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07/02/2023

PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt is open today

Today (7 February) is when it’s all going to happen: the opening of the spring edition of PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt. With 170…

07/02/2023

Bayer launches new collaboration with Oerth Bio to advance innovations in crop protection

Bayer and the agricultural biotech company Oerth Bio have announced a new collaboration seeking to develop the next generation of…

06/02/2023

Eliot Barden, UK, announced as AIPH Young International Grower of the Year 2023

Eliot Barden, Production and Education Manager for Majestic Trees, UK, received the Young International Grower of the Year Award at…

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FCI Industry Events

21 September 2022, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Central European Summer Time

Trade Mission Poland

8 June 2022, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Central European Summertime

Free webinar to focus on mass-market floral retail in Poland

6 April 2022, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Central European Time

What to import and how to procure flowers and plants from Türkiye

FCI matchmakes the wedding flowers market altogether in a global webinar

Production

21/01/2023

Erfgoed publishes white paper to identify the best cultivation floors and the differences between them

Dutch-based ErfGoed, an international leader in the manufacturing and installing of cultivation floors, has published a white paper ranking seven…

16/01/2023

DEFRA’s new five-year plant biosecurity strategy features Wyevale Nurseries

One of the UK’s leading wholesale plant nurseries is featured as a case study in DEFRA’s recently published five-year plant…

01/01/2023

A Dutch Japanese friendship built to last

In a generous gesture and unwavering support for urban farming, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture has donated the award-winning Satoyama Japanese…

Country Showcase

Ecuador

01/10/2022

Rosy new prospects for Ecuador – despite the challenges

The first half of the year for Ecuadorian-grown roses was perfect, with solid sales for Valentine’s and Mother’s…

Iran

04/04/2022

Roses bloom through many challenges in Iran

On 21 March, Iranians worldwide celebrated the Persian New Year, or Nowruz. For this occasion, we asked flower…

Ukraine

01/04/2022

The global flower industry speaks in one voice: ‘Our heart really goes out to Ukraine’

Flower growers, importers, handlers, trade associations and exporters associated with the floristry, landscaping, garden retail and entertainment industry,…

Belgium

01/03/2022

Bringing attention to mental wellbeing within Belgium’s ornamentals sector

At its annual conference, held as a zoom meeting in Ghent on 14 December 2021, the Belgian board…

Canada

11/01/2022

YOTG 2022: Appreciating Canada’s horticultural heritage

“Live the Garden Life” is a cheery New Year’s Resolution, and it’s also the Canadian Garden Council’s call-to-action…

South Korea

01/03/2021

Signs of thaw for South Korea’s flower industry

Ornamental horticulture in South Korea has long been side-lined due to the country’s focus on rapid industrialisation and…

South Africa

01/03/2021

South Africa’s Together We Bloom charity is built to last

Together We Bloom is a not-for-profit charitable initiative started by the horticultural industry in South Africa in association…

China

24/02/2021

China’s high horticultural ambitions are already worth an estimated $20 billion

BEIJING, China: Uncle Wang is becoming part of a growing band of 'influencers' in China who sell flowers…

Portugal

27/01/2021

Portugal has the right conditions for a growing market

Reporting on Portugal’s domestic production, including figures is not an easy task as reliable data is limited and…

China

05/11/2020

China’s ornamental horticulture in focus

Author: Wen-Ke Dong* BEIJING, China: Ornamental horticulture and landscaping in China grew from practically nothing in the early…

Markets

02/02/2023

Learning more about GLOBALG.A.P. at Germany’s IPM Essen show

At the recently held IPM Essen show in Germany, the GLOBALG.A.P. certification scheme presented a range of sustainable solutions. A…

23/01/2023

Dutch Flower Group acquires unknown stake in Nini Herburg Roses

Dutch Flower Group (DFG), touted as the world largest floral wholesaler, acquired an unknown stake in Nini Herburg Roses. The…

14/01/2023

OptiBoost inks partnership deal with Dutch One Flora Group to extend cut flower shelf life significantly

OptiBoost has struck a partnership agreement with Dutch floral wholesale giant One Flora Group which will see testing capacity for…

Spain

13/01/2023

Spain sees flower and plant export booming over the first nine months of 2022

Spanish living plant and fresh-cut flowers exporters generated revenues of € 514.7 million over the first nine months of 2022,…

Novelties

02/02/2023

Fleuroselect announces its 2024 Gold Medal winners

Fleuroselect is proud to present the 2024 Gold Medal winners. Each one of these breeding breakthroughs obtained an outstanding score on innovation, beauty and garden performance, convincing the organisation’s panel…

23/01/2023

Dümmen Orange to showcase Fuchsia Ballerina series at forthcoming IPM show

Breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange will showcase a broad range of annuals, perennials and pot plants at this year’s IPM, including a preview on the new 2023 assortment. Occupying pride…

22/12/2022

Jelitto celebrates the launch of a glorious new Bergenia variety

German perennial seed supplier Jelitto Staudensamen from Schwarmstedt has highlighted the pure white Bergenia cordifolia ‘Snowtime’ as an absolute showstopper for 2023. Bergenia cordifolia has been a gardener‘s staple in…

United States

18/12/2022

New Royal Hawaiian® ‘Waikiki’ Colocasia from PDSI Named All-American Selections Winner

Lauded by judges for its showy colouration and remarkable hardiness, the variety debuts spring 2023 through PDSI’s Sunset® Plant Collection and Southern Living® Plant Collection. Notably, the variety represents a…

07/12/2022

Richard van Schie and Floritec welcome the long-awaited new addition to the Maverick family

This week, Dutch-based Santini grower Richard van Schie and Chrysanthemum breeder and propagator Floritec have welcomed a new addition to the Maverick family, a range of world-class Santinis. White and…

Logistics

02/02/2023

Kuehne+Nagel and Apex Logistics receive the last Boeing 747-8 freighter ‘Empower.’ from Atlas Air

Apex Logistics International, a Kuehne+Nagel company, will put into operation the last Boeing 747-8 freighter as part of the long-term…

23/11/2022

DHL Global Forwarding wins AFKLMP Cargo Sustainability Award

At the Netherlands-America Foundation's (NAF) prestigious annual ball on Friday 18 November in New York, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo…

20/11/2022

LTC branded ‘likely the most environmentally damaging road scheme in England’

A coalition of conservation organisations and groups have written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper, calling for…

07/11/2022

BioFuel super-lorries will soon hit Dutch and German roads

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) and Jan de Rijk Logistics have joined forces to take the new Long…

Tech

01/01/2023

Delphy event talks about insect netting, bio fungicides and saving energy

Delphy, the Dutch knowledge-sharing organisation and service provider for cultivators worldwide, held a houseplant and bedding plant event at its…

25/12/2022

New look for Van der Ende Group

Van der Ende Group is introducing a new logo. The story behind this change exemplifies this family company ethos -…

22/12/2022

Horticultural engineering company Ridder earns HortiQ certification

Dutch-based Ridder, a manufacturer of specialist technical systems, has announced its manufacturing process, organisation and core products have been succesfully…

18/12/2022

MK Kunststof Techniek earns HortiQ-certification

Dutch-based plastics manufacturer MK Kunststof Techniek has announced its manufacturing process, organisation and core products have been succesfully certified as…

Events

07/02/2023

PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt is open today

Today (7 February) is when it’s all going to happen: the opening of the spring edition of PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt. With 170 exhibitors and at least 5,000 sample batches, the fair will…

06/02/2023

Eliot Barden, UK, announced as AIPH Young International Grower of the Year 2023

Eliot Barden, Production and Education Manager for Majestic Trees, UK, received the Young International Grower of the Year Award at an International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) awards ceremony held…

Italy

02/02/2023

ISHS announces XXVII International Eucarpia conference on ornamental horticulture

‘From Nature to Culture; breeding ornamentals for sustainability’ is the theme of the 27th ISHS Eucarpia conference on ornamental horticulture, which will take place between 17-20 June 2023 at the…

People

Spain

21/01/2023

Spain’s leading horticultural trade show Iberflora appoints Máximo Solaz as its new director

Iberflora, Spain’s premier trade show for ornamental horticulture, has appointed Máximo Solaz as its new managing director, effective 1 January…

21/01/2023

Josef Fischer quits Syngenta Flowers to go independent

Following a successful 15-year long career at Syngenta Flowers, Josef Fischer is retiring on January 20th, 2023. Josef has contributed…

Saudi Arabia

16/01/2023

Dutch Greenhouse Delta welcomes Dr Abdulaziz Al-Harbi as its new liaison manager in Saudi Arabia

Dutch Greenhouse Delta, a provider of Dutch expertise in protected cropping, in collaboration with the HortiRoad2theGulf, a programme to help…

14/01/2023

Horticultural journalist and Planteria.eu anchor Phil Evans dies at 69

Planteria.eu founder and horticultural journalist Phil Evans has died, his family confirmed on Thursday, 12 January. He was 69. His…

Opinion

Italy

01/12/2022

The eco-therapeutic benefits of ornamentals

Maurizio Lapponi is a tree grower, author and business consultant from Mantova, Italy. In the December 2022 FloraCulture International, he…

01/11/2022

‘Working as a floral judge at Floriade was a great experience’

Ilona Mars was one of the 40 volunteering industry professionals at work during Expo 2022 Floriade. Until 9 October 2022,…

Australia

01/07/2022

‘We are blessed that flowers are all around us’

Scott Salter is chief scientist at Lynch Group, a third-generation, vertically integrated wholesaler of cut flowers and potted plants for…

United States

01/06/2022

‘It almost looks like it’s from Mars’

FCI Opinion: Mike Rimland is a plant hunter and global ambassador for Costa Farms, North America’s largest indoor plant nursery;…

R&D

07/02/2023

Bayer launches new collaboration with Oerth Bio to advance innovations in crop protection

Bayer and the agricultural biotech company Oerth Bio have announced a new collaboration seeking to develop the next generation of more sustainable crop protection products. The unique protein degradation technology…

20/12/2022

The UK sounds alarm over further insect number declines in 2022

The Bugs Matter Citizen Science Survey, led by conservation charities Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife, found a 64 per cent decline in insect numbers sampled on vehicle number plates between…