Flower and Garden Show to display ‘Bursting Into Spring’ exhibition through Feb. 25

There may be snow on the ground, but the indoor Connecticut Flower and Garden Show is in full bloom at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. The exhibition, organized by North East Expos, attracts more than 40,000 garden enthusiasts each year and allows people to promote garden products and services to customers, according to the … ادامه

Dümmen Orange teams up with Ota Floriculture Auction in Japan to showcase new Carnation varieties

Dümmen Orange joined forces with Ota Floriculture Auction to showcase new varieties in its Damascus Carnation series. The event featured an exhibition at the Ota Floriculture Auction site in Tokyo, Japan, curated in collaboration with local florists. Three varieties from the Damascus series took center stage: the newly added Pastel Damascus, along with Julia and … ادامه

“Italians love special plants, but are they willing to pay for it?”

But is the customer willing to pay for the plants? We hear different responses. Like in many countries, Italy is dealing with inflation and a challenging economy. Still, a lot of plants are being grown and imported, and some exhibitors even report growth. Compared with the past, they see that the retailers prefer placing smaller … ادامه

“Saving time and the environment with shorter supply chains”

Flowers are grown all over the world. They also travel all over the world to reach their destinations. Many of these voyages can be avoided with smarter logistics, saving not only time and the environment but also by shortening the supply chain more efficiently. The Octoflor team does exactly this. A Wide Assortment of Fairtrade … ادامه

Peter Button finds House of Lords report “a missed opportunity for UK horticulture”

According to Peter Button (former head of international plant variety rights organization UPOV), last November’s House of Lords report into the challenges facing the horticulture sector and the Government’s recent response is “a missed opportunity to strengthen research and access to essential genetic innovation for British growers and their customers.” He finds that it was … ادامه

Evolve Flowers and Redford Flowers Debut UK’s Hydro Muscari and Hyacinth

Evolve Flowers Ltd, specialist wholesaler, and British flower experts, proudly announce a strategic collaboration with Redford Flowers Ltd to introduce pioneering hydroponic products to the UK cut flower industry. Evolve Flowers Ltd, led by British flower expert Helen Chambers NDSF, announces a groundbreaking collaboration with Simon Redden of Redford Flowers, a hydroponic cut flower growing … ادامه

Stress causes plant DNA to respond

The grey mustard plant, a wild variant of cabbage, has an excellent photosynthesis function. René Boesten discovered this is due to the fact that the plant has copied pieces of DNA that regulate photosynthesis. Plants are capable of adjusting to extreme circumstances by copying or deleting pieces of DNA. Plant researchers call this copy number … ادامه

Busy start to second day of Myplant & Garden

Wim Zandwijk of Muller Seeds, with his interpreter, presented their seeds for professional growers in the GREEN collective. Every year, the show gets bigger, and this year, 5,000 m2 has been added. So, the total exhibition area is 50,000 m2 with 768 brands on display. And like last year, 21% of the exhibitors are from … ادامه

Plants For Europe and Altman Plants working together

Plants For Europe Limited (PFE) is now working with California-based Altman Plants, to bring their plant varieties to Europe and the UK. Altman Plants has chosen to work with PFE because they would like to protect, promote, and license the output from three breeding programs. Altman Plants has been breeding and growing plants for almost … ادامه