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25/09/2023

Dutch flower auction Plantion launches Pick&Go service

Dutch flower auction Plantion has launched  a new online and in person Pick&Go service directed at florists and garden centres…

Netherlands

25/09/2023

Keukenhof announces new CEO

The world’s largest spring garden, Keukenhof, has appointed Sandra Bechtolt as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 October 2023.…

Netherlands

25/09/2023

Metazet FormFlex appoints Luke van Adrichem as CEO

Metazet FormFlex, a manufacturer and supplier of a variety of metal products for the horticultural sector, has appointed Luke van…

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United Kingdom

18/09/2023

‘Sustainability increased capital costs in the short-term but reduced running costs over a longer period’

Allensmore Nurseries reigned supreme at AIPH International Grower of the Year 2023 at IPM Essen, winning gold for Sustainability. FCI…

Netherlands

01/09/2023

New entrant Floritec makes its mark in a mature Chrysanthemum market

Dutch-based Floritec, a breeder of Chrysanthemums, potted Celosia and Aster, deserves credit for having cemented itself into a global position…

Netherlands

01/09/2023

Syngenta’s Delta Pro ushers in a new era in commercial pansy production

Syngenta Flowers has unveiled a major overhaul of its best-selling pansy varieties. The company’s innovative Delta Pro series represents a…

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United Kingdom

18/09/2023

‘Sustainability increased capital costs in the short-term but reduced running costs over a longer period’

Allensmore Nurseries reigned supreme at AIPH International Grower of the Year 2023 at IPM Essen, winning gold for…

Italy

01/09/2023

How is the Italian garden centre sector faring?

Founded in 2012, Italy’s national garden centre association, the Associazione Italiana Centri Giardinaggio (AICG), is the voice of…

Switzerland

01/07/2023

How is the Swiss garden centre sector faring?

Episode four of our ‘Exploring Europe’s Garden Centres’ series takes us to Switzerland, where we interviewed Erwin Meier-Honegger,…

Erwin Meier-Honegger holding soil up shaped like a heart.
Netherlands

01/07/2023

Lush lilies in the limelight

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

United States

01/06/2023

‘There’s an emotional disconnect between end users and larger scale commercial producers’

FCI had a great one-to-one with plant enthusiast and plant convention organiser Kenny Kiet Nguyen from Houston. We…

Lady looking at plants during Plantcon International
World

01/06/2023

Smart plants or the magical interaction between flowers and pollinators

The interconnectedness of everything in nature is astounding. Plants have evolved side by side with their pollinators creating…

Close-up of bee on a yellow flower.
Taiwan

01/05/2023

‘We believe that the ornamental business will become more closely linked to the regional economy’

Royal Base Corporation from Chinese Taipei scooped Gold in the Cut Flowers & Bulbs category of AIPH’s 2023…

selfie picture of Robert Wang with the The Royal Base Corporation team posing at the TIOS orchid show.
France

01/05/2023

Sival show has every chance to expand its presence in ornamentals

France’s Sival show connects professionals from the protected cropping industry, the arable sector, viticulture, oenology, arboriculture, and seed…

Netherlands

01/05/2023

How is the Dutch garden centre sector faring?

Despite global uncertainties, the Dutch garden centre sector is enjoying a period of healthy prosperity, partly attributed to…

Dutch, Assen-based GroenRijk garden centre highlighting the ‘Tile Out, Plant In’ campaign.
Iran

04/04/2023

Iran’s Ornamental Horticulture can feel the brand-new day

Monday, 20 March 2023, marked the beginning of the Persian New Year, aka Nowruz. The roughly two-week festival…

Left to Right: Mr Abolfazl Iranshahi and Mr Seyed Mohammad Mosavinia.

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Markets

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Markets

Netherlands

25/09/2023

Dutch flower auction Plantion launches Pick&Go service

Dutch flower auction Plantion has launched  a new online and in person Pick&Go service directed at florists and garden centres…

Australia

06/09/2023

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…

United Kingdom

04/09/2023

New evidence shows Defra proposals for an early peat ban will have negative environmental and economic impacts

Data released on 24 August by the UK’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) shows clear consequences that accelerating a ban from…

United Kingdom

23/08/2023

UK garden centre sales held steady in July

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has just released its August Market Update report showing a prevailing narrative for 2023 that…

Novelties

Netherlands

11/09/2023

Dümmen Orange launches new Candela Veronica series

Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Veronica Candela, a new series comprising three heat-tolerant, programmable and boldly coloured Veronica spicata cultivars. Candela Veronicas can be grown in…

United States

28/08/2023

Farwest Show attendees choose Eclipse® Hydrangea as People’s Choice at New Varieties Showcase 

Eclipse® Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Eclipse’ PP35544, USPP, CPBRAF) was voted by Farwest Show attendees as the People’s Choice winner in the 2023 New Varieties Showcase. The plant, bred by Bailey…

United States

07/08/2023

PDSI celebrates Aspidistra’ Tokyo Skies’ win at Cultivate 2023 Retailers’ Choice Awards

American Plant breeder’s agent Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI) is delighted to share the exciting news of Aspidistra Tokyo Skies' recognition at Cultivate 2023. Developed by Plants Nouveau and soon…

Netherlands

14/07/2023

Decorum member Arcadia launches Chrysanthemum ‘Pumpkin’ , targets Autumn sales

Dutch-based Chrysanthemum grower Arcadia, Gold winner in the Cut Flowers category of the 2016 AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards and member of Dutch growers’ alliance Decorum, has launched…

Netherlands

07/07/2023

Dümmen Orange launches new Coleus Down Town series

Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Down Town, a new two or tri-toned Coleus which consumer can grow in a pot or container indoors or outdoors. The…

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Logistics

United Arab Emirates

21/07/2023

Emirates SkyCargo flower shipments surge as wedding season kicks off

As it warms up in the Northern Hemisphere, Emirates SkyCargo is scaling up its cool chain capacity for perishables, preparing…

United States

06/06/2023

WFS boosts capacity at Chicago O’Hare with 15-year lease on new cargo terminal

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, has increased its cargo capacity at Chicago O’Hare International Airport…

Netherlands

18/05/2023

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo adds new features to its myCargo customer portal

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has announced the next steps in its digital commercial approach with the introduction of new…

Belgium

16/05/2023

WFS and DSV extend growing global partnership with new European gateway contract in Liege

DSV has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) a long-term European Gateway cargo handling contract in Liege, Belgium, extending their growing…

Tech

Tech

Tech

Tech

Netherlands

01/09/2023

Erfgoed published a white paper to help growers make informed irrigation decisions

Dutch-based ErfGoed, an international leader in the manufacturing and installing cultivation floors, has published a new irrigation white paper outlining…

Japan

04/08/2023

Japanese Denso Corporation takes full ownership of Dutch-based Certhon Group

Japan-based Denso Corporation has acquired full ownership of Dutch horticultural engineering company Certhon Group for un undisclosed price. With the…

Australia

13/07/2023

Australasia’s largest greenhouse constructor sells minority stake to greenhouse technology powerhouse GreenV from the Netherlands

Australia and New Zealand’s most prominent commercial greenhouse construction company, Apex Greenhouses, has agreed to sell a minority stake to…

United States

05/07/2023

Metazet FormFlex to showcase its Hanging Basket System at forthcoming Cultivate show

Metazet FormFlex, a manufacturer and supplier of a variety of metal products for the horticultural sector, will be displaying its…

Events

Netherlands

25/09/2023

What do biodiversity and corporate social responsibility mean for the international seed sector?

How to make the seed industry future-proof by reducing climate change and stimulating biodiversity was the key theme of Fleuroselect’s International Home Garden Conference that took place on 6-7 September…

United Kingdom

25/09/2023

CHA announce exhibitors for UK pavilion at IPM 2024

The UK's Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) has announced the exhibitors who have signed up as they prepare for one of the best UK pavilions to date for IPM, Essen, Germany…

Busy aisles at this year’s Sival show.

France

21/09/2023

France’s agricultural trade show SIVAL returns to Angers between 16-18 January 2024

SIVAL, France’s premier commercial plant cultivation show, will return to the Parc des Expositions in Angers, France, between 16-18 January 2024. Lazy, hazy days of summer are here. Still, French…

People

People

People

People

Netherlands

25/09/2023

Keukenhof announces new CEO

The world’s largest spring garden, Keukenhof, has appointed Sandra Bechtolt as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 October 2023.…

Netherlands

25/09/2023

Metazet FormFlex appoints Luke van Adrichem as CEO

Metazet FormFlex, a manufacturer and supplier of a variety of metal products for the horticultural sector, has appointed Luke van…

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United States

25/09/2023

AFE Research Director inducted into the Floriculture Hall of Fame

The American Floral Endowment (AFE) is excited to celebrate and recognise Research Director, Terril Nell, Ph.D., AAF for his recent induction…

Australia

01/09/2023

‘An additional five years are needed for things to settle down in some new direction’

Anthony Tesselaar International’s market introductions have been highly successful. The Australian plant breeder’s agent is perhaps best known for the…

Opinion

Netherlands

01/09/2023

New HortiFootprint Calculator (HFC) to help build a greener world

Edmund Timm joined the Dutch environmental certification scheme MPS as commercial director in September 2022. He has a proven track…

Tim Briercliffe

World

01/09/2023

‘This industry creates people with passion and ambition’

Secretary General Tim Briercliffe celebrates his 10th anniversary at the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) this month. FCI sat…

World

01/07/2023

Greening the Global Value Chain is not just a fad; it’s a requirement…

Green is a fashionable colour. Do you want to sell a product? Make it green. Are you supplying a service?…

Chinese Taipei

01/07/2023

How to mitigate the potential risks of deglobalisation and ensure continued success

Shane Wang recently participated in the Jungle Talks Pro Manager Mastercourse Floriculture and was a Young International Grower of the…

R&D

EU

22/09/2023

Serbian microbiologists discover bacteria species that could be used to replace pesticides

Agroberichten, the newsletter of the network of Dutch agricultural counsellors worldwide, reports that in the village of Pastric, near Mionica in central Serbia, microbiologists found two hitherto unknown species of…

Belgium

04/07/2023

ILVO opens state-of-the-art ‘Hydras’ field lab to accelerate development of drought-tolerant crops

In an absolute first, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) in Melle, Belgium, has opened a large state-of-the-art field lab that allows scientists to monitor the drought…

Netherlands

12/06/2023

Floritec opens a new breeding facility in Honselersdijk

Floritec opens its doors today (Monday, 12 June 2023)  to a new breeding facility in Honselersdijk. After months of preparations, renovations and developments, all their cut Chrysanthemum varieties, pot Chrysanthemums,…

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