Following the '2023 - Year of the Salvia' trial organized last summer at the RHS garden at Hyde Hall (UK), Fleuroselect communicates the results of the Award of Garden Merit assessment and People's Choice competition. Consumers visiting the garden were invited to choose their favorite Salvia
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One of the country's largest producers of wildflower seeds wants to continue its operations on a new site after being given warning that their current lease is being terminated. read more

Brits are creating a huge revival for houseplants and green foliage in general – a direct result of the lockdown and the extra time the nation spent indoors. In the last few years, increasing numbers of shoppers have been on a mission to bring the great indoors into their homes by literally
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UK Mother's Day is around the corner (this year, it falls on March 10). And with searches for "plant mums" increasing by 40% in the last month1 and over 1.6 billion views on #plantmum TikTok content, there seems to be a new type of mum to gift for and a recent research2 by greetings card
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American Flower Endwowmnet is having a Grow Pro webinar on Tuesday, February 27 about Thrips parvispinus with Dr. Sarah Jandricic of OMAFRA. Thrips parvispinus emerged as a significant threat to tropical ornamental crops in North America in 2020. Given the extent of the damage it causes, as well
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By providing flower boxes and sleeves, Argos offers a range of packaging and protective materials to Linflowers. "From the very first moment, there has been a close collaboration between us," explains Sander de Hoog, account manager at Argos. read more

New research has revealed the most popular flowers for home gardeners in the UK, with the rose taking the top spot nationwide. UK plant nursery Ashridge Trees used Google Keyword Planner to analyze the number of monthly searches over the past year for 20 common flowers to determine their
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In Maori, the language of the Maoris in New Zealand, the meaning of Aroha® is: love. This Anthurium pot plant for small pot sizes takes its name from this. The red color of the flowers is strong, and older flowers hardly fade at all, the Anthura experts explain. read more

In the decade since New Covent Garden Flower Market first launched British Flowers Week in June 2013, the annual campaign spotlighted the British cut flower industry, raising the profile of growers, wholesalers, and creative florists working with UK-grown flowers. read more

Sunflower farming has increased in Rangpur region as a result of the government's incentive programmes and motivational activities for the farmers. "This year, sunflowers have been cultivated on 221 hectares of land, which is 26 hectares more than last season," said an official release.The
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Houseplant sales have taken off as the work-from-home generation embraces 'indoor gardens', forcing suppliers to switch from growing flowers. Sales of houseplants have more than doubled since 2019, according to Tesco, in the wake of the trend which began during the pandemic. Bury Lane, a
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Last Thursday, Chrysal International in Naarden opened its doors for auctioneers and quality controllers from Royal Flora Holland, as well as Rhodos buyers. They were invited by Chrysal and the Kenyan Rhodos growers to observe the effect of the Chrysal Rose Dip on this highly popular Valentine's
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On January 9, 2024, an event for the flower industry in Poland took place – a read more

Landgard and Bloomways appeared together for the first time at Myplant & Garden in Milan from February 21st to 23rd, 2024. The cut flower and plant experts from the producer cooperative used the trade fair days to exchange ideas intensively with Italian production companies and suppliers. read more

According to analysts, prices for flowers in Russia are on the rise ahead of International Women's Day on March 8. Bouquets are expected to cost buyers 15-20% more on average than last year. read more

This year, the first batches of mimosa from Abkhazia arrived in Russia exceptionally early due to warm weather accelerating the flowering season. The initial shipment passed through the customs of the Krasnodar region well ahead of schedule, whereas, in previous years, the first deliveries
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Niagara has lost one of the pillars of its tender fruit and greenhouse industry with the February 13 passing of Alfred "Fred" Meyers. The 69-year-old president of operation at Meyers Farms died while surrounded by family and friends after a short battle with leukemia. read more

Last week, the eighth edition of Myplant & Garden took place. The fair has grown into one of the largest B2B horticultural fairs in Italy, breaking records every year. Also, this year, the fair was bigger in terms of surface area and number of exhibitors and visitors - and FloralDaily was
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Van der Ende Group is expanding its product range. In addition to its range of irrigation pumps and water technology solutions, the company now introduces a line of Horti valve control valves and Econ butterfly valves to complement the current line of Lowara heating pumps and Danfoss frequency
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Almost every day, there's some discussion about the future of horticulture in The Netherlands. Nieuwsuur contributed to the conversation with an article titled 'Increasing concerns over greenhouses with migrant workers: does the sector have a future?' The article features, among others, Versnel
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