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But first, it became Winter…
But first, it became Winter…
But before I will start trying to sell you all kinds of bulbs and tubers with beautiful prose and my best photographs, I would like to wish you a very... Read more...
My Top Many Flowers
My Top Many Flowers
My Top Many Flowers  One of my favourite things is readers sending answers to things I ask or talk about in my newsletters. Then, one of my least favourite things... Read more...
No News is Good News
No News is Good News
There is little happening in the Belkmerweg at the moment. Spring-blooming flower bulbs are comfortably tucked into their straw beds, and in the warehouses of Lily growers, seasonal workers are... Read more...
The Potted Amaryllis
The Potted Amaryllis
We all know by now that Amaryllis is in high demand during the Christmas season, at least here in Europe. It is popular not only as a cut flower or... Read more...
The First Pancake Is Always A Bit Wonky
The First Pancake Is Always A Bit Wonky
I have to smile to myself when I think back to visiting Amaryllis grower Ben van Geest with Vlad. The Amaryllis was very popular, so we went over to Ben’s... Read more...
The Ferrari is fast this year
The Ferrari is fast this year
Amaryllises are largely grown to send out their bulbs in order to brighten living rooms all over the world during the dark winter days. This is something most people know.... Read more...
They Are In
They Are In
Before you know it, they are in. What do I mean by that? Well, the two flower beds you’re looking at here are our Daffodil cradles, from our Daffodil Nursery.... Read more...
The Perfect Christmas Gift
The Perfect Christmas Gift
It is me again, Vlad, the person at Fluwel who is simply madly in love with Amaryllis (Hippeastrum). I know, I know, I sound like a broken machine by now,... Read more...
The Best Time To Plant Peonies Is Two Years Ago
The Best Time To Plant Peonies Is Two Years Ago
But fear not: The second best time to plant them is now. It’s a bit of a lukewarm joke, I think I got it from one of those tiles you sometimes... Read more...
…It’s Time To Plant Flower Bulbs
…It’s Time To Plant Flower Bulbs
An example. If you live in Kuopio, on the North side of the Finnish Lakeland (now that is a place that I would like to visit), then the leaves start... Read more...
Now I’m Really Sure
Now I’m Really Sure
As I am writing this, I’m about halfway through my yearly visit to the UK. It’s a big roadtrip: Sunderland, Harrogate, Manchester, Bristol, Cornwall, Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland–and then... Read more...
The Biggest Amaryllis Collection Ever!
The Biggest Amaryllis Collection Ever!
It is finally that time of the year that we can open the much-anticipated Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) season: next Friday, on October 18th 2024! So please mark your calendars, because this time... Read more...