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Monday, April 19, 2021

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A peek inside the greenhouse of Dutch orchid grower Stolk Flora:

"From the very start, we are focusing on sustainability"

At Dutch orchid nursery Stolk Flora, 3.5 million plants are being produced annually. Since the very beginning, in 2000, sustainability is of great importance. Four years ago,…

Means Nursery takes advantage of EZRack's rental rack solution

"It brings savings and sustainability to our shipping operations"

EZRack, one of the leaders in rental, sales, recovery, and logistics management of environmentally responsible shipping and display systems for the lawn and garden industry,…

Looking back at the 2021 Dutch Facility Horticultural Technology Matchmaking Conference

China: "Hubei has great potential for high-tech agricultural production"

On April 19, the "2021 Dutch Facility Horticultural Technology Matchmaking Conference" co-sponsored by Hubei Provincial Foreign Science and Technology Exchange Center and the…

Germany: "Successful first quarter of 2021 at Veiling Rhein-Maas"

Veiling Rhein-Maas looks back on a positive first quarter of 2021 with total product sales of € 109 million, a significant increase compared to the same period last year. The…

Quality Plants Europe will now have a sparkling clean workplace in no time

Steenks Service recently delivered the Stefix 95 floor sweeper to Quality Plants Europe (QPE), a growers organization that arranges the marketing, purchase, and sale of potted…

Fully coated water tank in disguise

We're not calling anybody ugly yet water tanks might not be the most beautiful devices ever installed in horticulture. Well, think again. A grower in Portugal ordered a water…

Pythium Root Rot: symptoms and origins

Pythium root rot has been observed in several growing systems this spring. Pythium species tend to have broad host ranges and all greenhouse crops are susceptible to infection…

UK: British flowers for sympathy in Windsor Castle and Clarence House

As the UK prepares for tomorrow’s funeral of Prince Philip, inside Windsor Castle and Clarence House seasonal cut flowers grown with care and love by Flowers from the Farm…

Special Packaging

New transport tray for 15 cm pots

Plants that fit in 15 cm pots are often placed loosely in a Euro Stacking Box. Modiform's newly developed 4115 transport tray makes that a thing of the past.…

‘Shine on’ for recovery of the floriculture sector

Europe: New promotional campaign for European flowers and plants

‘Shine on’, a new promotional campaign for European flowers and plants, will be launched on 19 April*. The three-week campaign is being made possible by an EU emergency fund.…

Vertical gardens, allotments, and raised flower beds leading gardening trends of 2021

Now we're in spring, many will be using their spare time whilst still in lockdown to spruce up their outdoor space ready for the warmer months ahead. But what…

US: New research projects funded for 2021-2022

For 60 years, the American Floral Endowment (AFE) has been the ‘go-to’ source for funding research and communicating the results, along with the researchers, to the floral…

UK garden centers run out of gnomes after Suez blockage

Garden gnomes and other outdoor furniture are running out due to supply chain issues and the popularity of garden centres in the UK during the lockdown. Raw materials have…


Pablo Ricaud, Rising Farms: "We want to become the biggest of Mexico" The ambitions of the Rising Farms team are impressive. The young company wants to become the biggest grower in Mexico – not just by growing tomatoes, but also by introducing new products to the Mexican horticultural industry. In order to reach this goal and to scale their greenhouse business rapidly, they look at novel ways to…

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National gardening day with river bend blooms

River Bend Blooms, a local flower truck, is helping celebrate National Gardening Day with their farm-fresh flowers. What started as a vegetable farm soon turned into the…

Photo by Alice Tatham

UK: Family campaigns to fund flower barn at 'paradise' site

Zanna and Jonny Hoskins have transformed a one-acre paddock they bought near Axminster in 2012 into a paradise of flowers and wildlife using permaculture. Now they are…

Cold weather in Kansas impacts crops and plants

Winter weather has farmers and gardening centers doing what they can to protect their plants from the upcoming freezing temperatures. Local nurseries are thankful for having…

International research collaboration solves centuries-old puzzle of pattern formation in flower heads

Figuring out how the distinctive and ubiquitous patterns form has puzzled scientists for centuries. In international team including University of Calgary…

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The Mint tunnel smells amazing when you walk in there at this time of year, when there’s sunshine releasing the oils from the leaves and they fill the space with a combination…

Frigga releases single-use, real-time 4G thermometers with global coverage

Frigga supplies real-time temperature monitoring solutions. Their current real-time thermometers provide services for clients in all five continents. These clients come from…

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Timing and conditions ripe for Denton Plant Factory's opening, owners say

When customers walk into Denton Plant Factory, a bright mosaic of color greets them. Large gerbera daisy baskets, salvia, and dianthus populate the front section of the…

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