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An Education in Flowers
ECT Tour Manager, Graham Parker, enjoys his work heading to Keukenhof in The Netherlands, with a student tour group. Anyone who knows me will agree that I go away with groups with as much excitement now after 10 years, as … Continue reading
Posted in Destination guide, Europe, Floristry, Gardening, Horticulture, Memoirs of a travel guide, Tour
Tagged auction, bulbs, ECT, ECT Travel, europe, European Connoissuers Travel, Flora Holland, floral, floristry, flower design, flowers, flowers. floral, gardens, Graham Parker, Keukenhof, Southhampton college, students, the netherlands, tour, tourism, travel
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A day the students will remember
On 7 November European Connoisseurs Travel sponsored and attended The Flower Market College Day at New Covent Garden Flower Market in London. It proved to be a great day out for students and tutors alike. The Flower Market at New … Continue reading
Posted in City Break, Destination guide, Floristry, Interview, Shopping, UK, Uncategorized
Tagged college day, Competition, ECT Travel, European Connoiseurs Travel, floristry, flower market, flowers, Jane Packers, Liz Anderson, London, New Covent Garden, Theresa McDermott
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Wendy Andrade returns from Alden Biesen
Internationally renowned florist, Wendy Andrade travelled with ECT to The Flower Event at the National Commandery, Alden Biesen, Belgium in September. Her career is going from strength to strength with her new book coming out next year. ECT talked to … Continue reading
Posted in Destination guide, Europe, fashion, Floristry, Horticulture, Interview, Tour, Uncategorized
Tagged Alden Biesen, arrangments, belgium, Chelsea Flower Show, Designers, ECT, ECT Travel, European Connoiseurs Travel, floral, floristry, Flower Event, gilt medals, group tour, Hadlow college, interview, National Commandery, oscars, pasadena rose, philadelphia flower show, September, tour, travel, Wendy, wendy Andrade
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Learn new skills in a fascinating location
If you want to expand your horizons and learn new floristry skills, look no further than our Swedish educational tour. We talk to Karin Warenius at The Munkeröd Educational Centre in Gothenburg about some of the details of this exciting … Continue reading
Posted in City Break, Culture, Destination guide, Europe, fashion, Floristry, Interview, Shopping, Tour, Uncategorized
Tagged archipelago, college, ECT Travel, educational tour gothenburg, European Connoisseurs Travel, floral, floral arrangement workshop, floristry, floristry workshop, flowers, gothenburg, learning, Munkeröd, Munkeröd Educational Centre, Nordic flower bindery, Per Benjamin, shopping, skills, Sweden, Swedish
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CEO Life – Getting ready for Southport and the National Show
The NAFAS National Show is being hosted in Southport this year. As this is a new destination for us, with new hotels, I wished to make a visit in person, to make sure I was happy with our arrangements. By … Continue reading
Posted in CEO Life, City Break, Destination guide, Floristry, Shopping, UK, Uncategorized
Tagged best western, ECT, ECT Travel, floristry, floristry event, floristry tour, florists, Liverpool, NAFAS, National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies, National show, red squirrels, royal clifton hotel & spa, shopping, southport, Theresa Mc Dermott, v-spa, vincent hotel, wayfarers shopping arcade
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The Business of Inspiration
Liz Anderson from London’s new Covent Garden market talks to ECT Travel about Flower Market College Day, a day where students get to experience the cut and thrust of commercial buying and a day that ECT is proudly sponsoring on … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Destination guide, Floristry, Gardening, Horticulture, Interview, UK
Tagged college day, Covent Garden, Covent Garden market, ECT, Floral demonstration, florist and wholesale buyer, floristry, floristry student, florists, flower market, Flower Market College Day, flowers, Liz Anderson, magazine, market, NCGM, new covent garden college days
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The Manfred Hoffmann Interview – Inspiration at IPM Essen
With ECT Travel in the midst of organising tours for the biggest ‘green’ fair in Germany – IPM Essen 2012, in January 24-27 – we decided to interview the FDF Creative Director, namely Manfred Hoffmann, about his plans to inspire us … Continue reading
Posted in Destination guide, Europe, fashion, Floristry, Gardening, Interview, Uncategorized
Tagged bouquet offensive, club tour, ECT, ECT Travel, FDF, floral, floral arrangement, floral arrangements, floral design, floral exhibition, floristry, floristry exhibition, floristry tour, floristry travle, florists, flower show, forsyth, Germany, group tour, group travel, group travelling, horticulture, IPM, IPM Essen, Manfred Hoffmann, Marry Mania, specialist group tour, specialist group travel, specialist tour, specialist travel, wedding decoration, wedding design, wedding designs
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The Keukenhof Gardener
ECT Travel recently interviewed André Beijk, Main Gardener at Keukenhof whilst he was busy planting bulbs in preparation for opening the gardens next Spring. ECT Travel can take groups to Keukenhof to witness the spectacular floral displays in what have … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Destination guide, Europe, Floristry, Gardening, Horticulture, Interview, Tour
Tagged André Beijk, bulbs, coach tour, coach travel, coach trip, coach trip to Europe, corporate group travel, ECT, European Connoisseurs Travel, floristry, florists, flowers, garden, garden tour, garden tours, group travel, horticultural tour, horticulture, horticulturist, Keukenhof, keukenhof gardens, landscaping, Netherlands, planting, Richard Forsyth, staff group travel, tourism, travel to the Netherlands, tulips, visit Holland, Visit Keukenhof, visit the Netherlands
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The most beautiful carpet in the world
ECT talked to Annette Katz, organiser of the Carpet of Flowers event in Brussels about the preparation required. By Richard Forsyth The Carpet of Flowers is one of the most beautiful displays of floral art you are likely to witness … Continue reading
Posted in Art, City Break, Culture, Europe, Floristry, Gardening, Horticulture, Interview, Tour
Tagged Annette Katz, art, begonia, begonias, brussels, carpet flower, Carpet of Flowers, ECT, european travel connoisseurs, European Travel Connoissuers, floral, floral arrangement, floral arrangements, floral decoration, floristry, flower arrangements, flower carpet, flower decoration, flowers, garden tour, garden tours, ghent, grand place, group travel, horticulture, mayors balcony, tours, travel, visit brussels
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Memoirs of a tour manager: Keukenhof Gardens and Van Den Berg Greenhouse
In times of old, The Waag was the eastern gateway to the city of Amsterdam, and in 1632, high-up under its grey-slated turrets in an anatomical theatre, Rembrandt sketched and later painted The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp. But … Continue reading