News

‘Bakkies’ and ‘Blikkies’
This week, I was visiting our Roselily supplier. I learned some new jargon: ‘bakkie,’ for a crate that fits about 100 big bulbs, or a ‘blikkie,’ a container with about 1000 of those crates inside o...

Therapeutic Planting
That was what I was doing when I was preparing a few Amaryllis bulbs to give to friends and family this week: therapeutic planting. I felt like I had to share that with my news blog readers, becaus...

Another Day to be Excited About
No matter how excited I am to get started with the day, I have to write a news blog first. So what to do now? I usually start by going to Fluwel, especially when it’s break time. It had already sta...

An Amaryllis Tour
When I start talking about Amaryllises, I imagine most people think about our most popular products. One of those, a favourite of mine as well, is our Amaryllis wreath. The Amaryllis wreath is a co...

The Dahlias Are Chubby
At this very moment, the Dahlias are not only chubby, but also available in our web shop. You can order your favourites for next year.

My Hobby is Waiting
Yes, I am happy, and with good reason: All of our Daffodils have been planted. And there is more good news: I managed to stay below 1000 varieties this year. As a true Daffodil enthusiast, a Daffod...

The leaves are falling, time to plant flower bulbs
I would guess that a lot of my readers have already started planting their flower bulbs, but as we sold quite a lot of them this year, I want to make sure everyone remembers to do it. If you have y...

With Extra Onions, Please!
I can practically hear you thinking: Carlos is out eating at some restaurant again, and while that could have been true, this time, the onions are of a different kind. They are enjoyable food to so...

Reading Glasses
It’s an amazing difference compared to last year, the way the Begonia plants are in full bloom in the Belkmerweg.
