The autumn edition of Plantarium|Groen-Direkt in Boskoop will be Europe's top nursery stock show

AIPH-approved Plantarium|Groen-Direkt’s fall edition, features 200+ exhibitors and 20,000m2 of exhibition space. Perfect for garden center retailers, nursery growers and landscaping pros.

More than 200 wholesale plant nurseries will showcase starter plants, trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and everything in between.

FIRST-TIME EXHIBITORS

Organisers warmly welcome more than 30 first-time exhibitors, making the plant range shown on the Plantarium|Groen-Direkt even broader. New on the Plantarium|Groen-Direkt stage is Hydrangea grower Sjaak van Schie from Maasdijk. The company supplies Portuguese-grown Hydrangea cuttings, half-finished plants and finished Hydrangeas. Also, a first-time exhibitor, Bailey Nurseries from Minnesota, the USA, offers a wide range of plants for retailers, growers and landscapers, from potted ornamental shrubs and perennials to their popular consumer brands. Newcomers Piece of Jungle from Schipluiden and Eurovivai from Italy grow colourful Caladium houseplants and Acers and Azalea, respectively. Flying the German flag are several growers presenting their plant ranges in a purpose-built German aisle.

A MUST FOR EVERY RETAILER

The two-day event is a must for any garden retailer, a showcase for the latest breakthroughs in plant breeding combined with a dynamic order-writing trade show for plant suppliers and their buyers.Retail buyers can find more than 5,000 sample batches of readily available plants on display benches and a Danish Trolley Fair in the Groen-Direkt feature area. The latter allows green professionals to buy plants in smaller quantities per Danish trolley layer.

Comprehensive Layout

Walking the Plantarium|GroenDirekt 2023 show floor will be easy as organisers catered for a comprehensive, spacious, systemic design with more compact stands and sample displays.

A central axis divides the show floor into two halves. One provides space for direct-order plants through Groen-Direkt’s sample batches. The other half is showier, with exhibitors showcasing their products and services in lavishly decked out stands. This section also hosts the show’s novelty showcase and the Groen-Direkt Christmas Tree presentation.

Awards

Plantarium|Groen-Direkt is THE event for European garden retail, offering the perfect launch platform for new plants. Recognising the sector’s extensive breeding and selection work in new plants, its inspiring marketing concepts and plants with the ‘wow factor’ are three sets of awards. Arguably the show’s most prestigious awards (read: medals) are handed out by Boskoop’s Royal Horticulture Society (KVBC). The KVBC Awards are the beating heart of the AIPH-approved Plantarium|Groen-Direkt show showcasing the best in new plant introductions from plant suppliers. The trade show is also the place to find the best marketing concept. Last year, for example, Griffioen from Boskoop scooped up the Green Concept Award for its Wild & Inheems (Wild & Native) concept. Finally, the show presents a third awards category: the People’s Choice Awards, chosen by attendees voting on the show floor. Plantarium|Groen-Direkt and Groen-Direkt sample fair exhibitors can participate in all novelty inspections.

The KVBC Awards and Green Concept Awards are also open to non-participants of the trade exhibition. Judging sessions in all three award categories will be organised during the Autumn Edition.

Registration for these judging rounds is via the Plantarium|GroenDirekt’s website

JULY 2023

2-5. ITALY

XXVII International Eucarpia Symposium Section ornamentals with the theme: From Nature to Culture: Breeding Ornamentals for Sustainability. www.gbh.eucarpia27.unige.it

AUGUST 2023

22. BELGIUM

Florall, Belgium’s leading horticultural trade show at Waregem Expo. www.florall.be/

22-24. NETHERLANDS

Novae Fabula event at Bunnik Group’s Experience Centre in Bleiswijk. www.bunnikplants.nl

23-24. NETHERLANDS

Autumn edition of Plantarium Groen-Direkt at Boskoop’s International Trade Centre.. www.plantariumgroendirekt.nl

Why not combine a horticultural trip to Florall and Novae Fabula with a trip to Plantarium|Groen-Direkt Fair? Click for more details.

SEPTEMBER 2023

7-9. UNITED KINGDOM

Interflora World Cup at Manchester Central. www.interflora.co.uk

8-10. NETHERLANDS www.hollanddahliaevent.com

Holland Dahlia Event, held in the region between Haarlem and Leiden.

12. FRANCE

In association with Valhor, Destination Angers will host its Journée Pro Végétal Connect at the Centre des Congres in Angers. A biennial event bringing together growers, wholesalers, landscapers, city authorities and horticultural suppliers to discuss the future of ornamental horticulture in France.. www.vegetal-connect.com

FLORMART RETURNS TO PADUA BETWEEN 20-22 SEPTEMBER 2023

Italy’s iconic Flormart show, happening in its hometown Padua between 20-22 September 2023, brings the world of commercial horticulture, urban greening, and landscaping together.

The exhibits theme will be reminiscent of one of Aristotle's five classical elements. The Fire-themed area will host machinery and crop protection suppliers, the Water section features water technologies and solutions, Earth unites all horticultural breeders and producers, while Air and the Fifth Element sections groups landscape architects and landscape maintenance companies. Now in its 72nd year Italy’s second-largest horticultural trade show takes place on the recently renovated grounds of PadovaHall, in partnership with Fiera di Parma, and under the guidance of ITA, the Italian Trade Agency, Flormart will welcome a global buyer’s delegation again.

Flormart’s September 2023 edition will serve as a platform to exchange ideas and research findings. The focus will be on Italian-grown flowers and plants, offering growers an opportunity to showcase their latest breeding breakthroughs and excitingly new varieties.

Among the new visitors of Flormart – ‘The Green Italy’ are some emerging professional figures, such as landscape designers and

13-15. RUSSIA

Flowers Expo at the Crocus Convention Centre in Moscow. www.flowers-expo.ru

17-21. REPUBLIC OF KOREA

AIPH’S 75th Annual Congress in Suncheon.

17 September – AIPH Board

18 September – AIPH Expo Conference and tour of 2023

Suncheonman International Garden Expo

19 September – AIPH Industry conference

20 September – AIPH Green City Conference and tours

21 September

– Professional visits architects, but also institutions and public bodies responsible for urban planning. Several buyers from large-scale distribution and garden centres have already confirmed their participation in view of an increasing interest in the sector in dedicating more and more space to floriculture, horticulture, and home gardening in the modern points of sale. In addition to showcasing innovations in breeding, cultivation, processing, packaging, equipment, and services for the global ornamental horticultural industry, Flormart will offer top-notch education seminars aimed directly at the green professional. The show’s tagline this year is ‘The Green Italy’. theme: ‘Flowers&Music’. www.fleuramour.be

Now that the global green city movement is gaining traction, the Flormart forum discussions will highlight how green infrastructure can contribute to a city’s liveability through its economic, social, and environmental benefits.

Flormart’s message will be clear: Italiangrown flowers and plants play a crucial role in helping realise successful urban green spaces.

22 September – departure www.aiph.org/event/75thannual-congress/

21-23. ITALY www.flormart.it

Flormart, Italy’s second-largest horticultural trade exhibition taking place at PadovaFiere in Padua.

22-25. BELGIUM

Fleuramour is a four-day floral extravaganza with more than 400 floral artists from all over the world working on this year’s

24-30. ITALY International Garden Centre Association Conference in Baveno (Lake Maggiore). The conference pre-tour includes a visit to Sicily’s iconic plant nurseries. www.igca2023.com

27-28. UNITED KINGDOM Landscape, The Industry Trade Show at NEC Birmingham. www.landscapeshow.co.uk