• 60 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN HORTICULTRE

We have a long tradition of success. And you can relive them in detail here. We would be happy to take you on a short journey through our company history. From the company founding by Adolf Ebbing-Lohaus in 1953 to the current state of being as a state-of-the-art nursery.

Founding and early years

It all dates back to 1953, when company founder Adolf Ebbing-Lohaus was using 180 m² of tall glasshouses and 200 m² of cold frames to grow vegetables, vegetable seedlings, bedding and balcony plants. He would then sell his produce at weekly markets in the local area. Following some initial success, the company began to focus increasingly on the cultivation of cut flowers.

More intensive breeding

In the wake of initial success in primula breeding, the company expanded these activities in the 1970s. The emphasis shifted increasingly from the growing of bedding and balcony plants towards plant breeding and young plant production.

Company hand-over and founding of a sales company

In 1994, the founder Adolf handed over control of the company to his son, Thomas Ebbing-Lohaus. 1996 saw the creation of Ebbing-Lohaus Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH, which took over all of the company's sales activities under the direction of Ulla Ebbing-Lohaus. The company launched its first web presence at www.ebbing-lohaus.de.

New glasshouses and breeding success

The days of cold frames are long gone. Today, the company has 30.000 m² under glass. Shade halls have been replaced by modern Venlo glasshouses with mobile benches. Substantial progress has been made in breeding too: the first F1 hybrids introduced by Ebbing-Lohaus in the 1980s were followed by unistar F1, primella F1 and fruelo F1, and were later joined by the other F1 hybrids bonneli, stella, delia, elena and sibel.