The season is in full swing at bulb nursery Fiorile and this year the demand for bulbs is tremendous . Yet owner Theo Smakman still manages to determine a instant to give us a tour at his beautiful nursery .
full-bodied history in the bulb regionFiorile is site in the gist of the Flowerbulb Region , the so - called Westerbeek building next to the dilapidation of Teylingen castle . The location exudes chronicle , as is evident from the tour of the nursery with historic cool down doors , and the mellow b that was used in the twenties to also supply the light bulb with air flow during cooling . The bulb used to be transported by ship to the location that date stamp back to 1925 .
Despite the beautiful history of the building , the grower will before long move to a unexampled , larger location , due to the growth there is more want for cooling capacity and Fiorile no longer jibe in the Westerbeek .
A broad range of strong bulbsThe enduringness of the grower is the strong and all-encompassing chain of Narcissus pseudonarcissus , hyacinths , tulips , muscari and crocus in pots and ( intermixture ) trays for outdoors , varying from pot sizing 7 to scale of 23 atomic number 96 . The grower has about 40 type of daffodils in his range ! The grower opt for character , so when it comes to hyacinth , the unassailable multifariousness Blue Pearl , Blue Star , Pink Pearl and White Pearl are chosen .
In plus , the grower also supplies box flower bulb . Fiorile products observe their way throughout Europe at retail , wholesale and garden center chains . The intersection can also be find in garden centers and supermarket mountain range in the Netherlands .
Striking in the compass are the year - round daffodil Tête - à - Tête and the naturally multi - blossom multiflora hyacinth Anastasia . The grower buys the bulbs himself , specify them up and cool them at his own placement , which is about 4 hectare in size . Due to the wide range it is a fairly complex cognitive operation , each variety has its own time and way of cool and rooting . About 10 million bulbs forget the nursery every class , an impressive numeral .
A virtually closed system through sustainable measuresSustainability is part of the rearing process . Since 2019 , the nursery has been MPS - GAP and GRASP certified for the integral mountain range . The measures are aimed at cut the use of , for example , disinfectants , safety , energy efficiency and the processing and separation of waste and the purchase of electric-light bulb from MPS evidence agriculturist .
In addition , enjoyment is made of pots of PCR material ; Post Consumer Recycle textile , or recycled family waste material . The moldable trays are collected and returned to the producers for reuse . This creates an almost closed organization .
So you see , the historical - looking nursery works with the sustainable techniques of this time so that the company can carry on to get these beautiful traditional Dutch products for years to come up .
For more information : OZ PlantenMagnolia 11 VBA Zuid1424 LA De KwakelPostbus 10761430 BB AalsmeerNetherlands+31 297 380 780[email protected]www.ozplanten.nl
