9 March 2022
BLOG: interview with Evert Thielen

I’m 54 years old, and I have a 26-year-old son and a 28-year-old daughter. In my spare time, I enjoy Rotterdam, the beautiful city where I live. You’d be right to say that I appreciate the good life, as I’m a fan of good food and nice drinks with family and friends.   I’ve already been the director of Javado for more than a decade. The years have flown by, partly

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16 February 2022
BLOG: Grower Fruithof

You may have heard of “De Fruithof”,  as our webshop menu has a separate tile for this grower. This nursery specialises in fruit trees and plants for garden centres. The owner jokingly calls himself a fruit-freak. At the nursery I was given an afternoon of lessons in fruit trees, in fact I really only had to ask one question: Who is Wim Kersten?   ‘I’m 51 years

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25 January 2022
BLOG: interview with our colleague Marijke

Time flies; it’s already been 16 years since I started working at Javado. I remember it very well. We used to work in a smaller building than the current one, where I was a switchboard operator and receptionist, and used to prepare invoices. In those days, we used to send printed invoices at the end of each working day, and the truck drivers would collect them from

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20 January 2022
Blog: one of our clients in the spotlights

Meet Pépinières Rouberty   Les Pépinières Rouberty was founded in 1976 by Mr Rouberty, and has been managed by Pascal and Tony for the past 15 years. Our garden centre is located in the middle of nature, which defines the spirit of the place. We’ve noticed how much customers appreciate this. The site extends over 3 acres, with several water features and benches

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11 January 2022
Blog: Hippeastrum file

Together with Vreugdenhil Bulbs & Plants, our main purveyor of Hippeastrum, we take a close look into the world of this spectacular bulbous plant. Jochem Vreugdenhil is a third generation grower, and bursting with knowledge about this crop.   Amaryllis or Hippeastrum? It’s certainly a bit confusing. One person calls it an Amaryllis, while another says

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