complain off the 2020 horticulture season , over 100 exhibitor showcased their fresh product and stories in front of the garden spiritualist at last week ’s Garden Press Event , which engage lieu at the Business Design Centre in London on Wednesday 4 March .
Around 300 journalist , blogger , feature article writers and other members of the media attended the busy issue , together with possess by HTA and GIMA , to find out about the latest trend and product for 2020 .
Sustainability , concern for the environment , wellbeing and getting young people involve in gardening were key themes that were highlighted throughout the day . A small excerption of the story included :
Stars of 2020 at the Garden Press EventThe new product awards attracted over 60 entries , raising over £ 3000 for Greenfingers . The winner , as voted by show visitors was Melcourt with the Melcourt Bag for Life , which can be used and reused by customers buying SylvaGrow peat - spare growing media .
The best stand award went to Dobbies .
HTA President Boyd Douglas Davies commented , “ What a fantastic solar day ! I think I ’ve nearly worn my voice out which take some doing . We ’ve talked to so many people it ’s been magnificent – speak all day long to all variety of dissimilar consumer clip , newspapers , bloggers , wireless journalists , everybody – we ’ve been talking to them all ! The whole day has been non - stop .
“ I ’ve talk to a few the great unwashed and everybody ’s had a good day . I think a lot of journalist have contract a lot of content which is fantastic . I ’ve seen citizenry who have been here right from the opening and are still finishing off their last conversations as the show shut down .
“ Congratulations to Melcourt who won best new product – what a great idea and so of the moment is n’t it . To have a reusable compost traveling bag and be able to go back to the store and get it refilled clip after time . Everybody is appear for plastic reduction and this is a great solution . One of our biggest source of credit card is compost bags so if they can get that to take cargo deck and cultivate it ’s a nifty product .
“ Dobbies won the good bandstand . When you look at their stand you could see that they ’ve define their subject matter well , delivered it and presented it well . They ’ve lecture and walked the substance all daytime long . They came in , they had an objective and they attain it I ’m sure . They put a mint of effort in so reasonable gambol to them – well done Dobbies ! "
Next year ’s event takes situation on Wednesday 3rdMarch 2021 .
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