How it all began
For my 16th Birthday one of my presents was a package of mixed Cacti & Succulents seeds. I was fascinated by all the different forms and colors of the young seedlings. Soon I was reading every book I could get on Cacti & Succulents. I started buying more seeds from beautiful, nice and even rare species. This was so interesting, cool and thrilling. These small things in life made me very happy.
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The Biologist
My interest in growing plants got stronger. I studied Plant Biology in Groningen (The Netherlands). My focus in this period was the cultivation and propagation of more difficult species of Cacti and Succulents. I did many experiments with different types of soil mixtures, temperatures and water regimes. I started sharing and discussing my cultivation and propagation results with other enthusiasts online.
Cacti & Succulents online
People got interested in my plants, seeds and cuttings. Slowely an online shop emerged. Now, 25 years later, Chantal and I (Allard) are running Sunnyplants.com. Growing and sharing Succulents make us feel sunny every day.
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