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I wandered Lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o’er vales and Hills,When all at once I saw a crowd.A host, of golden Daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and Dancing in the breeze.

Just as I was about to give up on thinking of a good subject for this week’s newsletter, Frans appeared in our break room. He told me he had no idea, I could write anything, as long as it wasn’t ab...

And just like that, all the bulbs are suddenly out of the ground – you just can’t make sense of it. One moment you’re worrying about everything that still needs to be done, and the next, the D...

This week I found myself in Weston, England, about an hour above London, drinking instant coffee that mostly tasted of water. Oh well.

I have to admit my hobby might have gotten a bit out of hand, which may make me seem a little bit strange at times, but to be honest, I like it like that. There are about one thousand different kin...

I am a big fan of the time of year where it feels like the sun barely goes down for the night. I am an early riser, and I love all of the extra daylight this time of year brings. The computer work ...

Last week, it was time to look at Lilies. I visited many Dutch Lily growers and -sellers, which was a lot of fun, as I always see so many flower bulb colleagues that I don’t normally run into ...

Sometimes you come across something that makes you stop for a moment. The other day I was in my shed, looking for a few bits and pieces for my bicycle. Nothing special. A bit of rummaging around, o...

The Pentecost Burner. Ask a bulb grower what a Pentecost Burner is and there's a good chance he'll answer, "Not good, it costs a lot of bulbs."

No time. I still need to do this, I still need to do that. Especially in spring, when everything bursts into bloom and visitors travel from far and wide to admire our daffodils, it often feels...

Let me get the most important message out right away: The last day to order your summer-blooming flowers is coming up. May 25 will be the last day to get them.

This newsletter is all about the Fluwel Experience. A nice name for a day behind the scenes at Fluwel. It started out as a spontaneous idea. And just as spontaneously, we put it on the website...

It is me, Lian, again! In a previous newsletter, I took you along with me during a spring work day at Fluwel. I told you how my days are never the same during this time of year, so I wanted to do t...

I hope you are having a good weekend! Carlos is still very busy, so you will be hearing from me again this week, but don’t worry, there is a lot happening in Burgervlotbrug at the moment. One of th...

The ladies from the office are back! And what a lovely week we had. Spring has really started over here in Burgervlotbrug. 

Carlos is in the United States at the moment, so after a few weeks of newsletters written by Pien, it was now up tot he ladies from the office to write a short message. First things first, we want ...

You may not be surprised to see that my father is still very busy in this time of the year, so you’ll have to do with another newsletter from me this week. All of the flower fields in the area are ...

Another busy week means another week without an extensive newsletter, even though there is much to tell. Many flower-enthusiasts may already know, but as of March 19, Keukenhof has been open. It is...