面向荷兰与佛兰德斯的园艺爱好者协会
Groei & Bloei（直译为「生长与开花」）是荷兰与比利时佛兰德斯的园艺爱好者协会，自我介绍「dé tuinvereniging van Nederland en Vlaanderen」，把拥有花园或阳台的人、阳台族与盆栽爱好者都归入同一群。协会用「Samen voor de groenste tuinen」（共建最绿的花园）作为口号，主张以绿色生活方式连接普通园艺爱好者、家庭菜园种植者与本地分会成员。协会总部位于荷兰 Zoetermeer，由约二十名全职员工组成的土地事务所（landelijk bureau）维持全国一百二十五个分会的运转。荷语版协会名从 1970 年起改为 KMTP/Groei & Bloei，章程保留 1872 年的旧名 Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Tuinbouw en Plantkunde。
从 1872 年的 KMTP 到今天的 Groei & Bloei
协会前身是 1872 年 12 月 17 日由阿姆斯特丹医生与药剂师 D.J. Coster 在海牙发起的 Maatschappij voor Tuinbouw en Plantkunde，1873 年 9 月 27 日在海牙召开首届 Algemene Vergadering，初始会员 123 人，分布在阿姆斯特丹与阿纳姆两个分会。协会起初以专业种植者、苗圃主与花商为主，十九世纪末开始介入政府园艺政策咨询、出口展组织与下级园艺学校创立。1923 年协会获荷兰王室授予「Koninklijk」皇家前缀，更名 Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Tuinbouw en Plantkunde（KMTP）。荷兰王室官方新闻稿在 2022 年协会 150 周年纪念时仍以 KMTP 称之。1925 年 KMTP 把美国传入的 Moederdag（母亲节）介绍到荷兰。
一百二十五个地方分会与每年开放花园周末
协会目前共有一百二十五个分会，分布在荷兰各省与比利时佛兰德斯的德语/法语邻接区，是西欧规模最大的园艺爱好者组织之一。各分会自主组织活动，会员可自由选择参加。年度最具影响力的活动是 6 月第三个周末举办的 Opentuinenweekend（开放花园周末），届时全国超过一千名花园主把自己的私家园免费向公众开放参观。协会还组织 Floraliawedstrijd（弗洛拉利亚赛），由小学生从一根插条开始培育室内盆花，最后评出优胜者。日常活动包括讲座、workshop、busreis 短途花园旅行，以及插花、蔬果种植、修剪等课程。
十期月刊《Groei & Bloei》与王后庇护人
协会同名月刊《Groei & Bloei》自 1960 年起使用现名，每年出版十期，通过邮寄送达订户与会员，是荷兰最大销量的园艺杂志。杂志内容覆盖花园设计、菜园打理、修剪、堆肥、生物多样性、本地分会活动预告等。杂志订阅与协会会籍绑定：订户即会员，可享分会课程、workshop 与花园旅行折扣。1980 年起，荷兰王室 Beatrix 公主出任协会 beschermvrouwe（庇护人）。每年 5 月的 Koningsdag（国王节）期间，Beatrix 公主在协会活动上亮相。2022 年协会 150 周年纪念活动由她出席，延续了从 1923 年起与荷兰王室的传统。
气候友好园艺倡议 Tienpuntenplan 与十年规划
协会发布 Tienpuntenplan（十点计划），提供气候友好园艺的具体操作建议，包括堆肥、本土植物、雨水利用、减少化肥、避免农药、保留枯木与落叶、为鸟类和昆虫提供栖息地等条目。十点计划与协会推动的 Groene activiteiten（绿色活动）栏目呼应，把分散在各分会的讲座、开放日与公益劳动整合成年度行动网络。会员区还设有 Tuinhulp（园艺帮手）板块，会员可在本地分会内发布求助与志愿信息，互借工具、交换苗木、协助高龄会员做季节性大修剪。
The Dutch and Flemish Garden-Lovers’ Association
Groei & Bloei (literally “Growth and Bloom”) is the garden-lovers’ association of the Netherlands and Flanders, Belgium, presenting itself as “dé tuinvereniging van Nederland en Vlaanderen.” It groups people who own a garden, a balcony or just a few pots under one community. The association’s slogan is “Samen voor de groenste tuinen” (Together for the greenest gardens), linking ordinary hobby gardeners, kitchen-garden growers and local branch members. The national office (landelijk bureau) sits in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands, staffed by roughly twenty full-time employees who coordinate the 125 local branches. Since 1970 the Dutch name has been KMTP/Groei & Bloei, while the statutes still preserve the 1872 name Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Tuinbouw en Plantkunde.
From the 1872 KMTP to Today’s Groei & Bloei
The predecessor was the Maatschappij voor Tuinbouw en Plantkunde, founded on 17 December 1872 in The Hague by the Amsterdam physician and pharmacist D.J. Coster. Its first Algemene Vergadering (general assembly) was held in The Hague on 27 September 1873 with 123 members divided over the Amsterdam and Arnhem branches. The society originally served professional growers, nurserymen and flower traders; from the late 19th century it began advising the government on horticultural policy, organising export exhibitions, and founding lower horticultural schools. In 1923 the society received the “Koninklijk” royal predicate and became the Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Tuinbouw en Plantkunde (KMTP). The Dutch Royal House press release marking the 150th anniversary in 2022 still used the KMTP name. In 1925 KMTP introduced the American Mother’s Day (Moederdag) to the Netherlands.
125 Local Branches and the Annual Open Gardens Weekend
The association now counts 125 branches spread across the Dutch provinces and the adjacent Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, making it one of the largest garden-lovers’ organisations in Western Europe. Each branch runs its own programme and members choose freely which to attend. The most prominent annual event is the Opentuinenweekend (Open Gardens Weekend) on the third weekend of June, when more than 1,000 garden owners open their private gardens to the public free of charge. The Floraliawedstrijd is a schoolchildren’s competition in which pupils grow a houseplant from a single cutting and compete for the best result. Regular activities include lectures, workshops, busreis garden excursions, and courses in flower arranging, vegetable growing and pruning.
Ten Issues a Year of Groei & Bloei Magazine and a Royal Patron
The association’s monthly magazine Groei & Bloei has used its current name since 1960 and publishes ten issues per year, delivered by post to subscribers and members. It is the highest-circulation gardening magazine in the Netherlands, covering garden design, kitchen gardens, pruning, composting, biodiversity and local-branch event listings. Magazine subscription is bundled with association membership: subscribers are members and receive discounts on branch courses, workshops and garden excursions. Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands has been the beschermvrouwe (patron) of the association since 1980. She appears at association events during the May Koningsdag (King’s Day) and attended the 150th-anniversary celebration in 2022, continuing a tradition with the Dutch royal family that dates back to 1923.
Tienpuntenplan Climate-Friendly Gardening Initiative
The association publishes the Tienpuntenplan (Ten-Point Plan), a set of practical climate-friendly gardening recommendations covering composting, native plants, rainwater harvesting, reduced fertiliser use, avoiding chemical pesticides, leaving dead wood and leaf litter, and providing habitat for birds and insects. The Ten-Point Plan works alongside the Groene activiteiten (Green Activities) section, which aggregates lectures, open days and volunteer days from all branches into one annual action network. The members’ Tuinhulp (Garden Help) board lets members post requests and offers inside their local branch, lending tools, swapping seedlings, and helping elderly members with seasonal heavy pruning.
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