Clint on Ship My Plants:

"It's a community marketplace for plant lovers to buy, connect, explore, and learn"

Launched in July, Ship My Plants is up and running, and increasingly, more vendors are joining in. Currently, they have over 4,000 SKUs that are listed…

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CAN: Koen Pack expands, builds new facility

Koen Pack Canada is constructing a new facility, located just 200 meters from their current building, expected to begin in 2024. Marco Zwaan, CEO of…

T.O. Plastics launches POPagation Station plug popper

T.O. Plastics has developed a system for the horticulture industry. The POPagation Station™ Plug Popper removes fully rooted plugs from plug trays to…

Second flue gas condenser minimize ecological footprint

The horticultural sector is facing significant challenges, with rising energy costs due to geopolitical developments and increasing pressure to reduce…

The 23rd World Orchid Conference (WOC) and the 20th Taiwan International Orchid Show (TIOS)

"Marketing orchids globally to let the world see Taiwan"

Entering its 20th year, the Taiwan International Orchid Show (TIOS), after 12 years of active pursuit, finally hosts the 23rd World Orchid Conference…

Photo report IFTF 2023

The 13th edition of the IFTF is a wrap. This year, there were more growers with a stand than ever, and the attendance was, as always, very international. The official visitor…

US: Inaugural community impact week for substrate supplier

Profile® Products brought employees and community organizations together for its very first Profile Community Impact Week. The initiative united more…

WUR Agro Food Robotics program embarks on next phase as Vision + Robotics

In a strategic move to better align with the core mission and multidisciplinary expertise of the team, the Agro Food Robotics program at Wageningen…

Trade Fair Aalsmeer in pictures

Over 600 exhibitors, the vast majority of whom were members of Royal FloraHolland, had brought the gems from their own nurseries to Aalsmeer last week to bring them to the…

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Nepal: Kaligandaki exports flower worth Rs 2 million

Kaligandaki Rural Municipality of Syangja district has exported flowers worth Rs 2 million in this festive season. The flowers produced by the locals…

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US (PA): RISC greenhouse lets plant personalities grow

The greenhouse on the fifth floor of Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center proves that plants are more human than one might consider. The space is home…

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US (OH): How Alta Greenhouse manages it's perennial production

It's time to head over to Alta Greenhouse for this week's episode of WMFD Garden Variety. This week, Christine Libby covers how Alta Greenhouse staff…

NZ: From a small garden patch to a flower subscription service

Nathalie Pahl lacked previous experience with growing flowers, but she read a book that spurred her into the garden and, eventually, into the…

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US (PA): After 91 years, historic flower greenhouse throws in the towel

Frederick’s Flowers in Hilltown, the cut flowers and greenhouse business that has been a mainstay for more than nine decades, will close its doors for…

Are Dutch growers heading for power?

Times are pretty good for Caroline van der Plas. Surrounded by the thousands of blooms that adorn the Royal FloraHolland Trade Fair, the leader of the…

December 7-11, 2023

UK: Winter Flowers Week at The Garden Museum

The Garden Museum in London is preparing to host the inaugural Winter Flowers Week exhibition from December 7 to 11, spotlighting the beauty and…

UK: Robert Hillier hands over to the next generation

It’s time for a new chapter at Hillier Nurseries Ltd. Chairman Robert Hillier has announced that he will be standing down from his position of Chairman…

NZ: New Auckland Council rules on dwarf Agapanthus praecox cultivars

The Auckland Regional Pest Management Plan 2020-2030 (RPMP) has identified cultivars of Agapanthus praecox as banned from sale, distribution, release,…

NZ: Young Plant Producer wins accolades at Young Hort

A massive congratulations to Lydia O'Dowd of Southern Woods Nursery in Christchurch, who came third place in the Young Horticulturalist competition…