4 and 5 February saw the Spring Edition of Plantarium|Groen - Direkt . Together with the adjacent Groen - Direkt sample funfair , the trade wind event was characterized by a amazingly positive grocery store humor .

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Board member Hans Cok look back on the fair with satisfaction : " There is once again a great need for outdoor plants . Garden centres are looking onward to spring and agriculturist are ready for it . This was directly evident from the large routine of other visitors who , throughout both days , generated a lot of traffic and overturn both in the stands and at the layer bonnie . "

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" The second day was busier this year than last year , " reports Kwekerij Wouters . Robert Hooftman of WM J. Hooftman check : " We received both existent and new customers . The involvement from Poland and Slovakia was particularly expunge this class , which shows that the funfair is reaching newfangled market . "

Success for novel exhibitorsSeveral new company also participated in the fair this year . Henri - Jet VOF opt Plantarium|Groen - Direkt to be more actively present at funfair itself and to increase sales . Agapanthus BV , run by unseasoned entrepreneurs Tim and Lauren , was first introduced to the carnival to strain European garden plant buyers .

Rhododendron ' Maximus ' wins Green Retail AwardRhododendron ' Maximus ' by Leybaert was voted Visitor ’s Favourite by swop visitors and won the Green Retail Award . The compact , hardy and disease - immune plant with large bud that will soon show large , fire - red flowers was widely appreciated .

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Breeder Silas Crezée responds sky-high : " This is a wonderful acknowledgement of 12 yr of breeding oeuvre . The plant is now available in 2 l , and shortly we will also introduce a purple , pinkish and white variant . "

root : Does a make work?A theme at the clean was " Does a brand work ? " . At the Green Future Hub on the expo level , Masja Pit of Hortipoint survey the note value of sword for plant life . " The responses were various , which gave us all kinds of questions that we desire to investigate further in the come period , admit with consumers , " said Pit . The solvent of this research will be present during the Autumn Edition of the funfair .

Tuinbranche Nederland visits average with KIEM trainingMarc Luning of Tuinbranche Nederland visited the fair together with 70 green professional person from garden centres . After a plenary session , the participants visited various stallholders .

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" Current topics such as climate and harvest protection are discussed . adapt the product to this is not something you do as Tuinbranche Nederland , as a garden center or as a grower . You do that together . This subdivision thinking was excellently expressed during the fair . If we work together in this agency , we have atomic number 79 in our hands ! " Luning say .

27 and 28 August Autumn EditionThe upcoming variation of Plantarium|Groen - Direkt will take position on 27 and 28 August . At this Autumn Edition , the accent is traditionally a slight more on establishing and maintain relationships . Long - term swop also gets more tending here . Nevertheless , August will also see an all-embracing Groen - Direkt sample fair , with a batch of trading .

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