News

It has been a while since I wrote something to you. It’s me again, Vlad, one of our newest team members here at Fluwel. You might remember some of the newsletters I have written months ago and I am...

Time for a lesson on flower bulbs, inspired by our most frequently asked question of this time of year: Why are we waiting so long to send you the flower bulbs you ordered? We could do that, the b...

The flower bulbs for the Fluwel Specialty Narcissus Collection are all packed up and ready, but this year, we can’t say the same about ‘the’ American Dream. There is a shortage of bulbs, people wh...

I feel like I’ve taken over less newsletters than usual this summer, even though we were just as busy as always. If you’ve been reading this newsletter for a while, you’ll know that I, Pien, somet...

It happens constantly this time of year: I have to get into my car to pick up some more flower bulbs at the last minute. It may sound like an inconvenience, but I like this part of the day: drivin...

Yes, I have time to write a newsletter this week. Time is weird, when you’re busy as well as when there’s less to do, it never feels like there’s enough. The saying ‘time flies when you’re having f...

Two weeks passed in which I did not have time to write a newsletter, that’s quite something isn’t it? It is all a bit more hectic this season: because of the wet autumn last year, we were not able ...

No one does it quite like her… Almost all flower bulbs have suffered Mother Nature’s moods over the course of this last year, but this flower bulb is tough like no other. Tulips, Hyacinths, Allium...

Sometime this Spring, fellow grower Carlo van Schagen walked into our warehouse with the most fantastic bouquet of double Tulips. He’d brought them all the way from his own place in Egmond, and he...

This time it was Madeleine from Chile that stood on our doorstep. From Chile? Yes, from Chile. Years ago, it was the Daffodil that introduced us to each other. Madeleine has a tree nursery (mostly...

It's a bit of plum season so we're going to tell you a bit about what happened last week. I know, plum season is in August but in August we are busy with the Daffodils so we're doing plum season ...

I never thought this day would come: The day we would start offering Peonies in our web shop. I always felt the need to have them: Peonies are flowers everyone loves. When someone sees them for the...

In addition to the Amaryllis, Dirk is also a grower of the Crown Imperial, as the Fritillaria imperialis is officially called. Over the years he has built up a beautiful assortment of Crown Imperi...

That news is way more important, and I am absolutely delighted to be able to tell you about this: Our newest Fluwel team member, Vlad, has moved from Berlin to North Holland with his family. You m...

Peonies have been on my wish list for years. We’ve not had them in our assortment before, but I’ve wanted to add them for a very long time. They’re simply gorgeous, and we can arrange it fairly ea...

I need to get started quickly to tell you about all the highlights of this spring. Last week, I wasted my word limit on talking enthusiastically about a church full of Daffodils, but you can proba...

Finally, I have time to write a newsblog again. I have been waiting a long time to tell you all about the fun stuff I’ve done this year. Lots has happened between the Daffodils and other flower bu...

For decades now, the world's daffodils' lovers and regular gardeners alike, have taken part in a tour around the world every 4 years. This journey starts in New Zealand, then it continues in the U...