I remember the days when St. Valentine's Day was not celebrated. Well, it was around the world, but not over here. Yet. And then it arrived. What now? Valentine's Day is to be a celebration of love. Special day of people in love. Does that mean that we cannot celebrate another day? Oh yes, we can, and we certainly should. If we are in love and have someone very dear...

Whenever I go to pick flowers at the wholesalers, I have a ready-made list of what we need, types and colours, which would complement what we already have in our flower shop. And what do you think usually happens? On the spot, all those types, colour variants and scents are just so incredibly enchanting that I run around the hall and create a completely new shopping list! What caught my...

Have you ever wondered what happens to the flowers before they get to our flower shop? What journey they undergo before they get from growers to retailers?Distribution of flowers to the whole world runs on flower auction in The Netherlands. If you plan a trip there sometime, combine it with a visit to the Dutch Keukenhof Gardens. Keukenhof Gardens are open to visitors every spring, which is the peak time...

Autumn has arrived, flower shops and garden centres are beginning to offer autumn potted plants and you might be considering what to plant in your balcony flower pot, or in your garden. There are many types but how to choose the right one to please the eye without ruining the wallet? For its beautiful structure and variability in various potted decorations or bouquets we very much like heather called Calluna...

Maybe you know the feeling. You are approaching your house, look up at your balcony with summer flowers, and you just don´t get it. Blooms don’t grow, look nothing special, dull, just nothing to be proud of. You feel like a fool. You ask yourself why you bothered buying them at the first place. You look to the right, one neighbour has beautiful geraniums, you look to the left, another...