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Jose Azout, Alexandra Farms, on trying to keep up with demand

Colombia: Bad weather, scarcity of pesticides and fertilizers, lower production

“Last year we were down to 10% of our sales, and now everything is backwards,” says Jose Azout, owner of Alexandra Farms, Colombian cut garden rose farm. Azout explains how…

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Orchios and Ter Laak Orchids

Dutch growers combining forces and launching The Orchid Growers

From 1 January 2022, Orchios and Ter Laak Orchids are combining their offer on the market. These orchid growers are launching The Orchid Growers, an organization to take care…

Auctioneers hold the flower auction's reins

He exclaims, "Going once, going twice, sold!" And, pointing toward a buyer, he bangs his gavel, sealing the deal. That is, in essence, still what an auctioneer does. But, it…

Ferry-Morse launches Fall Plantlings collection

Extending the gardening season with cool weather products

Ferry-Morse, a US-based home gardening seed packet company, is helping extend the gardening season with the introduction of its Fall Plantlings Collection. With Fall offerings…

New guide to pests, problems and identification of ornamental shrubs available

Montana State University Extension has a new, free, color booklet available about identifying and managing pests and problems in ornamental trees and shrubs in…

Hans van der Salm new COO Havecon Horticultural Projects

Due to the growing size of the company and the increasingly larger projects they are involved in, Havecon has decided to expand their management team. Hans van der Salm (48)…

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Ireland: Minister announces €810,000 funding for community gardens, outdoor spaces

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, today announced €810,000 in funding to support 25 projects under the 2021 CLÁR Programme. The funding will…

Special Trade Shows 2021

Recovering nitrate from the effluent stream

Van der Ende Groep has been nominated for the GreenTech Concept Award 2021 with the new Nitrate Recovery system. The products that are eligible for this Award are seen as…

Kenya: Naivasha Horticultural Fair postponed to 2022

The Naivasha Horticultural Fair, a large Horticultural Fair in Africa, has consistently grown over the years. This year’s Fair has been postponed until the next year, in 2022,…

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Trade fair GrootGroenPlus 2021 just around the corner

The preparations for a safe, new, live edition of trade fair GrootGroenPlus are in full swing. The trade fair, which was held completely online last year, will be hosted live…

Nominations for Dutch Flower Awards 2021 announced

For 18 years, Dutch Flower Group (DFG) has presented the Dutch Flower Awards every November. In 2020, the event was canceled due to COVID-19 and, as a token of appreciation,…

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Kenyan horticulture companies target Italian market at fair

Ten Kenyan horticulture companies are looking to gain a foothold in the Italian market through this year’s Macfrut Digital Trade Fair in Rimini, Italy. The three-day event,…

ScottsMiracle-Gro names new Chief Financial Officer

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, a marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, as well as indoor and hydroponic growing products, announced today…

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Fleurography.com: a photogenic floral innovation

Fleurography.com is a venture set forth by Floral Innovations & New Bloom Solutions, which has looked at one of the floral industry’s major needs and has stepped in to fill…

Video NL: 7.8 kilometres of cables in the ground at new Beekenkamp Plants site

Plant grower Beekenkamp Plants is to add 2.2 hectares of greenhouse in Maasdijk. Royal Brinkman shares images of the construction. A great deal of work has already been done,…
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Sheffield's Botanical Gardens named as 'one of the top 5 most popular places in UK'

Flying Flowers has used search volumes to rank the UK’s top gardens, revealing which of these floral hotspots the UK public are most interested in for that perfect summer day…

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Kew Gardens’ Orchids 2022: Costa Rica

Now in its 26th year, Kew Gardens’ annual festival, Orchids, will celebrate the rich and colorful culture of Costa Rica. Visitors can escape the UK’s dreary winter weather and…

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Poland: Photographic and floristic variations on the theme of the Dutch Garden

A recognized nature photographer, Magda Wasiczek, ran a photo workshop in the Dutch Garden in Łazienki Królewskie park in Warsaw, Poland last year. During the workshops, Magda…

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Digitization in the floriculture sector

Esperit Plants is a one-stop-shop cultivation partner for young plants, mature plants and plants in arrangements. Esperit grows many exclusive plants. After their start, the…

Chelsea Flower Show garden designers explain what to expect for 2021

For the first time in its 106-year history, Chelsea Flower Show 2021 will be held in September, rather than during May. After a difficult few months, gardeners were resigned…

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Local growers and designers team up for grief therapy with flowers

The creative aspect of assembling flowers of all shapes, sizes, and colors as part of a collaborative effort among local flower growers and designers who aimed to provide…

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Plant-lover transforms her home into a "stunning jungle"

A woman has transformed her apartment into a stunning indoor 'jungle' after years of filling her space with potted and hanging plants of all shapes and sizes. Linh Tong, from…

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It’s gloriously sunny at @rhswisley for the first day of the RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show!We were joined by the wonderful @BillBailey this morning, who kindly opened the show…

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CAN: The agricultural industry is desperate for workers of all sorts

There’s a global shortage of agricultural workers, from manual labor roles to science and engineering-focused agricultural tech work, and Canada is no different. Everything…

Garden Centre Association announces Ruxley Rose finalists

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has on September 7 announced the finalists for its annual Ruxley Rose competition. Twenty centres all received top scores in the GCA’s…

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Multi-tissue transcriptome analysis of two Begonia species

Begonia is an important horticultural plant group, as well as one of the most speciose Angiosperm genera, with over 2000 described species. Genus-wide studies of genome size…

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Muskegon County greenhouse owners search for ‘right person’ to buy business

A Muskegon County garden center is for sale after being a family-run business for 44 years. Barry’s Greenhouse, 3000 Whitehall Road, is available for $1.95 million. David…

Lorry driver strike threat increases supply chain problems

There has been the threat of a strike by lorry drivers at two UK firms supplying the construction industry as well as convenience stores. This threat has…

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