Andy Burton, Double H, reflects on UK Mother's Day

"High demand for our orchids and we see a shift from flowers to flowering plants"

“Demand was very strong for our orchids, partly this is due to production volumes in the Netherlands starting to reduce, but also there looks to be…

Simon Earley, Earley Ornamentals:

"Recent site investment enhances production capacity by 25%"

Enhancing the company's production capacity by 25%, one of the UK's leading independent young plant producers Earley Ornamentals, has completed the new…

NL: Sustainable hydrangea greenhouse opens its doors

Hydrangea nursery Van Klaveren Plant is perhaps the most sustainable hydrangea nursery in the world. In 2022, it started building a sustainable…

UK: NFU call for exemptions as Defra announce peat ban

Defra has announced its intention to have a complete ban on the use of peat in commercial horticulture by 2030, with a period of exemptions being…

Delta Cargo unveils largest cooler facility at New York-JFK

From pharmaceuticals to flowers, perishable goods flying in and out of New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport will now receive even…

Harry Brockoff, Dutch Flower Group:

“If you work together, you can respond much quicker to the wishes of the customer and, ultimately, the consumer"

Harry Brockoff was the CFO of Dutch Flower Group for more than twenty years. Dutch Flower Group is a family of more than thirty specialized trading…

AIPH conference offers insight into Portugal’s horticulture industry:

“Portugal is a small country, but it's the 8th top producer of ornamentals in Europe"

Set against the backdrop of sunny Lisbon, Portugal's capital, the Ornamental Horticulture in Portugal Conference welcomed academic experts and industry…

UK: Garden center sales see February boost

According to the March Market Update report from the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), garden center sales received an early boost in February…

New dates for World Floral Expo 2023

Given the repeated delays of the show as a result of Covid-19, the international flower trade show World Floral Expo will be rescheduled to Thursday,…

SAF to honor next gen floral pros with new award

The Society of American Florists has created a new award to celebrate outstanding Next Gen floral professionals for their professional achievements and…

Natural Resources program in Uganda awards Dümmen Orange

At the recently held Water & Environment Week in Uganda, Dümmen Orange was awarded for its commitment to the Natural Resources Stewardship program in…

Alexandra Farms introduces seven garden rose varieties to our diverse collections

Alexandra Farms, Colombian fresh-cut garden roses, announces the latest additions to their collections. "We continually search for and test garden…