The Fuchsia-Nursery Michiels in Belgium is among the worlds largest,

The Fuchsia-Nursery Michiels in Belgium is among the worlds largest,

even if only specializing in Fuchsias since the 80’s.

The father of Marcel Michiels was gardening mostly vegetables, but inherited the love to Fuchsias from his mother.

Taking over the business in the 70’s, Marcel more and more attended professionally to his hobby within his nursery, and the quantity of buyers was ever growing. Up to now the offering has increased to 3000 and some Fuchsias, and beside that more than 1000 different Pelargonias and even more beet-flowers.

Gärtnerei Michiels

Nursery Michiels

 

 

But Marcel did not stop at propagating his favorite flowers, but started crossbreeding them more and more and therefore became one of the most renown and productive Fuchsia-Breeders, introducing more than 700 hybrids. It was him who, on proposal of his friends Angelika and Alfred Fuhrmann, named a hybrid with my name.   At the nursery in Koonigshooigt close to Lier in Belgium there are a lot of young plants, but as well grown bushes and hanging-baskets.

in der Gärtnerei Michiels

at the nursery Michiels

 

 

 

 

 

 

Close to the entrance there are photo albs with the hybrids in alphabetical order and marked with numbers. These numbers should be noted down, since the plants in the nursery are sorted according to these. Without these numbers it will prove difficult to search for hybrids due to the large offering.   Even while searching for these numbers one will inevitably come round many hybrids difficult to resist to take home!

in der Gärtnerei Michiels

visiting Katrien Michiels (to the right)

 

Whom the trip to Belgium may not be appropriate or possible might order via internet.  Shipment is throughout Europe, even outside the EU if not adverse temperatures renders that impossible.   Marcel Michiels passed along his enthusiasm of Fuchsias to one of his daughters, Katrien. In 2008 she took over the nursery and carries on with it. A huge advantage to the customers is that she masters 5 languages.   There is a lot of work for her connected with this nursery, but despite that she will always answer all questions and will not hold back valuable advices related to the Fuchsias. To us she suggested to visit the Royal Greenhouses at Laeken in Bruxelles, only open 3 weeks throughout the year to the public, a grand experience!

Gärtnerei Michiels

Nursery Michiels

 

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