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The 2025 US Open
The 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... Read more...
Growing flower bulbs in pots
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... Read more...
Teaching
Teaching
But let's start with a housekeeping announcement. Today and tomorrow are the last days you can order Lilies from us. Read more...
Beet to Be
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... Read more...
Dahlias and Daffodils
Dahlias and Daffodils
Last week, PostNL was a regular visitor on our driveway. Their big trucks were picking up the first Dahlias ordered in our web shop. This is always a special moment... Read more...
Flower Bulb Happiness
Flower Bulb Happiness
Whenever flower bulb growers enter a relatively calm season, they start to think of things to do when they get out of bed in the morning. We don’t do well... Read more...
Red Makes Way For Pink
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... Read more...
The First Rule of Beet Club
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... Read more...
Overdose
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... Read more...
Fun
Fun
‘You really have fun when you’re working, don’t you?’ Someone asked me the other day when I had enthusiastically told her about my puttering around in my Amaryllis greenhouse. It... Read more...
Blue Monday
Blue Monday
Tomorrow is the day: Blue Monday. I heard something about its history once, no idea if it’s true, but it sounds believable: a travel agency asked a psychologist which day... Read more...
When The Sun Shines
When The Sun Shines
I don’t know about your corner of the world, but in our idyllic village, Burgervlotbrug, we haven’t seen the sun in weeks, maybe even months. Our coastal town has been... Read more...