Warsaw, 5 September 2013
20132013
– summary of the 21st edition: Warsaw, 30 August – 1 September 2013
The 21st edition of the International “GREEN IS LIFE” Exhibition, organised on 30.08. –
01.09. by the Polish Nurserymen Association and Agencja Promocji Zieleni under the slogan
“Gardens with Character”, has ended. The event was attended by 250 exhibitors from 11
countries: Poland, Belgium, Denmark, France, Holland, Latvia, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy
and New Zealand. The Exhibition was visited by 16,500 persons, including 5,400 professionals from
all over Poland and 30 other countries. Traditionally, the largest group of visitors at “Green
is Life” are customers from Eastern Europe. This year was no different in this respect. They
came from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, as well as from the Baltic States, in particular from
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The Fair was also visited by groups from Holland and
Germany, and by guests from Scandinavia and Southern Europe – from the Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Hungary, Romania to the Balkans and Italy.
“Green is Life” is addressed to professionals, but also plays a popularising role
contributing to the development of consumer needs and awareness.
For the professionals, i.e. wholesalers and retailers, producers – nurserymen and
gardeners, landscape architects, contracting firms, suppliers of products and services
and public greenery investors, the event is a communication platform and a place where
they can talk to their partners and see the offer directly, instead of through a computer screen,
using the advantages of a face-to-face meeting. An opportunity to establish new contacts and
obtain information regarding the terms and conditions of co-operation, and to gauge the
condition of the sector and detect the directions of development is also important. Most of
those who came to the Fair in their professional capacity did so on Friday and Saturday.
Nearly 60% of them were decision-makers – owners and managers taking key decisions
in their firms.
“GREEN IN LIFE” is known for its clear thematic profile – the largest group of products on show
are plants. They were presented by 52% of the exhibitors, dominated by producers from
Poland, who included both large, well-known companies and small, or newly-established
producers still awaiting wider recognition. Foreign exhibitors came mostly from Holland,
Germany, France and Belgium. A total of 53 firms from other countries, mostly nurseries,
participated in the Fair (over 25% of the total).
The timing of the Fair is adjusted to the time during the season when plants
presentation offers the best results – they are attractive and available in a wide assortment.
This is also a moment preceding the sales season – both the autumn one, which the entire
sector wants to develop, and the one coming next year, along with the spring. Customers can
familiarise themselves with the offer, quality and purchase conditions in one place and at the
same time. Many exhibitors prepare their displays very carefully, in order to stand out and
draw the attention of customers. This year again many stands astounded visitors with their
panache and ingenuity. Guests greatly appreciated the quality and diversity of the assortment
offered by the nurseries. A growing position of decorative grasses and perennials was clearly
visible – an increasing number of firms offer these products. Trees were also presented, mostly
for use by towns and cities, along with an extensive offer of shrubs and material for further
production. Exhibitors also offered seeds, bulbs, cut Christmas trees and seasonal and interior
flowers. Numerous novel varieties elicited considerable interest among professionals and
amateurs alike.
Firms offering fertilisers, beddings, plant protection products, tunnels and hothouse
systems, machines and tools used in gardens and green areas, irrigation systems, seeds,
flower pots, plant production accessories, packing, transport, display facilitation technologies,
as well as products assisting in promoting and selling horticultural goods were represented in
the horticultural engineering and technology sector.
Decorations and garden fittings and fixtures presented at this year’s Exhibition
included flower pots, decorative coverings, supports for plants, garden furniture, stones and
knick-knacks. Exhibitors also showed surfaces made of natural and processed materials for
private and public gardens. There were also numerous accessories and systems for ponds and
water features, green roofs and walls, fences and facades, fixtures and fittings for the
relaxation and BBQ areas, as well as lawns – from rolls and grass seeds.
The “GREEN IS LIFE” Exhibition also offers an extensive accompanying programme.
Professionals appreciated the topicality of the issues discussed and the substantive level of the
meetings. The seminars and conferences held during the Fair were addressed to garden
centres (over 120 owners and managers), specialists and managers of public greenery (100
participants from dozens of towns) and landscape architects and contractors. On the
Landscape Architect’s Day (Saturday, 31 August), Noel Kingsbury – the British landscape
architect, was the special guest. His presentation, as well as other interesting addresses
discussing workshop issues attracted over 200 participants.
The amateurs’ programme – workshops, expert advice, lectures and horticultural or
culinary presentations proved hugely popular among the public, demonstrating the desire to
acquire knowledge of the horticultural art and practical information.
Novelties aroused considerable interest among the visitors – particularly those entered in the
Competitions accompanying the Exhibition – NOVELTY PLANTS and THE GREEN LAUREL.
COMPETITION RESULTS
NOVELTY PLANTS 2013 COMPETITION
21 S T INTERNATIONAL “GREEN IS LIFE” EXHIBITION 2013
GOLD MEDAL:
Rosa ‘Anisade’
from Szkółka Krzewów Ozdobnych Bogdan HAJDROWSKI
SILVER MEDAL:
Magnolia ‘Genie’ PBR
from Gospodarstwo Szkółkarskie ZYMON
BRONZE MEDAL:
Berberis thunbergii ‘Natasza’
PBR
from SZKÓŁKA KUROWSCY
Clematis ‘Kaiser'
PBR
from CLEMATIS Sz. Marczyński, W. Piotrowski Sp. j. Szkółka Pojemnikowa
Hydrangea paniculata LITTLE LIME® ‘Jane’ PBR
from PEPINIERES MINIER SA
DISTINCTIONS:
Actinidia arguta VITIKIWITM
from CLEMATIS Sz. Marczyński, W. Piotrowski Sp. j. Szkółka Pojemnikowa
Berberis ×media 'Dual Jewel'
PBR
from Szkółka Roślin Ozdobnych Emil HOMA, Krystyna HOMA–KOSAKOWSKA
Pinus densiflora ‘Rainbow’
from Szkółka Krzewów Ozdobnych Jolanta i Jan NOWACZYK
Pseudotsuga menziesii ‘Graceful Grace’
from Szkółka Roślin Ozdobnych DAGLEZJA
Sambucus nigra ‘Obelisk’
from Szkółka SZMIT
PBR
THE GREEN LAUREL
COMPETITION
21 S T INTERNATIONAL “GREEN IS LIFE” EXHIBITION 2013
THE GREEN LAUREL for the best product for garden and landscaping
awarded to LEGUTKO W. Przedsiębiorstwo Hodowlano-Nasienne
for ATTILA wild strawberry seeds
DISTINCTIONS:
- awarded to Kompozycje ozdobne - Karwice Sp. z o.o.
for Nature Impact® - Green Roofs System
- awarded to AGROSIMEX Sp. z o.o.
for ROSAHUMUS and
for TIMOREX GOLD
THE GREEN LAUREL for the best product for nursery
presented to: BRINKMAN POLSKA Sp. z o.o.
for REC 15 – battery-powered rucksack sprinkler
DISTINCTION:
- awarded to: MARTEX Przedsiębiorstwo Prywatne Jerzy Marek Strenkowski for the ARBO® EKO/JUTA Nursery Container
THE “LAUREL” AWARD FOR THE MOST ATTRACTIVE STAND
21 S T INTERNATIONAL “GREEN IS LIFE” EXHIBITION 2013
In the PLANT STANDS category
GOLD LAURELS were awarded to:
- Szkółka SZMIT
- Szkółki KUROWSCY
- CLEMATIS Sz. Marczyński, W. Piotrowski Sp. j. Szkółka Pojemnikowa
- MARCINKOWSCY J.J. Byliny w Pojemnikach
- ULIŃSCY Szkółkarstwo Ozdobne
- Szkółka Roślin Ozdobnych HOMA Emil, Homa-Kosakowska Krystyna
SILVER LAURELS were awarded to:
- DĘBSCY Bracia, Szkółki Drzew, Krzewów i Bylin
- MAJEWSCY Magdalena i Marek SZKÓŁKA ROŚLIN WRZOSOWATYCH
- KOMSTA Kazimierz GOSPODARSTWO SZKÓŁKARSKIE
- DĄBROWSCY Olga i Marcin SZKÓŁKA BYLIN
- PANEK Gospodarstwo Szkółkarskie
- Boomkwekerij E. De JONG
BRONZE LAURELS were awarded to:
- MÓJ OGRÓD Szkółka Roślin Ozdobnych Elżbieta Nowicka
- PHU NIFRA Mieczysław Frątczak
- FOSZCZKA Teresa OGRODNICTWO
- PARK-M Sp. z o.o.
- KORDUS Szkółkarstwo Ozdobne
- BODNAR Roman Gospodarstwo Ogrodnicze
In the NON-PLANT category
GOLD LAURELS were awarded to:
- KOMPOZYCJE OZDOBNE - KARWICE Sp. z o.o.
- EVERRIS BK GIULINI POLSKA
- EDEN GARDEN Sp. z o.o.
- POLNIX Sp. j.
- DORAM DESIGN
SILVER LAURELS were awarded to:
- ATHENA BIO-PRODUKTY Sp. z o.o.
- BRINKMAN POLSKA Sp. z o.o.
- AGROSIMEX Sp. z o.o.
- EKO-BORD SYSTEM
- BAJKOWE OGRODY Andrzej Łudyga
BRONZE LAURELS were awarded to:
- FORENSIS POLSKA Sp. z o.o.
- ELGARDEN
- ZPD Edmund Marczak
- MODIFORM B.V.
- GARDENPHILIA.COM Sp. z o.o.
- BM Zakład Stolarski Budzyk Adam i Maślanka Marian s.j.
Organisers:
Związek Szkółkarzy Polskich and Agencja Promocji Zieleni Sp. z o.o.
Al. Jana Pawła II 80 lok. 71, 00-175 Warszawa,
tel./fax +48 22 435 47 20-22
e-mail: kontakt@zielentozycie.pl ,
Honorary patronage: Stanisław Kalemba – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Hanna Gronkiewicz – Waltz – Mayor of Warsaw
Alojzy Szymański – Rector of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences
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