21 Outubro 2020
Snake plant: Houseplant of the Month for November

Outside the wind is howling and the world is rushing by, but inside it’s calm, serene and clean thanks to the snake plant.   Stately serenity. Grey-green with stripes, spots and beautiful edges. Thick leaves that grow straight up and create a screen between you and the outside world. The snake plant is the sort of plant that mutes the stimuli from a world that’s

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15 Outubro 2020
BLOG: Grower report GOVA

I have been to lots of different nurseries, but this is the first one I’ve come across where the plants have to be grown for so long before they’re sent to us. I’m talking about the Laurus nobilis, a mythical plant which has been the life’s work of Gova Nursery. Jack Goossens tells me all about it. While we walk through the fields outside, I find out how this noble

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21 Setembro 2020
Croton: Houseplant of the Month for October

This colourful beauty is a very distinctive personality with colours that you would not readily put together but that still look amazing.   Green, yellow, red, orange, brown, purple, black – flamboyant Croton brings autumn’s glow into your home. It’s a very eye-catching plant with thick, shiny leaves. Mother Nature certainly had an exceptionally

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21 Agosto 2020
Strelitzia: Houseplant of the Month for September

Large feathery leaves make Strelitzia an impressive plant that will treat you to stunning exotic flowers – once you get to know each other a bit better.   Impressive foliage plant Strelitzia’s large green leaves create an instant jungle feel in your home. This herbaceous plant grows in South Africa where it can reach a height of ten metres,

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18 Agosto 2020
BLOG: Grower report Van der Arend Tropical Plantcenter

The Dutch nursery Van der Arend Tropical Plantcenter enjoys international fame in the market. The nursery is important to us, because it supplies some very special tropical green plants. It turns out that there are also lots of exciting new things on the horizon. Owner René van der Arend receives me, and gives me a taster of what’s in store. How did Van der Arend

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