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In 2004, Smiemans Projecten built a greenhouse for plant sale at the beautiful garden 'RHS Garden Harlow Carr' in Harrogate (UK). Recently, Smiemans has been commissioned by the RHS to renovate the garden centre. It will be carried out by their local partner Ebtech Glasshouse Construction Ltd this...
In Plantion's general members' meeting on 12 December 2023, Plantion looked back on 2023, a difficult year for floriculture with global turmoil and high inflation. For Plantion, this translated into less supply and smaller volumes. The year is expected to end with a slight decrease in product...
For the 40th time, the International Plant Fair IPM will be launching at Messe Essen from 23 to 26 January 2024. With the slogan "Our heart beats green" and a visual showing a heart overgrown with plants, the great bond between the industry and IPM ESSEN as well as the importance of the trade fair...
Limex is renowned for its advanced foam units used in the agriculture and horticulture sector. In combination with the effective foaming disinfectant Menno Florades, this dynamic duo has a powerful impact on disinfection processes in agriculture and horticulture.
Ready to kick off the season? Visit the PanAmerican Seed Pansy & Viola Trials in week 9 to stay up to date on our assortment. Our violas and pansies are blooming with colour! Make sure to see it yourself.
Castle Gardens (Garden Centre category) and Garsons Garden Centre Esher (Destination Garden Centre) have been announced as the national winners of the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Gisela Graham-sponsored annual Christmas competition for 2023 (December 2023).
The Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures for October reveal a ‘strong food theme’ at member garden centres (2023). Eight of the GCA’s 13 categories saw an uplift during the month, as recorded by member centres, and the figures also revealed a positive year-to-date...
"Star of the Year" - Selecta has awarded this title to its variety Christmas Universe. This variety stands out with its intense dark red colour and great foliage quality but is so much more than just another red poinsettia.
Organised by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) in collaboration with Host Sponsor IPM Essen and Founding Partner FloraCulture International (FCI), the awards recognise the ‘best of the best’ in ornamentals production.
Signify, the world leader in lighting, provided a dimmable, full LED light installation at the Qcumber Optimize Nature VOF nursery in the Netherlands, where it was put into use in October. The company, which has 6 hectares of greenhouses, produces cucumbers using a high-wire cultivation system...
Satisfaction for the increase in Italian horticultural productions and theirattractiveness in the world. This is how the sector is preparing for the nextedition of Myplant, the great international fair in February 2024 in the pavilions of Fiera Milano-Rho.
BESTSELLING author and BBC radio and TV neuroscience presenter, Dr Hannah Critchlow will be speaking about wellbeing at the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual conference on Tuesday, January 30 (January 28 until 31, 2024).
From 23 to 26 of January, 2024 Syngenta Flowers will again be present at IPM Essen, the largest Trade Fair for the flower business in Europe. Yet, this time the company will collaborate with Syngenta Professional Solutions in the booth.Theme for the event is ‘Every Flower Counts’, which highlights...
Experience varieties that bring enhanced resilience, increased adaptability and unstoppable blooms with live looks from Danziger. New videos and images directly from Danziger’s research and development center in Israel are available now.
Super Serie Fusion is a remarkable addition to the assortment of Schoneveld Breeding. As the first large-flowered Cyclamen with two-toned leaves, it is a novelty in the market. A strong product that evolved from the genetics of the well-known Super Series from Schoneveld Breeding.
It has been an exciting year in the world of International Horticultural Exhibitions. In fact, for the last 63 years of AIPH's 75-year history, we have emphasised the importance of greening and making our cities more liveable through the power of plants, and now the whole world is talking about...
The International Plant Fair is breaking new ground. As of now, IPM ESSEN will exclusively take over the marketing of the Vietnamese horticultural trade fair HortEx in the DACH region and other nations. The world's leading trade fair for horticulture is thus expanding its international network to...
Garden centre staff can now gain knowledge to help customers to deter and combat pests in a more natural, sustainable way via the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) GROW (Garden Retail Online Workshops) e-Learning platform (November 2023).
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), in association with Union Fleurs, the International Flower Trade Association, announces the 71st version of International Statistics Flowers and Plants 2023.
Denmark has won the Green Cities Europe Award 2023 with "Basecamp Lyngby". France and the Netherlands landed in second and third place, respectively. A total of 13 projects from an equal number of European countries competed. The winner was announced in Brussels on 7 November. Several Members of...
