Greenisland Flowers

Greenisland Flowers Growers and Packers of fresh cut flowers This was to assess whether we could extend the season of this sometimes-difficult cut flower.

During the summer of 2003 in partnership with Greenmount College for Horticulture and Agriculture, we experimented in growing stock as a commercial cut flower. After successful trials, Greenisland flowers was formed in 2004. In 2004 we won an order from Finlays flowers/Marks & Spencer to supply stocks into the North of England and also the whole of there Scottish stores. In 2004 we extended the st

ock season with high quality stocks until the middle of August. The stock season would normally hit trouble during the very hot months of July and august but here at Greenisland flowers we coped very well with this troublesome time of the year. In 2005 we sat down again to programme our season and discovered that traditionally there is a gap in the month of June. This occurs because of the short gap between the first and second crop of stocks. In 2005 we programmed to cover this gap and also to extend the stock season until the second week of September.

2005 was a major success with the sales of stocks reaching a record 12% high over previous years. We covered the June gap and also extended the stocks season until the 15th September with high quality stocks, which had on average a shelf life of 9-10 days. In 2006 we ran with the same programme as 2005 but wanted to see if we could extend the stock further without reducing the shelf life of the product. During this year we pushed the boundaries for high quality stock production by producing stocks into the month of October for the very first time. We classed this as a success with no quality issues being reported. In 2006 we built a new state of art cut flower packing and storage facility with the help of DARD and Invest NI. This new packing and storage facility will help us get the flowers packed to an even higher standard, give the employees a better working environment and also make the process of preparing and storing the flowers a lot easier and efficient. From 2006 to 2013 we have added Lidl, Sainsburys, Asda, Tesco and PH Smith to our customer list. During this time we have expanded into oriental lily, peony rose and sweet william cut flower production. In 2012 we built a new state of art block of glass for winter production of Oriental lilies. Now we can produce cut flowers all year round

17/10/2021

Are you interested in a change and would like to work in the fresh air. Horticulture maybe the answer. We have some job opportunities. If you are looking fulltime or part time work give us a call. 02838851336 or email [email protected]

Lily. Getting ready for the winter again
17/10/2021

Lily. Getting ready for the winter again

The big girl is away to a very good home.
17/10/2021

The big girl is away to a very good home.

Mustard cover crops. Hope the frost stays away
17/10/2021

Mustard cover crops. Hope the frost stays away

Tulips know how to grow fast. It wont be long now!!
19/12/2020

Tulips know how to grow fast. It wont be long now!!

Biological control. These little tubes hold thousands of wasps which control the numbers of aphids which attack our lily...
19/12/2020

Biological control. These little tubes hold thousands of wasps which control the numbers of aphids which attack our lilys. No plant protection products required.

It is that time of the year again. The first of our tulip crops
15/12/2020

It is that time of the year again. The first of our tulip crops

27/08/2020

The is our new purchase. We have him named Jarleth. He is a Hoaf w**d burner. Hope he does what it says on the tin!!

Our lily nearly ready for this coming week
09/08/2020

Our lily nearly ready for this coming week

There is always someone out there whom needs to get their dinner! The silver moth is not our friend!
09/08/2020

There is always someone out there whom needs to get their dinner! The silver moth is not our friend!

Some days we can come into this nice present. Pointing no fingers whom sent us this issue.🇱🇺
09/08/2020

Some days we can come into this nice present. Pointing no fingers whom sent us this issue.🇱🇺

These are the last of our scented stocks for this season.
09/08/2020

These are the last of our scented stocks for this season.

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