14 November 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 October 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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1 August 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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6 June 2023
Achillea millefolium

What I like about yarrow are its finely feathered leaves and the umbels with very delicate flowers, which look like intricate lacework. The genus name Achillea is derived from Achilles, a hero of Greek Mythology who took yarrow into battle with his armies to treat wounds. The double compound leaves look they’re composed of thousands of tiny leaves. Mille = thousand.

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22 May 2023
Kwekerreportage: Kwekerij Zeur Niet

No Moaning Nursery’ might sound like a strange name for a place that grows plants, but it’s the literal translation of ‘Kwekerij Zeur Niet’. What’s the story behind the name? The product range is also very original, so high time to get acquainted. Tom Scheffers takes me on a tour of the nursery. I start by asking him where the name ‘No Moaning’ originated. There

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