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Roses, alstromeria, hypericum, kangaroo paws and many other summer flowers - Kenya has a great variety of flowers to offer. Although the country has long been a producer of cut flowers, it is generally only the big farms that have made a name for themselves. The German Import Promotion Desk (IPD)...

A new multipurpose hall was officially opened at Plantion yesterday evening. According to the executive board, the hall enables Plantion to offer customers more and improved facilities. The opening followed the General Membership Meeting, during which members were briefed on the course of...

Gardenex, PetQuip and CHA member companies will be able to utilise a valuable new service on renewal of their annual membership subscriptions. In order to support companies with information about the numerous technical challenges involved in exporting round the world, the Federation has teamed up...

The Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures for last month (April 2023) have revealed food hall/farm shop and catering continued to perform well while other categories also saw encouraging increases too.

The ‘We Need More Flowers’ campaign is being reintroduced this year in Germany and France. The new version of the campaign will be launched on 1 June in Germany, and last for three weeks, while French consumers will be inspired from 19 June, also for a period of three weeks.

Already 26 companies from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands have joined Euro Plant Tray, which was founded in August 2022. With Blomsterringen Engros, the first member from Scandinavia has recently come on board.

Sales at Royal FloraHolland's marketplace reached 5.2 billion euros in 2022, down 8% from 2021. For the second consecutive year, the 5 billion mark was broken. This despite the fact that last year was difficult and unpredictable for many growers. The number of products traded decreased by 7% to a...

Set against the backdrop of sunny Lisbon, Portugal’s capital, the Ornamental Horticulture in Portugal Conference welcomed academic experts and industry professionals to speak about the opportunities the country offers and the challenges it faces.

Two years ago Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) invited major players in the Green supply chain to discuss about the plastic problematics of the industry. What started as a wake up call for the participants has since then developed to a rapidly growing company involving companies from Austria, Germany,...

In the two weeks before Valentine's Day 2023, Royal FloraHolland's marketplace sold 160 million tulips and 151 million roses. The number of roses sold was 8 million lower than last year.

The participants in this Friday's group discussion in the Speakers' Corner (Hall 7) have been determined. Oliver P. Kuhrt, Managing Director MESSE ESSEN, Thomas Buchenau, Managing Director Verband Deutscher Garten-Center (VDG), Dr. Henning Krause, Head of Producer Support Landgard, Frank Werner,...

"Close to Green" is the magazine of the Association of the German Flower Wholesale and Import Trade (BGI). The new issue wants to get off to a sustainable start in 2023 together with you. To this end, it takes a look back at the market development in 2022 and a look into the future with statements...

In an unpredictable period for the entire industry, Plantion is factoring in a 5 percent decline in its 2022 annual sales total. For 2023, Plantion assumes recovery and further investment in new service concepts, although a Plan B has been prepared. Last night at Plantion's General Members'...

The world's largest horticultural trade fair had to take a break for two years because of a small virus. Now the next edition of IPM Essen will start from 24 to 27 January 2023 - and expects many visitors from all over the world!

Peter ten Have joined the Flower Council of Holland’s Executive Board on 14 November. The director/owner of nursery J&P Ten Have and cofounder of Decorum is well known as a pragmatic manager with an extensive network in both production and trade. Ten Have will be replacing Bert Schouten, who has...

Breeder Dümmen Orange and Schneider Youngplants are set to start collaborating on the rooting and sales of perennials in Europe. Dümmen Orange is relocating its perennial rooting operations from its site in Rheinberg, Germany, to Schneider’s facility in Woudrichem in the Netherlands. Schneider...

Most consumers consider sustainability an important topic. As do horticultural product buyers. The Flower Council of Holland studied this in four EU countries. Nearly 90% of people would like to buy locally grown flowers and plants, and over one third of them are actually doing so. The Flower...

Every year, VLAM organises a press tour for the foreign trade press. Last year, the press tour was presented in digital form. Key topics are water and sustainability.We are pleased to present you with the portraits of VLAM's forward-looking Belgian colleagues!

Lineaverde International, the international version of the leading magazine in Italy for floriculture and ornamental horticulture, gives an up-to-date overview of Italian horticulture.

Usually, IPM ESSEN would have taken place at the end of January. The who's who of the international horticultural industry would be been gathering at Messe Essen over four days, with expert discussions taking place, innovations being presented and explained, contacts being cultivated and deals...