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A peek inside Dutch tropical plant importer Heboplant:

"We can barely keep up with the demand, how will next year be?"

Outdoor plants are hot and at Heboplant, they can barely keep up with the demand. They import tropical plants from Spain, Italy, Taiwan, and Central America which they sell to…

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Royal FloraHolland reports record turnover, thanks to the clock

In the run-up to Mother's Day, Royal FloraHolland could not only report on the good turnover on their market place, but could even report a week record turnover of over 170…

Mother’s Day 2021 florist survey results

How was Mother’s Day 2021 for florists? Floranext surveyed 252 flower shops (86% in the United States, 8.1% in Canada, 5.4% International) to get a sense of…

NL: Marginpar flowers at Eurovision

In one week from now, the final of the Eurovision Song Contest will take place, a music festival that has been uniting and fraternizing for 65 years. This year, the contest…

The road to hands-free cultivation of greenhouse crops

Lack of both manpower and knowledge about cultivation are forcing horticulturalists to consider hands-free and robotic cultivation of crops. However, they'll…

Local flowers in demand as Covid transforms French flower industry

The vast majority of cut flowers sold in France come from abroad, grown in warmer climes or greenhouses in Holland. A growing number of florists are tapping into an increased…

NL: Van Vliet New Plants introduces Hebe Medieval line

Van Vliet New Plants introduced 25 new varieties in 2021, including a series of new Hebe varieties. These new Hebe varieties are marketed in a new series: The Hebe Medieval…

Namibian.com

“We are doing our small part in making our desert bloom"

With three hectares under plastic and net Farm Shalom in the Swakop River Valley yields 40 tonnes of fresh produce every month in Namibia's unforgiving desert environment.…

Special Crop Protection

Greater ventilation and safe production with insect screens

Invasive biology of Thrips (Thripidae) has recently increased their importance as agricultural pests of ornamental plants, vegetables, and fruit crops globally. They…

US: the history of Smile Farms, a welcoming place for people with a disability

Smile Farms started in 2015 to help people with developmental disabilities. "We started Smile Farms in 2015 to help people with developmental disabilities, but our experience…

"Plant scientists’ research attention is skewed towards colorful, conspicuous and broadly distributed flowers"

A study is conducted on how plant scientists’ research interests are often skewed towards colorful, conspicuous and broadly distributed flowers. Even though it…

Roanoke.com

US: Riner nursery is planting for a better tomorrow

Herbs have been used as medicine for much of human history, and today one local nursery is using them to fight another widespread problem: hunger. Riverbend Nursery is setting…

UK: Farm levy body AHDB to axe up to 140 jobs as it winds down its potato and horticulture operations

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) plans to axe up to 140 jobs as it winds down its potato and horticulture operations. The farm levy…
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American Endowment scholarship recipients: flourishing industry prodigies

Meet the future of the floral industry; this year’s Paul Ecke, Jr. and Altman Family Scholarship Recipients. They started out like many of us—unassuming, young, soon-to-be…

US: What is a cloud florist or dark florist?

You have probably heard the term “dark kitchen” or “cloud kitchen” during the recent Covid lockdowns. These are examples of traditional sit down restaurants shifting…

Low enrollment ends CATA horticulture program

US: "Student interest in the horticulture has continued to drop in recent years"

The Cullman Area Technology Academy's horticulture/floriculture program will be closing at the end of this school year due to a decreasing number of students enrolling in the…

'Finding the ethical flower'

Much has been said about the importance of ethically and sustainably consuming food and textiles, but what about flowers? They are, after all, an agricultural product (and a labor-…

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We've started to fill up the lovely new benches that Jeff made. Hopefully the weather is settling as we bring out the Sempervivums. The colours have intensified in just a…

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US: Floriculture has deep roots in the Mid-Willamette Valley

“There are those who called him a dreamer...” No, these are not the lyrics penned by a certain English rock musician, but rather part of the 1940 eulogy of W.C. Dibble.…

Canada: Local gardening center adopts fire-resistant plant tagging program

Art Knapp Prince George is one of the first garden centers in British Columbia to launch the FireSmart BC Landscaping Guide and fire-resistant plant tagging…

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UK: Brighton garden centre to help promote bee friendly gardens

Dobbies Garden Centre in Warren Road, Brighton will be inviting customers to join them online to get advice from experts on making their gardens more bee-friendly. The event…

Brazil: Strategies of fertilizer application for ornamental pineapple plants

The production of ornamental pineapple plants in pots is a recent mode of growing pineapple that requires information on application of soil mineral…

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USDA Fruit and Vegetable truck rate report - TUESDAY MAY 4, 2021

Still insufficient truck availability in California

The USDA has presented its Fruit and Vegetable truck rate report from Tuesday May 4th. It seems there are still shortages in California and the San Luis Valley of Colorado.…

June 2 - March 10

Boxwood blight webinar series announced

The Boxwood Blight Insight Group (BBIG) has announced a webinar series that teaches attendees about growing and protecting boxwood. Registration for all…

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