Voorjaar

Spring

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.
De Dahlia’s zijn weer beschikbaar

The Dahlias are available again

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...
De Gloxinia

The Gloxinia

“Everything becomes fluid under pressure” is a winged expression that I love to use when we are pressed for time with any kind of chore.
Lelies uit de wok met oosterse kruiden

Wok-fried lilies with oriental herbs

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...
De Winterdip

The Winter Blues

Last Wednesday was a great day for Eric and me, we visited one of the largest Amaryllis breeders in Westland; Penning Freesia.
De broeikas

The greenhouse

Last week I promised to tell you about the greenhouse behind the house, but first this:
De vermeerdering van Lelies

The propagation of Lilies

As I promised in a previous newsletter I would tell you every now and then how the different types of flower bulbs are propagated by the flower bulb growers. Since the Lilies are in the spotlight a...
De Lelies zijn weer beschikbaar

The Lilies are available again

The Lilies are available. A new year, new rounds and new opportunities, we are looking forward to it. This year we hope to make many garden lovers happy with our beautiful flower bulbs. We start wi...
De 2021 Fluwel-Amaryllis top 10

The 2021 Fluwel Amaryllis Top 10

It is always a moment of I look forward to: finding out which Amaryllis is going to be that year’s bestselller.
De vermeerdering van de Amaryllis

The propagation of the Amaryllis

Before the Amaryllis is cut into pieces, it is first left naked, after which the head and bottom are pruned off.
Copy of Copy of Begonia overhouden

Copy of Copy of Keep Begonia

I will try to explain as carefully as possible how to take care of the Begonia.
Begonia overhouden

Keeping Begonia

I will try to explain as carefully as possible how to take care of the Begonia.
Copy of Dahlia overhouden

Copy of Dahlia left

The Dahlia must be dug up to get her through the winter unscathed. Of course, it sometimes happens that a Dahlia survives the winter without being dug up, but usually it goes wrong.
Dahlia overhouden

Keeping Dahlia

The Dahlia must be dug up to get her through the winter unscathed. Of course, it sometimes happens that a Dahlia survives the winter without being dug up, but usually it goes wrong.
Wintertijd … tijd voor de Amaryllis

Wintertime … time for the Amaryllis

They are available again in the Fluwel web shop. No less than 80 different varieties and among them some exciting new ones.
Het forceren van bloembollen

Forcing flower bulbs

Forcing is, as the name suggests, forcing a flower bulb to bloom; treating the flower bulb in such a way that it blooms earlier than its normal flowering time.
Hyacintendag

Hyacinth Day

'Is that a holiday' you may ask. Yes and no, it is the day we pack all the Hyacinths for our American customers and for the Fluwel webshop.
Showpaarden

Dressage Horses

Last week I called the Daffodil a Workhorse so now it is time to put the dressage horse in the spotlight. Of course, this is about the Tulip, blazonry of the flower bulb family.