Wereldberoemd in de Narcissenwereld - fluwelnl

(Daffodil) World-Famous

I am back in Burgerbrug, and naturally, I am glad to be home. My trip took a bit longer than I originally expected, as the bulbs I had to distribute around the United Kingdom were delayed by storm ...
Er mot por in de grond - fluwelnl

Nutrition for the Soil

While gardening is great for physical health, it sometimes tests your mental strength, too. 
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Great Britain

My yearly trip to England! It’s that time again. Yes, I am writing this on English soil, I am currently in a pub somewhere close to Harrogate, called The Castle Inn. I see they have a pub where on ...
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Say Cheese

Good news this week! One of my personal favourite Daffodils, Say Cheese, has made its return to our web shop. She took a small sabbatical when the grower wanted to expand the variety for a few year...
Dahlia’s, Dahlia’s en nog eens Dahlia’s - fluwelnl

Dahlias, Dahlias, and even more Dahlias

Peace and quiet slowly returns to our Daffodil nursery. All of our bulbs have been cleaned and counted, the orders have been assembled, and the bulbs that need to go back into the ground this year...
Belofte maakt schuld - fluwelnl

I Owe You An Answer

Sometimes, my readers remind me that I promised to answer certain questions in a previous newsletter only for me to never get back to the subject again. I think they call that a cliffhanger, when y...
Nieuwe oogst Amaryllissen - fluwelnl

The New Amaryllis Harvest

You can order them again!    This year, we are a little bit earlier than usual, but we have noticed such a broad interest in the Amaryllis collection this year that we would really like ...
Daar ga ik een nieuwsbrief over schrijven - fluwelnl

That’s What I’ll Write About In The Newsletter

This week, I drove down to Lisse to pick up the last of the Daffodils that are going to be shipped to England this year. They have to leave the warehouse on Friday, and as I’m going to get them, it...
Beter Leven met vrije uitloop - fluwelnl

Free Range Office

No, the free range isn’t for our dear flower bulbs. I won’t try to tell you that we are sticking a vague supermarket promise about the life of cattle onto our bulbs—as you know, we love all of our ...