In Wezep , the Netherlands , there are thousands , if not millions of small coniferous tree in the nursery of Edens Plants & Creations . This company is a third - contemporaries family business enterprise that was established in 1972 by Henk Hoekert . He was in the main concerned in heather plant life and outdoor plants . In 1998 , he start multiply and this resulted in a Calluna business . Currently , the glasshouse focuses on conifer .
Jan Marijnis and Christiaan Rietberg
Cooperation"Here , you ’ll find a lot of mathematical product innovation , but also a product glasshouse for which I ’m responsible , " Christiaan Rietberg explains . " My brother Henrik is creditworthy for education . In summation , Jan Marijnis from Royal FloraHolland has been supporting us in sales for about eight years . He has good association at the auction , and he knows the ins and outs of our troupe . Together with Bert , he bring our Cartesian product to as many customers as potential at the auction bridge , including declamatory retailers , wholesalers , and modest - scale garden nerve centre . Since the 1980s , we have been involved in the auction , we were one of the first spate growers to do so . Today Henrik and I are the owners of the company , and since last week our young pal , Jesse , is also employed in the nursery . " Jan says : " We also offer planting stuff to agriculturist , who can then repot it into big pots . We only proffer licensed change over which we have control . in the end , we make up one’s mind together which agriculturist suit us , and who get to grow the varieties . "
Conifers
TransformationIf the name Edens Plants & Creations does n’t sound familiar , maybe the name tree diagram baby’s room Hoekert rings a bell . For more than 40 long time , it was a household name in the world of callunas and Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree glasshouse . " We have always had a right name , and we still have something great to work up on , " says Christiaan . Since 2021 , the party brook the name Edens Plants & Creations . Jan Marijnis say that breeding did play a part in convert the assortment in recent years : " We hope that within a few geezerhood , the garden will be full of all our own varieties . " Christiaan fit in : " This is the switch that we , the third generation , made . From 2019 onwards we implemented our vision , and in the last few years we really change the classification . " Over the course of time , a lot has also happen when it come to automation ; they utilise sorting lines , and since January , also a abridge robot .
Christiaan and Jolanda , she deals with the breeding of Hebe
Breeding"The Calluna ' Beauty Ladies ' is an vastly popular variety which has been developed here , " Christiaan explains . " We own the license of this heather plant , but production principally takes berth in the Niederrhein , Germany . It is amazing that it has become such a strong product thanks to breeding and good growers . " Heather is an autumn product for all of Europe . Moreover , Christiaan and his squad take efforts to get it outside Europe . " But it does n’t do work on every continent , " Christiaan continues . " We expect at opportunity for procreation and selling in other place around the human race . " Besides breeding Calluna , they also disperse Hebe , Erica , and conifers to infix fresh variation and mixture . " Besides our nursery , Calluna ' Beauty Ladies ' is in the main grow at other growers ' , they bewitch the growth of the grocery store through expansion . "
Christiaan Rietberg of Edens Plants & initiation
Conifers"Our business sector outlook may seem broad , but we really make conscious choices at the nursery . For representative , at our greenhouse , we want to focus 100 % on conifer . In recent years , we work on new variety , we have gamy expectation for them , we want to show that . That is why we have planned our in - home fair . During this event , we will specially promote the kind that we have discovered ourselves . agriculturist can walk around and see the ware . In this way , they have a clean idea of the varieties than when they see them on pic , " says Christiaan . Some 8 hectares of the baby’s room are naturalize , and 2 hectares are in the greenhouse . " This is the current situation , but depending on how the next demand for conifer this may be expanded , " Christiaan says . Jan adds : " It ’s the eccentric and shape that make these conifers distinctive , and so far the market is responding very well . They even end up at big retailers , they specifically ask for our species . This varies from Intratuin to Aldi or Lidl , which is a very big customer . They well purchase half a million plants . "
In the nursery
Christmas peak"The question is what else can go forth . Conifers are mainly known from the Christmas season , but we desire to transfer that . They can also be an excellent pick in spring or autumn , on a patio or a terrace . Take for representative the Skyblue coniferous tree , which can also be used as an indoor plant , " Christiaan continue , " Yet , the peak is around Christmas , from September to mid - December , after that the garden is empty , so to speak . With the young varieties , we would like to create more trade towards spring . We also want to put more vehemence on conifers as planting greens rather than Christmas greens . "
Christiaan show the special great deal with protective finish against moss
Environmentally conscious"At the moment , it ’s also really of import to be environmentally conscious , " he says . Jan laughs : " We have all possible credential , and we are testing all kinds of thing to see how the conifers react . " The growing of moss is quite a job at the nursery . Christiaan : " The crapper that our conifers are planted in have a protective bed that compensate the soil . Of naturally , this is environmentally friendly . In the end , it ’s always a balance , because you just require your plant to perform well for a foresightful time , while you do n’t need to apply mean that are not environmentally friendly . " Jan concludes , " They are forerunners , if there are novelties on the marketplace , they will be the first to quiz and try it here . "
19 and 4 March 2025 , the in - house fair will take place at Edens Plants & Creations . Here all the gewgaw can be view .
For more data : Edens Plants & CreationsChristiaan Rietberg[email protected]www.edens - plants.com
Jan Marijnis[email protected]www.royalfloraholland.com
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