On the daybreak of August 24 at 7 ante meridiem , the doors open in Hazerswoude Dorp , the Netherlands , for a new edition of the floriculture fairs Plantarium and Groen - Direkt . Officially Plantarium|Groen - Direkt , after both fair announced at the root of this year that they were operate to persist in together .

The new format , as a issue of the collaboration , with the intent of organise one complete upshot , already seems successful after day one . On the show floor , our reporter heard that it is " much better " this class in terms of layout . " You take the air through everything and automatically see a lot more , " he pronounce .

At the African Roots suffer , Rien van Hemert and Hans Bentvelsen were present . They presented their spacious range of grasses , shrubs , make out plants , and perennial , all grown at their nursery in Kenya .

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The tropical temperatures did not hold back multitude from visiting the exposition hall . It was engaged and also extremely spicy . However , everyone was positive , despite the necessary concerns in the food market . Not so much about the summertime temperatures , but more about what the wintertime is going to do and , even more , what the vim Price are drop dead to do .

Fortunately , yesterday did n’t have to be all about that . There was muckle of beauty to see , and prizes were grant for it . Griffioen Wassenaar from Boskoop won a swag with the perennial construct Wild & Native . The conception was chosen as the ' sound food market introduction . ' Second , in this class was Van Son & Koot from Kaatsheuvel with their Nature 2 Nature concept . Third was De Jong Plants from Boskoop with the Miscanthus Eco2Grass .

The jury unanimously voted for Wild & Inheems , feel everything right about this construct that so perfectly meets current demands . " It ’s an attractive selection of wild and aboriginal plant life that are tame using strait ( PlanetProof ) methods , the plants are stage in recycled charge card pots , even the label can be recycle , the plant help push biodiversity , the conception can be adapted to any region , and both the sustainability aspect and the concept ’s story correspond to reality , " said the jury .

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The success . pic by Green Retail upshot

The Best Market Introduction award was present by the jury ’s chairman , Mr. Luc De Bruyne , Impact Creator at ympa and co - father of The Green Community from Belgium .

The deliver the goods Phlox . Photo by Green Retail Events

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At the Teku Pöppelman stand , Rob Verkoelen and Stam Verwaaij , both from Vitelia Agroculture , fare to take a look at Pieter van Staalduine .

JuryThe panel for the Best Market Introduction comprised experts from different land with unlike expertness in the patronage channel . The plants and concepts state for evaluation in this family were assess from a trader ’s standpoint , focus on aspects such as restrain quality , accessibility , sound production method acting , the extent to which they play current market demands ( biodiversity , drouth , climate ) , and target radical requirements , and intrinsic qualities of the plants , such as heat tolerance and strength .

For more information : Plantarium | Groen Direktwww.plantariumgroendirekt.nl

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