Author: Jessey

Meet the small Aglaonema plant The Aglaonema family is a small family, with only 55 different species. But to make the family a little bigger, they are part of the Araceae family. Where for example also the Alocasia and Anthurium are part of. The roots of the Aglaonema lie in the tropical regions of Indonesia.…

This is how you keep your Alocasia alive The Alocasia is a plant that counts 79 different species! These species are found everywhere from tropical to subtropical Asia to eastern Australia. Alocasia is native to the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia. The Alocasia is a very popular houseplant. This is partly due to the diversity…

Virtual Grower Visit: Borst Bloembollen Last week we visited the tulip grower Borst Bloembollen. They grow about 170 different cultivars per breeding season. Here we saw the process from bulb to full-grown flower. They work with a modern container system so that all spaces in the greenhouses are optimally used from the growing phase to the harvesting phase…

Virtual Grower Visit: Keukenhof Yesterday we visited the Keukenhof in the Netherlands. Keukenhof is the international and independent showcase for the Dutch floricultural sector.  The park’s focus is on the 7 million spring-flowering bulbs, which allow the 100 participating companies to show their living catalogue. 500 flower growers present an enormous variety of cut flowers and…

Virtual Grower Visit: Bibo hydrangeas This week we visited the hydrangea grower Bibo. They grow about 20 different varieties in different greenhouses and are famous for their amazing big flower heads. Bibo started 6 years ago and now they are one of the biggest hydrangea growers. The hydrangea season is from the 1st of April…

Duijn-Hove has joined the party! Duijn-Hove is an experienced family company specialising in cultivating green and flowering pot plants. The range is broad, but they grow everything with the same focus: quality! Because of the new experiences through the generations, they are constantly looking for ways to do things better or differently. The result: distinctive…

Chrysanthemums show Some time ago we visited the chrysanthemum show in the Keukenhof where we were asked to take part in the examination of the chrysanthemums. Here are some of the winners: The best-disbudded chrysanthemum is Topspin from Vannova J&A Flowers and in the Santini’s category, Zentoo won with the Yin Yang Smokey. For the…

Flower Circus in Serbia Flower circus travelled to Serbia where they made a show with one of our customers. In this show, they are promoting breeders and growers and inspiring florists.  They had lots of magnificent flowers, stunning arrangements, beautiful models to present those and, of course, a friendly audience they were really happy to…

Virtual Grower Visit: Beyond Last week we visited the chrysanthemum grower, Beyond. They are the best cultivators in spray Baltica chrysanthemums.  They make their own sprigs and potting soil so that they can make certain that their plants get the best nutrition to become bigger and have a longer vase life. They also have a…

Virtual Grower Visit: Double Check Lily Last week two of our buyers visited the lily nursery of Double Check Lily. At their visit they saw the varieties, rock, nashville and honesty and many more.  In the nursery they are growing 50% Lillium la and 50% Lillium oriental and last year they produced over 21 million stems. …

Virtual Grower Visit: 3 Chrysanthemum growers Last week one of our buyers and one of our salesman visited three different chrysanthemum growers. The first grower they visited was the new nursery from family Tuijl ”Nursery Linflowers”. They have a total of 22 Ha where they grow famous varieties like, Baltica, Deligreen, Chic and Larsson. At…

Virtual Grower Visit: Montana Lisianthus Two weeks ago we visited the Eustoma (lisianthus) grower Montana. The small eustoma plants come in when they have already grown for 12 weeks, then after 8 weeks in the greenhouse, they are fully grown to be cut. To guarantee the quality as long as possible, the Lisianthus are put in water with extra flower food, directly…