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Delphiniums at N.G. Wigchert Delphiniums are in high season and on our webshop, we offer a big selection from N.G. Wigchert.  At the grower N.G. Wigchert we saw the process of the Delphiniums and their new cultivation system. Large spikes are wonderful for massed arrangements, garden designs and can also work as fillers. Purchase spikes with open flowers on…

Visit to breeder Interplant Two of our sellers visited Interplant, who are breeders of new spray rose varieties.  They got a tour through the company and learned more about the process of breeding and what it all takes before there is a new variety to sell on the market. Usually, it takes around 10 years before…

Visit to the Dutch Lily Days The Dutch Lily Days is an event where 13 lily companies open their doors. This week we visited Onings Holland and Van den Bos Flowerbulbs. In total 13 companies are participating in this colourful event for the tenth year running. We talked and examined their assortment during our visit, discussed new trends…

Flower Trails 2022 by Deliflor We visited the Flowers Trails of 2022 by Deliflor chrysanthemums. They made stunning installations out of their customers favourite varieties, and the novelties freshly presented on the market. The flower trails are held every year and they welcome all ornamental horticulture and retail professionals from around the world. During our…

Pre-order news by Planthunters The pre-order page from Planthunters has been live for a few weeks now. The first products are available on their website and the first orders are already coming in! The benefits of pre-order are that you are the first at your favourites, there is less transport waste because there is more…

New connection with Hofland From next week on, we will have a new connection on our webshop with Hofland. They produce Kalanchoe in many different colours.  They are also producing Freesias and adding Kalanchoe to their assortment. See the different varieties in the photos. For any questions or special orders, contact your Van VLIET salesperson.

Virtual grower visit: Lathyrus Earlier this week one of our buyers visited the sweet pea (lathyrus) nursery of Lathyrus. They grow lathyrus on a traditional way in the open ground in the greenhouse. Lathyrus has a high resistance to diseases, plagues and insects. Therefore they can grow on a very environment-friendly way. Yearly they harvest about 6 million stems.…

Dried Floral Dried flowers are getting more and more popular. We offer the most popular varieties on our Webshop. Cortaderia, Lagures, Palm Spear, Palm Sun, Icelandic Moss, Broom Broom, Dried BQ, Cardus, Ruscus and many more. Many of these varieties we offer in a lot of different colors. Try to mix dried and fresh flowers…

Virtual Grower Visit: Monarch Flowers Earlier this week we visited the ranunculus grower Monarch Flowers. Here we saw 20 varieties in the greenhouse. During the day it looks like they are fully bloomed but at night the ranunculus closes up again. For that reason, they start cutting the flowers early in the morning. They have different…

Meet the small Aglaonema plant The Aglaonema family is a small family, with only 55 different species. But to make the family a little bigger, they are part of the Araceae family. Where for example also the Alocasia and Anthurium are part of. The roots of the Aglaonema lie in the tropical regions of Indonesia.…

This is how you keep your Alocasia alive The Alocasia is a plant that counts 79 different species! These species are found everywhere from tropical to subtropical Asia to eastern Australia. Alocasia is native to the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia. The Alocasia is a very popular houseplant. This is partly due to the diversity…

Virtual Grower Visit: Borst Bloembollen Last week we visited the tulip grower Borst Bloembollen. They grow about 170 different cultivars per breeding season. Here we saw the process from bulb to full-grown flower. They work with a modern container system so that all spaces in the greenhouses are optimally used from the growing phase to the harvesting phase…