Explore the wonder of plants at HTA National Plant Show

THEALE, UK: Horticulturalist, landscaper and broadcaster, Chris Collins, will look at the importance of engaging people with the wonder of plants during his seminar at the HTA National Plant Show on Tuesday 24 June at 10am.
As the resident Blue Peter gardener for 9 years, Chris has plenty of experience of engaging young people in gardening both on-screen and through various community and school gardening projects. Chris will use his experiences to provide inspiration about ways in which to get the next generation interested in plants.
The Seminar Area, sponsored by Barclaycard, will host three diverse presentations over the course of the Show which focus on a theme of adapting to challenges and change. Other speakers include Garden Industry Marketing Board Project Manager David Arnold, and sales and negotiation expert Steve Jones from ReSharpen. The HTA National Plant Show, sponsored by Hortipak,takes place at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry on 24 and 25 June 2014 and will be celebrating its fifth birthday this year!
Organised by the trade for the trade, the Show provides visitors with the opportunity to see thousands of plant varieties from over 100 UK growers all under one roof. With its back to basics approach to exhibiting, the Show focuses purely on plants at the best time of the year for visitors to plan their ranges for the following season.
Exhibitors already signed up include: Armlee Nurseries, Blue Ribbon Plants, Colourpacks Nursery, Dorset Plant Company, Farplants Sales, Hilliar Nurseries, Lovania Nurseries, Skylark Nurseries and Wyevale Nurseries

Ecuador roses to steal the show at Amsterdam’s Open Garden Days

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands: This weekend, visitors of Amsterdam’s annual Open Garden Days (June 20-22) will be treated to sumptuous and dazzlingly colourful displays of Ecuador roses.
The Amsterdam Open Gardens Day is a weekend in which more than 25 palaces and museums in the centre of Amsterdam open their gardens to the public. The roses will be displayed in a wide variety of colours and shapes, since Ecuador grows more than 300 varieties of roses, which are known especially by length of the stems (sometimes more than 1 meter), and the size of the bloom (probably the largest in the world), and the bright and beautiful colours of their petals.
These roses are grown on the Andes Mountains at 3,000 meters high, which is part of the secret of the beauty. This industry in Ecuador generates more than 120.000 jobs. In 2012, Ecuador exported for a total amount of 766 million USD dollars’ worth of fresh cut flowers.
The Institute for Export Promotion of Ecuador, PROECUADOR, with its Commercial Office in Rotterdam, Netherlands, coordinated the shipment from the Ecuadorian farms Naranjo Roses, Floreloy, Valdesol and Joygardens which donated these flowers.
Pictured are Ecuadorian roses exhibited at the Van Loon museum (Photo credits: C. Toala).

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