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Monday, March 23, 2020

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Florismart launched consumer campaign to support florists

UK Mother's Day: "Some of our florists were even up in sales"

Last Sunday, March 22, Mother's Day was celebrated in the UK. For florists, the run-up to this holiday was more nerve-racking than usual, due to the COVID-19 frenzy. "Many…

Kenya Flower Council asks national government for support:

Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on Kenya’s Floriculture Industry

The world is experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting world economies in unprecedented ways. It may be too early to determine the actual long-term impact…

American flower industry suffering staggering losses

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has American consumers focused on purchasing necessities like toilet paper, hand soap and food. What they’re not purchasing is flowers on…

Syngenta Flowers cancels FlowerTrials participation due to COVID-19 concerns

Considering the continued concern surrounding the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Dutch Government issued a legal order banning mass gatherings, closing…

Raising the (LED) bar: 3,6µmol / J

Dutch Lighting Innovations introduces the Diode High Output Toplight as an extension to the already existing LED grow light series. The new generation of high output LED…

Spain: "Financial rescue needed to prevent the imminent bankruptcy of companies in the flower and plant sector"

The live flower and ornamental plant sector is the agricultural sector that has been most affected by the crisis caused by the Covid-19 virus, as it has…

A message of hope: Eufloria Flowers

Wednesday Morning, March 18, 2020, J Schwanke got a text from his friend Chad Nelson at Eufloria Flowers, sharing their decision to close down Eufloria Flowers due to the…

Royal FloraHolland maintains emergency fund for the floriculture sector

Royal FloraHolland is positive about the package of support measures announced by the cabinet last Tuesday. This package is not sufficient to help growers and…

Special Climate

Comparison of greenhouse energy requirements for rose cultivation in Europe and North Africa

The ornamental plant production in greenhouses is widespread. A quantitative assessment of greenhouse energy consumption and its variability in space and time is strategic to…

UK: Tesco and Lidl giving away free flowers to NHS workers on Mother’s Day

Tesco and Lidl are giving away free flowers to NHS workers on Mother’s Day to say thanks for all their hard work during the coronavirus epidemic. Tesco gave away the free blooms…

UK garden centres selling more online in COVID-19 crisis

Garden centres in the UK are using upgraded website software that recommends not only plants to gardeners but also care products as sales of gardening goods soar in the wake…

California’s important nursery businesses continue operations

In this time of uncertainty, California’s nursery industry, which includes growers of nursery plants and garden supply centers, is assuring people they are…

CAN (ON): Flower greenhouse loses all Easter orders

Last June, like every year, European Planters began the long process of getting their hydrangeas ready for sales this spring. Up until a few weeks ago, everything was fairly…

Australia: 'Non-essential' industry - COVID-19 update

Following the National Cabinet implementing a shutdown of non-essential activity across Australia, the NGIV have been fielding a number of enquiries from…

RHS Chelsea Flower Show goes virtual

The Royal Horticultural Society has posted an open Letter from Sue Biggs, RHS Director General, about the creation of an online Virtual RHS Chelsea Flower Show 18-23 May 2020.…

India: Flower shops face wilting times in Kerala

Postponement of weddings and engagements, scaling down of temple festivals and rituals and cancellation of social gatherings have brought down the demand for…

Veiling Rhein-Maas taking short term measures to secure business and marketing activities

There is a high probability of further curfews being imposed locally (e.g. as toady in Leverkusen), state or even nationwide with reference to the Infection Protection Act…


Florian Wolz, Franken-Gemüse Knoblauchsland cooperative "The next crisis we are facing is the seasonal workers" The coronavirus has a firm grip on the world. While the food supply is still sufficiently secured, many catering suppliers are facing the end of their supplies and producers (cooperatives) are worried about the next harvest. Seasonal workers no longer want to travel in the face of the pandemic, and even if they did, many borders…

Royal FloraHolland:

New supply regulation in force from Tuesday 24th March

From Tuesday 24th March a new supply regulation will be in force for the clock supply. Based on the volumes for 2019, this regulation provides clarity about the maximum daily…

Concerns of the Polish horti sector caused by Coronavirus

Many events organized in Poland are canceled or postponed due to the coronavirus. The greatest concern is visible in the flower sector, but fruit and vegetable…

UK urges residents to buy Kenyan flowers to save sector

UK High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriott has called on Britons to buy Kenyan flowers to rescue the industry from collapse in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Noting…

"We can use a little AAA Double Fun"

In times like these, we can use a bit of fun. Therefore, grower Chrywijk introduces the santini AAA Double Fun. It is the striking contrast of this white santini with a black…

"Our green industry is essential"

In Georgia, there has been much talk of closing non-essential businesses. The GGIA have been hard at work to have the green industry included in the essential…

Stefano Perra of Lievaart Planten Export:

NL: "Later when it’s over, maybe we can catch up"

The warehouse? Empty. The cafeteria? Empty. The carts? Empty. It is a bad day for Stefano Perra (38), manager of Lievaart Planten Export from Honselersdijk, the Netherlands.…

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We are working even harder at securing orders and continuing to do what we do best; delivering you a premium quality product at the most competitive prices. Your support means everything to us…

US (NY): Flowers blooming, customers drying up in flower district

The flowers are blooming, but customers are drying up in the flower district of New York City. The cancellation of large events has brought businesses to a standstill. “There…

Australia: Update on COVID-19 impact on industry

Greenlife Industry Australia is working with other industry associations, retailers and government to mitigate the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the…

"Growing flowers in Russia is not profitable"

Flowers are a must-have for any celebration. However, there is almost no local produce in the Russian market, most of the flowers are imported ones, newsnn.ru reports. Flower…

Dutch growers' stories hot topic in the Netherlands

The floriculture industry is the third export sector in the Netherlands and the situation during the COVID-19 crisis is therefore a hot topic in the Dutch…

Poor weather slashes Sh10bn in horticulture

Export of fresh produce from Kenya down 46 percent

Kenya's fresh produce exports to the European Union have dropped by 46 percent in the last two weeks, due to the global spread of the coronavirus. This has led…

1.2 million pots of potted flowers will be produced per year

China: 40,000 m2 of smart greenhouse in Lanzhou New District put into operation

Lanzhou New Area Agricultural Investment Group gives full play to the leading role of science and technology and demonstration of modern agricultural leading enterprises and…

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