Flowers
The hero among flowers
Majestic and impressive: what better way to describe the Gladiolus? This 'hero' shoots upward like a rocket from where it shows off a wide range of colours from late spring until well into autumn.
Majestic and impressive: what better way to describe the Gladiolus? This 'hero' shoots upward like a rocket from where it shows off a wide range of colours from late spring until well into autumn.
Summer’s end doesn’t have to mean the days of endless backyard flower parades are over. There is one hardy plant that refuses to give in to the shorter days, and continues to surprise us with its many coloured blooms even as the air gets crisp. Four reasons to celebrate our beloved ball chrysanthemum.
Montana Lisianthus has been specialising in growing Lisianthus cut flowers for more than 30 years. Back then, this flower was called Eustoma. The nursery produces year-round and is located on the outskirts of Poeldijk, in the heart of the greenhouse horticulture region of the Dutch Westland.
Everyone needs help to grow, and so do climbing plants. That’s why climbing poles are used: a pillar on which they can lean to grow in heights and gain strength to shine.
The hues of the earth are never far away and offer a much-needed addition to our modern day-to-day lives. They have their origins in the colours of Mother Earth and remind us of the shared origin of all countries and cultures.
You can usually smell it before you even see it: lavender! It’s a smell everyone loves. In fact, people were so crazy about lavender that when the washing machine was first invented, the demand for laundry detergent that smelled like lavender was so overwhelming that all the lavender was picked from the fields.
For more than thirty years nursery De Landscheiding has maintained a high quality standard for the fresh Santini's they harvest every day. The design and layout of their production process is focused on sustainability, quality, diversity and continuity.
Nothing says natural, easy-going and free like a garden filled with ornamental grasses. There’s something fascinating about a helm of grass. It’s delicate, soft, and moves gently in the wind without a care in the world.
Are they little blue bells that ring, or tiny dolphins jumping in and out of the green undergrowth? Proud and tall in a field of grass, blessed with shades of blue otherwise unheard of in the floral world.
After a period of hard work everybody loves to escape from the daily routine and enjoy a well-deserved vacation. But who’s going to take care of the plants in the backyard while being on holiday?