NL: Mother's Day leads to a busy week

Mother's Day is on the horizon, one of the more significant days of the year that brings a lot of activity to the floral industry. We discussed this…

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Mother's Day surge drives flower industry boom in south China

The flower industries in south China's Guangdong Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region are ushering in a peak sales season of the year thanks…

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U.S. flower farms blossom amid growing traditional outdoor cultivation

With Mother's Day approaching, many will gift bouquets filled with blooms grown domestically and imported from abroad. Cut flowers and florist greens…

Innovations in packaging to make African flowers compete in global markets

Watch Parit Shah, Owner, Silpack Industries, speaking during the recently concluded Flower Logistics Africa 2024 on the topic "Innovations in packaging…

Dutch LED innovation: More scalable and improved light source

"Simply adjusting a few sliders won't work for long." That accurate observation comes from Niels Damen of Climalux. In Hoek van Holland (the…

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US: The 2024 Paul Ecke, Jr. and Altman Family Scholars

Six individuals in the horticulture industry earned scholar status in two educational funding programs through the American Floral Endowment (AFE). The…

UK: The Laskett wins RHS Malvern Spring Festival People’s Choice Award

The Perennial's The Laskett has won the RHS Malvern Spring Festival People's Choice Award. "We extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who took the…

Euroflora 2025 Designer Landscape Competition is now open

Euroflora 2025 Designer Landscape Competition, a prestigious platform for innovation and creativity in landscape architecture and design, is now open…

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Rangeview growing more than plants

This plant transport business has a 25 year history but is very much moving with the times, with a sharp eye on costs and asset utilisation. Thanks to…

The secret sauce bringing glam vibe to Palm Royale

In "Palm Royale," Apple TV's hit series, flowers not only help, but fluff up the storyline of world class social climbing. It's Palm Beach circa 1969.…

UK: Planting the seeds for good mental health

"We've seen a significant rise in house plant sales over the last four years," says Freddie Heathcote, co-owner of New Covent Garden Flower Market…

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Thrips workshop on June 6th

Want to learn more about the different thrips that infest greenhouse crops? Want to be able to confidently identify them to species? Interested in how species affects IPM…

AGF Trendcafé visits Gearbox Innovations

NL: "We are a normal company, just one that has grown quite rapidly"

During the first edition of 2024's AGF Trendcafé the conversation topic was 'money'. In the presence of about twenty people, Rob van Straten from…

"Novelties and new concepts to be seen during Beekenkamp Flower Trials"

From Tuesday 11 to Friday 14 June, Flower Trials will traditionally take place at Beekenkamp Plants. We unite through color under the banner "United Colors Of Beekenkamp". In addition t…

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Evaluation of the most popular annual flowers sold indicates low rates by pollinators and large variation among cultivars

To better understand how frequently pollinators visit the most popular annuals and the variation among cultivars, we evaluated 3–6 cultivars, each of…

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US (MI): Tulips still blooming thanks to inventive thinking

It was a gorgeous weekend out at the lakeshore to wrap up the final weekend of Tulip Time. The sunset on the 95th annual festival was on Sunday. It's…

British retailer finds that consumers are looking for ways to keep their bridal bouquets after their wedding

According to new research from Blooming Artificial, Google Trends shows a growing trend in the number of consumers looking for ways to keep their…

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US (IA): Applications open for Iowa Farm Bureau's 'Grow Your Future' award

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), the state's largest grassroots farm organization, encourages young farmer entrepreneurs between 18-35 years old…

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Fresh flowers, plants attractive alternative crops

Anyone strolling through a farmers market in Iowa has noticed the popularity of fresh-cut flowers, which are becoming more readily available as buyers…