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  • The world found its way to FlowerTrials 2022.

    FlowerTrials 2022 Again the major pot and bedding plant event

    breeders and breeding flowertrials Germany Netherlands

    The vibe at FlowerTrials could not have been more positive is the conclusion shared by both exhibitor and visitor! After a gap of 3 years everyone who has business in pot and bedding plants and was able to travel visited FlowerTrials to see the latest developments in ornamental breeding, glean...

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  • The construction of a new multifunctional processing centre means Plantion will be able to offer clients more facilities in addition to organising its logistics streams more efficiently.

    Step towards further growth Plantion is building a new processing centre

    Netherlands new building wholesale flowers

    The construction of a new multifunctional processing centre means Plantion will be able to offer clients more facilities in addition to organising its logistics streams more efficiently. The new building is connected to the existing building. Completion is expected in July 2023.

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    • Erik Stappers is a plant specialist for vegetables at Signify. His focus is on high-wire crops and leafy greens. Erik is closely involved in projects in Western Europe and works together with the growers to create the optimal solution for their crop and situation.

      Blog from Signify How to shift from optimal growth with LEDs to optimal energy usage

      cultivation instructions greenhouses light and lighting research and development

      These are crazy times in horticulture. Growers are dealing with high energy prices and the impact on their lighting strategy. Last winter, many tomato growers in Western Europe switched off their HPS lights as a reaction to the rapidly rising energy prices. Some entrepreneurs made an accelerated...

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    • Fleuroselect FleuroStar Award for Petunia 'Bee's Knees' from Florensis

      associations and organizations awards bedding and balcony plants breeders and breeding flowertrials

      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...

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  • The special issue is available online.

    Horticulture technology Special publication on greenhouses

    Europe garden center Germany greenhouses machines Netherlands new building supply industry

    Once a year, the editors of the trade magazine DEGA GARTENBAU (Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart/Germany) publish a special issue. In particular, it presents an overview of new garden centers and greenhouses in Germany and Europe.

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  • From left: Bart, Bennie and Tom Kuipers.

    Emsflower in 48488 Emsbüren/Germany First bedding plants, then tomatoes

    bedding and balcony plants Germany Netherlands portrait vegetables

    Since 2004, the family business Emsflower of the Dutch Kuipers family in Emsbüren has continued to grow. At that time, Bennie Kuipers and his sons Tom and Bart were already producing 500 million bedding and balcony plants. German horticultural products are in demand and land for new greenhouses is...

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    • Fortunately, exhibitors from far away provided an international touch to the trade fair, above all the eleven-member Green Plants Costa Rica Consortium from the Central American country, which cultivates ornamental plants on a total area of 385 ha.

      IPM Summer Edition 2022 A small but fine fair

      Germany IPM ESSEN supply industry trade fair

      After IPM Essen had to be cancelled two times in a row due to the pandemic, the organisers decided to squeeze in an event on 13 and 14 June 2022 before the next big edition in 2023. It was clear from the outset that it would be a much smaller event. In any case, it provided valuable impulses for...

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  • Dümmen Orange New pelargonium series Santana and its features

    bedding and balcony plants breeders and breeding

    Pelargonium are as much a part of bedding and container gardening as the sun is of the summer. But this is not the only reason why the new Santana series from Dümmen Orange is an absolute must this season. The seven varieties in the interspecific Pelargonium series also bring a fresh,...

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  • Schoneveld Breeding Winter cyclamen

    breeders and breeding Netherlands potted plants

    Are you still thinking about the right product for your production for the late autumn and winter months? Currently, energy prices are extremely high in Europe for the last months, these costs are an important factor for choosing the right product. Have you thought about products that are...

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  • Rheinberg (Germany) and De Kwakel (the Netherlands) Dümmen Orange's show gardens open all summer

    bedding and balcony plants breeders and breeding flowertrials Germany Netherlands

    As part of this year's Flower Trials, breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange will open its show gardens in Rheinberg (Germany) and De Kwakel (the Netherlands) again throughout the summer. From week 24 to September, visitors can see Dümmen Orange’s entire range of annuals, perennials and pot plants,...

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  • Marja Vonk Noordegraaf and Sirekit Mol

    Beekenkamp Plants Noordegraaf and Mol will be the Head of Commercial Operations

    breeders and breeding Netherlands People propagation

    MAASDIJK – In recent years, Beekenkamp Plants Ornamentals has changed considerably. As a company, they are dedicated to becoming a strong global supplier of starting material with a year-round range of pot and garden plants, an excellent supply chain and associated innovative production, and a...

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  • LED grow lighting

    LED Grow lighting Signify celebrates 15 years of leadership in developing horticulture LED grow lighting

    light and lighting research and development supply industry

    Eindhoven, the Netherlands – Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, is celebrating 15 years of Philips LED lighting solutions for horticulture. The Philips Horticulture LED Solutions team was formed in 2007 and has demonstrated the advantages of LED solutions to the industry....

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  • Augusto Solano (left) and Richard Fox (right)

    Union Fleurs Solano elected as new Union Fleurs' President at the 2022 General Assembly in Essen

    associations and organizations Europe People wholesale flowers

    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...

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  • Hydrangea Varieties New HBA cut hydrangeas Royal Supreme and Royal Highness in production

    breeders and breeding cut flowers Netherlands

    Richard, Jeffrey and Stefan Olyerhoek of the Rith Flowers nursery and director Jaap Stelder of breeder HBA raise their glasses to the new cut hydrangeas Royal Supreme and Royal Highness. The family business Rith Flowers from Amstelveen is the first nursery to take the two new HBA cut hydrangeas...

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