Showroom Profile for Groen-Direkt Autumn Fair

The end of August is when Groen-Direkt traditionally kicks off the garden plant autumn season with its Autumn Fair in Boskoop.

This year, to ensure compliance with the COVID-19 guidelines, they are organising an Autumn Showroom.

Single-Sample Presentation

From Monday 24th to Wednesday 26th August, this single-sample presentation will be accessible by appointment only to enable garden plant buyers and traders to physically inspect the range of plants.

Appointments can be made at www.groen-direkt.nl/agenda from 10 July onwards. Visits will be scheduled in time slots to regulate the number of visitors on each day. So business, but not quite as usual in August!

30% Increase in Sample Batches

At the Autumn Showroom you will be able to see, feel and smell a wide range of garden plants yourself. The extra room that is now available for 30% more sample batches, offers the individual growers plenty of opportunity to present their ranges.

Novelties & Sales Concepts

An impressive total of 5,500 samples will be on show – not in layers as usual, but one plant of each batch. The Autumn Showroom will also include novelties and sales concepts, ‘Extra Products’ and an attractive Christmas Tree presentation.

Easily Placed

Orders can be easily placed via the standard ordering app on your tablet or mobile phone.

For the latest information on the Autumn Showroom see website, and follow all developments via their LinkedIn company page and  their Twitter account (See Links below):

https://www.linkedin.com/company/groen-direkt/?originalSubdomain=nl

https://twitter.com/groendirekt

Webshop
You can also buy garden plants any time via the webshop: https://www.groen-direkt.nl/webshop/?lang=en

Here you can view and order from a clear survey of our entire range. The range and the photos accompanying the products are updated every week. A login code can be easily obtained via their website.

More information:
For more information on the Groen-Direkt sample fairs and webshop, go to www.groen-direkt.nl or call +31 (0)172 21 15 76.

*Developments relating to COVID-19 may affect visits to the Autumn Showroom.
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Showroom Profile for Groen-Direkt Fair

The end of August is when Groen-Direkt traditionally kicks off the garden plant autumn season in Boskoop. This year, to ensure compliance with the COVID-19 guidelines, they are organising an Autumn Showroom.

From Monday 24th to Wednesday 26th August, this single-sample presentation will be accessible by appointment.

http://www.groen-direkt.nl

18th Edition of Naivasha Hortifair

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This year, the event will now be held from the 20th -21st of November 2020 in Nakuru County, Kenya. http://www.naivashahortifair.com/

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Lavandula is set to be at the top of this tree! The Groen-Direkt weekly plant fairs continue throughout this period.

www.groen-direkt.nl

Tuscan Nursery Expands Export Sales to the UK

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This nursery is entirely owned and operated by women, making it the only female run organisation in the Italian nursery industry. 

(Left to right) Susanne Livi, Gianna Masetti & Barbara Fontani.

www.tuscanygrowers.com

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Nieuwkoop Europe have produced a selection of planters from the various Baq collections and plants from within their range. By combining them correctly, they are suitable as a partition at any desired location. https://www.planteria.eu/product-focus

Temporary Formula at Groen-Direkt

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This allows buyers and traders of garden plants to physically view the offer, within the framework of the existing corona guidelines.

The temporary formula is a continuous 1-piece sample presentation with new samples every week and runs until 11 August. There are plenty of sales opportunities and a weekly cycle of samples have been chosen.

http://www.groen-direkt.nl/

Petunia Galaxy Lilac : Breakthrough in Petunias!

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This was marked with a ceremony during which Altena’s counsellor, Matthijs van Oosten 'baptised' one of the latest breeding breakthroughs in petunias: the Petunia Galaxy Lilac. http://www.schneider.nl

Latest Covid-19 Global Impact Survey

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www.aiph.org

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www.suntorysummergarden.com

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They anticipate marking this occasion throughout 2021 with a series of news articles on the history and developments that have made Four Oaks such a phenomenal story. www.fouroaks-tradeshow.com

'Green Spacers' for Social Spacing

As lockdowns ease, the issue of social spacing becomes more critical. Leading Italian nursery Giorgio Tesi have launched the idea of "Green Spacers", a green alternative to solve the problem of social spacing among people.

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[email protected]

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The British Exhibitor Group includes Plater Bio (above) who have developed the revolutionary hydroponic fertilizer ‘Gold Leaf’, which supplies all plant nutrients in one product.

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