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Last summer was beautiful, which means the Amaryllises have had a great opportunity to grow and therefore, the quality of this year’s flower bulbs is simply stunning.

It is not only the cheerful flower, who is one of the first to bloom every year, who brings me happiness. The very same daffodils have also brought me heart warming friendships and acquaintances.

The busy times are almost over. It’s time to think about what to plant in the garden this season.

There are a lot of those, all for different reasons. It could be a historical event, a love letter, they can be named after someone or something, or it could be a gift… evidently, a flower bulb is ...

Growing organic flower bulbs is not an easy task, but no one does it better than John Huiberts of Huiberts Organic Flower Bulbs.

The daffodils finally have all been dug and are currently stored in the Fluwel warehouse. That means that it’s time for the real fun to start: the cleaning and counting of all those daffodil b...

Every now and then someone will ask me about the use of chemicals in the cultivation of flower bulbs, and whether the flower bulbs Fluwel sells have also been exposed to substances like that.

I thought of his words quite often When the Corona crisis started. From one day to another the perspectives for the near future changed completely.

Last Winter, I received a phone call from my Daffodil-friend Bryan Duncan. He asked me if I would like to join him on a trip to Spain, to look for Daffodils in their natural habitat.

One of our most frequently asked questions is: Why does the Tulip not come back for multiple years when so many other flower bulbs do?

In our Fluwel web shop it is quite obvious that quarantaining has people going out to work in their garden. I really do hope gardening becomes a more popular hobby after this period: it is so much ...

These new Begonias, also known as the Ameri-hybrids, carry new flowers all through the summer and into autumn.

What a remarkable year. Luckily, we are able to send out the orders from the Fluwel website, but other than that the warehouse is empty.

I prefer to show you how the bunches of Tulips, you see for sale in the stores during the months of winter, are produced.

Every year, the flower bulb growers in De Noord organize a flower bulb show. It is an exhibition where the growers show their newest products.

On a daily basis we receive questions from customers about the Lily Beetle. Most of the times the question is; are there any Lilies that do not suffer from the Lily Beetle?

In The Netherlands this exotic flower bulb is lovingly called the ‘Powder brush’. A very appropriate name for this beautiful flower.

Make sure your Dahlia’s do not freeze in the garden, this is the time to take them out. During storage please make sure you pack the tubers properly.