'My team is really my safety net'

With sixteen top participants in the starting blocks, the battle for the European Cup for florists could finally commence after more than two years. Our Dutch candidate was one of the favorites from the start in Katowice, Poland, and she fully lived up to this promise. Hanneke Frankema is the European Floral Arrangement Champion 2022!

Summer Zinnia: Abundance from the picking garden

The exuberance of summer comes in different variations. The yellow cornfield with blue cornflowers and red poppies is technically the icon of summer in terms of color. Color against color reigns. The assortment includes many colorful flowers in which blues are now well represented. Zinnia occupies its own place in this whole.

‘The bar is always high’

Moniek Vanden Berghe has been at the top of the European floristry world for many years. At major events such as Fleuramour, there is a beautiful presentation of her work to be seen every year, and recently at the Ghent Floralies she showed a monumental floral work inspired by the Lamb of God by the Van Eyck brothers. A pleasant conversation.

Blossom needs air

If you want to use a blossom branch beautifully, you have to give it air. It will flourish with plenty of space around it, like a solitary tree in a landscape. Cut short and crammed between many other flowers, the character is lost. That is one aspect of blossom and air, but there are more.

'The flower profession remains one big voyage of discovery'

What passion for the profession, what youthful enthusiasm. Esther Weijenberg, at the age of 25, has already built up an impressive resume. And continues to make her mark, with surprising arrangements and challenging competitions. Including the title of Dutch Champion Floristry for Juniors and soon the participation in the European Championship. Holland's glory.