ALDERSHOT GREENHOUSES AND HBA: GAME CHANGERS ON THE AMERICAN MARKET
De Kwakel, July 2019 – More exciting and better. That is the motivation for Aldershot Greenhouses in Ontario, Canada to supply pre-finished hydrangeas from the breeding program of the Dutch/German Hydrangea Breeders Association (HBA) to growers in Canada and the US. ‘We put game changers on the market.’ Len Vander Lugt from Aldershot welcomes you […]
11-14 JUNE 2019: FLOWERTRIALS AT AGRIOM IN DE KWAKEL
De Kwakel, June 2019 -During the FlowerTrials® 2019 our doors are open for you. We present the newest developments in breeding Hydrangea, Mandevilla, Kalanchoe and pot roses and various pot and garden plants. Take a glimpse at the test location of our cut flower hydrangeas. Welcome at our showhouse and greenhouses at Achterweg 58a in […]
VIEW ON ROYAL HYDRANGEA CUT FLOWERS FROM HBA AT TRIAL SITE AGRIOM
De Kwakel, May 2019 – A cheerful, sunny picture from our HBA trial siteat Agriom in De Kwakel. The new Royal cut flower hydrangea varieties and selections are now growing fast, the first selections are already flowering! We therefore warmly invite growers of cut flower hydrangeas to take a look at Achterweg 54 in De […]
AGRIOM STARTS SALES OF BOUGAINVILLEA CUTTINGS FROM DE WINTERTUIN
De Kwakel, May 2019 – Nursery De Wintertuin in De Lier handed over sales of their bougainvillea cuttings to Agriom in De Kwakel. The two Dutch companies have been working together for years. Together they developed a number of new bougainvillea varieties through mutation breeding. De Wintertuin grows seven different colours of bougainvillea (AA Collection) […]
DIFFERENCE ROSES INTRODUCES NEW WEBSITE POTROSES
De Kwakel, April 2019 – Difference Roses, the partnership between breeding company Agriom and HPD potplanten in De Kwakel has launched their own website: www.differenceroses.nl, with a varied selection of bright coloured pot roses for indoor, patio and terrace. The cooperation between HPD and Agriom in De Kwakel is the solid foundation on which Difference Roses […]
SHELF LIFE TEST ARE FIXED PART HBA HYDRANGEAS
De Kwakel, March 2019 – Hydrangea Breeders Association (HBA) by definition supplies varieties that have a good shelf life. To fulfil this promise, keeping quality tests at one’s own location in De Kwakel are a fixed part of the selection procedure. Pot plant expert Jan ten Brinke opens the door to the test room. On long […]
WAC OPENS NEW TRIAL SITES IN ECUADOR AND COLOMBIA
De Kwakel, February 2019 – WAC has opened new trial sites for roses in Ecuador and Columbia. In 2018 several hundred WAC selections were planted at both sites. “ During the open days in March, we will be proud to present them to potential customers’’, says Agriom director Jaap Stelder. He enthusiastically shows photos on […]
ROSES ON SHOW : OPEN DAYS AT WAC IN NAIVASHA
Naivasha, 20 February 2019 – WAC will be having open days at their trial house in Naivasha, Kenya on Thursday February 28 and Friday March 1. “We will be showing all our latest rose selections including the first viewing of the 2019 selections”, says Richard McGonnell, Sales Manager at WAC. “For those that may not know […]
HBA STARTS NEW TRIAL SITE OF CUT FLOWER HYDRANGEAS IN COLOMBIA
De Kwakel, 9 February 2019 – Hydrangea Breeders Association (HBA) in De Kwakel has started a trial site with cut flower hydrangeas in Colombia. In the new trial site, HBA planted fifty selections so they can be tested under local growing conditions, “The market requires new shapes and colours, which we are eager to deliver”, […]
FIRST CUT FLOWER HYDRANGEA GROWER IN BRAZIL CHOOSES HBA RANGE
De Kwakel, 2 January 2019 – Brazilian grower Adriano van Rooyen will focus on growing hydrangeas for cut flowers chosen from the Tropical series offered by Hydrangea Breeders Association (HBA) in De Kwakel. Van Rooyen has been breeding roses in Holambra and Andradas for many years but is taking a new direction by shifting the […]