HORTICULTURE NEWS
Viewthe best in British grown plant stock!
The British Plant Fair is a great opportunity for retailers to viewproducts before restocking.
After two hardwinters and garden centres reporting very highwastage of plants due to the coldweather, last autumn sawmany plant areas drastically reduce stock levels. This, combinedwith some reasonable autumn plant sales encouraged by a prolonged warmand dry season,will mean early stocking is critical formany centres. The British Plant Fair on 1stMarch 2012 offers the opportunity for garden centres to viewthe plants before they re-stock and at a timewhen hopefully theworst of the badweather is behind us.
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ow in its fourth year, The British Plant Fair has built on its
strengths and will have an updated look for 2012. New stand layouts and the reintroduction of the complimentary lunch for visitors aims to provide a warm and friendly environment for visitors and exhibitors alike. Both the timing and the location at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire have been chosen to make this event easily accessible from all parts of the country at a time of year when plant buyers will be looking for fresh stock.
BROAD RANGE OF PLANTMATERIAL The British Plant Fairwill offer a chance tomeet a broad range of growerswhether they are nurseries that you are already dealingwith or you are on the lookout for a newsupplier and all this early in the
season.Aswell as the individual stands the fairwill run its ever popularMarketplace, an areawhere you can viewand buy stock frommany different nurseries all at once, this gives you the buyer the advantage of just one order and one delivery. Combine all these aspects together and the British Plant Fair 2012 really is the easiestway to stock your plant areawith British grown plants and kick start your season after the coldweather.
www.britishplantfair.co.uk
HOME-GROWN LINES ALLIED TO ITALIAN STOCK Following their great success at the Plant Fair inMarch 2011, AllensmoreNurseries have booked two separate stands.Onewill showtheir home-grown lines and one their range of Italian stock whichwaswell received by retail buyers last year. SalesManager George Price added ’‘Wewill be showing our newlabels for 2012
for the first time at the fair.We wish to emphasize that all plants supplied from Allensmore now include a British label which provides clarity of information for the UK consumer.” 2012 is a major milestone for Allensmore Nurseries as it marks 40 years since Brian and Ruth Taylor started the business, which has now grown into one of the major garden plant suppliers in the UK. Tel : 01981 500940.
‘CELEBRATION BRANDING’ Baginton’s have built a reputation on quality and service to retailers, landscapers and local authorities over the past 30 years. They will be showcasing a selection of spring products at this year’s March show including their Mother’s Day collection of planted containers. They will also be taking orders for their summer bedding products, with an emphasis on the new ‘Celebration’ branding to coincide with the Olympic Games and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Visitors are also welcome to drop into their nursery, which is located just one mile from the show.
Tel : 02476 302619.
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