Garden Tourism

Flower Bulbs, Flower Festival /

Dafeng Holland Flowers Tulip Season 2024

Millions of tulips bloom in China’s largest flower park. Besides the tulips, IGMPR arranged the cultural programming with different artists from the Netherlands: the iconic band Kleintje Pils, street performers Close Act and an exhibition of famous landscape photographer Albert Dros. We also had the pleasure to host ambassador André Haspels and his wife during their visit to Dafeng and Yancheng to learn more about its shared history and future in water engineering, nature conservation and floriculture. IGMPR has been supporting the development, operation and promotion of the Dafeng Holland Flower park since 2015. Watch the video below for an introduction of the park!

Dafeng Holland Flower Park Introduction Video:

Flower Festival, Garden Tourism, Media, Projects /

Immersion Garden just got bigger and better

For the second edition of the Immersion Garden at the world’s oldest tulip festival, Tulip Time in Holland, MI, IGMPR introduced the Delftware floral benches with patterns designed by Heinen Delfts Blauw and Pepijn van den Nieuwendijk. Another great addition were over 30 large interpretation displays with artwork visuals collected from museums all over the world, explaining the Journey of the Tulip – how it travelled from East to West – , and tulip art and culture in the Netherlands. During 8 days we received thousands of visitors each day and had sold-out weekends and rave reviews. We let the images and video’s speak for itself!

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Flower Festival, Garden Tourism, Horticulture /

All new show ‘Bloom with a View’ goes live at the North Carolina Arboretum

On May 1, a brand new floral experience created by IGMPR and the NC Arboretum opened to the public. IGMPR pioneered a new approach of integrating Immersive Blooming Objects as extensions to the hard- and softscapes of the garden. This transforms the garden into a unique floral experience, while using thousands of Lily, Calla and Hydrengea’s. More information at: https://www.ncarboretum.org/bloom-with-a-view/

Credit Camilla Calnan Photography
Credit Camilla Calnan Photography
Credit Camilla Calnan Photography
Media /

IGMPR features in FloraCulture Magazine

The latest edition of FloraCulture International, the magazine for the international ornamental horticulture industry, contains an interview with Mr Ibo Gülsen about his experience in Asia and his latest project in Myanmar.

Both Pieter Teisman and Ibo Gülsen visited the beautiful country of Myanmar on a regular basis in 2019 to prepare for the flower festival in the National Kandawgyi Gardens in Pyin Oo Lwin. “We were so astonished by the rich flower culture that Myanmar has in its daily life and arts, so we decided to dedicate the theme of the festival to the ‘Culture of Flowers’. The festival was held from December through January and attracted over 500.000 visitors in just 30 days. 

You can read the full article here

Conferences /

Presentation on Garden Tourism at AIPH’s Spring Meeting in Miami

On March 2, Mr. Ibo Gülsen joined the Spring Meeting of AIPH in Miami to present on the benefits and lessons learned of Garden Tourism for horticultural expo’s. In his presentation he highlighted the history of gardens, the economic impact of the garden tourism industry, which attracts 100’s millions of visitors each year and the potential synergies between one-off expo’s and garden destinations as permanent visitor attractions.

The full programme of the conference can be viewed here and Mr. Gülsen’s presentation is available upon request