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“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.

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...

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

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

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. 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...

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

'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.

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.

A Dutch saying tells us that there are workhorses and show horses. This week I want to write about the workhorses among the flower bulbs, The Daffodils.

For the real old monkeys you need to take a look at the Daffodils, the workhorses among the flower bulbs.

You certainly know some of those people, who do not seem to age at all. Unbreakable, always in shape and you’re always surprised when you hear their age.

It seems to be a quiet time for the flower bulb cultivators, all the labour that need to be done is irrigating the fields when a dry period is ahead.