It was this summer when a nursery detergent builder partake in his memories of a kin member that breathed horticulture . Coming from a big family unit he started working aged 12 and grew into the industriousness by experience . Just like the glasshouse builder from back in the days he travelled the earth without speaking the linguistic communication of the res publica he call . Phoning home was scarcely an option back then , not to speak of pilot home each week to aid take care of the tike or the household . Weekends were for body of work , or - let ’s be honest - for spending the weekly wages in the local bars .
These times have passed , but these multitude started the internationalization of horticulture and laid the base for the Dutch gardening in the world . On top of that , not always being the stark nice guy when travelling abroad , they also have many just write up to deal so the series was birth . Together they bring over 6 centuries of expertness to the table , admit more than 350 year in horticulture . lease ’s take a look at what we ’ve check so far .
Golf and greenhouses“A mix between playing golf game in Tenerife with ideas and working out the melodic theme at home . And of course now and again watering the geranium ! " That ’s how Piet Bom explain that at the age of 82 he ’s still developing new concepts for mellow - tech horticulture . This year he launched the Fiberglass greenhouse concept .
He worked non - stop with Rob Grootscholten , who has fancy the manufacture change in 42 yr of greenhouse construction . " Particularly in the Netherlands , foresightful coitus and know each other well played a role . But the grower has become an entrepreneur . The familiar nature made room for a more businesslike plan of attack . As a representative , we used to go into the field with a measure tape , now we get unadulterated specifications,“Rob says .
Left : Piet Bom
Rob Grootscholten
Idealism and capitalism"As a Dutch - American , I like to combine noble-mindedness and capitalist economy , " order Peter Stuyt with Total Energy Group . At the age of 22 , he left Netherlands for California .
Peter find himself in the nursery cultivation hub of Carpinteria . But , the sizing of this glasshouse sphere was nothing compare to that of Westland in the Netherlands . Well , that is something that has changed . " I thought cultivator would always be more of import than machines . Now it is no longer strange to see 100 - hectare companies in the US too . "
A little imagination"With a niggling imagination , you will get quite far " , is how Henry van der Lans explained how he was able to do business in France , without speaking a word French . He get a line that ' a honorable boss is o.k. with every accommodation and every dinner party . Because if he does not , his personnel will not either ' . "
Guts , happiness and a number of cheek"With guts , happiness , a bit of cheek and stay true to your Holy Scripture , we now have lead power 14 motivate us forward . bang-up , is n’t it ? " talk is Leo Alsemgeestwho ’s piece by bit take a step back from Alweco .
Nico Niepce and Leo Alsemgeest
What Leo has in judgement , is quickly put into practice session . Within Alweco , colleagues call that ‘ Leo ’s elbow room ' . There are many examples of this . Just ask Leo why he enounce goodby to his boat , his birds or a certain car brand . Leo will be happy to narrate you .
Fixtures for the futureHe does n’t speak Chinese and his English is shaky at best , but Harry Dullemans , the founder of Agrolux , is still a successful reparation developer . The fact that he is 77 long time old does n’t keep him from his work . In his shop , he tinker on new fixtures and the requests for his work keep coming in . “ You should never say you ’re not there because then they will pass you by . ”
Founder of horticultureHis menage was filled with notes about coupling pieces and sealing profile - the paper ’s edges were filled with small draught . Now , at 79 years , ideas still fill up the head of Kees de Groot , the human being who often is referred to asone of the founders of the modern horticulture .
Voskamp en Vrijland was the bombastic greenhouse constructor in the human beings , particularly because clients abroad preferred the largest company . Other companies were much smaller . Only after the bankruptcy on 1985 , humble nursery builders get the chance to grow,“he remembers .
Leo Alleblas
Real adventurersThat Dutch greenhouse builders are real adventurers , Leo Alleblas can confirm . He has been around in the sector and has travel a lot . " The current genesis does not consider their ears when you tell the stories of the old days . Everything was done by deal . "
He started his calling in the humanity of cars , but soon found himself hooked on horticultural technique . Carel Zwinkels recently roll cheerio to AAB nl , but it ca n’t be called a real farewell . “ I have almost 40 twelvemonth of horticultural technique on the rejoinder . I will keep on survey the development in horticulture " , he says . " you could set up any project you care , but it should still be able to stomach after fifteen twelvemonth . A grower take to keep on originate to stay afloat in this market . "
The 10th article in this serial is published today and
face for moreStarting with ten article from the Dutch manufacture , now we ’re also look to expand the article sic with external stories - so feel costless to send an e - mail if you , your father , grandfather or fellow has some good narrative to divvy up .
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