Jobba Grönt Has Increased Interest in the Green Industry
In 2025, the Swedish farmers' organizations LRF and Gröna Arbetsgivare celebrated the 10th anniversary of their initiative Jobba Grönt, but the project continues in order to attract more people to work in the green industries by highlighting the opportunities for meaningful jobs with sustainability in focus. Since the start, young people's attitudes have changed in a positive direction.
Italian National Day of Mediterranean Horticulture returns
One of the most important events in the Italian horticultural sector is returning: the National Day of Mediterranean Horticulture. This event is organised by the export organisation ANVE in collaboration with Vivai Capitanio and is scheduled for Saturday 30 May 2026 in Monopoli (BA).
‘Young plants need to become predictable’
The cultivation of young plants is slowly shifting from field plots to container fields. While open field cultivation was the standard for many years, increasingly more tree nurseries are experimenting with plugs, trays and container cultivation. Not because open field cultivation is suddenly disappearing, but because the demands for uniformity, delivery reliability and mechanical processing are increasing rapidly. Boomkwekerij De Weimer in Zundert is one of the companies right in the middle of this development.
Climate Trees and Urban Street Planting: Importance of Locally and Regionally Adapted Climate-resilient Selections in Europe
Urban trees are essential elements of modern cities, providing shade, cooling, air purification, noise reduction and water management. Street trees are no longer seen as purely decorative elements, but as functional green infrastructure. In the context of accelerating climate change, their overall public health role has become even more critical, particularly in densely built environments where heat stress and drought conditions are intensifying year after year.
GREEN IS LIFE 2026 chooses “THE HEART OF THE GREEN SECTOR” as its slogan
The 33rd edition of the Green is Life trade fair in Warsaw has now become a key meeting point for the tree nursery sector. “The slogan ‘THE HEART OF THE GREEN SECTOR’ is more than just a phrase — it perfectly captures what the trade fair stands for today: a place where key market processes converge, with plants as the starting point and the foundation for every investment in greenery. In a time of growing environmental challenges, the role of plants and responsible decision-making in green investments is becoming increasingly important,” says director Joanna Filipczak, “We see the growing importance of greenery — at its core are always plants and well-considered decisions regarding their selection. The Polish Growers’ Association understands this well and is responding with concrete action.”
Heat, Pests and the End of Hungary’s Thuja Era
Emerald Green arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’) defined Hungarian suburban gardening. Dense, narrow, evergreen and affordable conifer became the standard choice for privacy hedges around family homes and residential developments. At its peak, climate change has formed thuja production, a major part of nursery business model for many Hungarian ornamental nurseries. For today, however the past dominance, Emerald Green arborvitae has almost disappeared from the Hungarian gardens.
'The industry focuses too much on what happens above ground'
When walking through a tree nursery, people often automatically look at what is visible above ground: height growth, branching, uniformity and colour. According to Rob Tolenaars of TTS, however, this certainly doesn't say everything about the quality of a plant. “The real foundation is below ground,” he states. “That is ultimately where it is determined how strongly a plant develops.”
Tree Nursery Technology Day: “Here, growers see things here that they want to apply themselves tomorrow”
On Thursday 25 June, the annual Tree Nursery Technology Day will take place at Esri Potcultuur and Boomkwekerij Kennis on Oekelsestraat in Rijsbergen. What once started out as a small-scale gathering focused on mechanical weed control has now grown into a meeting place for tree nursery growers, mechanisation companies and technology developers from the Netherlands and Belgium. Yet, according to co-initiator John Dictus of Boomkwekerij Dictus Hereijgers, the event should above all retain what makes it strong: accessibility, a practical focus and technology developed by growers themselves.