Over the last year, many growers shared their stories and news with us. Below is an overview of just some of the stories shared in 2022.
Metrolina Greenhouses wins International Grower of the Year award 2022 and Pablo Bazzani Young International Grower of the Year
Metrolina Greenhouses was named 2022 International Grower of the Year in June by the International Association of Horticultural Producers at an awards ceremony at the GreenTech Amsterdam, the international horticulture trade show. The coveted 'Gold Rose' award was presented to Metrolina Greenhouses by Royal FloraHolland CEO Steven van Schilfgaarde.
Pioneer Flower Farms celebrates 50th anniversary, opens new greenhouse after fire
"Make Pioneer great again." That was the title of the group chat that the Sikking family created almost immediately after the disastrous fire at their facility in 2019. Together with suppliers, plans were quickly made at Pioneer Flower Farms. They decided not to throw in the towel but to build an even better, modern facility.
"A lot has happened over the last few years"
You probably know Mystic Flowers from their premium roses grown in Ecuador. It is the wholesale brand of Colour Republic, but did you also know that they also offer summer flowers?
Kenyan grower receives own fragrant rose
"A productive, healthy, fragrant rose with the right length and a vase life of more than two weeks." The rose in question is Rosa Loves Me Paula's Champagne Delight' of Viking Roses, a new rose that has been baptized at the IFTF in Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands, earlier this month. The rose is named after Paula Koross, General Manager at Molo River Roses in Kenya. This article is about the story behind it.
Kenya: Red Lands Roses expands greenhouse acreage to meet demand
Red Lands Roses Plc is in the process of expanding their greenhouse acreage by 7ha, which is expected to be completed by March 2023, bringing the total area of their cut rose farm to 35 ha. The key driver for the expansion is the high demand for Red Lands Roses products.
"Our foliage plants grow bigger, faster, and more efficiently"
In a time where inflation, labor shortage, material shortage, carbon emissions laws, electricity cost, cost of goods, etc., are making it tough to be a grower, Green Machine Nursery has found a way to thrive.
"Originally, hydrangeas and pompoms grew beautifully in this area, but not roses"
During the SAF Outstanding Varieties Competition 2022, two of the top three 'Best in Class' roses were grown by Groflowers, a Colombian company. And they are particularly proud of winning these awards as they are, as far as they know, the only rose grower in the Antioquia region of Colombia, growing their roses at an altitude of 2400 meters. But how did it all start, and how did they grow their roses? Jaime Ruiz, president of the company, explains it in this article.
Rosaprima adds anemones to their catalog
For 27 years, Rosaprima has focused on cultivating and curating a collection of unique roses, becoming Ecuador's largest premium rose grower. However, after almost three decades, they decided to expand their product range, first with ranunculus, and now with anemones too. At the IFTF in Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands, earlier this month, they already presented them, but how was the journey and the process of adding this new flower to their assortment? Rosaprima's Michelle Jibaja explains.
NL: M.C. Zwinkels retires, Orient nursery takes over freesia cultivation
M.C. Zwinkels of Poeldijk supplied his last freesia and zantedeschia stems to the auction last week. The grower quits and, according to Veiling Rhein-Maas, is going to enjoy his retirement.
Hoogeveen Plants celebrates opening of new location
Last Friday, the 16th of September, Hoogeveen Plants celebrated the opening of a new site at Denmarklaan 16 in Hazerswoude-Dorp. A 7500m2 hall, 4 hectares of outdoor field, and 5.5 hectares of greenhouse have been built at the site. Growers can store between 1.5 and 2 million plants there.