global plant news Golden Garden Award
for NewBalcon Box The SmartGarden Balcon Box is a newhandy balcony flower boxmade from recycled cardboard. InApril it received theGoldenGardenAward for ‘BestNew& InnovativeGarden product’ at theGarden Business Trade Fair inHolland. Colourful, cheerful, straightforward and environmentally friendly, the SmartGarden Balcon Box, has enjoyed a successful introduction to garden centres in the Netherlands. This handy balcony flower box includes full-colour print design and makes planting and sowing easy and simple. Ideal for grow-your-own The SmartGarden Balcon Box is an ideal product for green retailerswhowant to offer their customers an easy and simpleway to have a small bed of herbs, vegetables or flowers on their
balconies.Depending on the kind of gardening they wish to do, the users can sowseeds or add plants to bring the box to life. The Balcon Box is available in two different sizes, 40 and 60cmlong,with various standard design styles using vegetables or flowermotifs. In addition, these boxes can be produced for individual retailerswith their own distinctive look. The printing is weatherproof, does not fade and lasts thewhole season. For more information call 0031 653 930146, email
retail@vanderknaap.info or visit
www.smartgarden.nl
Rare HikiYuri ‘White’
Dutch-based Nursery Dick Blom is proud to announce the availability of the HikiYuriWhite Orchid. This rare plant was discovered in Taiwan by breeder Ton Hannink. The most remarkable aspect of this plant is that the flower is absolutely white, without any blue or pink shine. This is the only Tricyrtis known with such a white flower. The white flower looks stunning in combination with very healthy green leaves. Other white flower Tricyrtis have problems with leaves as they become brown during the season. The leaves of this HikiYuri stay fresh green. The flower is pure white and has yellow stamens, which makes a very nice contrast. Plants are suitable for borders, balcony and terrace, grow best in shady areas and are winter hardy. They prefer dry conditions in winter. For more information call 0031 172-215597 or email
info@dickblom.nl
PLANT TRADE EVENTS
July 13 Woking Nursery Exhibition (MerristWood, Surrey) www.wokingnurseryexhibi-
tion.org.uk
August 3 Eastgro 2011 (Howard Nurseries, Diss, Norfolk) Email:
info@eastrgo.co.uk
August 23-24 Florall Spring Plant Fair (Belgium)
www.florall.be
August 24-27 Plantarium (Boskoop Holland)
www.plantarium.nl
September 6-7 Four Oaks Trade Show (Macclesfield, Cheshire)
www.four-oaks-hort@btcon-
nect.com
September 19-21 Glee inc. Planteria (NEC, Birmingham)
www.gleebirmingham.com
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