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The last five years have brought a steady growth to the nursery sector of the show, more specifically the specimen plants and mature stock from across Europe. No less than twenty Italian nurseries were represented in 2007, and this year a group of thirteen nurseries from Spain will join the show.
Young plant producers are still very much in evidence, and we are pleased to welcome back Syngenta Seeds and Sakata Ornamentals who were absent from the show last year.
The Dutch lorry displays which excel every year have now increased to eight. Each has its own distinctive style, creating a spectacular welcome to the show. Part of the attraction of Four Oaks is the diversity of style and exhibitors are creative masters when it comes to displays with the “wow factor”.
These features are just a small selection from around the show and will be updated regularly. If you would like a copy of the previous exhibition catalogue & trade directory, please contact me – they are free of charge.
PAT COUTTS
Event Director |
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ASF PLANT - The Professional Association of Flowers, Plants and Horticultural Technology, represents producers of nursery stock and associated suppliers from the Valencia region of Spain.
Around 400 producers in the region focus on vines, 390 on ornamentals, 120 on fruit trees, 140 on cut flowers and 11 citrus fruit nurseries grow all or part of their produce in the region. Together they cultivate more than 5,000 Ha's and produce over 120 million plants and some 140 million flowers annually.
Ornamental plant production in the Valencian region amounts to around 34% of all Spanish production, which is mostly for export. The range includes Aromatics, Cacti, Conifers, Palms, Trees, Shrubs, Flowering and Indoor plants, Roses and Climbers. Thirteen producers from the region will exhibit for the first time at Four Oaks in 2008, giving House F a distinctively Mediterranean feel.
Botanica Levantina S L - Growers of Palm Trees and Mediterranean Plants.
Casa Galan Horticulture S L - Specialist growers of Laurus Nobilis – pyramids, bush, standard, spherical, spiral, tree and specimen.
Horticultura Calabuig S L - Yucca Elephantipes, Yucca Jewel, Nerium Oleander, Trachycarpus fortunei.
Maceflor S A - Ceramics, Pots, Trays & Containers, Labelling, Netting.
Mediterranaea De Cactus - Cactus plants in presentation packaging – blister packs, wooden boxes, ceramics, glass, cactus gardens etc.
Orvifrusa - Roses, Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Mediterranean Plants, Palm Trees, Nerium Oleander, Trachycarpus Fortunei.
Polaris World Garden - Mature Trees, Mediterranean Plants, Palm Trees.
Proval - Aromatic Plants, Shrubs, Fruit Stock, Climbers, Roses, Seasonal Plants.
Vivercid – Plantas De Exterior S L - Citrus Trees, Palms, Aromatics, Climbers, Nerium Oleander and wide range of Mediterranean Shrubs.
Viveros Canos - Mediterranean Plants.
Viveros Levante S L - Euonymus, Aromatic Plants, Palms, Mediterranean Plants.
Viveros Villanueva - Palms, Sub Tropicals, cold supporting Palms.
Viveros March - Large specimens of Olives, Palms and indigenous plants.
FOR CONTACT DETAILS OF ALL MEMBERS, VISIT www.asfplant.com
HOUSE F – Stands 1-7 / 15-34 |
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Collections by Scanpolex 2009
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Scanpolex’s activities are divided into three main areas: production of young plants from tissue culture and vegetative propagation, half grown plants and service solutions.
A young plant to meet all your requirements using only the very best raw materials is provided, in our 32, 50, 100 and 200 Scanplug range.
To reserve your copy of ‘Collections by Scanpolex’, please contact Sally, Scanpolex UK Ltd..
Customer care: Sally Eagles
Email: sally@scanpolex.com
Web: www.scanpolex.com
Scanpolex UK Ltd., Mercia House, 51 The Green, Southbar, Banbury., Oxfordshire. OX16 9AB
Tel . +44 (0) 1295 201 221 Fax: +44 (0) 1295 201 222
Stands C 57, 58, 73 & 74 at the show |
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EZEPOND FROM WIRRAL STONE
a pool that can be built in minutes
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Ezepond is the ultimate in aquatic pool design. It can be built in minutes without the need for cement based mortar. It is easy to dismantle and relocate to another area of the garden, and can be taken with you when you move house.
Manufactured from reconstituted stone these pool surrounds are available in grey, red sandstone, buff and moss green, and in 4, 6 and 8 feet diameter. The surrounds are formed by assembling reconstituted stone blocks and capping stones into the circular shaped pond.
The blocks are specially shaped to interlock. Pond liner should be used within the pool surround to create a watertight garden pond. The capping stones are also shaped to interlock and this also provides a means of clamping the edges of the pond liner to hold it in place. This system is simple but effective with beautiful results.
Contact: Colin Wales
WIRRAL STONE (UK) LTD
837, Corporation Road, Birkenhead, CH41 8JL
Tel: 0151 653 0808
Fax: 0151 653 9350
Email: sales@wirralstone.co.uk
Website: www.wirralstone.co.uk
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See the display in Buffet House T
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Dutch lorry number 8 joins the show |
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A new Dutch lorry display will join the show this year, making a total of eight around the perimeter of the show. G C Stolwijk & Co bv is a wholesale nursery with a large production unit (one million containers) of plants, shrubs, trees, conifers and climbing plants. In Spring and Autumn they deliver to garden centres and nurseries in the UK and Germany on a weekly basis. It is a family concern with three Stolwijks currently running the business.
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Ornamental Trees & Shrubs
Climbing Plants
Conifers
Perennials
Ornamental Grasses
Hardy Ferns
YoungForest Trees |
Herbs
Roses
Fruit Trees
Roses
Bamboo
Hedging Plants |
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The company offers a door-to-door delivery service by its own specialist transport. Catalogues are available on request. Visitors to the nursery are welcome at any time. |
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Contact: Hans & Gerald Stolwijk
G C STOLWIJK & CO B V
Reijerskoop 321, 2771 BN Boskoop
The Netherlands
Tel: 0031 172 216040
Fax: 0031 172 218190
Email: info@stolwijk.nl
Website: www.stolwijk.nl |
OP 25,29,36 |
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Euonymus Pierollino - Seiont Nurseries are proud to present this New variety as a British Grown product to the UK market. Currently available as an import only, but Seiont have been awarded the sole production licence for the UK and Ireland and will be launching this exciting new variety at Four Oaks 2008 in association with Genesis Plant Marketing and Hortis.
Photinia Corollina - A brand new introduction. Compact, bushy and free branching. Bright red new growth in spring and early summer. Liners available Summer 2008.
Physocarpus Lady In Red - Seiont along with it's ALP colleagues launched this superb new introduction at Four Oaks 2007.Sales have been as expected superb with demand outstripping supply, so we have increased production to give more of our customers have the opportunity to try it.
Phormium Black Velvet - The first of a trio of new Phormiums selected by Neil Alcock at Seiont Nurseries. Darkest of Purple/Black foliage which arches to show a silvery underside. A reliable variety which clumps up quickly making it ideal for the border or container.
Phormium Back In Black - This is a reliable dwarf compact variety with the darkest of Blackish Purple Foliage. Upright and strap like foliage makes it an ideal container plant. Set to be a top seller with worldwide interest.
Remember where you saw it first! Four Oaks 2008.
Ophiopogon Black Beard - At last a quicker growing long leaved form!Bred by Steve Yandell of Rainbows End Nursery in Cornwall, this form of Ophiopogon is set to take the market by storm. It has the longest of all Ophiopogon foliage, clumps up quickly. Available from Seiont and ALP Launching at Four Oaks 2008.
Seiont Nurseries are also one of the 14 specialist nurseries associated with the new Four Oaks Cash & Carry in Cheshire .
Download full availability list for collection at Four Oaks Cash & Carry here. |
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Contacts: Paul Hummel, Neil Alcock
SEIONT NURSERIES
Caer Glyddyn
Rhosbudrual
Caernarfon
LL55 2BB
Tel: 01286 672113
Fax: 01286 677223
Email: sales@seiontnurseries.com
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WHETMAN PINKS will be using the 2008 event to launch a new look for the company. The new branding has been designed to communicate the qualities of Pinks to a younger generation of growers and garden lovers.
With much media hype concerning the economy, the weakness of sterling against the euro and the weakness of the dollar against both, Whetman have seen their exports increase year on year. Pinks are becoming relatively cheaper on the Continent and their increase in popularity is down to improved new cultivars underlining the plant’s reliability, hardiness and fragrance.
New on the market this year is ‘Early Bird®’, acollection of five early flowering dwarf pinks providing scented flowering plants from late February/early March onwards. They are ideal for production as a flowering pot plant for early Autumn sales making an alternative container plant to pansies and polyanthus.
Another exciting addition is ‘Scent First®’PassionPBR. A fabulous cherry red perfumed flower borne on a balanced plant makes it an ideal flowering pot plant.
Sales of the award winning ‘Scent First®’ range of Pinks are increasing as customers appreciate their versatility. They are naturally compact, sweetly perfumed, free flowering with pretty grey blue foliage A stunning new variety is Sugar PlumPBR, with frilly flowers of maroon, pink and white and striking chocolate coloured buds. |
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Ball Colegrave is a leading wholesale distributor of seed and plants to commercial growers and local authorities.
Our business maintains a fast, fluid and flexible approach to the changing UK market place with new innovative varieties, retail ideas and quality service. We remain at the cutting edge of the industry; from the introduction of the F1 hybrid bedding plant to the UK, paving the way with the first commercial plug plants and seedlings, to innovative retail ideas driving margins back into its customers businesses.
A close relationship with the most dynamic breeding companies from around
the world ensures we deliver the very best products for your business eg. Matrix™ Pansy, Fanfare Trailing Impatiens, Fantastic Flowers & Foliage, Fiesta™ Impatiens, Lasting Beauty Perennials, Tropical Express and Patio Vegetables.
At this year Four Oaks Show, Ball Colegrave will launch some of the most innovative new products ever seen in the ornamental bedding industry. |
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Impatiens Fiesta “Ole” |
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Angelonia Serena Lavender |
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Musa Santa Morelli |
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Pansy Matrix Morpheus |
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Coleus Kong Rose |
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Impatiens NG Fanfare Orange |
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Doreopsis Rising Sun |
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Huverba supply a wide range of hardy stock for the landscape & amenity market, garden centres and nurseries. Production covers in excess of 100 hectares.
Supplied as either open ground or container stock, the range includes avenue trees and specimens, shaped trees, conifers, shrubs, and forestry and hedging stock. Perennials are also supplied in containers from P9 to 2 litre and roses in 2 and 3 litre pots.
Avenue trees grown in containers can be planted all year round, and over 100,000 trees are grown annually this way. These trees are ideal for landscape projects outside the regular planting season. Huverba will gladly take care of your contracts for these projects, assuring the quality and availability of the trees.
The wide range of container grown forestry and hedging stock can also be planted all year round. This product is ideal for urban planting and can be supplied in large batches in 2 and 3 litre pots. The most common varieties include Betula pendula, Hippophae rhamnoides, Mahonia aquifolium and Rosa canina.
Huverba’s stock of shrubs is ideal for landscaping and maintenance companies and the wholesale trade. A wide range of ground cover shrubs are available. For roadside shrubbery, building trade and group purchasing, the P9 and 1 litre potted shrubs are ideal. There are also 2 and 3 litre pots for landscaping and maintenance companies.
A new line is the specimen shrub , such as Photinia fraseri ¹Red Robin¹ and Viburnum tinus, grown in 5, 10, 15 and 20 litre pots.
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Contact: Dick Huibers
HUVERBA B V
Postbus 1, 4043 ZG Opheusden, Holland
Tel: +31 488 442004
Fax: +31 488 442729
Email: info@huverba.nl
Website: www.huverba.nl |
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A Stervinou is one of the best growers of ericaceous plants in Europe with over 60 years experience in this field. The family-run company offers a wide selection of superior quality Camellias, Magnolias, Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Hydrangeas .
The nursery is known in France and abroad primarily for its Camellia production, which is annually over 70,000 cuttings and grafts from the nursery’s mother plants, collected from around the world. About 200 varieties of Camellias are currently in production, representing a meticulous selection of the most attractive and healthy plants.
Other specialties include Rhododendrons (an annual production of 35,000 plants in more than 100 varieties), Japanese and Chinese Azaleas, Magnolias, Hydrangeas, and a wide range of shrubs.
The nursery’s customer base is primarily professional nurseries, garden centres and landscape companies. Located just 80 miles from Plymouth, A Stervinou is able to offer a reliable delivery service to British clients. Free colour labelling, pre-pricing and bar-coding are part of the nursery’s standard service |
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Contact: Yves Stervinou
PEPINIERES A STERVINOU SA
Kerguelen, 29290 GUIPRONVEL, France
Tel: + 33 298 07 28 00
Fax: +33 298 07 20 99
Email: stervinou-pep@wanadoo.fr
Website: www.stervinou.fr |
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Artopya offer more than 50 unique topiary pieces to bring a garden to life.
There is a wide variety of shapes, ranging from frogs to majestic elephants.
Giraffes up to 5m high, horses and lions with manes of grass and 'Nessie', the
Lochness monster - Artopya can supply them all! They are easy handle and
are available in many varied sizes. As well as the predesigned shapes your
own designs can be created with special figures.
The frames are filled with long lasting sphagnum moss to absorb water, and
all kinds of plants can easily be grown on top of the figures. Because the
moss is packed very tightly in the frames it can be used as a growing medium
for planting. The moss will be treated with MossGreen, to maintain the colour.
After planting, pour water with extra fertilizer over the sculpture and keep in
the shade and out of the wind. After a few days the topiary piece can be
placed anywhere in the garden, and watered in the same way as a container.
The figures can be placed in any garden and need no special soil. Artopya
delivers them as frame only, frame filled with moss and fully planted.
We also supply topiary frames. You can simply grow a box or privet in the
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For more information contact:
Maarten Leerdam
ARTOPYA
Maasdijk 14, 2691 NT 'S-Gravenzande, Netherlands
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Fax: 0031 174 440816
Email: info@artopya.nl
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Spanish Plants are wholesale suppliers of a wide variety of plants from Spain, specialising in all sizes of Olives and Palms.
Their range also includes Aromatics, Bamboo, Buxus, Citrus, Cordylines, Cupressus, Figs, Vines, Shrubs, Topiary, and more - in pot sizes from 3L to 750L and root balled.
Spanish Plants are agents for several large nurseries, and their site in Spain is used as a collection point for plants from other individually selected smaller nurseries offering top quality plants at competitive prices. Buy direct from Spain or from UK stock. Samples of their plants can be viewed at Four Oaks Cash & Carry in Cheshire. |
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Green Mile Trees has been established for 30 years specialising in the finest mature ornamental trees, and working with landscape architects, local councils and garden designers.
As a leading trade supplier, Green Mile’s trees are grown in municipal settings & business parks.
The company also supplies private clients and its trees feature in some of Britain's most prestigious gardens.
There are over 60 acres of field grown trees, available October to March and an extensive range of container-grown trees for planting throughout the year. These include the most stunning native English and continental trees & bushes.
INSTANT HEDGING is another speciality. Best sellers include Yew, Cherry & Portugese Laurels, Thuja, Leylandi, Hornbeam and Beech.
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Four Oaks Cash & Carry now incorporates 13 specialist nurseries and is the largest horticultural “one-stop-shop” in the UK. Over 1500 lines of trees and shrubs will be on display throughout the year from starter plants to specimen sizes in addition to the young plants of bedding and basket plants for which the company is historically known. A wide range of sundries is also available.
The customer base includes growers, independent garden centres, landscapers and garden designers, local authorities, landowners, developers and stately homes, covering a wide area from the North of Scotland down to Oxford. Cash & Carry allows customers to select their own products, and pick up extra lines on the same visit.
Lines include:-
- Young plants of bedding & basket plants
- Alpines & Perennials
- Trees & Shrubs
- Mediterranean Plants
- Specimens up to 1000 litre sizes
- Full range of horticultural sundries & architectural stoneware
Seasonal specials, include a superb selection of planted hanging baskets and patio pots which can be made to order in large quantities. |
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Italian grower selling direct to UK
wholesalers
Italian producer CHITI PIANTE is selling direct to the UK market.
The company grows a wide range of outdoor ornamental plants on the 100 hectare nursery in Pistoia. Plants are available in all sizes either potted or rootballed. Production includes:-
| Palms |
Bamboos |
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Shrubs |
| Trees |
Conifers |
| Specimens |
Topiary Art |
| Japanese Maples . . . . . . and MUCH MORE |
SMALL AND PARTIAL LOADS ARE WELCOME
SEE A DISPLAY OF OUTSTANDING SPECIMENS IN CHITI CAFÉ.
Plants on display will be for sale at the closer of the show.
Contact: Giacomo and Rula Chiti
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