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Selecta one, the worldwide operating and successful breeding and young plant company from Stuttgart, is taking over Whetman Plants International in Exeter UK.

Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, is proud to announce that the FleuroStar Award 2024-25 has been awarded to Dalina Maxi Starburst Pink from Florensis.

The board of the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI) defined the revenue definition for small-scale growers in the Global North on 30 May 2024.

At the end of August 2024 the third autumn edition of PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt will be offering visitors an overview and insight into the market for garden plants, making it The place to Be for suppliers and everyone else involved in the green sector.

Evanthia was delighted to welcome dozens of visitors to their Antirrhinum and Matthiola trials in the greenhouse of G van den Beukel in Monster in weeks 23, 24 and 25.

Schoneveld Breeding is proud to announce that their latest innovation, Illusia, has been awarded the prestigious New Plant Award for Flowering Houseplants at the HTA National Plant Show 2024.

After 4 days of plants, people and many thousands of conversations, FlowerTrials closed the doors with just over 5.300 visitors, 5% above the number of visitors in 2023.

On 13th June 2024 the joint venture between Floricultura and Van der Voort Young Plants on the one hand and Dümmen Orange on the other, signed a licence agreement. It concerns the sale of existing Anthurium varieties. The companies involved intend to extend this to Dümmen Orange's new varieties.

The winners of the GreenTech Awards were announced at the opening of GreenTech Amsterdam 2024. Koppert wins the Concept Award for product: Koppert’s Digital Assistant. And Blue Radix wins the Innovation Award for product: Integrated Autonomous Climate & Irrigation Control.

The Flower Council of Holland presents the Horticulture Sector Trends for 2025. These contain everything you want to know about the latest trends in flowers and plants.

Ornamental breeder Selecta One has entered into a global licensing agreement with Dümmen Orange for the use of the disease resistance label Intrinsa.

At Plantion's General Members' Meeting last night, Chairman René Willemsen announced that the executive board and supervisory board together with André van Kruijssen have agreed that André will remain associated with Plantion for a longer period.

In a move towards a greener future, Koppert, a global leader in sustainable cultivation solutions, unveils its comprehensive sustainability strategy, “Future Forward – A path for a sustainable tomorrow.“

One week to go until doors open on 11th June and visitors from 70 countries have already registered to attend the 20th anniversary edition of FlowerTrials, the premier event of the year in Pot and Bedding Plant Breeding.

Photovoltaic systems (PV systems) have become firmly established in today's world and will develop even more potential in the coming years. At the same time, many horticultural businesses are considering decommissioning their greenhouses for economic or age-related reasons and are therefore...

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) is launching a search for a new inspector to help its members retain the very highest of standards in service and expertise (May 2024).

Signify, the world leader in lighting, announces a partnership between Philips Horticulture LED solutions and Hoogendoorn Growth Management. The new partnership brings the market leader in horticulture lighting technology and a worldwide innovator in greenhouse automation solutions together, to...