Nine breeders presenting their varieties

Colombia: Dianthus Week is on

On Monday, March 13, Dianthus Week took off in Colombia. During this event, nine breeders open their doors and present their new and existing dianthus varieties to national…

Impression WF&FSA Floral Distribution Conference

Last week, from March 6-8, the WF&FSA Floral Distribution Conference took place in Doral Miami, FL. During this event, suppliers and wholesalers meet.…

Pelemix acquires Even-Ari Green

Pelemix has acquired Israeli-based growing media manufacturer Even-Ari Green Ltd. (EAG). The deal will see EAG's employees joining Pelemix's growing global team. Danny Levinson,…

China: New-generation of growers return to their hometowns to launch horti businesses - successfully

In recent years, Wucheng County in Dezhou, Shandong Province, has continuously introduced and cultivated new professional growers and developed…

A whitepaper:

A new way of growing with dynamic LEDs

Sollum, a company specializing in dynamic LED solutions, has just released a new whitepaper to shed more light on the benefits and best practices of…

Dutch nurseries expand partnership

Recently, the existing partnership between Plantanious and Persoon Potplanten was further expanded. From now, these Dutch nurseries will continue as…

Busy times at the 2023 Great Lakes Floral & Event Expo

“A Whole New World'' was bursting at the seams with excitement, design talent, and attendees. The conference brought in 411 attendees this year,…

Outdoor plants campaign to be relaunched in the Netherlands and Germany

The third edition of the From Grey to Green outdoor plants campaign will be launched once again in the Netherlands on 20 March. In Germany, the…

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Autonomous Greenhouse – Improving Production and Sustainability

Who: Kenneth Tran, CEO & Founder, Koidra; Quade Digweed, Greenhouse Engineer, Agriculture, and Agri-Food Canada; Mark Reimer, Research and Business…

FPC Tulp discovers market in Budapest, Bratislava and Vienna together with Royal FloraHolland

FPC Tulp, together with Product Manager Coen Verspeek, visited Budapest, Bratislava, and Vienna last week. The aim was to get an idea of the market in…

NL: Minister of Agriculture visits Dutch breeder

Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) Piet Adema visited the vegetable breeding company Enza Zaden at the invitation of PlantNet…

NL: Evanthia offers diversity and connection at Keukenhof

From Thursday, March 23 on, it's that time of year again. Keukenhof in Lisse (NL) heralds the arrival of spring with the opening of the world's most…

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Webcam watches to see Moonflower cactus plant flowering

At Cambridge University Botanic Garden, they are expecting another flowering of the Moonflower cactus plant Strophocactus wittii (formerly Selenicereus…

US: Sea of colors at the Tulipalooza Festival in North Texas

Last week, Tulipalooza Festival in North Texas opened its doors. It was planned to open this festival where visitors can take pictures and pick tulips…

Study shows

Mass media campaigns can be effective in promoting safer crop pest and disease control

A new CABI-led study has found that mass media campaigns aimed at changing pesticide use to fight crop pests and diseases are more effective when…

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India: Himachal Pradesh may have more Tulip Gardens in near future

Encouraged by the huge tourist turnout at Himachal Pradesh’s (HP) first Tulip Garden at Palampur, the government may develop more Tulip Garden to boost…

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India: Sangrur flower growers seek government assistance

Many flower growers, who also export seeds to various countries, say floriculture has a lot of potential in terms of promoting crop diversification and…

UK: Arena Flowers launches Livestream Shopping shows for flowers

Arena Online, the UK’s leading ethical flower business, announces the launch of the first Livestream Shopping event to be hosted on its website. In the…

Trial and error in Dutch greenhouse: Can autonomous systems work well together?

In 2021, the Dutch research organization, TNO, introduced GAIA to greenhouse horticulture. They set four years aside to develop the system, which aims…

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India: New Delhi Municipal Council to start local cultivation of tulips for spring festival

With a successful Tulip Festival this year, conducted for G-20 beautification of the city, the New Delhi Municipal Council is gearing up to indigenize…