1. Where can I buy a Cut Flower Assortment/ID Booklet from?
   Visit our (online) Shop
   
   
2. I am looking for flower information, ie. availability, common name etc.
   We produce a booklet called the Cut Flower Assortment Booklet which features these details.  Visit our (online) Shop to purchase one.  We also have a small database of cut flowers, pot plants, annuals, novelty cut flowers, novelty pot plants and cut foliage on this website called the Flower and Plant Bank.  For a larger database, you can also log on to www.plantscope.nl as a guest user.
   
   
3. Where can I find information on the meaning of flowers?
   A: Visit the Flower & Plant section on the website and take a look at the Product News.  Select a flower from the list and click on it's 'additional information' link (at the bottom of the page).  See information under 'Explanation of name' and 'Symbolism'.
   
   
4. How can I get in touch with a Flying Dutchman/Dutch supplier?
   All Dutch wholesalers are registered with the Dutch Agricultural Wholesale Board/Flowers and Plants (HBAG). Either fill out the form in the Flowers and Plants section under Dutch suppliers on this site or visit www.hbagbloemen.nl.  Once there, click on 'UK flag', then 'Services', then 'Looking for suppliers' and complete the form.
   
   
5. How can I find work in horticulture or as a florist in Holland?
   Contact the:
   Association of Dutch Florists
   Verening Bloemist Winkliers
   De Schutterij 1
   P.O. Box 1300
   3900 BH Veenendaal
   The Netherlands
   Tel: +31 318 527568
   Fax: +31 318 542266
   
   Or contact:
   The Trade Group Wholesale in Floricultural Products
   P.O. Box 1012
   1430 BA Aalsmeer
   The Netherlands
   Tel: +31 297 380090
   Fax: +31 297380099
   
   
6. Can I visit the Dutch Auctions?
   See the following websites:
   www.vbn.nl
   www.floraholland.nl
   
   
7. Where are the Dutch Markets?
   See the VBN website: www.vbn.nl
   
   
8. Where can I get a copy of the Rose catalogue?
   The Rose catalogue is available to purchase from the auctions at Aalsmeer by sending your request to info@vba.nl
   
   
9. Can I visit the bulb fields?
   See the Keukenhof website and the Netherlands Tourist Board website:
   www.keukenhof.com
   www.holland.com/uk/
   
   
10. Where can I find out what Dutch colleges are offering floristry courses?
    See the following websites:
    www.boerma.nl
    www.dutchflowerlink.nl
    
    
11. How can I get a Dutch florist to come and work in my shop?
    Contact the:
    Association of Dutch Florists
    Verening Bloemist Winkliers
    De Schutterij 1
    P.O. Box 1300
    3900 BH Veenendaal
    The Netherlands
    Tel: +31 318 527568
    Fax: +31318 542266
    
    
12. Where can I get a list of Dutch sundries suppliers?
    Email us at: info.uk@flowercouncil.org
    
    
13. Where can I get a list of UK sundries suppliers?
    Visit The Flower & Plants Association website: www.flowers.org.uk/index.htm
    
    
14. Where can I get information and facts and figures on the UK Market?
    Visit The Flower & Plants Association website: www.flowers.org.uk/index.htm

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