Ko Klaver
Ko Klaver is a Horticultural Product & Services provider that spends most of his time implementing new and exciting Flowerbulb & Perennial programs in the North American floriculture market through custom developed branding and merchandising lines.

Ko grew up on a flower bulb production farm in The Netherlands and attended the Horticultural ‘ClusiusCollege’ in Hoorn, The Netherlands. After his second year of college (1988) he signed up on a student work exchange program through Future Farmers of America. During this exchange student period he quickly became the head grower for Pettengill Farms in Salisbury, Massachusetts for the 2-years he was there, growing cut flowers from annuals, perennials and flower bulbs mostly in field and high tunnel(cold-frame) production.

In 1990 he became the mid-Atlantic sales representative for Plants International, which ultimately merged into Van Bloem Gardens, selling flower bulb & perennials to garden centers and nurseries for pot production & retailing and helped develop the Van Bloem Gardens Flowerbulb & Perennial retail-line for the Independent Garden Centers.

Since January 2001 he has focused back into the professional growing aspect, consulting and providing Horticultural products & services to cut flower growers and potted plant growers in the greenhouse and field production. Ko has been instrumental in introducing and implementing the ‘Lily-Looks’ pot-lilies in North America,Spending most of his time traveling all over the country advising growers on how to produce the best quality cropsfor their market he has gained valuable insight on how the Floriculture market has developed over the last 10+ years. Previously Ko has served on the ASCFG board as their Industry Liaison. (Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers) and was one of the brains behind the ‘Lilytopia’genus ‘Lilium’ promotional event held at the prestigious Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA in May 2011 & 2012. In addition to he is working closely with the Alaska Peony Growers Association in developing & defining their Alaska Grown peony cut flower vision and served on their board as the Industry Liaison. Currently he is the Industry Board Advisor and Secretary of the Board for the ‘Certified American Grown’ Cut Flower & Greens Association to promote domestic flower growing.

Ko resides in Beltsville, Maryland where he and his wife Donna have been living for 35 years and have raised their 4 boys in the Metropolitan Washington DC region.