Over 100 entries have been submitted to the New Plant & Product Awards, which this year will include a visitor's vote on-site – go to the display in House T to decide what looks, feels and smells the best to you.
Displays spread across 600+ stands will showcase plants, innovative products, services and cutting-edge equipment from around the world.
New plant exhibitors for 2023 include a strong Belgian contingent, with six debutantes on a pavilion organised by VLAM.
The Plant Team will also bring its Belgian Division and two new Polish nurseries Szmit & Sutkowscy will join.
Evergreen Exterior, Wykeham Mature Plants, Selecta Klemm, Frans Muysers, Graines Voltze and Jac. Niekerk B.V. are all first-timers.
Wharton Garden Roses, Van Vliet New Plants, Javadoplant, Floranord, Laurica-plants, Batouwe, Vivai Vitale, Van Eyken, Boningale, Kelly's & Viking Nurseries all return after a gap.
New products and services suppliers include All Grow Supplies, Artevasi, Austin Stone, Evergreen Pots and Soil, Flowergrow, Ivyline, TJ Home & Garden Ornaments, Gardens of Stone, Hazelmill, Kavanagh Christmas Trees, Morsapack, Link Print and Packaging, Klass/Eleganze, Ligneolus, CJS Display, Green Solutions, Kent & Co (Twines), PlantGrow, Plantlife, Wildlife and Birdcare Nature Recovery Project.
Seminar highlights include leading industry figures offering practical advice and the wisdom of their experiences for free – and there's no need to book.
These include a peat panel, a sustainability panel, sessions on importing/exporting and apprenticeships/bursaries/training schemes for employers and candidates.
Full programme: Seminars & Expert Panels - Four Oaks Trade Show (fouroaks-tradeshow.com)
