horticulture

Come into the Greenhouse on April 11 and 12, 2026

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • April 10, 2026

Discover a world behind glass. You drive past it, cycle along it, or see it from the train. A greenhouse seems quiet, but behind the glass, more happens every day than you think. During Kom in de Kas, you will get...

The history of the Floriade (1960 – 2022)

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • September 3 2022

From April 14 to October 9, 2022, the world horticultural exhibition Floriade Expo Amsterdam - Almere 2022 will be held in Almere. The theme is 'Growing Green Cities', providing examples to make cities greener, healthier, and more pleasant to live in...

Willem Meerkerk over Mouth-watering tart stamps with a sweet scent: I do see a trend in PostNL's new issues. More and more "self-adhesive" stamps, just like with the 2026 children's stamps. htt…

Haas over New Priority Mourning Stamp Netherlands: Unusual: new rates taking effect on a Sunday. PostNL faces a challenge. With priority, it is guaranteed that the next working day (Mon…

Elizadoug over Chessboard on stamp sheet: Are there any online references to the translation of the different stamps? I've been looking around and am not having much luck.

Elizadoug over Chessboard on stamp sheet: I bought one to frame as a gift to my father. And it was semi-difficult to find, but not too terribly expensive.

John Petterson over Drones, Drones on Drones: Nice article! It has inspired me to start collecting drones on stamps as well.

Otto over 2026 FIFA World Cup: Canada, Mexico and USA: The 2026 World Cup unfortunately turned out disastrously for our World Cup team; the beautiful stamps above are a balm for the wound for the football…