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United Kingdom

23/04/2024

‘Desch pots are made of recycled materials and can be recycled again—so, let’s do that’

UK-based Desch Plantpak Ltd—celebrating 60 years in business this year—takes pride in manufacturing pots made of recycled plastics, and they…

Netherlands

22/04/2024

The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation is closer to becoming law: What’s in the latest proposal?

Regina Mestre is an Analyst in packaging and logistics for Rabobank RaboResearch. In the April 2024 issue of FloraCulture International,…

Netherlands

22/04/2024

HortiFootprint Calculator to be fully FloriPEFCR-compliant in Q3 2024

Interest in the HortiFootprint Calculator continues to grow. The Dutch environmental certification scheme MPS is therefore pleased that the HortiFootprint…

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  1. Dümmen Orange continues its great sell-off and…
  2. Registration for the 2024 Pro Manager Mastercourse…
  3. Royal FloraHolland reports €17 million loss following…
  4. Preparations for the 2024 Dutch Lily Days…
  5. Dubai-based b2b e-commerce platform Floranow carves its…
  6. British Ambassador to the Netherlands names new…
  7. Euroflora 2025 has AIPH approval and will…
  8. Landgard Order Days will be introduced at…
  9. Certis Belchim partners with Landlab for advanced…
  10. Greenhouse capital of the Netherlands to host…

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Greening the desert – Green City initiatives for arid environments

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AIPH Pavilion showcases intelligent plant selection for challenging environments

Netherlands

Utrecht showcases urban greening initiative

Iran

Mashhad reverses environmental impact by transforming highway to ‘green belt’

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United Kingdom

23/04/2024

‘Desch pots are made of recycled materials and can be recycled again—so, let’s do that’

UK-based Desch Plantpak Ltd—celebrating 60 years in business this year—takes pride in manufacturing pots made of recycled plastics, and they…

Turkey

18/04/2024

Labeau kicks off construction of a new Phalaenopsis lab in Turkey

Labeau has kicked off construction of a Çanakkale (Turkey)-based laboratory for Phalaenopsis propagation. On 16 April 16, Labeau staff and…

Belgium

10/04/2024

Certis Belchim partners with Landlab for advanced biostimulant testing services

Certis Belchim, an agriculture solutions provider, has signed a partnership deal with Landlab, an innovative Italian company that specialises, among…

Country Showcase

Belgium

12/12/2023

In Flanders Fields, where ornamental trees and plants grow – Episode 3

The Flanders’ Agricultural Marketing Board (VLAM) invited FCI to see a cross-section of ornamental horticulture in the province…

Belgium

01/11/2023

In Flanders Fields, where ornamental trees and plants grow – Episode 2

The Flanders’ Agricultural Marketing Board (VLAM) invited FCI to see a cross-section of ornamental horticulture in the province…

Belgium

01/10/2023

In Flanders Fields, where ornamental trees and plants grow – Episode 1

The Flanders’ Agricultural Marketing Board (VLAM) invited FCI to see a cross-section of ornamental horticulture in the province…

United Kingdom

18/09/2023

‘Sustainability increased capital costs in the short-term but reduced running costs over a longer period’

Allensmore Nurseries reigned supreme at AIPH International Grower of the Year 2023 at IPM Essen, winning gold for…

Italy

01/09/2023

How is the Italian garden centre sector faring?

Founded in 2012, Italy’s national garden centre association, the Associazione Italiana Centri Giardinaggio (AICG), is the voice of…

Switzerland

01/07/2023

How is the Swiss garden centre sector faring?

Episode four of our ‘Exploring Europe’s Garden Centres’ series takes us to Switzerland, where we interviewed Erwin Meier-Honegger,…

Erwin Meier-Honegger holding soil up shaped like a heart.
Netherlands

01/07/2023

Lush lilies in the limelight

The Dutch lily industry ran its 11th open house in the second week of June when it opened…

United States

01/06/2023

‘There’s an emotional disconnect between end users and larger scale commercial producers’

FCI had a great one-to-one with plant enthusiast and plant convention organiser Kenny Kiet Nguyen from Houston. We…

Lady looking at plants during Plantcon International
World

01/06/2023

Smart plants or the magical interaction between flowers and pollinators

The interconnectedness of everything in nature is astounding. Plants have evolved side by side with their pollinators creating…

Close-up of bee on a yellow flower.
Taiwan

01/05/2023

‘We believe that the ornamental business will become more closely linked to the regional economy’

Royal Base Corporation from Chinese Taipei scooped Gold in the Cut Flowers & Bulbs category of AIPH’s 2023…

selfie picture of Robert Wang with the The Royal Base Corporation team posing at the TIOS orchid show.

Markets

Markets

Markets

Markets

Netherlands

22/04/2024

HortiFootprint Calculator to be fully FloriPEFCR-compliant in Q3 2024

Interest in the HortiFootprint Calculator continues to grow. The Dutch environmental certification scheme MPS is therefore pleased that the HortiFootprint…

United Kingdom

21/04/2024

Despite another wet and rainy month in March the UK’s garden centre sales reports 22 per cent increase in sales

The UK’s Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report for March 2024 indicates that despite adverse weather conditions,…

Serbia

20/04/2024

2,400 garden roses planted in Belgrade

Gardeners planted 2,400 garden roses – a donation of the Dutch Serbian company PhenoGeno – in Belgrade’s city park and…

Netherlands

18/04/2024

Dutch flower and plant exports increase by 4 per cent in the first quarter of 2024

Figures published by the Dutch Association of Wholesalers in Floricultural Products (VGB) and market analyst Floridata reveal that following 21…

Novelties

Japan

19/04/2024

Magic happens with Schoneveld Breeding’s award-winning Cyclamen ‘Illusia’

‘Illusia’, the cyclamen that does not look like a cyclamen, won top honours at the Japanese Flower Trials and is now ready to take its magic to the forthcoming FlowerTrials…

United States

08/03/2024

PDSI to shine the spotlight on innovation at 2024 California Spring Trials (CAST)

With an impressive slate of award-winning and new-to-market plants, Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI) is shining the spotlight on innovation at the California Spring Trials (CAST) running between 19-22 March,…

Netherlands

07/02/2024

Dutch Italo Hibiscus Working Group add Bilbao and Palermo to their Sunny Cities portfolio

The Dutch Italo Hibiscus Working Group, a consortium of Dutch based Hibiscus growers Peeters Potplanten, Koolhaas Kwekerijen, Kwekerij Groenhof, Hibiscus grower Keicher from Latina (in the greater Rome area) and…

United Kingdom

06/02/2024

Commercial Horticultural Association at IPM Essen 2024 reports fruitful participation

The Commercial Horticultural Association’s UK exhibitors at the recent IPM Essen have much to praise for the event’s global status and the quality audience that it attracts. The CHA group…

Denmark

31/01/2024

Garden rose ‘Our First Summer’ from Danish Roses Forever ApS scoops up Show Your Colours Award at 2024 IPM Essen show

Rosa Eskelund, who in 1996 set up rose breeding company Roses Forever ApS together with husband Harley, scooped at the Show Your Colours Award for her ‘Our First Summer’ garden…

Logistics

Logistics

Logistics

Logistics

Denmark

21/04/2024

SAS partners with WFS for cargo handling at a fourth major airport in North America

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has awarded a cargo handling contract to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) at a fourth major airport gateway…

World

06/03/2024

Global air cargo market is off to a flying start

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for January 2024 global air cargo markets indicating 2024 is off to…

Kenya

14/02/2024

‘Logistics are firmly in place for Valentine’s Day roses from Kenya’

“The logistics for Valentine’s Day deliveries are firmly in place,” says Martin Hudson, co-founder and director of UK-based Flamingo Group…

United States

24/11/2023

AIT Worldwide Logistics and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo ink record Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) agreement

At the prestigious annual ball of the Netherland-America Foundation (NAF) on Friday, 18 November in New York, Air France KLM…

Tech

Tech

Tech

Tech

United States

23/03/2024

Help is on the way — don’t give up on the box just yet

Scientists combining AI with traditional gene mapping are getting closer to adding to the range of buxus with strong resistance…

Netherlands

14/02/2024

NxtGen creates grower-focused tech for smart investments

Increasing difficulty in sourcing labour and a need to boost economic growth following the setback caused by the worldwide pandemic…

Netherlands

20/01/2024

Collaboration and consolidation will create the scale needed for greenhouse construction

The war in Ukraine, following hot on the heels of the Covid-19 pandemic, has resulted in challenging times for the…

Mexico

13/12/2023

Greenhouse technology powerhouse GreenV expands into Mexican market

GreenV, an internationally operating group of greenhouse construction and horticultural engineering companies, strengthens its presence in Mexico by establishing GreenV…

Events

The Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay.

Netherlands

22/04/2024

18 international floral designers set to compete in the new Floral Windows to the World Championship format at  Singapore Garden Festival 2024

The National Parks Board (NParks) announced the 18 designers who will be participating in the Floral Windows to the World Championship (FWWC). This is a refreshed format of Floral Windows…

Turkey

21/04/2024

Landscape Istanbul Fair 2024 (LIF 2024) proudly announces partnership with IFLA’s ‘Code Red for Earth’ themed world landscape congress

Landscape Istanbul Fair 2024 (LIF 2024), Turkey’s premier horticultural trade show, has signed a strategic partnership with the 60th world congress of the International Federation of Landscape Architecture (IFLA), which…

France

19/04/2024

Salon du Végétal returns to Angers between 10-12 September

France’s biennial horticultural trade show Salon du Végétal returns to the Parc des Expositions convention centre in Angers between 10-12 September 2024. According to the show’s event organiser, Destination Angers,…

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Netherlands

20/04/2024

Royal recognition for Naktuinbouw’s retiring director John van Ruiten

On Friday 19 April, John van Ruiten, the retiring director of the Dutch inspection service for horticulture  Naktuinbouw, became a…

New Zealand

19/04/2024

NZ Magnolia breeder Vance Hooper receives RHS Reginald Cory Memorial Cup

On 26 March, Magnolia breeder Vance Hooper, was granted the RHS Reginal Cory Memorial Cup for his contribution to plant…

United States

18/04/2024

WFFSA welcomes Kari Stringfellow as its new executive vice president

The USA’s Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier Association (WFFSA) has appointed Kari Stringfellow as its new Executive Vice President, following…

United Kingdom

06/04/2024

GCA announces chairman elect for 2024/2025

The UK’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) has announced its chairman elect for 2024/25. Ben Harrison, who is operations director of…

Opinion

Netherlands

22/04/2024

The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation is closer to becoming law: What’s in the latest proposal?

Regina Mestre is an Analyst in packaging and logistics for Rabobank RaboResearch. In the April 2024 issue of FloraCulture International,…

United States

18/04/2024

Native plants are on the rise

Native plant consumption in the US continues to grow organically from consumer demand and through purchases mandated by legislation. Debbie…

South Africa

17/04/2024

Collaborating with breeders is essential to our success

Colin Fernandes was crowned AIPH Young International Grower of the Year 2024 at IPM Essen, Germany, in January. This category…

Morocco

18/03/2024

New territories and technologies, the challenges for plant breeders

Dr Edgar Krieger, a seasoned professional in Intellectual Property protection for plant innovation, has been the CIOPORA Secretary General since…

R&D

Netherlands

20/12/2023

Electromagnetic energy stimulates crop growth

Dutch-based Wageningen University & Research (WUR) found that electromagnetic (EM) energy encourages crops to grow faster. The research was recently published in the report 'Effects of the ParXtra modulator on…

Netherlands

12/11/2023

Trademarks and Variety Denominations are two different concepts that should not be confused

When buying a Pink Lady®, Kanzi® or Jazz™ apple in the supermarket, few consumers will know they are purchasing a ‘Cripps Pink’, ‘Nicoter’ or ‘Scifresh’ apple variety. The fruit industry,…

United States

12/11/2023

Choosing the best plant variety rights in the USA: Which options are right for you?

Back in the 1930s, the United States became the first country to offer breeders the ability to protect their novel plant varieties. In the nearly 100 years since then, the…

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