associations and organizations

At the heart of a great Expo is the Master Plan, which is the most challenging part for Expo organisers. To help with the complexity of planning these mega-events, AIPH has created the Expo Master Planning Guide in collaboration with ARCADIS – a global design, engineering, and management...

Entries are now open for the International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2024, organised by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH). Showcase your excellence and achievements in the industry by submitting an entry now.

From 10 to 12 February 2023, more than 100 participants from 16 nations (Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Great Britain, Ireland, USA, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Turkey, Lesotho and South Korea) met for the 15th Winterdays of the International Perennial...

Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI) members including flower producers, traders, and retailers gathered at IPM ESSEN for the General Assembly of 2023 on Thursday 26 January. To reflect on the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative’s 2022 achievements and actions to take towards a...

Brookdale Treeland Nurseries Ltd (BTN), a Canadian ornamentals grower, has been awarded the title of International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) 2023 by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH).

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 on Tuesday 24 January 2023 in Essen, Germany.

"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...

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!

A new Youth Award for the 2024 edition of the AIPH World Green City Awards was proudly announced by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) and the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) on 6th December 2022 at the Youth Summit in Montréal ahead of the 15th Conference of...

The 171st General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), took place in Paris, France, on 28-29 November. According to the Paris Convention of 1928 establishing the BIE, AIPH has been given international responsibility for approving international horticultural exhibitions....

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...

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...

Dansk Gartneri, the trade association of the Danish ornamental horticulture industry, reports that its former president, Kristian Madsen, died on October 5, 2022, at the age of 70, as a result of pneumonia.

Horticulture’s future in a digital world was the topic of discussion at the second AIPH World Ornamental Horticulture Summit, held on 28th September at Expo Floriade 2022 in Almere, the Netherlands.

The signatories and stakeholders of the agreement focusing on International Responsible Business Conduct in the floriculture sector looked back on achievements of the past 3 years, while at the same time looking ahead to the implementation of the recommendations.

Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, is proud to announce that the FleuroStar Award 2022-23 has been awarded to Petunia grandiflora Bee’s Knees from Florensis. Hagen Kalläne, Retail and Marketing Manager and Marjolein Kuyucu-Lodder, International Product...

Members of Union Fleurs, the International Flower Trade Association, have elected a new President and Board of Directors on the occasion of the General Assembly held in Essen, Germany on 13 June 2022. The new Union Fleurs Board of Directors will work for the next two years (2022-2024) under the...

Bonn/Berlin, 30.06.2022 - Import Promotion Desk (IPD) is expanding its commitment and includes Kenya as the 15th partner country in its programme. On the first Fact Finding Mission IPD experts met promising producers of cut flowers. A total of six companies were initially selected for IPD's...

AIPH, the International Association of Horticultural Producers and the world’s champion for the power of plants, is proud to reveal the 12 world-renowned members of the Jury who will vote for the winners of the 2022 edition of the AIPH World Green City Awards.