Stories of Marginpar

Spring inspiration: fresh floral creations

With Hanneke Frankema & Max van de Sluis

Smarter. More sustainable. More efficient. How we tackle waste.

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Dreamy floral clouds

With Clematis Amazing® Kansas

Sustainable floral design

What we can learn from historical techniques and materials

Q & A: Gregor Lersch

An exclusive interview with master florist and international icon Gregor Lersch.

Constructed wetlands

How we reuse water sustainably

Floral Trends 2025

by Hanneke Frankema

Nurturing our soil for sustainable flowers

From a healthy patch of soil to a bouquet in your hands

Floral inspiration for the festive season

With designs by Maria Sarnowska and Ewa Bugaj

Special Event design

Q&A with Kristine Kratt en Bill Schaffer

Sustainable flower growing in Africa

Trust through certification

A flower like a butterfly

The flower that floats over a bouquet like a butterfly flies over a flower meadow.

Enchanting winter blooms

Inspirational designs by Klaus Wagener and Krisztián Kövér

Baroque Beauty

Enchanting florals by Geertje Stienstra

Luscious Hellebore DIY

A table centrepiece design by Joseph Massie

Empowering communities

A sustainable approach

Farewell flowers

Expressing emotions and memories through floral arrangements

Embracing sustainable energy practices at our flower farms

Designer feedback: Clematis Amazing® Tokyo

She's back and better than ever!

Tokyo Tablescape

Your step-by-step guide to create this Clematis artwork

Sunny summer arrangements

by Krisztián Kövér

The Good Life: The 5-Day Floral Course

Bridal Work on the Amalfi Coast

17th century flowers at Paleis ‘t Loo

View Hanneke Frankema's floral still life at exhibition 'Bloom'.

Floral art in the style of Gaudí

A floral masterpiece by Samantha Wilhelm

Boho wedding - Part 1

Behind the scenes with Marginpar

Boho Wedding - Part 2

The final results

Polianthes x Annindriya

Behind the scenes at the launch of a luxury perfume brand.

Bright wedding blooms

Fresh and colourful wedding designs with Asters

From blooms to vows

Tutorial: recreate a timeless wedding design!

Discover the Desert Retreat trend

Inspired by the raw beauty of nature

A Floral Valentine’s Day

What flowers can teach us about love

Embark on a floral adventure with 'Ask Marginpar'

Welcome to our video series!

Floroscope

Find out which flower mirrors your zodiac sign's spirit.

The Story of M. 2024

Stories that make you bloom

Floral Trend Report 2024 - part 2

By Nicu Bocancea

Floral Trend Report 2024

By Nicu Bocancea

Cultivating nature's marvels

An agronomist's week at Marginpar

Uncompromising quality: Marginpar's post-harvest mission

Enhancing flower excellence through post-harvest care in Africa

Building blooming partnerships together

A week in the life of Account Manager EU Jamie

The flame of autumn: Jatropha Firecracker

An explosion of colour and beauty

Astrantia in the spotlight

Graceful blossoms, timeless beauty.

Floral Fundamentals Weekend

Floral Fundamentals Open Days in full bloom

Flowers on the slopes

Where flowers and snow come together in a unique way

The perfect wedding guest: Clematis Amazing®

Say 'I Do!' to the perfect wedding flowers

Enchantingly beautiful, Gloriosa

Colourful and striking

Botanica Ecologica by Bart Hassam

Unique designs with Japanese influences, the Fibonacci sequence and Art Nouveau.

Flowers and interior in the lead

No less than 8 pages filled with stunning floral in Residence magazine.

The Marginpar Culture

An insight into how our company culture aims at growing people that grow unique flowers.

Floral Trends 2023

By Joseph Massie

Farewell flowers – funeral wreaths with a personality

Seven inspiration designs by Max van de Sluis

An ode to Talinum ‘Long John’

Our most refined product

Scabiosa in autumn

Sumptuous and versatile

Why people development is so important to us

Co-CEO’s Richard Fernandes and Rob Koning share why it's key to the success of our business.

Floral hacks: Joseph Massie's Top waterless flowers

If you have never heard of the term waterless flowers, then you are in for a treat!

Evolution of shapes

10 designs from 1 shape

Passion for pastel

Love, Respect, Freedom, Tolerance, Equality & Pride.

The perfect spot

Prime locations under the African sun

Spring designs full of colour - by Hanneke Frankema

Hurray, spring is here. Time for colour!

Tested: The first bicoloured Clematis!

What do the designers think of this newcomer?

Getting married in pastel

Styling tips for a romantic wedding

A château wedding in the spring

a dreamy wedding at Schloss von Hammerstein

How to use Very Peri - trend colour of 2022 – in floral design

The do's and don'ts by Floral Fundamentals Ambassador Robert Bartolen

Making the world a better place

Practising ESG: by everyone, everywhere, every day

The Quest for Eryngium Questar® - Part 2

About the origin of the names of our Eryngium Questar® series

From Russia with love

How Dmitry Turcan expresses gratitude to the African value adders through a Russian kokoshnik.

The Quest for Eryngium Questar®

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.., an Eryngium breeder and a flower grower embarked on an extraordinary quest.

The Story of M. 2022

At Marginpar we believe the flower experience is even more meaningful when you know the story behind the flowers. How are they made? By...

Top 10 floral trends 2022

by Gregor Lersch

Servant leadership and a clear strategy

An interview with Marginpar CEO Rob Koning and co-founder and Director External Affairs Richard (Kiki) Fernandes

#TheMarginparRecipe

Take a look inside Marginpar's kitchen! In various interviews we are sharing our unique recipe for unique flowers, powerful collaborati...

Just like Joseph Massie

A step-by-step tutorial: Clematis Amazing® Vienna bowl

Designing against gravity

Joseph Massie

Craspedia DIY

WOVEN IN

Decorating with Craspedia Paintball™ Pop

Craspedia brings colour and lightness into your home and it dries beautifully, so you will get to enjoy it for a long long time.

4 Care tips for your Clematis cut flowers

How to keep your Clematis flowers happy

Gregor Lersch

Master of Master florists

Brilliant Bridal Works

It is almost possible again! Getting married the way it should be. In the meantime, we enjoy all wedding inspiration, such as this shoo...

A thousand-and-one days

Fairytale spring designs with Craspedia

A thousand-and-one nights

Fairytale designs with Jatropha Firecracker

5 tips to make your small wedding a big success

The benefits of a small guest list

Wedding trend 2021: "Close to Nature"

A team of passionate photographers, decorators, florists and stylists presents their vision of the wedding trend 2021 with an exception...

From flower to sculpture

"Dare to combine and don't be afraid“

Top 10 Floral Trends for 2021

New trends, new opportunities

Q & A: Klaus Wagener

He is a man with many professions: floral designer, trend scout, stylist, teacher, author of books and magazines and the creative head ...

New: the white Clematis

Several designers put her trough the test. Guess what happened?

5 Tips for a Gemstone-Themed Bridal Table

Use jewels, gemstones and geodes as perfect colour palette for an elegant, surprising wedding theme.

The power of the chain

From breeding to growing and delivering a beautiful, distinctive product with a long vase life. We believe that breeder, grower and mar...

The art of breeding

Imagine that 99.9% of your work leads to nothing. Would you continue with it? But what if the 0.1% that remains is so unique that you d...

Unconventional flower design

This is the story of designer Alina Popa, a wedding florist from Romania. She is founder of NO NO NO: an unconventional flower design s...

Playing with the unreal

So. Very. Tall. That's the first thing we notice when we shake the hand of artist Bas Meeuws. Measuring two metres he easily stands out...

Who run the world? Girls!

Beyoncé made it into a catchy song. We all sing it with ease, don't we? But she touches a sensitive point. Gender equality is a hot iss...

Picture perfect

Beautiful flowers deserve to be beautifully portrayed. At Marginpar we get the assistance of photographer Paul Heijmink. With his uniqu...

Gyps = back!

Gypsophila (also known as baby's breath) has made a huge comeback in the flower world. Transforming from boring filler to leading lady:...

The importance of education

Going to school. Learning. Studying. It seems so simple and straightforward. But is it?

Top 10 Floral Trends for 2020

What are the floral trends for 2020? Trend Translator Sandra Könings made us a top 10.

The Story of M.

Who is Marginpar, what do we stand for and why are our flowers so special? Read all about it in "The Story of M." A glossy magazine f...

The road to success

‘You only get to the top by doing things in a different way’ says Hanneke Frankema proudly. Ever since Hanneke Frankema was awarded the...

The Scabiosa, a forgotten flower

Grandmothers and grandfathers with a green thumb might remember it: the Scabiosa. A special flower, which until recently, had been forg...

Flowers in the lead

A group of passionate top designers from all over the world come together at the Boerma Instituut in Aalsmeer. Long work benches before...

The Kaizen way

Our farms in Kenya work 'Kaizen'. A Japanese method of working in which trust is a key element.