Today I could of course come up with another story along the lines of 'The slightly overweight man on his bike with four currant buns on his handlebars' but I also have to try every now and then t...
I would like to start this newsletter with a thank you to Janneke and Bert Hermans for the sweet email they recently sent me. They wrote me the following warm words:
If you ask someone who works in bulb growing around this time of year, they will immediately know what you mean: the harvest expectation. Always exciting for the flower bulb grower, how will the b...
The previous two newsletters were a complete failure but now I really can't avoid it, I'll have to tell you about Spain sometime. A discovery trip in the Pyrenees organized by Brian Duncan with th...
In my last two newsletters, I failed miserably at fulfilling my promise of telling you more about my trip to Spain. I really don’t think I can get out of telling you about it any longer now, so her...
Busy Busy Busy, I'm going to send out a newsletter after all. Of course, to tell you that you can order the summer flowering flower bulbs until next Wednesday, May 11. I won't make it too long bec...
Some days ago a dear friend of mine asked me why Easter is always associated with the color yellow. “well because of the Daffodil of course’ was my first response. But to be honest I also did not k...
This old saying is mostly used in the human world but my father often said it about the Daffodils. Especially about the Daffodils that became famous by winning prizes at the English flower shows. ...
Tulipa White Emperor must feel sorry for being as early as she was this year.
This morning, the phone at Fluwel was bombarded by worried customers, calling if their beloved flower bulbs would stil...
When you are a Daffodil enthusiast that cannot bring up the patience to wait for the Daffodil to flower, you might consider travelling to Cornwall mid-March. Because in Cornwall, spring always seem...
Today, I plan to make you fall in love with the Dahlia. I’m sure you’ll be convinced somewhere during this newsletter: the Dahlia truly deserves every bit of love she receives.
Spring
Sometimes you’re struggling to get a single word onto paper, other times your head is full of stories but you cannot find the time to write them down.
As promised I will now try and tell you something about the Gloxinia.
But first things first: I want to inform you that the Dahlias are available again in our web shop. And of course, the Gl...
I have been told that the Lily is grown on a much larger scale than the Tulip. That surprised me because in the Netherlands there are approximately 4,000 hectares of Lilies planted annually while t...
