flowers and potted…
GOOD, an agroecology weed research project, is an EU-funded network of agrifood stakeholders dedicated to sustainable agroecological weed management and…
Surprising consumer trends – and a surprising competition winner – revealed at this year’s BOA Poinsettia Conference, held on Thursday…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), in association with Union Fleurs, the International Flower Trade Association, announces the 71st…
This week, Royal Van Zanten’s stands C1.03 and 5.18 at the IFTF show and Trade Fair Aalsmeer respectively will be…
CIOPORA, the International Association of Breeders of Asexually Reproduced Horticultural Varieties, provides the most up-to-date EU Plant Breeders’Rights (PBR) data…
Becoming a market leader in F1 sunflower (Helianthus annuus) breeding for cutting doesn’t happen overnight. It is a complex and…
Environmental footprinting in horticulture was the topic of discussion in the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH)’s Horticultural Industry Conference,…
Thanks to innovative Dianthus breeding and marketing, one of Europe’s oldest cultivated ornamentals has staged a comeback as the newest…
Beekenkamp Group’s ‘Be Beekenkamp’ recruitment campaign to boost horticulture recruitment now also includes a website in English. With the launch…
Horticultural supply and engineering company Royal Brinkman Canada’s UniMite bio-distributor premiered at the Canadian Greenhouse Conference, between 4-5 October 2023…
Allensmore Nurseries reigned supreme at AIPH International Grower of the Year 2023 at IPM Essen, winning gold for Sustainability. FCI…
Dutch-based Floritec, a breeder of Chrysanthemums, potted Celosia and Aster, deserves credit for having cemented itself into a global position…
Syngenta Flowers has unveiled a major overhaul of its best-selling pansy varieties. The company’s innovative Delta Pro series represents a…
The demands being placed by policymakers on European farmers and growers with the introduction of the European Green Deal (2019)…
The book ‘Microbial bioprotectants for plant disease management’ was published nearly two years ago (in November 2021), and the issues…
… but the EU’s lengthy authorisation process hampers future growth Gill Noriss, for FCI magazine, sat down with Jennifer Lewis,…
Certis Belchim opened its trial stations to visitors from around the globe again this summer for its popular Trial Field…
Dutch-based flower and plant breeder and propagator Royal Van Zanten has published its first-ever Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) report…
Growcoon Progressive, the fastest-decomposing Growcoon plant plug, has achieved ‘OK Compost Home’ certification. Issuing body TÜV Austria confirms, that Growcoon…
The Dutch certification scheme for ornamental horticulture, MPS, and the Chamber of Plants, Flowers, and Foliage of Costa Rica (CPFF…
Based on 2022 data, the report, which is developed annually by the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) and its specialist group,…
Having only started in 2022 with MPS-ABC environmental certification, CosMic Plants obtained MPS-A as their first qualification. Mike van Steekelenburg,…
Swiss-based biocontrols supplier Andermatt has opened a new demonstration farm in Naivasha, Kenya, to provide vegetable, fruit and flower farmers…
Klasmann-Deilmann and Maan Biobased Products will display their innovative substrate Nygaia at the world’s leading greenhouse technology show GreenTech, which…
Seed breeder Takii has opened a new flower and vegetable seed production site in Karacabey, Türkiye, to provide farmers worldwide…
PanAmerican Seed is proud to announce the launch of its redesigned website. With advanced features like regional-based information, better product…
The team at UK-based Wyevale Nurseries is celebrating this week after being awarded a Plant Healthy Certificate for its high…
For hobby gardeners now is the time to lay the groundwork for a summer garden, and Karsten shares the details…
Delphy, the Dutch knowledge-sharing organisation and service provider for horticulturists worldwide has confirmed substantial investments to expand its Delphy Academy…
Phalaenopsis breeder and propagator Sion and Bevo Farms started potting their first 200,000 Phalaenopsis young plants in their hi-tech greenhouse…
GLOBALG.A.P.’s Dr Kristian Moeller discusses the merits of the organisation’s new Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) revised standard – Version 6,…
Multiple award-winning and highly acclaimed within the global hardy nursery stock sector, Anthony Tesselaar and breeder Mark Jury’s new Daphne…
Horticulture Crop Protection Ltd (HCP) has formally launched and is pleased to announce that five members of staff from AHDB…
The American business magazine Forbes features Giorgio Tesi Group in its April Small Giants supplement, highlighting half a century of…
Klasmann-Deilmann and Maan Biobased Products have jointly developed a promising fibre from biodegradable and biobased raw materials with suitable properties…
Dutch-based horticulture packaging and plastic manufacturer Modiform has launched a new range of bedding packs: 7601, 7602, and 7604. The…
‘Aerated cultivation floor’ offers opportunities for a better-growing climate and energy savings An ebb-and-flow floor that heats and cools by…
On Monday, 27 March 2023, the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) hosted a town hall meeting with more than 100 sector…
Brussels-based Growing Media Europe (GME), the European association of growing media producers, an important sector within the horticultural industry, has…
A sports day, an awards ceremony and a cocktail party. Kenya was the locale for range of festivities to celebrate…
Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange held its Innovation Week at the company’s Spanish branch in Puerto Lumbreras (halfway…
Dutch-based ErfGoed, an international leader in manufacturing and installing cultivation floors from Moerkapelle, will host a free webinar on 28…
The ornamentals sector in Europe reports significant interest in growers of bulbs, cacti, young plants, perennials and grasses and horticultural…
In the mid 2000s, Ethiopia emerged as the next production hot spot for fresh-cut roses. In nursery stock, something similar…
Greenport West-Holland, in collaboration with the Dutch cluster for innovative greenhouse horticulture SIGN, hosted a seminar on 18 October 2022…
Spring is around the corner – to celebrate this, Hydrangea grower Sjaak van Schie reveals cool new varieties and marketing…
The UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has responded to the launch of the Scottish Government’s peat consultation. Responding to the…
Santini grower Richard van Schie will soon join forces with Dutch Chrysanthemum powerhouse VannoVa. Operating from two different sites in…
Alban Hill Nurseries in Newport Pagnell hosted a visit by local Member of Parliament Ben Everitt on Friday, 3rd February,…
We might talk about planning our approach to crop production ‘from the bottom up’, but how often does that include…
Nestled in the heel of Italy’s boot, Florsilva is a five-hectare wholesale ornamental plant nursery priding itself on more than…
Dutch-based ErfGoed, an international leader in the manufacturing and installing of cultivation floors, has published a white paper ranking seven…
One of the UK’s leading wholesale plant nurseries is featured as a case study in DEFRA’s recently published five-year plant…
In a generous gesture and unwavering support for urban farming, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture has donated the award-winning Satoyama Japanese…
The new year is only four days old, and the weather is typically dull, grey, and gloomy. Strong winds push…
Dutch-based potted plant nursery Vilosa did not have to think for long when Modiform launched its new Pristine tray. Produced…
Since 2017, Boskoop’s Royal Horticultural Society (KVBC) has been judging garden roses and awarding them with the Certificate of Excellence.…
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) today announced a significant increase in the number of seasonal worker…
A broad Dutch coalition coordinated by the Dutch Association of Potting Soil and Substrates (VPN), including businesses, industry bodies, government,…
The Young People in Horticulture Association are delighted to announce David Austin Roses as their final YPHA key partner for…
Dutch-based ErfGoed, an international leader in the manufacturing and installing cultivation floors from Moerkapelle, will host a free webinar on…
Middenweg Flowers, a reputable, second-generation Turkish Dutch Iris nursery from the Netherlands, is reintroducing itself with a fresh, distinguished look.…
The UK body for garden businesses has warned of risks to the availability of supplies for home and professional gardeners…
Breeder Dümmen Orange and Schneider Youngplants are set to start collaborating on the rooting and sales of perennials in Europe.…
Hasselfors Garden, a Swedish-based manufacturer of potting mixes, peat compost and fertilisers and part of Kekkilä-BVB, has acquired Algomin AB…
Belgium-based biocontrols supplier Biobest is delighted to announce Asperello has gained approval in Denmark for preventative use against Fusarium, Pythium…
The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a global initiative launched last November at the 26th United Nations…
The Chrysanthemum has long been a symbol of love and remembrance, with demand in Italy for spray, disbudded and pot…
‘Pink Flower Carpet’, the Mother of all Flower Carpet roses, has been awarded a place in the Rose Hall of…
In Italy, Pescia-based cooperative FloraToscana does an excellent job coordinating the production and sales of Helix Australia’s potted waxflower, aka…
Brothers Harm and Reinier Hoogendoorn take over the plant nursery’s management from their father and oncle, respectively Koos and Rien…
While American OASIS® Grower Solutions is recognised globally for its ability to help growers propagate more in the greenhouse, today…
More than 200 employees, business partners, and customers of Hydrangea grower Sjaak van Schie celebrated the opening of the company’s…
The UK’s Young People in Horticulture Association are delighted to announce the formalisation of their relationship with the Royal Horticultural…
Tilhill, the UK’s leading woodland creation, forest management and timber harvesting company, and Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company Plc, the UK’s…
Last week, the UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has convened a meeting of its members in Didcot to brief them…
THIENDORF, Germany: Elsner pac ramps up production of an energy-saving range of larger young plants, semi-finished and pre-finished pot plants.…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: Last month, Syngenta Flowers and Polish breeder Marcin Wojtczak announced a collaboration in Begonia tuberhybrida, a strategic crop…
NYON, Switzerland: Seed sector reiterates its support to the Treaty on conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for…
Plant health is not just a question of identifying a problem quickly and taking steps to treat the pests and…
HANN, MUENDEN, Germany: Phase one of what will become Southern China’s largest breeding centre will be completed by the end…
WESTERLO, Belgium: To get good control of whitefly in Poinsettia crops, including the resistant Bemisia biotype, Biobest IPM and Pollination…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: Employees, business partners and customers of HilverdaFlorist celebrated the opening of the company’s new production location at…
HEEMSTEDE, Netherlands: Dutch-based bulb exporter P. Nelis & Zoon’s is continuing operations after a fire on 12 September devastated three…
The Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI) members present their results of the annual sustainable volumes cycle over the year 2021. The…
The goal of Hans Hettasch from South Africa-based cut flower nursery Arnelia Farms is always to try to grow the…
MIAMI, USA: Broekhof, a global leader in flower packaging, has moved its USA business to a larger warehouse and office…
WESTLAND, Netherlands/BUFFALO GROVE, USA: Buffalo Grove-based Profile Products LLC, an American manufacturer of mulches, soil amendments and wood fibres, has…
JERSEYVILLE, USA: Bayer put its industry-leading offerings in crop protection, seeds & traits, and digital farming tools on display on…
LENT, Netherlands: Dutch-based plant nursery Plant World has acquired the genetics and plant variety rights of leaf Begonia grower Antoon…
LENT, Netherlands: Plant World says the deals strenghten the company in the global marketplace. Dutch-based plant nursery Plant World has…
Miami, USA: Broekhof, a global leader in flower packaging, has moved its USA business to a larger warehouse and office…
Creating a commercial Chrysanthemum variety is complex and multifaceted, incorporating the standard requirements of a cut flower – eye appeal…
With mandatory carbon footprinting on the horizon, GLOBALG.A.P.’s Impact-Driven Approach (IDA) to the Sustainability module is helping the floriculture industry…
FCI sat down with Jason Tabor of American breeders network Must Have Perennials to discuss how their plant’s business has…
VOORHOUT, Netherlands: Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plant industry, is reintroducing itself with a fresh, distinguished look. Fleuroselect’s…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: IBMA, the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association, welcomes the European Commission adoption of the new rules for micro-organisms (also…
DUBLIN, Ireland: Time to swap the Netherlands’s wide-open polder land for Ireland’s rolling hills, lush fields, friendly atmosphere of pubs…
MOERKAPELLE, Netherlands: ErfGoed, an international leader in the manufacturing and installation of cultivation floors, has published a new white paper…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Having access to lily trials 24 hours a day, seven days a week, can be a major benefit…
MONHEIM, Germany: Bayer, Bunge and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron), a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, have signed a shareholders’ agreement in…
Fairtrade Premium helps Kenyan flower workers to boost their wages and overcome cash-flow challenges
NAIROBI, Kenya: Fairtrade has partnered with Emerging Leaders – a charity specialising in unlocking human potential – to provide leadership…
There has been a dramatic drop in the amount of peat used in compost, according to a new report led…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Olde Bolhaar Eco Service, a Dutch and Germany-based manufacturer of composted bark, has achieved RHP certification. RHP is…
RIANS, France: A delegation of biocontrols supplier Biobest attended the official opening of Les Cagettes de Noel, a state-of-the-art photovoltaic…
THIENDORF, Germany: German plant breeder and propagator Elsner pac is expanding production capacity at its cutting farm in Santo Isidro…
LONDERZEEL, Belgium: Certis Belchim opened its Trial Station at Londerzeel, Belgium, to 1,700 wholesalers, distributors, advisors and contractors from around…
HENDRIK-IDO-AMBACHT, Netherlands: The iconic Pelargonium Toscana brand, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, is among one of the most successful…
COLOMBUS, USA: ErfGoed, an international leader in the manufacturing and installation of cultivation floors, will host a free webinar on 12…
Highly acclaimed within the global cut flower industry, Helix Australia’s exciting range of new waxflower varieties add beauty and texture…
Protected Cropping Australia is the peak industry body representing commercial hydroponic and greenhouse growers across Australia. The Australian protected cropping…
ALMERE, Netherlands: Helma van der Louw, chairwoman of Boskoop’s Royal Horticultural Society (KVBC), awarded seven international rose breeders for their…
CASTLE HILL, Australia: Australia’s industry body Greenlife Industry Australia (GIA) reports that the country is increasing its biosecurity for an…
VENHUIZEN, Netherlands: Now that plant growth regulator Tilt is no longer authorised, German plant breeder and seed supplier Benary has…
It’s nearly a week, and protests continue in Ecuador due to the end of gasoline subsidies, triggering a state of…
At a time when the economy is still reeling from the global health crisis, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and…
FCI interviews: Phil Whelan, CEO and founder of MM Flowers – one of the largest suppliers of cut flowers to…
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Chrysanthemum breeder Floritec has appointed Sjoerd de Boer as managing director of its Xclusive cutting farm in Uganda.…
HEM, Netherlands: PanAmerican Seed Europe has kicked off construction of a state-of the-art greenhouse at their premises in Hem. Construction…
MOERKAPELLE, Netherlands: ErfGoed, an international leader in the manufacturing and installation of cultivation floors, has published two white papers outlining…
WESTLAND, Netherlands, BRAESIDE, Australia: Rose grower Grandiflora and horticultural supplier Royal Brinkman have been working successfully in a strong partnership…
How can South Africa’s indigenous floriculture help battle climate change impacts – asks Dr David Bek in a recent article…
WOUBRUGGE, Netherlands: Floritec, a company that has quickly made a name in the floral industry by breeding durable, disease and pest…
STUTTGART, Germany: In January, Selecta One joined the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI). The German breeding company supports the overarching FSI…
ERICA, Netherlands: Dutch-based plant grower Kwekerij van Winden has added growing space to its operation while a new conveyor and…
On 21 March, Iranians worldwide celebrated the Persian New Year, or Nowruz. For this occasion, we asked flower and plant…
CHOBHAM, UK: HTA members, North Hill Nurseries in Chobham hosted their local MP and Secretary of State for Levelling Up…
Today, Iranians worldwide will celebrate the Persian New Year, or Nowruz. For the April edition of FloraCulture International, we have…
DIDCOT, UK: As part of its sustainability roadmap, the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has launched a new scheme to enable…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: In line with the strategic extension of its product portfolio HilverdaFlorist is pleased to announce the acquisition…
In garden centres across Europe, Senetti® is currently bringing a burst of colour to spring in the colour of blue.…
MIAMI, USA: Broekhof, a global leader in flower packaging, has launched the Recy® Kraft Look sleeve, a sleeve made from…
Floritec has quickly made a name in the floral industry by breeding durable, disease and pest resistant, high yielding Chrysanthemum…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Breeder Dümmen Orange has moved its breeding facilities for pot and garden mums from Fareham (UK) to its…
VANTAA, Finland: Kekkilä-BVB, a long-established and reputable manufacturer of growing media products, is delighted to announce Grow22, a two-day webinar…
DIDCOT, UK: Helping millions of consumers to be part of efforts to end peat use in horticulture is at the…
VENHUIZEN, Netherlands: Ready to kick off the growing season? Visit PanAmerican’s Pansy & Viola trials in week 9 and 10.…
The Lynch Group is a third-generation, vertically integrated wholesaler of cut flowers and potted plants for the Australian and Chinese…
BARBERTON, USA: Breeders network Must Have Perennials is proud to announce the release of their new product catalogue for 2022-23.…
NYON, Switzerland: The world faces a serious health crisis with “SARS-CoV-2” and the disease it causes “coronavirus disease 2019” (COVID-19),…
WEST CHICAGO, USA This year, PanAmerican Seed® reaches its diamond anniversary in the horticulture industry. The company celebrates 75 years…
STUTTGART, Germany: German plant breeder and propagator Selecta One is pleased to announce the relaunch of its website that is…
RIJSENHOUT, the Netherlands: Dutch-based breeder and propagator Royal Van Zanten turn a shipping container into a growth chamber for closed-loop…
ADANA, Turkey: Established in 1987, GardenKoala Ltd. from Adana province specialises in growing tropical foliage plants, flowering house plants and garden…
HEREFORD, UK: UK-based Wyevale Nurseries in Herefordshire is helping a charity in the county with its fundraising efforts by donating…
RIJSENHOUT, Netherlands: For consumers Charmelia makes the perfect flower to brighten up the winter. Dutch Charmelia growers are thankful for…
Biorationals are registered plant protection products generally derived from the natural environment, offering improved benefits for plants, people and the…
STUTTGART, Germany: In line with the strategic extension of its product portfolio Selecta one, has establish a long-term cooperation with…
Klasmann-Deilmann has launched a new substrate called Advanced. It sets the bar high for responsible horticulture combining the most valuable…
Ms Na Yu from Huazhi Flowers is a core supplier of cut flowers to Chinese retailer Freshippo. In an exclusive…
The AIPH International Conference: The Path to Sustainability in Ornamental Horticulture boasted an international line-up of 27 industry expert panellists…
The movement of plants and plant products globally involves an ever-increasing number of countries, product ranges and volumes. A situation…
Russia’s domestic flower industry has received a significant impetus late last year as the government of Belarus abolished the value-added…
Established in 2010, Vita Farms is one of the leading growers and distributors of young plants in Guatemala with a…
With fertile lava soils, a tropical climate on the coasts, a temperate climate in the highlands, and abundant rainwater, Central…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Specialist medinella grower Laguna and calathea grower Tass Nurseries from Wateringen, the Netherlands will acquire from Stricker Plants…
WAGENINGEN, Netherlands: Wageningen-based company Thatchtec has changed its name into Soilwise. The name change follows the road towards biobased soil…
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) in association with Union Fleurs, the International Flower Trade Association, announces the 69th…
KWINTSHEUL, Netherlands: There’s no better way to soak up some good old Christmas atmosphere than to pay a visit to…
DIDCOT, UK: As Defra and the Welsh government launch their ‘Ending Retail Sale of Peat in Horticulture in England and…
Ibraflor, the Brazilian Institute of Floriculture, held a ‘Sustainability in the Floral Supply Chain’ conference at Veiling Holambra on 26…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange has expanded its popular Freya series with Freya Pink and Freya White. Among consumers, red is…
This forthcoming Thursday and the next, Paprika Tasty Radio will broadcast the last two episodes of its series ‘Jungle Talks…
The poinsettia market has been “amazingly stable” this year, with coloured varieties enjoying increasing success; however, inflated energy prices mean…
NAIROBI, Kenya: As climate change worsens, millions of smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa grapple with unprecedented weather changes and influxes…
A partnership less than five years old is blossoming in ornamental horticulture between Danish rose breeder Roses Forever and Chinese…
NAALDWIJK, Netherlands: Dutch based plastic tank manufacturer Kemeling has announced that its manufacturing process, organisation and core products have been…
The Hainan Free Trade Port (“Hainan FTP”) is currently being planned and constructed in China’s southern island province of Hainan.…
MIAMI, USA: Broekhof USA, a global leader in flower packaging, has earned the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) Chain of Custody…
According to the Turkish Ornamental Plants and Products Exporters Association, Turkey’s flower industry is in excellent health, rapidly growing its…
DIDCOT, UK: Inaugural HTA report celebrates a year of achievements across carbon reduction, water resilience, sustainable growing media and plastics…
LIEVEGEM, Belgium: Sylva Nurseries, recipient of the 2009 AIPH International Grower of the Year Award, is preparing for a period…
LOHNE, Germany: German horticulture packaging and plastic manufacturer Pöppelmann TEKU® is pleased that wholesale plant grower TM Zierpflanzen GmbH from…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange is delighted to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Jan Spek Rozen, that…
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Pure Harvest Smart Farms, a leading sustainable technology-enabled agribusiness, today announced that it has secured US $64.5…
MAASLAND, Netherlands: Dutch-based orchid grower Fransen Orchideeën has taken sales of their exclusive range of Sa-nook dendrobiums into their own…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Breeder Dümmen Orange has agreed to sell its cut rose nursery in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia, to AQ Roses.…
NISPEN, Netherlands: Since 2018, Dutch based bay laurel grower Gova, has diversified by collecting bay leaves from pruned branches to…
BURG HAAMSTEDE, Netherlands: Construction of high tech growth chambers plus laboratory for Dutch fern breeder and propagator Vitro Plus will…
STUTTGART, Germany: Plant breeder and propagator Selecta One from Germany is again taking the opportunity to present excitingly new flowers…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: After winning FleuroStar last June, Begonia I’CONIA Aroma Peach is gearing up for the upcoming season. Breeder Dümmen…
BRUSSELS, Belgium, HAMBURG, Germany: A 30-year protection term under the Community Plant Variety Rights (CPVR) was voted overwhelmingly by the…
Sustainability is now a high priority, at Board level, for many businesses in the ornamental horticulture industry. Not only is…
LA PALMA, Spain: A layer of ash continues to blanket the proteas grown by the eighty members of Proteas La…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Gone are the days that a flower breeder spent years achieving a real breeding breakthrough, send out a…
NIEUWAAL, Netherlands: Dutch-based chrysanthemum grower Linflower started harvesting the first Chic and Chic Cream mums this week. Mild weather, plus…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Synergia Capital Partners, a Netherlands-based private equity firm that recently acquired an undisclosed minority stake in Plant World is…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Dutch based plant breeders and propagators United Selections and Könst Alstroemeria have officially partnered in their pursuit to…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dutch Greenhouse Delta is a provider of Dutch expertise in protected cropping. The Dutch business consortium believes that…
Jeroen Oudheusden is a keynote speaker at AIPH’s forthcoming Sustainability Conference and Chief Executive of the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI).…
Ximena Franco Villegas heads the Sustainability and Environmental Affairs Department of Asocolflores. She will be a panellist at AIPH’s Path…
MAHALLAT, Iran: Mojtaba Karamali from Iran, manager and company owner of Milad Flowers, takes pride in being the largest producer…
Pressure from consumers, social movement groups and retailers have propelled a major overhaul of Dutch sustainability certification for ornamental horticulture…
VANCOUVER, Canada/WESTERLO, Belgium: Biobest, a global leader in biocontrol and pollination and ecoation, a pioneer in robotics and artificial intelligence…
BOGOTA, Colombia: Colour variety is a playground—and the wide scope of garden roses a well-stocked toy box. Alexandra Farms, the…
CARLSBAD, USA: The San Diego County Flower & Plant Association (SDCF&PA) is pleased to announce its 2021-2022 slate of officers…
KERICHO, Kenya: Kenya-based Murara Plants, a plant propagator and supplier of quality starting material for cut flower, potted plant, patio…
WESTERLOO, Belgium: The biofungicide, ASPERELLO® T34 Biocontrol™, has been granted a label for use in greenhouse-grown ornamentals in California. Used…
PENSACOLA, USA: Emerald Coast Growers has released an updated version of their Resource Guide. The 2021-22 edition features an exciting…
WESTERLOO, Belgium: Although consumers mainly associate Poinsettias with the festive season, growers are already embarking on the challenge to deliver…
SALTASH, UK: Southeast Cornwall MP, Sheryll Murray, has seen first-hand how horticulture can play a part in driving ‘green growth’…
After the tumultuous year 2020 caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Fleuroselect cancelled its 50th-anniversary convention in the Netherlands. Now, in…
FCI magazine gladly accepted the invitation to attend their Open House event, which, pandemic or not, was filled to the…
FCI sat down with Debi Chedester, Executive Director of the American Floral Endowment (AFE), to talk about their 60th-anniversary celebration…
Thaumatotibia leucotreta, commonly known as the False Codling Moth (FCM), is a threat to the production and marketing of roses,…
BRANSFORD, UK: BRANSFORD Webbs says the nation’s new gardeners hungry for plant information have fuelled a partnership with Joy of…
BAD AHRWEILER, Germany: Exceptionally heavy rain and flooding have caused severe damage to plant nurseries in Germany, with the states…
DIDCOT, UK: The leading trade association for ornamental horticultural businesses has responded to consultations by six water companies with an…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: Netherlands-based cut flower (gerbera, carnation, alstroemeria, and limonium) and potted plant (Inticancha alstroemerias, Glamour Helleborus, Garvinea gerberas,…
WAGENINGEN, Netherlands: Haifa Group, a global supplier of water soluble fertilisers and controlled release fertilizers, is delighted to announce a…
The work of four growers, Borgijink Bouvardia, Kwekerij Chrywijk, and Vreeken Bouvardia plus breeder Royal Van Zanten is showcased in…
WORLD, News: Five years ago, less than 15 per cent of the world’s greenhouse crop area was lit but that’s…
CAERNARFON, UK: Seiont Nurseries has been looking at ways to help garden centres promote new plants via their webshops and…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Remmy Substrates India Private Limited, a manufacturer and exporter of coir fibre and coir pith has achieved RHP certification.…
Netherland: Unicum, a Dutch freesia growers’ group, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. FCI sat down with Unicum chairman and…
XIAMEN, China: Construction of a new, China-based breeding technology centre for German plant breeder and seed firm Benary began in…
HEREFORD, UK: UK-based Wyevale Nurseries is contacting all its customers this month (June 2021) to highlight the importance of plant…
Dümmen Orange to act as the exclusive agent for Jan Spek Rozen in Japan, South Korea and New Zealand
DE LIER, Netherlands: Breeders Dümmen Orange and Jan Spek Rozen are expanding their cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. Dümmen Orange…
DIDCOT, UK: HTA Board member Brian Fraser appeared before the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) select…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Growing Media Europe (GME) has further increased its representation of Europe’s growing media industry with the addition of…
STUTTGART, Germany: German breeder and propagator Selecta One has teamed up with research institute LVG (Staatliche Lehr- und Versuchanstalt für…
DIDCOT, UK: Leaders from the horticulture sector have come together to write to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural…
STUTTGART, Germany: German plant breeder and propagator Selecta One is pleased to announce it has purchased the complete Helleborus assortiment…
GELDERN-WALBECK, Germany: Dümmen Orange, the world’s largest breeder and propagator of cut flowers, bulbs, tropical plants, pot plants, bedding plants…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Breeder Dümmen Orange today announced that it has divested its stake in the sales of its speciality…
Germany, Lohne: The BASF Group’s agricultural research station requires plant pots in large quantities every year. Pöppelmann TEKU® supplies them…
VOORNE-PUTTEN, Netherlands: Dutch based Bio Kwekerij Frank de Koning is a modern biodynamic greenhouse business growing bell peppers, cucumbers and…
Floragard is a long-established and reputable manufacturer of exclusive growing media products and specialist mix substrates, has successfully trialled its…
The MPS certification scheme supports horticultural entrepreneurs worldwide in their efforts to operate more sustainably, writes Hanim Dur. MPS offers…
In equatorial regions, thrips are a major phytosanitary challenge and can significantly hinder the success of ornamental crop growers across…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) is launching its annual membership survey. IBMA calls on its member companies…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Growing Media Europe (GME) has further increased its representation of Europe’s growing media industry with the addition of…
HEREFORD, UK: UK-based wholesale plant nursery Wyevale has seen record breaking plant sales since June last year and has just…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: Dutch flower breeder and propagator HilverdaFlorist has kicked off construction of a state-of-the-art greenhouse at their headquarters…
NOORDWIJK, Netherlands: Elite Flowers has acquired Dutch-owned but Ecuador based rose farm Qualisa. Peter van der Deijl, owner and managing…
RIBE, Denmark: Danish manufacturer PlantPaper has earned Plastic Free Certification for its PlantPaper U1 and is claiming to be the…
ABU DHABI, UAE: Pure Harvest Smart Farms, a world-leading, sustainable technology-enabled agribusiness, today announced that it has secured US$50 million…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dutch-based breeding company Evanthia is pleased to announce its new brand identity. Evanthia’s rebranding effort ensures that the…
MISHMAR HASIVA, Israel: Plant breeder and propagator Danziger from Israel today revealed its plan to beef up its business by…
LOHNE, Germany: As retail customers demand 100 per cent recyclable pots and containers, growers look to differentiate themselves with Pöppelmann…
HOMESTEAD, USA: During these extraordinary times, more and more Americans are seeking to escape their homes and spend time in…
Ralf Lopian is the Chairman of the international steering committee for the 2020 International Year of Plant Health (IYPH), which…
CASTLE HILL, Australia: What started as a small nursery industry workshop late in 2019 has evolved into a nationally-funded plastic…
Based on quintessential Turkish family values such as ‘mutual love and respect’ and ‘helping each other’, the Dutch-based cut-iris nursery…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The EU proposes a wide-ranging ban on microplastics to combat pollution. What is the possible impact on the…
OLDENBURG, Germany: Floragard, a long-established and reputable manufacturer of exclusive growing media products and specialist mix substrates, has successfully trialed…
HEREFORD, UK: WYEVALE Nurseries has revealed it has passed its ISO 14001 Environmental Audit this year with its prime objective…
WAARDENBURG, Netherlands: With over 50 years of experience, ICL Specialty Fertilizers has now developed the fifth generation of innovative controlled-release…
STUTTGART, Germany: German ornamental plant breeder and propagator Selecta One has just released its 2021 Poinsettia catalogue online. Whether growers…
LOHNE, Germany: German horticulture packaging and plastic manufacturer Pöppelmann TEKU® is pleased to announce that its Circular360 pots are now…
BRUSSELS, Belgium, 5 December 2020: Using their ‘Keep soil alive, Protect biodiversity’, the FAO is celebrating the World Soils Day …
BRUSSELS/HAMBURG, Belgium, Germany: The EU Commission has included the revision of the Community Plant Variety Right (CPVR) Regulation 2100/94 into…
MAASDIJK, Netherlands: Beekenkamp Plants has announced a minority investment in Dutch grower Schoneveld Breeding, known for its breeding breakthroughs in…
HILLEGOM, Netherlands: To accurately reflect its expanding mission and build brand awareness through a new logo, Sustainable Suppliers of Horticultural…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Growing Media Europe (GME), the industry body for the European peat industry is pleased to announce that German …
COVENTRY, UK: A new report from Coventry University has assessed the UK’s progress towards peat-free horticulture and identified what factors…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange, the world’s largest breeder and propagator of cut flowers, bulbs, tropical plants, pot plants, bedding…
MISHMAR HASHIVA, Israel: Danziger, a breeder and propagator of ornamentals, has launched its 2020/2021 cut flower catalogue, a gateway to…
LISSE, Netherlands: Dutch bulb growers’s cooperative and perennial plant trader CNB puts Miscanthus sinensis ‘Neil Lucas’ in the limelight, highlighting…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange, the world’s largest floricultural breeder and propagator, and Denmark-based nursery Hjortebjerg entered into an agreement…
BOGOTA, Colombia: Despite Covid-19 and the challenging business environment, Asocolflores, the marketing arm of Colombia’s floricultural industry, says it continues…
DIDCOT, UK: The horticulture industry and government have welcomed data that shows further decreases in the percentage of peat used…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: During a General Assembly held on 29 September 2020, the members of Growing Media Europe (GME) unanimously elected…
LEUSDEN, Netherlands: Dutch-based horticulture packaging and plastic manufacturer Modiform has today unveiled its Horizon 2025, a five-year sustainability roadmap to…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange, the world’s largest breeder and propagator of cut flowers, bulbs, tropical plants, pot plants, bedding…
WESTERLO, Belgium: Eupeodes-System – Biobest’s unique and powerful new addition to its aphid control strategy – has been awarded the…
WILP, Netherlands: Comes autumn and Schoneveld breeding in Wilp, Netherlands prepares itself for its annual Cyclamen trials. Partial lockdowns and…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: On today´s World Food Day, the FAO is celebrating its 75th anniversary with numerous events and actions around…
HAMBURG, Germany: CIOPORA uses a 90-second video to explain the complicated issue of Essentially Derived Variety (EDV) in an easy…
BASEL, Switzerland: With this year’s Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM) moving to a digital platform, biocontrols supplier Biobest is very…
WATERINGEN, Netherlands: Dutch based Laguna, specialist growers of Medinella magnifica, is pleased to announce its new brand identity and corporate…
NYON, Switzerland: The International Seed Federation (ISF) congratulates scientists Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna, recipients of the Nobel Prize in…
WESTZAAN, Netherlands: Floramedia, one of the market leaders in horticultural print, and supplier for POS, plant labels, pot covers, seed…
DIDCOT, UK: The General Meeting of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) concluded the online edition of the 72nd…
LISSE, Netherlands: Dutch bulb growers’s cooperative and perennial plant trader CNB puts Panicum virgatum ‘Sangria’ in the limelight, highlighting the…
WESTERLO, Belgium: How to recognise broad mite infestations in your greenhouse crop and what are the biological control solutions to…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: Japanese breeder Takii, a household name in sunflower breeding, has partnered up on a cross-promotional Sunrich sunflower…
ANHOLT, Germany: Fleuroselect, the international organisation which represents breeders and producers of the starting material for pot and bedding plants, both…
Author: Ron van der Ploeg ‘s-GRAVENZANDE, Netherlands: Dutch-based tropical plant grower Esperit Plants has reached an agreement to buy Kwekerij…
TOWNVILLE, Australia: Management of any production nursery, large or small is something that must be done with robust data-based insights…
This article explores the history of hemp, one of the oldest plants to be cultivated by human civilisation – from…
WILP, Netherlands: Fresh Forward Breeding, renowned as one of the leading breeders of strawberry and apple is delighted to announce…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: On 26 August 2020, the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) published a joint letter, in collaboration with…
Every two years in Bogotá, Colombia, a flower trade show takes place. The last event was Proflora 2019, organised by…
PENSACOLA, USA: Emerald Coast Growers has released an updated version of their popular Resource Guide as the company celebrates its…
LANZHOU, China: If you believe that China is just about peonies, lotus flowers, plum blossom, chrysanthemums and lucky bamboos? Then…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Nurserystock Association (ENA) General Assembly met online on 2 July, instead of meeting in Bavaria, Germany,…
MADRID, Spain: Full Moon Investments, the company which has quickly made a name for itself in the US medical cannabis…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange, world’s largest breeder and propagator, and ProRoot, breeder of rose rootstocks, announce further collaboration in…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: A dramatic market decline between the last week in March and the end of April this year, in…
MIAMI, USA: Costa Farms announced the acquisition of Florida grower DeLeon’s Bromeliads today. DeLeon’s Bromeliads, one of the largest growers…
Author: Mia Buma HAMBURG, Germany: A discussion on ‘bad faith’ may sound very negative. However, a recent webinar, organised by…
MISHMAR HASHIVA, Israel: Israel-based plant breeder and propagator Danziger will be hosting Open Days at Imperial Plants in the Netherlands.…
Author: Ron van der Ploeg ALTENA, Netherlands: Construction of a new home for young plant producer Schneider began on Thursday…
2019 promises to be a very important year for young plant producer Schneider. Not only will ISO’s automated cutting sticker…
Author: Ron van der Ploeg SUPS, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin visited rose farm Зелёный дом (Green House Ltd) on…
PISTOIA, Italy: Giorgio Tesi group from Pistoia, Italy ramps up the production of raised planters, fast hedges, and trellis to…
NAIROBI, Kenya: Kenya has sent over 300 bouquets of flowers to London, United Kingdom in a show of solidarity with…
ULTIMO, Australia: Production nurseries around Australia remain open for business, with the green life industry working to address and ensure…
Author: Eugene Gerden MOSCOW, Russia: A group of leading Russian cut flower growers have called on the national government to…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: In the current Covid-19 crisis, the European growing media sector is doing its outmost to ensure continuity of…
NYON, Switzerland: The world faces a serious health crisis with “SARS-CoV-2” and the disease it causes “coronavirus disease 2019” (COVID-19),…
ULTIMO, Australia: Sales from Australia-based production nurseries continue on their upward trajectory with two billion plants sold and total farmgate…
Fourth-generation grower Arie van den Berg from Van Den Berg Roses in the Netherlands and China-resident expert, Nic Pannekeet began…
The Raymond Evison Clematis Exhibit ( GPC 197 ) at Chelsea 2020 will be a 144sqm island exhibit displaying over…
Marc Driessen last spoke to FCI when he was setting up his own business for Beekenkamp’s offshore cutting production in…
HOEK VAN HOLLAND, Netherlands: In his new greenhouse complex, Perry van de Haak sat down with FCI to share his…
LISSE, Netherlands: The new biostimulant Good for Greens from Dutch supplier First Tree could help lily bulb farmers increase yield,…
Staff members are getting ready to move into their office, while the first plants already arrived in the new, environmentally…
NYON, Switzerland: On World Science Day (10 November), the International Seed Federation (ISF) called on national governments to adopt consistent,…
Where you least expect something is sometimes where you’re most likely to find it. Such is the case with Star…
Perennial nursery Griffioen Wassenaar offers products and services that unburden retail and landscape customers during the growing season. Contrary to…
Amid market volatility, globalisation, a product portfolio that is particularly vulnerable to IP infringement and a regulatory burden that is…
MISHMAR HASHIVA, Israel: Israel-based plant breeder and propagator Danziger is partnering with Portugese-Israeli gerbera breeder Montiplanta and tissue culture lab…
PIJNACKER, Netherlands: Despite its name the Christmas rose is unlikely to flower over the festive period and is more usually…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dava corporation, owned by the Al Batal family, is forecast to grow in agricultural business since they have…
HARMELEN, Netherlands: Dutch rose breeder Interplant Roses, recently investigated the impact that the cut stage of spray roses has on…
ULTIMO, Australia: Western Australia’s ‘Arborwest Tree Farm’ has raised the bar as a supplier of high-quality tree stock, by becoming…
Dutch-based cut flower breeders HilverdaKooij and Florist Holland have changed their name into HilverdaFlorist. The name change follows the announcement…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: False codling moth and white fly were mainly found in consignments of East African roses and chrysanthemum respectively.…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Vaighai Group from India is a combination of multiple agro-business entities first established in 1981. At this year’s…
LOHNE, Germany: PÖPPELMANN blue® is the initiative with which the Pöppelmann Group commits itself to a closed material cycle. The…
On July 25th of 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that organisms obtained by modern…
FCI takes an in-depth look at the past, present and future Italy’s plant propagation industry. Four major players make the…
The Netherlands was this year’s Partner Country of SIVAL, the French plant production industry’s annual trade show held in the…
Working to its strengths the Polish nursery sector focuses on a wide range of products that are suitable for harsh…
A newcomer to rose cultivation has been founded on a company’s expertise in large-scale greenhouse production of tomatoes in Mexico.…
FCI sat down with the newly appointed Secretary-General of the International Peatland Society (IPS) to find out what the future…
BERKEL EN RODENRIJS, Netherlands: Koppert Biological Systems in the Netherlands and the Canadian based Ecoation signed a cooperation agreement on…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange and Kordes Rosen, breeder of cut, pot, and garden roses based in Germany, signed an…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: Syngenta announces today, that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Varinova’s Cyclamen business. Dutch-based Varinova is a…
OPHEUSDEN, Netherlands: King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima visited Dutch tree nursery Volentis in Opheusden on Wednesday 29th May 2019. The…
NANTES, France: Delicateness, fringed petals, natural beauty, elegance, fragrance and long shelf life are all words that fit Wabara roses…
RIJSENHOUT, Netherlands: The deep red full flowered spray Chrysanthemum Barolo, with its fresh green centre is year round available as…
DE LIER, Netherlands: International breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange is launching a new variety of spray Chrysanthemum with white rust…
VANDLAM, Azerbaijan: The Berlin-based trade show Fruit Logistica was where Dutch greenhouse constructor Bosman Van Zaal and AZ Rose from…
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that a final interim determination on the review of the herbicide glyphosate…
STUTTGART, Germany: German plant breeder and propagator Selecta one today announced it has acquired La Villetta s.r.l., including the company’s…
BERGSCHENHOEK, The Netherlands: Bayer has renewed its commitment to the “Bridging the Seed Gap” project for five years. The project,…
UK-based Wyevale Nurseries is using recyclable plant pots for all future retail plants that it’s currently potting. Wyevale Nurseries has…
Growers in Canada now have a proven plant growth regulator (PGR) to add to their plant quality strategy. Concise®, a…
In 2006, Dutch Phalaenopsis grower Maurice van der Hoorn opened the coutry’s first gas-free greenhouse. Back then, the notion of…
Time to take off those rose-coloured spectacles – the future is Green. Let’s be positive about this, embrace the benefits…
Industry growth remains strong despite the challenges of climate change, storage, irrigation and diminishing herbicide options. On Wednesday December 19,…
Discovery of one of the world’s largest fields of natural gas in the world, in the late 1950s, helped propel…
Jungle Talks today announced a brand new masterclass in medical Cannabis, which will run parallel to Amsterdam’s GreenTech show. Medical…
Dutch-based horticultural wholesale supplier Royal Brinkman is opening a branch in Moscow as part of a high-profile internationalisation strategy to…
Royal Brinkman last month launched a new hygiene concept at the IPM trade fair in Essen, Germany. The HortiHygienz hygiene…
Growers now have access to the latest plant growth regulator (PGR) research and use tips in one handy resource with…
At this week’s Fruit Logistica show in Berlin, Bayer will announce new collaboration agreements with some companies active in the…
RIJSENHOUT, Netherlands: Work has started on the development of a further 2.2 ha of greenhouse production in Uganda at Mukono-based…
On January 18, 2019, shareholders of German plant breeder and propagator Selecta one acquired a further 40% of the shares…
Argentina’s second Peony Festival took place in Trevelin (Chubut) on December 16, 2018 to celebrate and publicise the beauty, variety…
LOHNE, Germany: New from Pöppelmann TEKU®: The specialist for commercial horticulture products will present its extended range of innovative, fully…
At the beginning of November 2018, Benary opened its new production site in Chile in the presence of the main…
WATERLOO, Belgium: In June 2018, Biobest Nederland performed an online survey of 141 NutrimiteTM users from the Netherlands. Biobest introduced…
A Xylella fastidiosa conference at Flormart aimed at distinguishing fact from fiction and providing a solid, scientific overview. The looming…
WAALWIJK, The Netherlands: RECOVER is the very latest innovation from Desch; an addition to the standard recycled products in the…
The peony is on the way up in the international cut flower trade. 70 million stems were sold in the…
WESTERLO, Belgium: Biocontrols supplier Biobest is very much looking forward to meeting distributors, suppliers and potential new business partners at…
Changes in both retail and consumer footprints are forcing a change of approach at the plant breeders’ level. This is…
HEREFORD, UK: Graduates from all degree disciplines are being invited this month (October, 2018) to consider applying to a leading…
Kenya’s leading flower grower and exporter Oserian Development Company has sounded the alarm over massive fertilizer shortage in the country,…
MISHMAR HASIVA, Israel: More than 100 of the world’s leading growers, young plant producers, retailers and brokers will visit Danziger’s…
PIJNACKER-NOOTDORP, the Netherlands: Dutch rose farm Berg RoseS today announced it has acquired B&G de Mooij’s Primera Fashion Flowers of…
Florist Holland and HilverdaKooij are going to merge. Both companies from the Kwakel have individually been active in the field…
Willaert is a wholesale outlet to the local and international trade. Annual trade currently stands in excess of 22 million…
Gediflora is the world’s largest breeder and propagator of Belgian pot mums. According to industry insiders, the Belgium Mum is…
Willy De Nolf Nurseries, a 30 ha freehold, wholesale plant production nursery, specialises in growing hardy nursery stock. The family-owned…
Each stage of garden rose production is key in creating a premium quality end product: ‘Eglantine’, ‘Abbaye de Cluny’, ‘Albéric…
Founded in Brest in 1944 by Pierre Stervinou, the Stervinou nursery has been in business for over 70 years. A…
SCAFATI, Italy: Italy’s leading flower growers’ cooperative, Coop del Golfo is making huge strides in sustainability. Syngenta, one of the…
MISHMAR HASIVA, Israel: “Personalization is a necessity, especially in matured, well-developed markets” says Ori Danziger, Deputy CEO in Danziger. Starting…
To help create sustainable growing practices, Earth Alive Clean Technologies Inc. is introducing its pioneering soil probiotic to home gardeners…
Aphidoletes aphidimyza is a key weapon in aphid pest control. This tiny gall midge is positively thriving at Biobest’s new…
Europe top court has ruled that organisms obtained by mutagenesis are GMOs and are, in principle, subject to the obligations…
BASEL, Switzerland/FOXLEY, UK: Flower and home garden vegetable seed breeder Floranova has been sold to Syngenta, a leading agriculture company…
The recent Horticulture Week Business Award for Best New Ornamental Plant Variety went to Daphne ‘Perfume Princess’. Grown by Wyevale…
Responsibly Produced Peat (RPP) has this month launched Europe’s first mark to make it easier for B2B customers to find…
BEIJING, China: Beijing’s HortiPolaris greenhouse operation has begun full-scale vegetable growing at its newly built greenhouse complex. Last year, greenhouse…
MISHMAR HASIVA, Israel: Superior breeding, together with top-line production, brings more color, more blooms and more solutions. Danziger’s 2019 new…
MISHMAR HASIVA, Israel: Danziger’s 2019 new introductions offer more solutions and more colors than ever before! The company’s team of more…
MISMAR HASHIVA, Israel: Flower Trials 2018 brought hundreds of visitors from different countries around the world, different disciplines and positions…
French rose breeder George Delbard is the latest firm to set up shop at the newly established Oserian Two Lakes…
“Innovations in plant breeding are enabling us to develop plants that meet the needs of a changing world,” said President…
A fair reward to the breeders of new varieties, and the income to ensure that they can continue in their…
Amid the ever-growing global demand for plant varieties with improved traits and tapping into new production territories, the return on…
MISHMAR HASHIVA, Israel: Visitors to Danziger’s 2018 Flower Trials Display will find more retail solutions with a more international approach.…
The versatility of Camellia as a genus has resulted in a strong resurgence in its popularity around the world. Its…
Flowers are an inseparable part of weddings. Whether in a bridal bouquet, a corsage or aisle decoration, and flowers create…
ESBJERG, Denmark: Ellepot is proud to present its new setup in South Africa. The local office will bring new products…
FitzGerald Nurseries in Ireland have received awards and accolades for innovation, and their growth and success is evidence that this…
The company Pazzaglia was founded in 1983 by Fabio Pazzaglia. It evolved from a small shop selling agricultural machines into…
What on earth made BIOAGRUMES switch from flowering pot plants to citrus forcing, while also introducing organic plants with ready-to-eat…
Pistoia, in the heart of Tuscany and due west of Florence, has 90,000 inhabitants and the nursery stock industry is…
Oserian Development Company Ltd, one of the largest flower growers and exporters in Kenya has embarked upon a bold plan…
MISHMAR HASHIVA, Israel, The 2018 China International Floriculture & Horticulture Trade Fair in Guangzhou, China unveiled two market trends: growth…
MISHMAR HASHIVA, Israel: Leading cut flower wholesalers, retailers and bouquet companies gathered in Miami, Florida last week to discuss the…
AALSMEER, the Netherlands: On Friday 23rd of February, Aleia Roses, grower of Red Naomi!® was awarded the MPS-GAP certificate. This…
You would think that breeders of ornamental plants would be fully aware of consumer trends. But it takes four years…
Once upon a time growers could be successful just by growing the best quality crops possible. Today consumers have so…
Although Trumpists will disagree, most people think global warming is a threat to Earth. But even a threat presents opportunities.…
“Yes, we are a Japanese family-owned company founded 182 years ago but in our breeding activities traditional breeding values combine…
A picture is worth a thousand words and here’s a picture of Ernest and Zehava Danziger to prove it. Taken…
Most flowers are sold in mild European and Northern American climate zones. But for various reasons flower production has globalised.…
Buxus grower Adrie van Dun from Topbuxus (Strijbeek) is a natural person in heart and soul. He’s been working in…
PIJNACKER, Netherlands: There’s something intriguing about Dutch rose growers Meijer Roses. They never give interviews and seem to be somewhat…
Don’t tell grower Tom Leybaert that Rhododendrons and Azaleas have become a bore. Immediately he’ll point to bold branding examples…
“It takes ten years to grow Christmas trees yet we have less than twenty days to harvest, transport and market…
NAIROBI, Kenya: Kenya’s leading flower grower and exporter Oserian Development Corporation has come up with a raft of measures aimed at…
STUTTGARD, Germany: The Selecta one cutting farm Wagagai Ltd. in Uganda has been successfully Fairtrade recertified. This has been decided…
To coincide with the start of the 2018 bedding & balcony plant season, Selecta is instigating the second stage of…
NAIROBI, Kenya: As the Kenya government introduces a new curriculum in the country’s education sector focusing more on talent development…
Tell Tom Leybaert from Moerbeke (Belgium) that Rhododendrons and Azaleas have become a bore for growers and in gardens, he’ll…
Funen is Denmark’s third-largest island, known as the ‘Garden of Denmark. It truly lives up to its name as it…
An absolute first for Dutch orchid grower Piet Vijverberg, who recently launched a hybrid human-machine vision inspection system for his…
In the ornamental horticulture industry there are few companies managed and run exclusively by women. On the occasion of International…
Hundreds of friends, family and customers from around the world travelled to Tel Aviv to celebrate Danziger’s Diamond Jubilee. The…
A move two and a half years ago to their current 4ha site established Feingold Flowergrowers P/L as one of…
Growing ornamentals and vegetables in one of the world’s northernmost countries is not always an easy job. However, the Finnish…
In 2006, Dutch pot lily grower Wetering Pot Lilium teamed up with breeder Mak Breeding to create pot lilies with…