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Agapanthus ‘AMB001’ ‘Fireworks’ takes Best in Show at New Plant Awards
New app helps you organise National Plant Show visit
Taupe pots campaign switches focus to kerbside challenge
Mill Race Garden Centre goes up for sale
New 5000 sq m Plant Centre opens at RHS Wisley
Kiln-dried wood gives new CJ feeders and shelters a 20-year life
Clematis wins novelty award at Dutch trade show
Rain, rain go away, we’ve got plants and pots to sell
100 new plants at BBC Gardeners World Live!
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Aylett Nurseries
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Dobbies Edinburgh
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Groves of Bridport
Garden Centre Photo Tour - In-Excess Ringwood
Garden Centre Photo Tour - N1 Garden Centre
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Notcutts Norwich Houseplants
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Perrywood Houseplants
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Plymouth Garden Centre
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Kings Garden & Leisure Sidmouth
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Squires Badshot Lea
Garden Centre Photo Tour - St Johns Ashford
Garden Centre Photo Tour - St Johns Barnstaple
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Stewarts Christchurch
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Whitehall Lacock
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Perennial can step in to relieve summer holiday stress
Runner beans climb to No 1 in Bestsellers Veg-2-Gro chart
Novel bio-ethanol barbecue fuel unveiled at BBC show
Growing Media continues its long term increase
Springwatch levels Wild Bird Care sales
Roses rise in popularity
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May ends 5% above average, reports GTN Bestsellers
High-value haul in Brighouse garden centre raid
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100 new plants at BBC Gardeners World Live!
 

Peter Seabrooks five pyramids of flowers, featuring 100 new plants, is the central showpiece of the Floral marquee at BBC Gardeners World Live! which opened at the NEC today.

 

The show, which is a festival for viewers of the TV programme and readers of the magazine, features superb show gardens, beautiful border ideas, seminar and demonstration theatres and many trade stands who aretaking the opportunity to increase brand awareness and drive sales to retail.  GTN Xtra spotted: Plantworks, Mr Fothergills, Hozeleock, Town & Country, Patio Black Spot, Pouff Daddy, Natural Grower, Handy Distribution, Gardena and Bramblecrest.  Westland sponsored the Pyramid displays and the Pyramid Stage.

 

A notable other retail exhibitor is M&S, selling hydrangeas, orchids and other plants.

 

See our gallery of photos from last nights press preview below.

 

Peter Seabrook describes many of the new plants as having "great energy" and as a result are vigorous with long flowering periods which should make them ideal plants for garden centre sales.

 

The list of new plants featured in the pyramids is here:

 

Agapanthus ‘Fireworks’

Supplied by: Thompson and Morgan

Ajuga tenorii ‘Princess Nadia’

Supplied by: Thompson and Morgan

Alstromeria ‘Summer Breeze’, ‘Summer Red’ and ‘Summer Sky’

Supplied by: Hilverda Kooij

Alstroemeria ‘Inticancha Imala’ , ‘Inticancha Red’ and ‘Inticancha Romance’

Supplied by: Hilverda Kooij

Angelonia Serena® Rose

Supplied by: BallColegrave/ PanAmerican Seed

Bacopa ‘Pinktopia’

Supplied by: BallColegrave/ PanAmerican Seed

Petchoa Beauticial ‘Sunray’ pink, ‘Caramel’ yellow, ‘Bordeaux’ red, ‘French

Vanilla’ and ‘Cinnamon’

Supplied by: Sakata

Begonia ‘Sweet Spice Bounty’

Supplied by: Kerleys

Begonia x bonariensis ‘Big Rose Bronze Leaf’

Supplied by: Benary

Bella Fuchsia ® Sophia

Blueberry ‘Pink Flamingo’

Supplied by: Suttons

Buddleja davidii ‘Butterfly Tower’

Supplied by: Thompson and Morgan

Calibrachoa Kabloom®

Blue Cherry Coral Denim Light Pink Blast

Orange Pink White Improved Yellow

Supplied by: BallColegrave/ PanAmerican Seed

Chilli ‘Spicy Jane’

Supplied by: Suttons

Chlorophytum saundersiae ‘Starlight’

Supplied by: Thompson and Morgan

Clematis ‘Little Lemons’

Supplied by: Thompson and Morgan

Cosmos Sulphureus ‘Mandarin’

Supplied by: BallColegrave/ PanAmerican Seed

Delphinium ‘Cinderella’

Supplied by: Suttons

Dianthus ‘BEAUTIES’

Supplied by: Hilverda Kooij

Digitalis x valinii ‘Firebird’

Supplied by: Farplants

Dryopteris ‘Jurassic Gold’

Supplied by: Seiont Nurseries

Echinacea ‘MOOODZ’

Supplied by: Hilverda Kooij

Fuchsita ‘Pink Violet’

Supplied by: Volmary

Gerbera Garvinea ‘Sweet Fiesta’

Supplied by: Florist

Gerbera Garvinea ‘Sweet Frosting’

Supplied by: Florist

Gerbera Garvinea ‘Sweet Love’

Supplied by: Florist

Gerbera Garvinea ‘Sweet Memories’

Supplied by: Florist

Gerbera Garvinea ‘Sweet Sunset’

Supplied by: Florist

Helianthus ‘Sunbelievable Brown Eyed Girl’

Supplied by: Thompson & Morgan

Impatiens, F1 Beacon™ ‘Coral’ , ‘Orange’, ‘Salmon’, ‘Violet’, ‘White’ And ‘Bright Red’

Supplied by: BallColegrave/ PanAmerican Seed

Ipomoea batatus ‘Sunpuma Purple’

Supplied by: Suntory

Laburnum ‘Yellow Rocket’

Supplied by: F. P. Matthews

Lavandula stoechas Bandera ‘Deep Rose’ And ‘Deep Purple’

Supplied by: BallColegrave/ PanAmerican Seed

Leucanthemum ‘Madonna’

Supplied by: BallColegrave/ PanAmerican Seed

Malus ‘Eden’

Supplied by: F. P. Matthews

Malus toringo ‘Aros’

Supplied by: F. P. Matthews

Myosotis sylvatica Mon Amie ‘Mix’ and ‘Pink’

Supplied by: BallColegrave/ PanAmerican Seed

Nemesia ‘Lady Penelope’

Supplied by: Farplants

Nepeta ‘Neptune’

Supplied by: Thompson and Morgan

Nepeta ‘Purrsian Blue’

Supplied by: Allensmore Nurseries Ltd

Osteospermum ‘Purple Sun’

Supplied by: Selecta One

Osteospermum Akila® Sunset Shades

Supplied by: BallColegrave/ PanAmerican Seed

Pelargonium x hybrid ‘Calliope Hot Pink’ and other Calliope cultivars.

Supplied by: Syngenta

Petunia F1 Spreading Easy Wave® Lavender Sky Blue

Supplied by: BallColegrave/ PanAmerican Seed

Petunia ‘Tumbelina Crazy Ripple’

Supplied by: Kerleys

Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Silver Ball’

Pink 'Bridal Star’

Supplied by: Whetman Pinks

Alpine Pink 'Flutterby’

Supplied by: Whetman Pinks

Pink 'Pink Ruffles’

Supplied by: Whetman Pinks

Pink 'Red Carpet’

Supplied by: Whetman Pinks

Rose ‘Timeless Cream’, ‘Timeless Pink’ and ‘Timeless Purple’

Supplied by: Whartons

Salvia nemorosa ‘New Dimension Rose Improved’ And ‘Salvatore Blue’

Supplied by: BallColegrave/ PanAmerican Seed

Sedum ‘Atlantis’

Supplied by: Suttons

Toona sinensis ‘Beef and Onion’

Supplied by: Suttons

Xerochrysum bracteatum ‘Granvia Gold’

Supplied by: Suntory

 

For further information about the Plant Pyramids contact Peter Seabrook: peter.seabrook@btinternet.com

 

BBC Gardeners World Live! runs until Sunday 16th June at the NEC.  www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com

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