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I wasn’t used to it anymore, these freezing temperatures. The combination of sharp wind and cold, wet snow is one of the worst kinds of cold, and exactly the type you get in a coastal town like our...

It’s finally time, they are ready to be ordered: the special Daffodils from our own nursery. Take a moment to be delighted by everything this year has to offer—the Daffodil has so much to show you!

If you are as much of a Daffodil lover as I am, I think you might appreciate this preview of our Fluwel Special Narcissus collection.

It doesn’t get any better than having your very own hobby-greenhouse in your backyard. Every day, I get to spend a couple of hours with my Amaryllises. Each and every one of them seem to be doing t...

This week, I was visiting our Roselily supplier. I learned some new jargon: ‘bakkie,’ for a crate that fits about 100 big bulbs, or a ‘blikkie,’ a container with about 1000 of those crates inside o...

That was what I was doing when I was preparing a few Amaryllis bulbs to give to friends and family this week: therapeutic planting. I felt like I had to share that with my news blog readers, becaus...

No matter how excited I am to get started with the day, I have to write a news blog first. So what to do now? I usually start by going to Fluwel, especially when it’s break time. It had already sta...

When I start talking about Amaryllises, I imagine most people think about our most popular products. One of those, a favourite of mine as well, is our Amaryllis wreath. The Amaryllis wreath is a co...

At this very moment, the Dahlias are not only chubby, but also available in our web shop. You can order your favourites for next year. 

Yes, I am happy, and with good reason: All of our Daffodils have been planted. And there is more good news: I managed to stay below 1000 varieties this year. As a true Daffodil enthusiast, a Daffod...

I would guess that a lot of my readers have already started planting their flower bulbs, but as we sold quite a lot of them this year, I want to make sure everyone remembers to do it. If you have y...

I can practically hear you thinking: Carlos is out eating at some restaurant again, and while that could have been true, this time, the onions are of a different kind. They are enjoyable food to so...

It’s an amazing difference compared to last year, the way the Begonia plants are in full bloom in the Belkmerweg.

I am back in Burgerbrug, and naturally, I am glad to be home. My trip took a bit longer than I originally expected, as the bulbs I had to distribute around the United Kingdom were delayed by storm ...

While gardening is great for physical health, it sometimes tests your mental strength, too. 

My yearly trip to England! It’s that time again. Yes, I am writing this on English soil, I am currently in a pub somewhere close to Harrogate, called The Castle Inn. I see they have a pub where on ...

Good news this week! One of my personal favourite Daffodils, Say Cheese, has made its return to our web shop. She took a small sabbatical when the grower wanted to expand the variety for a few year...

Peace and quiet slowly returns to our Daffodil nursery. All of our bulbs have been cleaned and counted, the orders have been assembled, and the bulbs that need to go back into the ground this year...