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Canada: Pick-your-own tulip farm owner in Niagara expects increase in visitors

In the Niagara region, Canada, pick your own tulip farms expect to attract many visitors this year. Paula Boots, one of the co-owners of pick-your-own…

Kuehne+Nagel, LATAM Group and Elite Group cooperate to reduce Mother's Day air freight emissions

Kuehne+Nagel, the Elite Group, and a subsidiary of LATAM Group reached a joint agreement to reduce emissions associated with the air freight of flowers…

US: Eden Prairie-based logistical company one big reason why so many people can get fresh flowers for Mother's Day

Fresh-cut flowers gracing tables on Mother's Day were likely imported from countries thousands of miles away. Given that under the best conditions cut…

"Latam group leads flower exports from South America"

In just 21 days, over 400 flights transported flowers from Colombia and Ecuador to destinations across South America, Europe, Australia, and the United States…

US: "Flowers are having a 'big comeback' this Mother's Day"

With Mother's Day just around the corner there's one present having a "big comeback".Flowers seem to be doing better than ever this year, according to…

UK garden center no longer sells any bagged compost containing peat

Squire's Garden Centres has confirmed that it no longer sells any bagged compost containing peat. The UK government proposed to ban the sale of bagged compost…

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Managing magnesium deficiency in spring bedding plants

Magnesium (Mg) is an essential macronutrient and is integral to photosynthesis and the chlorophyll molecule. Despite its importance, many greenhouse…

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US: Slow Flowers Society celebrates 10th anniversary of Slowflowers.com

One decade ago, journalist and local flower advocate Debra Prinzing launched Slowflowers.com as a free online directory designed as a one-stop…

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US: How a local greenhouse ships millions of flowers around the state in time for Mother's Day

Mother's Day is almost here and for one greenhouse in Somers, business is blooming.As many shoppers will head out to gift flowers for mom, it's…

Wednesday 19 – Thursday 20 June 2024 at the NAEC Stoneleigh

UK: HTA National Plant Show 2024

The Horticultural Trades Association's (HTA) National Plant Show is back for its show at the NAEC Stoneleigh on Wednesday 19 – Thursday 20 June 2024. The HTA team states: "A key…

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US: Propagating in the greenhouse

Daisy (Goldschmid) Unsicker was born in 1976 on Daigle Road in Westminster where her mother Raine Kaine (her father is Tom Goldschmid) had planted…

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UK: Picker died of work-related disease, inquest told

A woman died from a rare lung disease caused by picking flowers and vegetables in Cornwall, an inquest has heard. Rosa Perestrelo, 52, of Reawla Lane,…

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Pakistan: UVAS held a seminar on the 'Future Potential of Floriculture” & “Floral Art Competition'

The Department of Biological Science of the University of Veterinary and Animal Science Lahore (UVAS) arranged a daylong seminar on the "Future…

Joost Bongaerts, CEO of Florabundance, talks with Farbod, CEO of BloomNation

How well do you know your wholesaler? Do you plan ahead to avoid making mistakes? Are you a new retail florist or a seasoned florist looking to learn…

China: The vibrant color of roses fill the air in Xiayang 

The fragrance of roses permeates the air in Qingpu District's Xiayang Subdistrict as the Xiayang Rose Culture and Tourism Festival began on Thursday,…

Finish local commerce platform sees an increase in flower sales in the run-up to Mother's Day

Local commerce platform Wolt announces it has delivered over 1 million orders from flower shops across its 27 markets. With 2,000+ florists on Wolt's…