Editie #02 of the Green Trend Report is coming soon! Green Trend Report 2020/2021 Our green world, the world of flowers and plants, is changing ever faster. It is becoming...
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The Colour Your Story Autumn Winter 2019-2020 is out! This latest edition is all about making conscious choices. Floramedia has once again contributed to the inspiring booklet and has two...
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World Cleanup Day 2018 World Cleanup Day 2018 was a big success! Worldwide, 158 countries and 15 million participants took part in what is truly the largest civil action against...
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Four Oaks is a commercial show held in Cheshire under 17,000m2 of glass and a key event for the UK horticultural industry, attracting both retailers and growers from across the UK...
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World Cleanup Day Every year the Let's Do It! World Foundation organises World Cleanup Day. This is a day when volunteers come together to clean up the litter that is...
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Cucumber time The busiest travel days, or black Saturdays, this year are 4 and 11 August. Which means that most people are now on their holidays. But don’t worry, if...
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Bring your products to the attention of customers during special days! Special days calendar The Flower Council of Holland has, as every year, released a special days calendar for 2019,...
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Floral and plant wallpaper In addition to the plants that you undoubtedly have in your office and workspaces, you can now also provide the walls with greenery. The company MurallsWallpaper...
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Floating park The Rijnhaven of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has recently acquired a sustainable floating park; it is made entirely from recycled plastic. This plastic has been fished out of the...
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Succulent popularity Research from Floramedia, conducted for the Green Trend Report, indicated that 53% of the respondents have a type of succulent. Among the younger generations, this plant is the...
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Festive confetti Confetti is fun, right? During a birthday or a company party it adds a festive element. But with so much waste it isn’t particularly great for the environment....
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Have many products, but not sure how to present them all to customers? Product catalogue Floramedia can develop a suitable product catalogue with your business in mind. Here you can...
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As of 1 June 2018, Joris Verweij will be the new CEO of Floramedia. He succeeds Merthus Bezemer, who takes over as CEO of New Green Market on 1 June....
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Gardening Gardening is great fun to do and gives us a huge sense of satisfaction. But besides the feel-good factor it also has many other physical health benefits. Healthy Gardening...
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Name change for Pennisetum setaceum varieties Recently, the VBN, the Dutch Flower Auctions Association, announced that there would be a name change in the Pennisetum setaceum varieties. DNA examination Last...
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Tea by Me Tea by Me has developed a tea plant that can now grow in cooler western European climates instead of usual tropical and subtropical areas. All tea -...
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In a little over a month’s time, new privacy legislation called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect. All organisations that process personal data must have everything...
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Opening The Keukenhof is open once again! This year the 69th edition will feature more than 7 million flower bulbs in bloom, with 800 different varieties of tulips. On 20...
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Dutch consumers get to work in the garden. GFK consumer garden monitor 2017 Last Thursday, 15 March, the GFK consumer garden monitor 2017 was presented in the Netherlands. This annual...
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Despite the cold in these winter days, spring is just around the corner. There are once again a few beautiful spring plants and flowers on the flower agenda for home...
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Fonts created by plants! Font families Nowadays we have the luxury to create a wide range of typographic style and whole font families to choose from, with less and less...
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IGPOTY 11 Last Friday, the winner of IGPOTY Competition 11 was announced at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in England. Every year IGPOTY, International Garden Photographer of the Year, organises...
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Now that the new year has started, the Horticulture Sector style trends for 2018 have been announced in collaboration with trendwatcher Aafje Nijman, Tuinbranche Nederland, VHG sector association, iBulb and...
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Actions in the green sector It is impossible to imagine flowers and plants not being used in advertisements for clothing, lifestyle or interior shots. Moreover, various plants that were trendy...
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Plant of the month: dracaena Although the Christmas trees are still the centre of attention in our homes, in January the campaign "Christmas tree out, house plant in" is slated...
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Vertical gardening Vertical gardening can be done in many different ways by using hanging bins, baskets or hanging glass jars. Designer Carolijn Slottje, from Studio Carolijn Slottje, envisioned a new...
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Determine if a plant will dry out, long before it shows signs of it? That may not seem possible, but actually now it is, thanks to the Massachusetts Institute of...
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Bring Christmas into the home via the December flower, home and garden plant of the month, plus we see why they make great Christmas products. Amaryllis – the December houseplant...
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Follow changes in nature via an app GrowApp An interesting, new green app is the GrowApp of Nature Today. With this app, it is possible to see how trees and...
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The project Sephirothic Flower attempts to artistically represent flowers under the sea, at depths of up to 1,000m! Bloom project The Japanese AMKK, is a group that makes experimental creations...
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For plant enthusiasts without green fingers. Plants of paper Designer Corrie Beth Hogg, of The Apple of my DIY, has created special life-like plants made of paper. The designer came...
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The top plants for the month of November including house, garden and flower. House plant of the month November: The Cyclamen Although Cyclamen has been a popular houseplant for hundreds...
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Innovative and sustainable We are always on the lookout for innovations or sustainable methods we could apply. Such as searching for the latest materials that are both sustainable and perfect...
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It is high time for the plant of the month! In October, everything is about pure green plants and violets. Plant of the month Pure green plants are plants that purify...
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The new Colour your Story booklet by Desch Plantpak for the spring and summer seasons of 2018 is now available. The booklet, which is published twice each year, is filled...
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In Amsterdam, you can find a new concept store which wants their customers to experience the value of green. The positive effect of green The positive effect that nature has...
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A new month and new plants: the cushion Chrysanthemum and Alocasia will be in the spotlight as garden and house plant for September! Alocasia; house plant of September The term...
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Good news for growers! According to Royal FloraHolland figures, sales in July increased sharply in the Netherlands. Even in period 8, there was a slight increase in turnover despite the...
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Earth Matters The Earth Matters exhibition will be on display at the Textile Museum in Tilburg, the Netherlands, until 26 November. The exhibition addresses the worldwide developments in sustainability and...
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In August special attention is given to the Aloe as your next ideal houseplant and the gentian as garden plant. Aloe Aloe is a genus of beautiful flowering succulents, which...
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Summer inspiration! Wonderplants Artist Sarah Illenberger is the designer of these beautifully colourful images, which she calls wonderplants. This series consists of different leaves decorated with coloured stripes, dots or...
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At Floramedia we love exploring novel ways to use green and durable materials; that’s why we love things like natural products made of seaweed. Seaweed research Designer Nienke Hoogvliet has...
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House plant of the month The versatile succulent Kalanchoe is the houseplant of the month of July. This happy, colourful plant fits perfectly into the look and feel of the...
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Green isn’t just for beautification or nice gifts, it has many more benefits. Green profit You can also increase sales or increase value with Green. For example, Ahold achieved higher...
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Flower art An old industrial building in the middle of Milan has been adorned with beautiful flower art. The whole facade, from the roof to the ground is covered in...
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Houseplant of the month This week we take a look at commitment free plants that don’t need too much attention. This tough bunch includes: Croton, Philodendron, snake plant, umbrella tree and...
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The pleasant weather of May means not just more time for the garden but also for the balcony and terrace! Mooiwatplantendoen.nl the Dutch Flower Council Holland has conducted major research...
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This month we take a look at some brilliantly versatile indoor & outdoor specimens as well as a garden favourite, Mandevilla. Houseplant of the month When it gets warmer, we...
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In april kunnen we extra genieten van de bananenplant als woonplant van de maand en de kleurrijke clematis als tuinplant van de maand.
De Nederlandse bloemisten kunnen met een goed gevoel terugkijken op de omzetcijfers van 2016. Waar de omzet in 2015 groeide met 3,6%, is in 2016 een omzetstijging van 4,2% te zien. Dat komt naar voren uit de cijfers van Vereniging Bloemist Winkeliers (VBW).
