At Kwekerij Loonen in Oosteind you pick your own bedding plants from mid-April to August. The Loonen family has run the nursery for over 35 years and grows more than 250 varieties over 5,600 square metres; you choose the plants yourself to make up your own assortment. In autumn you can also pick winter violas from the nursery’s own crop and compose your own mix of colours and flower sizes.
The garden centre is open Monday to Friday from 09.00 to 17.30 and on Saturday from 09.00 to 17.00. It is closed on Sunday. The shop covers more than 1,000 square metres.
Alongside the picking fields, the centre sells cut flowers and bouquets made from its own chrysanthemums (available August to December) and violas (January to June). It also stocks perennials, ornamental grasses, Mediterranean trees such as palms and olive trees, fruit trees, indoor and outdoor pots, potting soil, fertiliser and home decorations. In December the centre turns into a Christmas display with trees grown on the nursery. Purchases can be delivered to your home, and the nursery makes flower arrangements for weddings and funerals. The entrance and car park are wheelchair accessible.
What visitors say
Most people come for the plants and flowers and leave pleased with what they bought. The choice is wide, with plants, flowers and vases side by side in the greenhouse, and the quality is very good. Prices are fair, and buying several plants at once brings the cost down.
The staff are friendly and helpful and give sound advice; one visitor was even helped to arrange a bouquet in a vase that was brought in to check the fit. There is a plant hotel for overwintering plants. Parking is ample and the nursery is easy to reach.