7 Dezembro 2023
Helleborus

In autumn and winter, the Helleborus is one of the most popular garden plants in garden centres for months on end. People love this plant in the garden, on the balcony and on the terrace, and even enjoy its beautiful flowers indoors. So, what’s available on the market at the moment?   Breeding, breeding, breeding The Helleborus has been improved by breeding

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14 Novembro 2023
Kwekerreportage: Karma plants

Imagine, you’ve built a wonderful life on the Caribbean island of Aruba, when suddenly your brothers call; we need you, can you come back to the Netherlands? That’s exactly what happened to Lydia about six years ago. At the time, the family nursery was rapidly evolving into an amazing company, and the brothers realised that the only thing missing to make it perfect

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2 Outubro 2023
The Story behind Semponium

While the sun’s luminous rays dancing upon the rippling waves, we glided into the quaint harbour of Saint Michael’s Mount at the peak of high tide. As we looked across the ocean from the castle, we were amazed to see a basking shark swim by lazily. No, Javado Magazine hasn’t turned into a travel guide, it’s just that the story of Semponium is set on this

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4 Setembro 2023
Callicarpa bodinieri

The name Callicarpa is a compound of the Greek words callos (beautiful) and carpos (fruit). This explains the origins of its common name in English; Beautyberry.   When the colour palette in my garden undergoes a transition in the autumn, I know it’s time for the amazing Callicarpa show to begin. The leaves take on beautiful autumn tones, and clusters of

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1 Agosto 2023
Kwekerreportage: Ter steege

What makes the grower report in this edition of the magazine so unusual is that for the first time it’s not about a grower, but a pottery supplier: Ter Steege, a well-known name in the worldwide garden centre industry. Javado and Ter Steege have developed an excellent partnership that keeps everybody involved happy, so for once I didn’t find myself wandering

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