Ball to display leading new plants at Four Oaks

Ball's display at the 50th Four Oaks Trade Show, an event the company have supported from the its very beginnings, is to present a preview of ground-breaking introductions for the 2023 season from its extensive programme of Annual and Lasting Beauty Perennial plugs and liners.

Glimmer
Glimmer

Included will be new award-winning varieties Double Impatiens Glimmer, the only Impatiens on the market recognised by the International Seed Federation to have ‘High Resistance’ to Impatiens Downy Mildew, and the striking yellow coloured Petunia Bee’s Knees. These varieties will be joined by Toscana Galaxy, an interspecific series of Geranium with controlled vigour for larger 3 - 7.5 litre pots combined with outstanding garden performance.

A line-up of new-to-market Shrubs, Herbaceous Perennials and Exotics particularly suited to premium patio sales will be on show from the Lasting Beauty programme, including Mangave, Lavandula Lavinnova and Buddleja Butterfly Candy.

Other companies represented on this stand will include: PanAmerican Seed, Kieft Pro Seeds, Ball FloraPlant, Darwin Perennials, MasterTag and HilverdaFlorist.

Meanwhile, Ball 2022 Summer Showcase has a new and refreshed presentation packed with innovative plant varieties in a range of patio containers, gardens and retail concepts, along with extensive Annual and Perennial trials/ 
Highlights:
New Varieties for 2023
NEW Retail Concept and Product Solution displays
Pergola ‘Garden Room’ displays of Annual and Perennial Heroes
New ‘Showstopper’ display of patio plant varieties in basket, containers and retail benches
Over 2,000 Experimental Annual and Perennials
Perennial and colour themed Gardens
Greenhouse Pot Trials
Vote for your Favourite Variety
Dates: 12-14, 19-21, 26-28 July (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) at West Adderbury, Banbury, Oxon.
Bees Knees (below)

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