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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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

The greenhouse
Last week I promised to tell you about the greenhouse behind the house, but first this:

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.