Over 100 participants from 11 different country move around to Stoke by Nyland near Colchester , United Kingdom , to serve the 52nd Fleuroselect Convention from July 3 to 6 .
The Convention is the fundamental annual event for members to spend time networking with industry friends and colleague as well as visiting member facilities , plant trial , and local horticultural highlights . This year ’s event was organize together with the Fleuroselect office by Fleuroselect Board phallus Simon Crawford from Burpee U.K.
tribulation area at Mr. Fothergill ’s Seeds and FloranovaFleuroselect members Mr. Fothergill ’s Seeds and Floranova co - host this year ’s company visits . At Floranova , part of the Syngenta group , the delegates look at the highlights of the breeding computer programme , include the novel institution for 2024 and many Fleuroselect winners . At packet seed manufacturer Mr. Fothergill ’s Seed , the group consider trials of motley in their large mixture and chaffer the tardy facilities in come publicity . Each of the visit also include a Fleuroselect annual trial where the justice could view the entry submit this class for Fleuroselect Gold Medals and/or Novelty Protection .
A visit to RHS Hyde HallThe RHS Garden Hyde Hall was one of the highlights of the program , where the delegates were able to love a tour of the beautiful landscape painting , including the teetotal garden . The group was particularly interested in the Floral Fantasia garden position up by the late Peter Seabrook and now patronise by the horticultural industry . This garden shows the all-inclusive variety of bedding plant uncommitted from many key breeder , include legion Fleuroselect Gold Medal and FleuroStar victor . It also showcases the ‘ 2023 class of the Salvia ' with over 100 varieties on visitation from both seed and cuttings for RHS Awards of Garden Merit .
Fergus Garrett : colorful plantings stimulate biodiversityThe Convention ’s Keynote was give by Fergus Garrett , an influential horticultural educator and famous head gardener at Great Dixter . By using exercise from this delightful English garden , he was capable to show how wildlife and colourful plantings can be a successful combining in keep up and excite biodiversity . Great Dixter recently undertook an panoptic biodiversity audit of the building and grounds , proving their great potency as a model for the integration of biodiversity preservation within the heart of horticulture and horticulture .
Philipp Klein Samen and Seedlynx join the organizationAt the Annual General Meeting held at RHS Hyde Hall , two company were admit into the Fleuroselect rank . Philipp Klein GmbH is a kinfolk troupe and has been grow seed bundle for retailers and consumers in Germany since 1863 . The company ’s key brands are Frankonia and Samen Pfann . Seedlynx is a breeder and allocator of cherubic pea . The society deal bulk and packet seeded player of more than 200 diverseness to growers , distributer , and retailers in the U.K. and Europe .
2024 Gold Medals handed overMedals and certificates were awarded to the three 2024 Gold Medal winning potpourri . Klaudia Benary - Redlefsen and Matthias Redlefsen of Benary collected the ribbon for Gazania rigens Zany gay - Side Up ; Ard Ammerlaan of Prudac collected the medal for Lycopersicon esculentum Tiny Temptations F1 Orange and Henk van der Velde , breeder from Burpee Europe was on stage to collect the medallion for Helianthus annuus Desire Red .
Elisabeth Sahin - Fleuroselect LaureatElisabeth Sahin was honour for her important contribution to the floricultural manufacture . A former owner of the Sahin company , together with her belated husband Kees , she introduced and commercialized many outstanding varieties from their all-inclusive rearing program . These include both Fleuroselect Gold Medals winner and novelty , and many are still useable from Takii Seed both in their Home Garden assortment and in their professional range . Elisabeth is the first woman to receive this esteemed award .
Thank you Karol Pawlak2023 will be the last class as President for Karol Pawlak of Vitroflora . He was thanked by the members with the gift of a peculiarly etch nigger , after which he thanked the members of the Board , the secretariate , and all members of Fleuroselect for their support during his five years of presidency .
53rd Annual Convention 2024 ; SalzburgNext year ’s Annual Convention will take spot in Salzburg , Austria , and will be hosted by Renner Young Plants , partner of Florensis , and Gastager GmbH , partner of Selecta one .
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