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Nursery Apartus

blog 25 May 2020

Our wholesaler of flowers and plants is always selecting only the best growers for our webshop. That is why we only have the most excellent growers in our range. Today we would like to introduce you to Nursery Apartus

Kwekerij Apartus is a family business that has been growing the Bella Donna or French geranium for a long time. In order to remain distinctive, they strive to bring new varieties to the market every year with beautiful colors. In addition to the Bella Donna, they grow Bella Fuchsias, Dahlia, Hibiscus, Digitalis, Helianthus Sunfinity and Cyclamen.

Nursery Apartus is located in Poeldijk in the Westland and in Berkel en Rodenrijs. Our production areas are spread over several sustainable locations. They are also part of the "Geothermal Energy Vogelaer" project. Here geothermal energy is drilled, which means that there is approximately 20,000 tons less CO2 emissions annually. In addition, a lot is saved on gas.

To deal with the environment responsibly, the company has a quality management system and Apartus is in possession of the MPS-A certificate from the Milieu Programma Sierteelt (MPS) foundation. MPS consists of four partial certificates with which the company guarantees sustainability. It offers the possibilities for more efficient work and cost savings. The MPS certificate used for the consumer label for sustainably grown potted plants. Apartus also has MPS-GAP, MPS-SQ, Grasp, and Planet Proof certification for additional requirements for production in the areas of safety, durability and traceability.

In addition, this wonderful company has specialized for more than 24 years in growing:

- French Geraniums

- Dahlia

- Helianthus

- Hibiscus

- Cyclamen

- Bella Fuchsia

- Digitalis

Amazone Plants

blog 18 May 2020

Amazone Plants was founded in 2010 by Fred van Zijl and Lex Scheffers. Entrepreneurs at heart who find it especially important to enjoy what they do. Their years of growing experience were bundled and together they chose to grow Anthuriums. A former chrysanthemum nursery was purchased and renovated for this. The ingenious cultivation system could be applied well in the pot plants. The first years Amazone Plants supplied Anthuriums in a 17 cm pot, now also in 9, 12 and 14 cm!

The Anthuriums of Amazon plant are distinguished by large flowers, multitude of color, sturdy flower stems, dark green, shiny leaves and an excellent shelf life. With their tropical anthuriums they bring the Amazon area to every living room.

Adrichem Potplanten

blog 11 May 2020

Adrichem Potplanten has been located at Papelaan 11 in Monster since 2000. They have 5 hectares of cultivation space. They grow different types of potted plants on this. In 2007, the company was renovated and partially automated. The activities in the greenhouse are carried out by means of forklift trucks and the order processing is done by means of a WPS order system. This allows for sorting with the camera and we can make different color mixtures.

The company was founded by Jan van Adrichem who, together with his wife Sjaan van Adrichem, started in 1991 at Hofzichtlaan in Schipluiden. Bas van Adrichem joined the company in 1998 and Tim van Adrichem joined in 2005.

They grow midi Cyclamen, Pelargonium Grandiflorum, Capsicums and Helianthus and they grow everything by color. This allows them to create a specially adapted mix for the customer. To better characterize this, they also started growing in colored pots. This is also known as Ton sur Ton.

Adrichem Potplanten can package their products in many ways. For example, the plants can be supplied in ceramic decorative pots or jute bags.