Ethiopia: HortiFlora Expo kicks off

The Hortiflora Expo kicked off this morning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Because of Covid, the previous edition of the country's largest flower fair took…

Italy turns yellow for Women's Day

"Mimosa production lower, prices higher"

It is Women's Day today, and in Italy, this holiday is called Festa fella Donna and is celebrated with Mimosa. Men give the women in their lives a…

Women's Day around the world

It is March 8 today, which means International Women's Day. It is a holiday about celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and is…

Rona Orlicky, Founder and CEO of DryGair

"Today, I see the fact that I’m a woman as an advantage"

In a traditionally male-led industry, it's not a common sight to see a major company founded and led by a woman. Rona Orlicky, formerly a successful…

Two major milestones in transport by sea for Dutch Flower Group

Dutch Flower Group (DFG) has been transporting flowers for many years in sea containers from her growers in countries like Colombia and Kenya. Back in…

Danziger continues to celebrate and empower women florists in 2023

Danziger was happy with the results from last year's International Women's Day campaign and delighted by the wealth of positive feedback and…

US (SC): FloraLife introduces recyclable plastic flower food packets

FloraLife is introducing recyclable, all-polypropylene plastic flower food packets. Recognizing a global trend towards recycling of polypropylene…

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Myplant & Garden keeps growing

Curtains closed on an extraordinary edition of Myplant & Garden, which showed variety, innovation, and beauty. The large amount of visitors has confirmed that the…

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The pros and cons of indoor farms

The most compelling reason for growing in an indoor plant production facility is the complete control of the growth environment. Within the last five…

"You want to go deeper, find the connection with the company and be able to visualize it again"

Karin has been working for Marginpar since 2012 and has felt connected to the company since her very first assignment. She has shaped Marginpar's…

Sem-Ka Plastik: A story of growing

“Creating an environment of trust between employees, suppliers, and customers”

Sem-Ka Plastik, a Turkish manufacturer of thermoform pots and seedling trays, has been active in their field for over 20 years, producing their…

Block the heat, but keep the light – there’s a new nanomaterial in town

“Our iyris nanotechnology can be embedded into any plastic covering or pulled across in a net to block infrared radiation without blocking PAR,” says…

Royal Van Zanten Flowerbulbs organizes its own tulip week

Van Zanten is organizing its own tulip show this year: the Van Zanten Flowerbulbs Tulip Week. For a week, they will open the tunnel for everyone within…

Online platform Midmid and Topbloemen.nl join forces

As the own webshops of the florists affiliated with Topbloemen.nl proved outdated and sometimes did not work on mobile devices either (they were not…

Floréac will actively assist suppliers with certification

At the instigation of the Belgian trade consortium Floréac, two new representatives of MPS, Bart Kersschot and Catarina Tojal are coming to 'guide…

Sakata Seed America to participate in CAST '23

Spring is right around the corner, and Sakata Seed America is in full bloom. Sakata welcomes reservations for its CAST 2023 showcase, featuring the…

Society of American Florists offers delivery resources ahead of Mother's Day

Mother's Day is only two months away, and choosing an efficient, effective way to handle the influx of deliveries is a common challenge for florists. The…

US(CA): Cal Poly horticulture major is the second recipient of CalFlowers floriculture scholarship

Helene Dondero, a senior at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly), has been selected to receive the second annual CalFlowers…

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Pakistan: Multi-colored spring flowers are key attraction for people

With the ongoing spring sea­son, a number of multi-co­lored flowers around the capi­tal city’s roads and its nurseries had become a key attraction for…

US: Horticulture scholarships available for 2023

The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) and the Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Endowment Fund, two leading scholarship-granting foundations in the green…