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HTA National Plant Show
Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 June Stoneleigh Park, Coventry
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ow in its fourth year and, again, sponsored by Hortipak, the HTA National Plant Show brings together the best of British plant suppliers fromseed,
plug and liner suppliers to specimen plants and trees. Last year’s showattracted around 1500 plant buyers from garden retail outlets fromacross the UK. HTA Director of business development Tim Briercliffe comments,‘Any last-minute exhibitors should sign up nowfor the fewremaining stands. Visitors, too, can benefit from registering in advance ensuring that they can go straight into the
New Plant Awards – sponsored by the RHS Newplants remain in the spotlight at theHTA National Plant Show –this year is no exception, with the NewPlant Awards showcasing the best in new plant introductions fromUKplant suppliers and a selection of international breeders. This year’s judges, who include CarolineOwen,
Peter Catt, ChristineWalkden andTimClapp, will select fromsix categories: hardy nursery stock, herbaceous perennials, climbers, annuals, houseplants and breeder innovation. Gold, Silver, Bronze and Best in Category awards will be presented, and Best in Category will go forward for Best in Show.Winners will be selected for the quality of plant, suitability for the market and whether it is an improvement on other plants currently available. Results will be announced on the morning ofTuesday 25 June and all entries,
showon arrival.’ He adds,‘With 2012 being such a challenging year and the slowstart to this season, it has never been more important to inspire customers with a great range of UK grown plants. The HTA National Plant Show enables you to view the terrific variety of plants grown here and provides an opportunity to catch up with existing suppliers and discover new ones.’
_To see a list of this year’s exhibitors and secure your place at the HTA National Plant Show, register
free online at
www.nationalplantshow.co.uk
along with the winners, will be displayed in the NewPlant Area at the show. In addition to the judges’ awards, visitors will
also get the opportunity to have their say about which plant should win in theVisitorVote, sponsored by
Floramedia.TheVisitorVote proved to be extremely popular last year with Darby Nursery Stock’s Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Dark Angel’
Darby Nursery Stock’s Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Dark Angel’ HTAnewsI June 2013 I
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