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AIPH Secretary General Tim Briercliffe receives RHS Veitch Memorial Medal for his service to the industry

On 26 March, AIPH Secretary General Tim Briercliffe was granted the Veitch Memorial Medal for having made ‘an outstanding contribution…

World Horti Center to host 7th I-Grow Inside webinar focusing on private equity in horticulture

On Tuesday 16 April Dutch-based World Horti Center will host its seventh I-Grow Inside webinar, this time round discussing the…

Feria Valencia presents new and energetic image for 2024 Iberflora show

Iberflora, Spain’s premier horticultural trade show, is reintroducing itself with a new and energetic image. Organisers have invested in a…

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Production

Production

Production

A thousand and one-night flowers to gain momentum in the global marketplace

FCI spoke to Alstun Diniz, the young and dynamic general manager overseeing the daily operations of Marquis Flowers in Oman…

TULIP BUNCHING in HUISKULA OY FINLAND
Finland’s Winter Tulips Wonderland

Volume-wise, Finns and Swedes buy the most tulips per person in the world, writes Timo Taulavuori for FloraCulture International. The…

‘We have so much to celebrate as an industry and need to talk about our successes more widely’

Greenwood Plants swept the board at the AIPH International Grower of the Year 2024 Award Ceremony at IPM Essen. The…

Country Showcase

Belgium

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

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

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

‘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

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

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

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

‘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

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

‘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

AIPH signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation

AIPH - International Association of Horticultural Producers and the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation (aT) signed a Memorandum of…

The wettest February on record hammers garden retail sales in the UK

The Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report for February 2024 saw clothing romp ahead at +20.9% with…

The state of ornamental horticulture in Germany

Figures released by market analyst Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft (AMI) and Close to Green, the trade publication of the German Association of…

HilverdaFlorist terminates potted Dianthus licence with Dümmen Orange

HilverdaFlorist is the rights holder to several series of potted Dianthus such as Sunflor, Beauties, Olivia, Odessa and Kahori. A…

Novelties

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Cut foliage specialist supplier Adomex to launch OrcaExotics and OrcaFlora at Trade Fair Aalsmeer

Dutch-based cut foliage specialist supplier Adomex returned to Trade Fair Aalsmeer to celebrate the launch of its newest product lines, OrcaExotics and OrcaFloral. At the same time, the company unveiled…

Logistics

Logistics

Logistics

Logistics

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…

‘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…

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…

Air cargo demand in October was sub-seasonal compared to the previous five years

Global air cargo volumes and spot rates increased marginally in October. Still, overall demand remained muted, diminishing hope of a…

Tech

Tech

Tech

Tech

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…

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…

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…

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

World Horti Center to host 7th I-Grow Inside webinar focusing on private equity in horticulture

On Tuesday 16 April Dutch-based World Horti Center will host its seventh I-Grow Inside webinar, this time round discussing the pros and cons of private equity in horticulture and how…

Feria Valencia presents new and energetic image for 2024 Iberflora show

Iberflora, Spain’s premier horticultural trade show, is reintroducing itself with a new and energetic image. Organisers have invested in a visual, depicting of what seems (but isn’t) a basil crop…

Two-toned rose variety cuts a striking figure at J&K Rosa’s Jumilia Experience

With its up to 7cm large flower heads, sturdy and long stems, a minimum 2 week shelf life and a spectacular two-tone swirl, Rosa ‘Jumilia’, bred by United Selections and…

People

People

People

People

Tim Briercliffe
AIPH Secretary General Tim Briercliffe receives RHS Veitch Memorial Medal for his service to the industry

On 26 March, AIPH Secretary General Tim Briercliffe was granted the Veitch Memorial Medal for having made ‘an outstanding contribution…

Girl power, girl flower and plant power

In the ornamental horticulture industry, there are few companies managed and run exclusively by women. For International Women’s Day this…

New rambler rose ‘Hetty’ named after retiring chairman of the Dutch Culture Group for Roses and Rootstocks

Fourth generation rose grower and trader, and retiring chairman of the Dutch Culture Group for Roses and Rootstocks, Hetty Crooijmans,…

Kuehne+Nagel International AG  announces Changes in its Board of Directors

Two new members, Anne-Catherine Berner and Dominik de Daniel, will be proposed for election to the Board of Directors of…

Opinion

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…

On to a flourishing future

Hilverdaflorist became an AIPH Affiliate Member during the 75th AIPH Annual Congress in September 2023. Bart Sneek, Commercial Director of…

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but it could infringe on an IP Right

William Shakespeare’s popular adage ‘A rose by any other name would smell as sweet’ is used to stress that the…

Valentine’s Day: the origins and this year’s outlook

In the 1920s and after the Second World War, a significant portion of Western Europe embraced Anglo-American culture. Brits and…

R&D

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…

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,…

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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