Horticultural fans are once again being treated to interesting newcomers with extra added value. From amongst sixteen novelties, the jury of the Florall Awards selected the long-flowering Daphne ‘Perfume Princess’ with its high value for the consumer and the hardy Lagerstroemia indica ‘Berry Dazzle’ as the winners. In the Concepts category, Belgicactus’ new total concept for succulents, ‘Fabulous Fat Friends’, was awarded 2nd prize.

An attractively trained kiwi vine that is guaranteed to produce fruit; a Chaenomeles with spectacular early blooms; and a compact, low-growing bamboo that is not invasive. These are the prizewinners that were chosen by a five-strong expert jury during Florall at Waregem Expo.

On Saturday 20 January, Antwerp, the world’s diamond capital, replaced the stones of the Astridplein with a garden of 100,000 tulips to be freely picked. Visitors were invited to pick a bouquet of tulips free of charge, all offered by VLAM and the Flemish producers.