I have been fascinated with plants and especially growing them every since I had to grow a bean seed to fruition when I was about 12. My grandmother had the most fascinating flower and vegetable garden feeding into the green dream of a little boy. While she always made sure to add that "the garden was looking awful", the green thumb was definitely given from generation to generation.

Fast forward to my years studying at the University of Ghent and graduating as a bio engineer with a specialisation in agriculture. Even 10 years later, during the first lockdown in March 2020 I started my journey to both collecting rare aroids and setting up my business Best Buds.

My webshop was launched in May 2020, marking the start of a lot of firsts. Around 2021, I firstly started to experiment with crossing Anthuriums to create my own hybrids.