2025 US Open - fluwelnl

2025 US Open

This week, the answer is yes, it does get better. Last week, I found myself in an airplane being jetted off to the US of A again, this time for the National Daffodil Convention in Reno, Nevada. The...
Bloembollen in potten - fluwelnl

Growing flower bulbs in pots

Dear readers, I have the honor to address you again, as Carlos is in the US, taking part at the National Daffodil Convention in Reno, Nevada. Today I would like to write about growing flower bulbs ...
Les geven - fluwelnl

Teaching

But let's start with a housekeeping announcement. Today and tomorrow are the last days you can order Lilies from us.
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Beet to Be

It is currently the most frequently asked question after my news blog of about 5 weeks ago in which I wrote about the world championships Beet growing. I truly don't understand, beautiful stories a...
Dahlia’s en Daffodils - fluwelnl

Dahlias and Daffodils

Last week, PostNL was regularly seen with a large trailer at our dam to pick up the Dahlias that you ordered from us. Always a beautiful moment for us, when the first orders leave our company and ...
Bollenboerengeluk - fluwelnl

Flower Bulb Happiness

When bulb growers have a bit of a break, they come up with things to keep them going. Well, you have to have something to do when you wake up in the morning. Around this time of year, they often o...
Rood loopt niet - fluwelnl

RED MAKES WAY FOR PINK

I had promised Vlad and Pauliina that, somewhere between Valentine’s- and International Women’s Day, I would take them with me to a Tulip grower to show them what happens to most Tulips in this wo...
De Dorstige Biet - fluwelnl

The First Rule of Beet Club

Before I start talking about bulbs again, it is time for a little trip down memory lane. It’s a bit of a long forgotten fact about me, but at one point in my life, I was the World Champion Beet Gr...
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Overdose

I happily continue puttering around in my greenhouse, life truly is difficult sometimes. I take my time to photograph the last Amaryllises, the ones that came into bloom later than average. Usually...