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Friday, January 3, 2020

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Peter Holla (67) passes away

At the age of 67, Peter Holla of Holla Roses passed away. In 1986, he started a rose nursery in the Dutch town of Luttelgeest, and in 2005 Holla Roses expanded with a nursery in…

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Our most read articles of 2019

The new year has started, but before looking forward to what 2020 has to offer, we would like to reflect on 2019. What were the most popular topics? Which were the most read…

Houseplants saw strong November in British garden centers

Clothing and houseplants were best sellers at garden centres across the country according to the GCA Barometer of Trade (BoT) report for November (2019). Compared to the same…

Boxwood breeder looks forward to 2020

As the decade comes to a close, the team at NewGen Boxwood sets their sights to the future and the opportunities presented in the new year. Last month they looked at the…

Video Tulip farm timelapse

For tulip farmers in the Netherlands, spring is the moment they’ve all been waiting for. Noordoostpolder in particular has an incredible metamorphosis take place, and fields…

Ralstonia eradicated in the Netherlands

Eradication is confirmed of the first finding of Ralstonia solanacearum (race 1) in the Netherlands at glasshouse companies producing ornamental Rosa plants for planting for…

See the new Lazzeri Poinsettias at the Fall Poinsettia Trials

Check out the new assortment of Lazzeri Poinsettias, including eight varieties exclusive to Syngenta Flowers North America. This fall, Lazzeri's Italian-bred varieties were…

Professional jury of Glass Tulip Awards chooses finalists

From 1 to 10 November 2019, the floriculture industry voted enthusiastically for its favourites for the Glazen Tulp (Glass Tulip). This resulted in around 60 nominations,…

Special Trade Shows 2020

Dümmen Orange focuses on product highlights and megatrends at IPM 2020

Dümmen Orange presents itself at IPM 2020 as a trendsetter in the industry with a brand new product display-approach by showing its product highlights as megatrends in…

Jet Fresh Growers’ second annual farm & family Christmas party

For Christmas, the Jet Fresh team joins together celebrating the holiday season. Their boutique rose farm, Jet Fresh Flower Growers, S.A. in Cotopaxi, Ecuador had their second…

UK: Squire’s Garden Centres turnover reaches £57m amid expansion plans

Squire’s Garden Centres has seen a record year of sales thanks to “excellent weather conditions” throughout the peak season. For the year ending July 31 2019, turnover…


growing tomatoes and berries in the subtropics The rise of of tech giant Panasonic in greenhouse horticulture Tomatoes and strawberries are difficult to grow in hot and humid subtropical regions. Panasonic and several other companies took on the challenge of growing delicious tomatoes and strawberries in the extreme environment of Ishigaki Island, located in a subtropical region. Tech companies diving into the greenhouse marketOnly recently,…