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Progress on the construction of the new barn at Van Haaster Vijfhuizen

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Project Greenhouse – Building for the Future

At Van Haaster Vijfhuizen, we always like to look ahead. That is why, at the beginning of this year, we started one of our largest projects to date: the construction of a new 5,300 m² facility dedicated to growing our cut hyacinths in water. This expansion marks a major step towards the future. The new facility will enable us to further automate our growing process and increase production capaci...
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Van Haaster broeit ongeveer 50 procent op grond en 50 procent op water.

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“We’re following in our big brother’s footsteps”

Next growing season, Van Haaster Vijfhuizen will swap chaos for greater structure and calm. With a completely new facility and a multi-layer growing system, one of the largest cut hyacinth growers is following the example of tulip growers using water cultivation. The price of hyacinths cannot simply keep rising for customers. “That means it is up to us to keep our own production costs under cont...
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7,000,000 flower bulbs, all planted by hand, at the Keukenhof site

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Preparations for Keukenhof 2026

You probably don’t think about it on a daily basis, but around this time of year it’s full steam ahead for all the staff at ‘the most beautiful spring park in the world’: the Keukenhof in Lisse. Brace yourself, because these aren’t figures you see every day:
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Image of Rob van Haaster, Van Haaster Vijfhuizen

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Rob van Haaster grows flowers in the most beautiful village in the Haarlemmermeer

He may be a newcomer to Vijfhuizen, but Rob van Haaster has become an integral part of this Ringvaart village – and not just because of his impressive bulb-growing company on Spieringweg or his involvement with local football club DSOV. After all, he played there himself and is now mainly busy with sponsorship. This role suits him well, because he certainly has a way with words as well as a stro...
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Rob van Haaster in een paars bloeiend hyacinten veld

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“Available potting soil could become an issue”

What kind of company do you run? “Together with my brother and two sons, I have a flower bulb business and hyacinth forcing facility. We grow flower bulbs on about 80 hectares, mainly hyacinths. We also focus on growing tulip bulbs and narcissi. The flower bulbs mainly go into dry sales – in other words, these are the bulbs that end up in gardens. A further share goes to traders and colleague...
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