Dutch Tulip Show announcement
Mark Your Calendars: In 2025 we return with the Dutch Tulip Show
Join us from March 19–21, 2025, for an opportunity to discover the latest tulip varieties at Jan de Wit en Zonen. We will show you all the best forcing varieties in the best possible conditions. This event is designed for grow...
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The first lily bulbs have arrived at our company
While our tulip exports are in full swing, we're excited to welcome the first LA and Asiatic lily varieties into our company! For now, these bulbs are resting in the cool room, ensuring they have enough recovery time post-harvest. Once fully restored, we'll start washing them to meet the strict ...
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Introduction of the Dahlia
We are thrilled to welcome a new member to the Jan de Wit en Zonen family of flowers: the Dahlia. This exquisite summer flower exudes elegance and is available in a stunning array of colours. Here are some of the beautiful Dahlias that have started blooming. If you’re interested in Dahlias, pl...
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40-Year Anniversary of Doing Business with China
In 1984 we exported our bulbs to China for the first time, and thus 2024 marks the 40-year anniversary of doing business with China. We look back on four decades of fruitful partnerships and remarkable achievements in China and cordially invite you to meet us at the 26th Hortiflorexpo IPM Beijing at...
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Visit us during the Tulip Trade Event
The Tulip Trade Event starts today! We are ready to welcome visitors from all over the world to our company. Our company hall is filled with thousands of tulips, forced on both soil and water. We invite you to visit us and admire the floral splendour yourself. Between 13 and 15 March our doors are o...
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First tulips start to bloom in our test greenhouse
The tulips in our test greenhouse are starting to bloom. Every year we plant a selection of bulbs from each shipped lot to ensure the quality of tulip bulbs for customers abroad. By doing so, we are greeted by more and more beautiful tulips for you to enjoy.
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First bulbs planted at our new location at Keukenhof
The gardeners at Keukenhof have started planting our bulbs. This year, we have relocated, and you can now find our section in front of the Beatrix Pavilion. We look forward to welcoming you to this new location next spring, where we can enjoy the splendour of Keukenhof together.
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Lily exhibition 2023
We are delighted to announce that our lilies are now in full bloom, and we are excited to present our lily exhibition. Prepare to be amazed as we showcase our complete assortment, featuring not only our champion varieties but also an extensive selection of new Vletter & Den Haan varieties. I...
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Visit of the Indian Ambassador
Last Saturday we were honoured by the visit of Her Excellency Mrs Reenat Sandhu, Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Together with her staff and their families, she visited Jan de Wit en Zonen as well as our tulip fields to see Maitri and other varieties.
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Show garden in full bloom
Besides our test greenhouse, we also plant part of our assortment outside in our test/show garden. Many of our bulbs are used for park planting and we try to mimic our customers' growing conditions as much as possible. Therefore we plant bulbs from lots that have been planted in parks in our own gar...
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Keukenhof is open!
Spring is here, and that means that Keukenhof has opened its doors again! This year Keukenhof is open from 23 March to 14 May. We have been an official exhibitor of Keukenhof since 2008 and supply our bulbs every year for people from around the world to enjoy. Last autumn a total of 7 million bulbs ...
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Winner of Deshima Business Award 2022
On Thursday 16 March 2023, we won the Deshima Business Award 2022 in the 'Well Established' category. Director Jan de Wit attended the ceremony at the Okura Hotel in Tokyo and accepted the award on behalf of our company. The award – a Delft blue plate – was presented by Liesje Schreinemacher, Du...
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Tulip Trade Show from 15 to 17 March 2023
We are glad to inform you that our very own Tulip Trade Show will take place at our company from Wednesday, 15 March up to and including Friday, 17 March, 2023. The official Tulip Trade Event (TTE) will take place again next year, but in the meantime you can still enjoy the beauty of tulips at our c...
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Visit to Van Egmond Substrates & Van der Gulik Tulips B.V.
On Thursday 23 February, almost all our staff visited two companies. In the morning, we visited Van Egmond Substrates in Amsterdam. This company supplies potting soil for packing the lily bulbs to us. It was very interesting to see how the soil arrived by ship via the North Sea Canal and was mixed a...
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Installation of 1,400 solar panels
These past few weeks it has not only been busy under the roof, but also on the roof. Major steps are currently being taken towards sustainability, with the installation of 1,400 solar panels. If everything goes according to plan, we will be able to enjoy the first solar energy in our company from mi...
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