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
