Netherlands

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.

The official cut tulip season 2023 was opened under great interest. Tulpen Promotie Nederland (TPN) held its first National Tulip Day on the Museumplein in Amsterdam on Saturday, January 21, 2023. The highlight was the picking garden with 200,000 tulips, where the public was allowed to pick them...

Exhibitors from 46 nations will present plants, technology, floristry and equipment for the green sector at IPM 2023. Among them are 15 international joint stands, which show the horticultural advantages of their respective countries. They include Belgium, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Great...

For decades, Visser has been making solutions for the automation of processes in horticulture. In recent years, Visser has expanded to building more and more total horticulture projects as part of the Viscon Group, collaborating evermore with the other Viscon divisions such as Viscon Fresh...

The well-known Gerbera breeder Piet Schreurs passed away on 12 January 2023. He reached the age of 85.

Van der Ende Group is introducing a new logo. The story behind this change exemplifies this family company. Great respect for the past, living in the "now" and always looking ahead to the future.

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'...

Koppert is on the road towards becoming a globally sustainable and green organization. While the company’s products and services have been promoting sustainable horticulture and agriculture for more than 55 years, it is now bringing more transparency into its processes and operations. This is...

What is happening in the cannabis market and how are we going to move forward coming into the next decade? David Cohen speaks with experts Elad Toby, Timo Bongartz and Levin Amweg, about the Israeli and Swiss market of cannabis and the key success factors of growing high quality cannabis. Watch...

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...

Because of the energy crisis, greenhouse horticulturists are heading for uncertain times. Greenhouses consume nine per cent of the natural gas in the Netherlands, and alternatives are not readily available. At WUR, the experts study how greenhouse farmers can grow more energy-efficient crops.

Visitors to the annual Cyclamen Open Days of Schoneveld Breeding were met by a huge splash of colours at the start of their tour. The Dutch breeder opened the doors of its greenhouses at the end of October to show what they have.

Profile Products announced the acquisition of Quick Plug, a leading manufacturer of bonded growing media for plant propagation. This acquisition from Dümmen Orange, the prominent floriculture company based in the Netherlands, includes all Quick Plug products, technologies, employees, and...

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...

Van der Ende Groep will be adding a Canadian branch from 2023. This expansion represents an important second step for Van der Ende Groep – following the recent acquisition of Quality Pumps & Machines (QPM) Belgium – in achieving its international ambitions.

Enter the sea of colors of Schoneveld Breeding. During the annual Cyclamen Open Days, from 24th ofOctober until 11th of November, growers worldwide are more than welcome for a visit. They cancome to look at see all products from the assortment.

With opening of NPEC in September, plant research enters a new era of automation and a lot of data. NPEC stands for Netherlands Plant Eco-phenotyping Centre. The focus here is not the plant’s genetic baggage – its genotype – but its outward appearance, or phenotype.

Floriade Expo 2022 Amsterdam - Almere closed its gates on Sunday after six months. In an ever-changing world Almere showed exceptional foresight by choosing an urgent theme for Floriade Expo 2022 ten years ago: Growing Green Cities. A World Horticultural Exhibition with a splendid theme.

Add this to your calendar for week 45 (7-10 November 2022): Future Plant Trends 2022 has opened its registration to visit the breeding company MNP/Suntory in Leimuiderbrug/The Netherlands.