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A small change of plans in the programme of the World Daffodil Tour that will be held in April. I sent out a programme in last week’s newsletter, and we have received many lovely responses from peo...

Every five years, Daffodil lovers from all over the world organize a World Daffodil Tour. One time it is in New Zealand, another time in America and then again in England and so in turn a country i...

An eye-opener, the phone call with our car dealer Ed. By the way, Ed is a good one. Car dealers have a bit of an image of 'has he ever been in jail' for many people. Not Ed, honestly, that whole E...

Great, this year the sun is rising again and this year I have to write a good 50 newsletters and I already don't know what I'm going to talk about this time. Look, we all know that my newsletters ...

We all have to deal with it at some point. You know: those things of unprecedented importance, things that are unparalleled. People who participate in them are looked up to with great awe, addressi...

Sounds good, right? That's how I opened the closing speech of the meeting and cozy lunch that we have every year with the entire Fluwel team at the end of the season last Thursday. It will probabl...

Amaryllis, The Perfect Christmas Gift Dear All, About a month ago I wrote about my forever love for Amaryllis. There are so many reasons to love this plant so much: from its beauty, to the resilie...

If the Dutch are good at something, it's pooping. Often it's about nothing at all, but it seems like they just enjoy pooping. But still, the pooping of farmers in particular, and therefore also th...

'Are you coming around today or tomorrow, appie from Ben, I have something for you'. Yes indeed, that's a coincidence, tomorrow morning I arrive by boat from Harwich in Hoek van Holland. Together ...

Fluwel visited Trijntje Oosterhuis at home! Together with her we planted bulbs for spring 2024. More than 2000 bulbs. Crocuses, snowdrops, hyacinths, alliums, tulips, daffodils, you name it. We are...

Yes, it could happen that you bump into me in the women's department of a large department store or another leading fashion store. Now you certainly won't see me coming out of the fitting rooms in ...

A romance with Amaryllises Once upon a time there was a child in Moldavia who had been fond of Hippeastrums from the first moment he could remember. It was a beautiful day at the beginning of April...

The planting day for spring flower bulbs has finally arrived and you can still make full use of it. For people who don't have a garden but only a terrace or balcony (like me!), a very special time ...

For Alliums the most frequent question we get is “Which Alliums do you recommend?” and I often say “I love the ones with a big smile, all of them!”

It was a gloomy day back in November 1993, when I had my first contact with the amazing world of the flower bulbs. Together with my mom, I planted a tulip, I was 6 years old.

The mixtures and combinations are not the most sold flower bulbs in the Fluwel webshop and that surprises me a bit and on the other hand not. It does not surprise me because I think that many of ou...

We are busy at the warehouse: busy making sure everyone is going to get their flower bulbs on time this autumn. Everything has been packed in yellow nets or brown paper, and now those packages are ...

What wonderful weeks these were, I have never seen the Dahlias so massively so beautiful. Many plants were lashed by the bright sun but not the Dahlia. The Dahlia enjoyed the sun to the fullest.