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Mothers Day bonanza as garden centre records are broken across the country - UPDATED
Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Days raise over £500,000
Fife garden centre purchased and refurbished
Grange expands Ultimate range following 2016 success
HSBC supports acquisition of Eastleigh garden centre
Keter to take over Stewart Plastics
Great start to the season...or is it a false dawn?
Selfie saves Norwich garden centre owners from Westminster carnage
Newshound finds Mr M has been busy recruiting 'experience'...
GIMA announces new Council at AGM
Whitehall Woodborough re-opens after re-fit in time for Mothers Day
Glee and the HTA confirm new three-year agreement
Overseas buyers ready to do business with UK suppliers
Garden leisure market grew 6% last year says new report
Partnership agreement between the Salon du Végétal fair, HTA National Plant Show and HTA Nursery Supply Show
Dutch Design in flowers at the Keukenhof opening
Plantarea Supervior / Manager (Berkshire)
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Plant feeds and lawncare dominate sales
UK warning to Brussels on over-zealous approach to pest products
Young veg plants are a week ahead of schedule
March growing media sales up 32% so far
spoga+gafa 2017: Excellent number of bookings
Garden Press Event moves to the Business Design Centre in 2018
Plant sales flourish
Introducing the Retail Lab @ Glee, in association with the HTA
Flemish pavilion confirmed for Glee 2017
Johnsons Lawn Seed ‘Campaign for Quality’: Size matters
Stewart Garden Schools Campaign grows by 75%
Pictures from the Greatest Christmas Gold-winning teams
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Commercial Kitchen unveils its initial exhibitor list for 2017
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Dutch Design in flowers at the Keukenhof opening



The 68th edition of Keukenhof has started. The official opening was dedicated to Dutch Design and the new entrance building. Over 100 varieties of tulip are already in bloom at the park. At Keukenhof, spring has truly begun. Keukenhof is the place to enjoy the millions of flowering tulips, daffodils and other bulb flowers this spring.



Keukenhof’s theme for 2017 is ‘Dutch Design’. Dutch designers are globally esteemed for their ground-breaking ideas in the field of fashion, graphic design, architecture and furniture design. They inspired the theme for this Keukenhof season. Dutch Design has been incorporated into the bulb mosaic, one of the themed year’s highlights.

Furthermore, the flower shows at the Oranje Nassau Paviljoen are dedicated to Dutch Design. One of the inspirational gardens has also been given over to the theme, and fashion and furniture design inform the orchid and anthurium shows at the Beatrix Paviljoen.



After years of preparation, Keukenhof will be taking its new entrance building into operation. A beautiful design by the world renowned firm of architects Mecanoo from Delft.
The entrance building houses public functions such as box offices, the information desk and shops. The use of natural materials – wood, copper and brick lends the building its exceptional character.

Keukenhof continues to work to improve quality and service for its guests. “Today, after a long, cold winter we celebrate the start of a new spring with the opening of Keukenhof. In recent years, Keukenhof has undergone wonderful development. Visitor numbers are up. The park has become even more beautiful and now blooms from the first to the last day. And we have made substantial investments in improving facilities at the park,” says Siemerink, director Keukenhof.

Keukenhof is open to the public from now until 21 May 2017, by which time well over 1 million people will have visited the flower exhibition from all over the world.






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