Thursday 03 April 2025

In Africa, roses thrive under the best conditions thanks to the ideal climate. This video takes you to the heart of rose production, where nature, innovation, and local communities come together. From sustainable cultivation methods and new rose varieties to the positive impact on local communities and the journey of roses to florists worldwide. Be inspired by the story of a rose that connects the world!

Little Spider offers a sustainable alternative to chemical pesticides in ornamental cultivation. Discover how Little Spider brings nature and cultivation together.

Monday 09 December 2024

In Boskoop lies a pearl of innovation and sustainability: Vlasveld Groentechnieken. This progressive nursery, specialising in skimmia flowers, cut hydrangea, eucalyptus and Christmas greens, proves that sustainable business is not only necessary, but can also be successful. With their almost entirely organic approach, they set a great example for the ornamental plant cultivation sector.

Wednesday 16 October 2024

From January, we started testing crop protection product residues on our products, which we do in collaboration with the Groen Agro Control laboratory.

Tuesday 02 July 2024

At Andromeda, they believe intensely in natural balance. To a layman, it seems like a step back in time, but nothing could be further from the truth: the gentlemen are hard at work making their company future-proof. For Product of the Future, we explore Andromeda's yin and yang.

Monday 08 April 2024

Pioneering. One word can sum up what Johan van Egmond has been doing in recent years. For two and a half years, the young Bleiswijk-based grower has been testing matricaria cultivation on water.

Monday 19 February 2024

Dutch lily farming is at the forefront when the word sustainability comes up. The moment steps can be taken, they are taken. So it is not surprising that the first grower blog of the Product of the Future, is about lily growers Moerman Lilium and Qualily.

Tuesday 23 January 2024

With the 'product of the future' initiative, FM Group is working with growers to find 'the product of the future'. What standards are attached to this and what does such a natural product look like?

Tuesday 21 November 2023

On 1 November, there was a meeting at Waterdrinker organised by the Versnellers*. The main topic was the exchange of sustainable data between flower and plant traders.

Tuesday 07 November 2023

On Tuesday 10 October, the CSR team attended Greenhouse Sustainability's Horti Footprint Circle meeting, held at Lensli Substrates. The meeting focused on collaboration in the chain to reduce the footprint. For example, pitches were given by companies Royal Brinkman/Drygair and Chrysal, on how their products can reduce the company and/or product footprint.

Monday 02 October 2023

Thanks in part to powerful algorithms, all I've been reading lately are posts about sustainability and what everyone thinks is sustainable or not within my field of work 'the Dutch floriculture sector'. From home, I have always been taught: Change the world and start with yourself. So after rea...

Thursday 07 September 2023

Green plays an important role in our lives. Green rejoices, connects, decorates and heals. To enjoy flowers and plants responsibly, not only now but also in the future, our growers are committed to fully sustainable cultivation and production. In other words: a natural product. But what does such a natural product look like? And what does it mean?

Tuesday 15 August 2023

In June, we, Koen and Dionne, had the honour of paying a working visit to this unique nursery in Bleiswijk at the invitation of Koen van Koppen, of orchid nursery Stolk Flora. Thanks to the dedication of Director-owner Jan Stolk and Director Koen van Koppen, Stolk Flora is one of the most sustainable Phalaenopsis nurseries in the Netherlands. During our visit, Koen enthusiastically told us about the steps they have taken to achieve this.

Tuesday 25 July 2023

Welcome to the sustainability platform for the floriculture sector! Customers and other stakeholders can use this platform to find valuable information about sustainability in our sector. The platform is supported by a dedicated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team, consisting of Koen Druijf and Dionne Rens.

Monday 10 July 2023

On 15 June 2023, together with the sustainability accelerator group, we organised an inspiring meeting called 'Certification for plant breeders'. The event took place at the beautiful premises of Waterdrinker Aalsmeer. During this meeting, floriculture growers from the Netherlands and Belgium received information on the road to FSI-compliant certification.