Het Keukenlaatje

The Kitchen Drawer

Last week, it was time to look at Lilies. I visited many Dutch Lily growers and -sellers, which was a lot of fun, as I always see so many flower bulb colleagues that I don’t normally run into ...
Het loon van schoonheid

The reward of beauty

Sometimes you come across something that makes you stop for a moment. The other day I was in my shed, looking for a few bits and pieces for my bicycle. Nothing special. A bit of rummaging around, o...
Op bezoek bij de betovergrootouders van de Narcissen

Visiting the Great-Great-Grandparents of the Daffodils

The Pentecost Burner. Ask a bulb grower what a Pentecost Burner is and there's a good chance he'll answer, "Not good, it costs a lot of bulbs."
Viva La France

Viva La France

No time. I still need to do this, I still need to do that. Especially in spring, when everything bursts into bloom and visitors travel from far and wide to admire our daffodils, it often feels...
De Dahlia show- en pluktuin!

The Dahlia Show and Picking Garden!

Let me get the most important message out right away: The last day to order your summer-blooming flowers is coming up. May 25 will be the last day to get them.
De eerste Fluwel Experience

The first Fluwel Experience

This newsletter is all about the Fluwel Experience. A nice name for a day behind the scenes at Fluwel. It started out as a spontaneous idea. And just as spontaneously, we put it on the website...
Kijkje in de keuken - Fluwel

A Peek Behind the Scenes

It is me, Lian, again! In a previous newsletter, I took you along with me during a spring work day at Fluwel. I told you how my days are never the same during this time of year, so I wanted to do t...
Koningsdag - Fluwel

King’s Day

I hope you are having a good weekend! Carlos is still very busy, so you will be hearing from me again this week, but don’t worry, there is a lot happening in Burgervlotbrug at the moment. One of th...
Lente - Fluwel

Spring

The ladies from the office are back! And what a lovely week we had. Spring has really started over here in Burgervlotbrug.