We are Simon Speelman and Erna Ebbinge: the creative founders of Blooms out of the Box. Both of us have a background in floriculture. The amount of plastic used to ship flowers and plants bothered us. We wanted to do something about that. And we succeeded by developing the BloomsBox.
In 2017, Simon was given the care of three additional foster children overnight. Simon wanted to be there for the children and meanwhile contribute to a greener world. Trained as a florist, he had always loved working with flowers and plants, and it was a thorn in his side that shipping flowers and plants consumes so much packaging material. He set to work designing a solution... Meanwhile, Erna was also looking for more meaning in her working life, and Simon presented his idea. Erna was immediately enthusiastic. And so Blooms out of the Box saw the light of day in 2019. We started packing and shipping the BloomsBoxes from Simon's bicycle shed.
The people who make our BloomsBoxes are very important to us. When making our BloomsBoxes, we work together with two sheltered workshops in Utrecht. From Reinaerde, Mirjam and Dennis work with us on a permanent basis. If you order a BloomsBox, chances are they will pack it for you with great care!
