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Last week’s newsletter wasn’t quite how I had imagined it. About half the story must have fallen off the plane and landed somewhere in the Andes mountains. I was convinced I’d sent everything over,...

As I am writing this, I am in an airplane above the Andes mountains. Whenever I am on a flight like this, I am in awe of how small the world can feel sometimes. I got on a train at home and less th...

The moment is finally here. Our warehouse is full of freshly harvested Amaryllises. The bulbs are looking beautiful, and they carry that trusted scent of Amaryllis bulbs that always accompanies the...

The last varieties we offer in our web shop have arrived at our warehouse, which means it is almost time to get to packing orders. And also finally time to start visiting Amaryllis growers! The fir...

One of our favourite national ways to pass the time is the classic complaining about the weather. I also often hear the optimistic version of this week’s title, after rain comes sunshine, but after...

We'll keep it short today because we have some cooking to do. Not in a pressure cooker, mind you: the Daffodils need a good four hours in the vat. Though simmering is not quite the right ...

Isn’t she beautiful, that little, proud ‘Dainty Miss’. She really is one of my favourite daffodils. Here’s what I’ve written about this marvellous little daffodil on our website: What a cutie; Flo...

Flower bulb growers sometimes choose to flood a field. This is done to get rid of weeds, fungi and small bulbs left behind in the soil. Quite a clever method really; there is plenty of water in the...

Frequent readers already know I visit Texel a couple of times every year, and this time, I took my nephew Sigge with me. He is one of the star players in our Dream Team, and before we left, we made...