No. 64: We're quite something, aren't we.

As a child, I learned that a wish shouldn't be selfish; it leads you into a spiral of "striving for more," which ends in dissatisfaction! Who still remembers that wonderful story of the Magic Fish and the dwarf couple Piggelmee? The ending was somewhat disappointing for me as a child, because what did you care about Van Nelle coffee at that age, but the message did stick. Later, the fairy tale of Aladdin reinforced these wish-related problems. So I must be careful with my wishes for others and myself; here's a sincere attempt:

For you, I wish a year with much passion and joy in gardening, patience when tasks take a lot of time, patience when the weather is difficult, gentleness when the slugs thought you were feeding them, pride in the result of beautiful blooms, and pride when you cook delicious meals with your own vegetables!

For us as a company, I wish: to make many customers incredibly happy again with our (lovingly curated) collection, energy and job satisfaction for my team of 25 wonderful people, a step further in the company acquisition process (I want to hand over the reins within 8 years), and sufficient revenue to give this labor-intensive business a long future.

I still have 1 week to devote to extensively recording interesting new species. An enjoyable but time-consuming task, which I will soon have to stop doing as my "regular" work will consume me (100 hours a week). In the past 10 weeks, 110 new varieties have already been added, which you can track monthly on our site.

Velvet Bean

View the novelties from November 2016 here

View the novelties from December 2016 here

View the novelties from January 2017 here

Some species are rare and we want to keep them exclusive. We only supply these to members of the VreekenClub.
So far, 2 species, but more are coming!
Make sure you join...

This question is being asked more and more often, and we are honoured by it! Do you own a special shop that offers personal attention to its customers? An active shop at your allotment complex? An Open Garden, Museum or Botanical Garden? You are all suitable candidates! How does it work?

It starts with the purchase of our sustainable display, which can hold 25 varieties.
We sell these at cost price: € 19.95

Then you can "browse" the site to choose what suits you or your business, to choose for your customers. Of course, there are rules, and we offer a great discount. Think about it, enjoy, and benefit from the great success we are having!

A pun among plant enthusiasts – of course, we're talking about HELLEBORUS, also known as Christmas Rose or Lenten Rose. One of our growers is offering a very interesting package, which I'd like to share with you. The package consists of 10 plants of 10 different varieties. We'll collect all orders first and then have the plants delivered from my grower all at once, so please order in advance and don't just show up at the store unannounced... Normally (in garden centers) such a collection of special Helleborus plants costs between €40.00 and €50.00, but we can offer them for €35.00.

A few years ago, we stopped attending markets and fairs, and I myself (after 25 years of traveling across the Netherlands) stopped giving lectures. Simply no more time and focused on other activities. I regularly hear from colleagues that they host very engaging evenings, and with this, I present to you:

Jan Kuiperij from Doetinchem!

From his own experience, he gives a fascinating, evening-filling talk about growing vegetables "From your own Garden". The content of such an evening can be found in this document; highly recommended!