When you enter Ansu ’s , it find like you enter a Thai jungle . Be careful not to devolve into the koi pool . Years ago , the nursery started geezerhood with Thai Vanda orchid , but since Covid it has expanded to a unique and divers range . Steef van Adrichem is at the helm of the Westland company together with Arjo van der Wel and Ed Helderman . They also have line cooperator in Thailand .
The Ansu entree
Rituals of horticultureWhen you say innovation , you say Steef . He loves gifts and unique matter . " If it ’s unparalleled , I wish it , " he says enthusiastically . " Well , emotion ca n’t be deal emotionlessly . I care it when you see something and think : what on earth is that ? It has to be a kind of art . " His Thai clientele partners take maintenance of the unique range , and Steef turns it into an Ansu thingy , as he hollo it himself . " fundamentally , we want to be theRitualsof horticulture . People like to give gifts , but they often do n’t experience what to give . With our gifts , I hope that people will rightfully enjoy Ansu products and specifically come back to a florist or garden center for an Ansu gift . "
Steef shows one of the creations
No stressNot everything runs smoothly , but Steef does n’t heed . Cacti , for instance , are not selling well at the moment . " If there is a in high spirits requirement for a mathematical product , it suddenly produced in magnanimous quantities , then there is too much supplying . But well , that ’s promise gardening , " he says with a laugh . At Ansu , not all 8.6 hectares of the baby’s room are used . " There is also an empty section . focus is not good for you . Empty is not unfit . It would be bad when it was satisfy with a mathematical product that is not in demand . If I see something nice tomorrow , at least I have space to put it in the nursery . However , the chaos because of all my excogitation does demand a good deal of DOE from my mate . Adapting the organisation to an ever - changing production stream certainly does n’t descend by nature either . Before you figured out how to optimally civilise a new flora , you really call for to be a top grower . "
CovidBefore Covid , Ansu was solely focused on Vandas , mainly for weddings , result and hotels . " After March 2020 it was over . That was when I think : how I could turn this into an opportunity . That ’s how I approach thing , also when it comes to water or energy . One thing I knew for sure : when Covid was over , Ansu had to be stronger than before . And we win . "
A sea of Aglaonemas
Color - blindThere are now more than 100 change of Aglaonemas in the nursery , a green works in many unlike colors . " This is a plant for the future , it is very firm , " state Steef as he shows a bright pink Aglaonema . " And this one is really brilliant pink because I can see the color . Yes , I am color - unreasoning , but I still take the industrial plant myself . It does n’t stop me , but it can lead to funny situations . For instance , I only found out after I turned 50 that peanut butter is brown , not unripe . "
VandasAlthough Steef loves innovation , Vandas continue important for Ansu . " We are the only Vanda orchid baby’s room in Europe , all our variety are protected . We do a lot of exports , every serious order come from here . In the past , almost everything went to Russia , and they remain hugely popular in Eastern Europe . But we persist Westland growers , so for us this is normal . "
" When your product is nearly staring , people do n’t believe it ’s real . It ’s almost too good to be true . But well , that ’s Ansu , " he conclude with a gag .
For more information : Steef van AdrichemAnsuTel : +31 ( 0)174 725039[email protected]www.ansu.eu
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