Germany

Hartwig Bull, the owner of Bull Gartenbau and breeder of the Rudbeckia ‘Sunbeckia’ is starting just now his Rudbeckia ‘Sunbeckia’ production. They put full focus on the Rudbeckia ‘Sunbeckia’ production, after the last bedding plants have been moved out. This year the benefit of his last year...

Over the years, FlowerTrials has evolved into the place to be in week 24. What started as a collaboration between Dutch and German pot and bedding plant breeders, has grown to an industry leading exhibition.

As the world’s leading proponent of agri-photovoltaics (APV), the MIGAL Galilee Research Institute (MIGAL), a mega-research center supported by Israel’s Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, recently held its second annual SunnySide APV Summit international conference, and announced the...

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.

On 24 and 25 August 2023, the international symposium "The Dynamic Vision - Designing and Maintaining Naturalistic Plant Communities" will take place in the Baumhainhalle in Mannheim's Luisenpark. Plant planners, architects, gardeners and plant enthusiasts from all over the world will come...

On September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II passed away, and many people in the United Kingdom, around the world and also in Germany mourned her death and paid tribute to her life's work. In her memory, King Charles III and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier planted on March 29, 2023, a...

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,...

The Thanks Plants campaign was successful for the fifth consecutive time. Launched in five countries in September and October, it once again resulted in increased appreciation and buying intentions. Polish consumers that saw the campaign for the first time also rated it highly. This was clear from...

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...

The frequency and extent of natural disasters continue to increase due to climate change. The resulting weather extremes also affect horticultural businesses and their production.

With Valentine's Day, the cut flower industry mastered a seasonal highlight yesterday. Now is the time to make further seasonal planning and think about the expansion of the supplier network. The Import Promotion Desk (IPD), together with its partner “Kenya Flower Council”, is inviting buyers to...

"The joy that IPM ESSEN could finally take place again could be felt in every hall and at every stand", Oliver P. Kuhrt, CEO of Messe Essen, sums up. The reunion of the green sector turned out to be more international than expected. Over 40,000 trade visitors from more than 100 countries came to...

Rosa Rosy Boom Colour Change from Diderk Heinje Pflanzenhandelsges. mbH & Co. KG, Edewecht (DE) was awarded the Show Your Colours Award IPM 2023 during the IPM 2023 in Essen (D) on Thursday 26 January.

"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...

Syngenta Flowers announces that, following a successful 15 year long career at Syngenta Flowers, Josef Fischer is retiring on January 20th, 2023. Josef has contributed significantly to Syngenta’s Flowers Organization and continues to be liaised with the floriculture business as an independent...

In a catalog published in these days, the German breeding house Selecta one presents its extensive range in poinsettias and kalanchoe.

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...

Josef Hermann Gramann: "The real challenge is that with the peat phase-out, everything has become much more complicated. Many new raw materials have come in and are affecting the blends."

"We always try to switch to ecological technologies or cultivation methods at an early stage," explains Dirk Klefer, who is the third generation to run the retail business. For him and his parents Renate and Hermann Klefer, who are still active in the business, it has long been clear to reduce the...