María Belén Muñoz, Mystic Flowers:

“Mystic, a farm that brings you the trendiest flowers in the market”

Summer wedding season is coming to an end. For Mystic Flowers, the wholesale brand of Colour Republic, this is an important period of the year, and so…

René Polak, Ushio:

“We’re ready to be the ‘last man standing’ in Europe’s HPS production"

Amidst a shifting industry landscape, where more and more suppliers are stepping back from the realm of HPS lamps for horticulture, Ushio remains…

Garden Media Group’s Garden Trends Report 2024:

“Eco-Optimism”, what will the future of gardening look like?

What will the trends for gardening be in 2024? In the 2024 Garden Trends Report of Garden Media Group, which has been released today, seven trends are…

US: Memorial tribute established in memory of Andy Mast

A memorial tribute has been established in memory of Andy C. Mast through the American Floral Endowment by the Mast Family and friends at Ednie Flower…

UK: Ball Colegrave announces top annuals and perennials

The Ball Summer Showcase in its Oxfordshire Trial Grounds has become one of the key trade events in the horticultural diary, attended by over 2,000…

$10M funding for post-harvest solution provider

Considering today’s startup climate, the RipeLocker Board and current investor group concluded it was best to postpone a Series A raise until revenue growth…

Danziger wins Red Ribbon Award for Million Daisy Gypsophila at SAF’s Outstanding Varieties Competition

The Outstanding Varieties Competition offers growers and breeders from around the world the opportunity to showcase their most outstanding varieties.…

Denis-Plants and Gekatrans reinforce cooperation with personalized trailer

Denis-Plants and Gekatrans reinforce their long-standing cooperation by commissioning a new trailer, fully stickered with young plants and plugs from…

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Dutch, Chinese explore potentials for agricultural cooperation

The provinces of South Holland, the Netherlands, and Shandong, China, have held here a matchmaking event for enterprises from both sides to bolster…

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Floriade in bloom: Australia’s spring celebration

“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” ­­― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden At least, that’s the way we…

How plant roots respond to waterlogging

As the hottest year on record, 2023 has truly been a global annus horribilis, during which humans, other animals, and domesticated and wild plants have…

Floral forest canopies and beehives: creations at the Interflora World Cup

Competitors at The Interflora World Cup have been showcasing their incredible creations as the competition hots up. Taking place at Manchester Central,…

UK: New T Levels open and set to deliver future horticulturalists

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) extends a warm welcome to aspiring horticulturalists as enrolment opens for the new Agriculture, Land…

Mark Mitchell joins Fine Americas as sales manager

Mark Mitchell has joined Fine Americas as a sales manager serving customers across the southwestern United States. “With his extensive background and…

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HRI to host tHRIve webinar in October focusing on Ambrosia Beetle management tactics

Growers are concerned about the devastating impact of the exotic ambrosia beetles Xylosandrus crassiusculus and Xylosandrus germanus on trees in…

US (MI): “Life in Bloom Viewers can Win Flowers from Ocean Breeze Farms”

At the recent CalFlowers meeting, members learned that J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom viewers continue to respond to the show by arranging flowers for…

US: Two industry leaders recognized with AFE’s new ambassador award

The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has announced the recipients of the inaugural AFE Ambassador Awards! The AFE Ambassador Award recognizes an…

National Florist Competition in Ukraine blossoms with support from the Netherlands

This year, the National Florist Competition was supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ukraine. The Netherlands is one of the…

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US: Annual facility certification for the minimum sanitation protocol for offshore geranium cutting production

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will conduct annual certification visits for offshore greenhouse facilities that wish to…

India: Floriculture wealth displayed at G20 exhibition in honor of spouses of G20 leaders

G 20 First Spouses witnessed the enormous diversity of floricultural wealth displayed by ICAR- Directorate of Floricultural Research and ICAR- National…

Alison Bradley christens her gerbera during Interflora World Cup

During the Interflora World Cup in Manchester, Alison Bradley, founder of Floral Fundamentals, christened her own gerbera. Gerbera Alison is a new variety from…

VLAM highlights Flemish ornamental plant cultivation at Four Oaks

The UK is the third largest export market for Belgian ornamental horticulture products, accounting for an annual export value of more than €50 million.…

From Seattle to Westminster Abbey, the Slow Flower movement grows

In a sea of unlabeled, imported flowers at floral shops and grocery stores, it isn't always easy to find locally-grown blooms. That's why Debra…