Biologische bloembollen - fluwelnl

Organic Flower Bulbs

Growing organic flower bulbs is not an easy task, but no one does it better than John Huiberts of Huiberts Organic Flower Bulbs.
Uitzoeken en pellen van de narcissen - fluwelnl

Cleaning and counting of daffodil bulbs

The daffodils finally have all been dug and are currently stored in the Fluwel warehouse. That means that it’s time for the real fun to start: the cleaning and counting of all those daffodil b...
Hoe zit het met gif in de bloembollen? - fluwelnl

The use of chemicals in flower bulbs

Every now and then someone will ask me about the use of chemicals in the cultivation of flower bulbs, and whether the flower bulbs Fluwel sells have also been exposed to substances like that.
“Het gaat altijd anders dan je denkt” - fluwelnl

“Things never happen the way you expect them to happen”

I thought of his words quite often When the Corona crisis started. From one day to another the perspectives for the near future changed completely.
De Narcis in Spanje - fluwelnl

The Daffodil in Spain

Last Winter, I received a phone call from my Daffodil-friend Bryan Duncan. He asked me if I would like to join him on a trip to Spain, to look for Daffodils in their natural habitat.
De Tulp als vaste plant - fluwelnl

The Tulip as a Perennial

One of our most frequently asked questions is: Why does the Tulip not come back for multiple years when so many other flower bulbs do?
Voorjaar; de tuin komt tot bloei, genieten geblazen - fluwelnl

Spring… The garden comes to life. Time to enjoy.

In our Fluwel web shop it is quite obvious that quarantaining has people going out to work in their garden. I really do hope gardening becomes a more popular hobby after this period: it is so much ...
De Amerikaanse Begonia (ook wel Ameri-Hybrids genoemd) - fluwelnl

The American Begonia (also known as the Ameri-hybrids)

These new Begonias, also known as the Ameri-hybrids, carry new flowers all through the summer and into autumn.
Wel bloemen, geen bezoekers - fluwelnl

Flowers… but no visitors

What a remarkable year. Luckily, we are able to send out the orders from the Fluwel website, but other than that the warehouse is empty.