Noud Visschers and Kristel Emmerik, FreshCap Flowers:

"We have developed packaging suitable for delivery to customers directly from the farm"

"More and more of our customers want to buy directly from South Africa," say Noud Visschers and Kristel Emmerik of FreshCap. It is a trend they have…

Launch postponed to March 4 due to circumstances in California

Florabundance flowers and warehouse featured in Netflix series ‘With Love, Meghan’

California-based Florabundance is delighted that their flowers and warehouse will be showcased in Season 1 of 'With Love, Meghan', a Netflix series…

double-pane walls and ceilings, thermal screens, and dehumidification

Energy reducing matrix designed for NZ sector can help growers worldwide

"The New Zealand horticulture sector is quickly advancing from traditional greenhouse production to more efficient, sustainable cultivation. "…

Dr Omid Joharchi, Anatis Bioprotection:

“This blackening of the whitefly serves as a visible marker of the wasp’s effectiveness”

A natural predator of the greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum), this tiny but efficient parasitoid wasp Encarsia Formosa has become an…

MANTS 2026 will be from January 7-9

MANTS 2025 is a wrap

MANTS 2025, which ran from January 8–10 in Baltimore, Maryland, wrapped up successfully after three days. Despite snowy weather, the event maintained its signature energy,…

Colorado State University gives 'Best of 2024 Perennial' to Conga Line variety

Terra Nova Nurseries has announced that its Sedum 'Conga Line' variety received the 'Best of 2024 Perennia' award at the Colorado State University…

Vietnam: Workshop held ahead of Hortex Vietnam 2025

On January 8th 2025, in HCMC, together with the experts from the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association (VINAFRUIT), Vietnam Gardening Association…

Potential of predatory bug Dicyphus Errans goes further than gerberas

More than a third of Dutch gerbera growers now work with a new biological control agent, the predatory bug Dicyphus Errans. At the Strawberry Day…

To drive traffic to the store

US: Texas garden center pays people for dead/dying poinsettias

Paying people for dead/dying poinsettias? Yes, this January, Smith's Gardentown, a garden center in Wichita Falls, Texas, is trying to drive traffic to…

2025 floral insights & industry forecast released

Slow Flowers Society and its publishing partner Bloom Imprint released their 2025 report on lifestyle insights, identifying seven influential topics.…

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Ahmedabad International Flower show sets record for largest bouquet

The popular Ahmedabad Flower Show has done it again, earning yet another Guinness World Record. This year, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)…

NL: Deliflor to host "Carnival de Flores" themed Delishow

Dutch growers and traders are invited to visit the Delishow at Deliflor from Tuesday, January 14, to Thursday, January 16, 2025, to discover the newest…

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January 24 -27

India: Empress Botanical Garden to host flower Show

Pune's Empress Botanical Garden will host a flower Show on January 24 to 27 this year. This flower show is organized by the Agri- Horticulture Society…

Online seminar aims to educate growers on uses of drones

Managing the quality of mother stock remotely, ensuring a predictable supply chain, and reducing the risks of crop diseases are some of the biggest…

Study:

'Emotional state as a key driver of public preferences for flower color'

Flowers, as integral elements of urban landscapes, are critical not only for aesthetic purposes but also for fostering human–nature interactions in green…

Study:

Directions in ornamental herbaceous plant selection in times of climate change

Extreme weather events, considered to be the most destructive natural hazards connected with rapid climate changes in the temperate zone of Europe, necessitate…

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Study:

Influence of plant growth regulators on yield and economics of China aster var. Arka Archana

A field experiment on "Influence of plant growth regulators on yield and economics of China aster var. Arka Archana" was undertaken at Floriculture…

January 31 - February 4, 2025

64th ASTA Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference to take place in Orlando

The 64th ASTA Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference will take place in Orlando from January 31 to February 4, 2025. This annual event brings global players from…