The Commercial Horticultural Association is excited to announce that the 2023 edition of IPM Essen, the top horticulture trade exhibition in the world, will be dedicated to British horticulture. The world’s foremost trade exhibition for horticulture will have the United Kingdom as its official national partner from January 24 to January 27, 2023.

A vital extra visitor attraction for the participating exhibitors, UK enterprises with a focus on plants, technology, and equipment will travel to Messe Essen to present themselves and their products on the British pavilion.

The UK commercial horticulture sector’s expertise and innovation will be honored with a variety of special events, including a reception with British food and drink, English and Scottish music, feature planting displays at the show entrances, and a wealth of information from the CHA team on the UK pavilion.

During the exhibition’s International Horticultural Forum, UK specialists will share their perspectives on recent changes in the country’s green economy.

The Commercial Horticultural Association, with assistance from the British Department for International Trade (DIT) and the British Embassy, will be in charge of organizing the partner country appearance’s preparations and associated events.

“The CHA is proud to be working with the organizers of IPM Essen in representing Great British horticulture in 2023. As the partner country for this important international show, we are promoting the expertise, diversity, and innovative technology that Great Britain can bring to the world and commercial horticulture. We look forward to a very busy show and showcasing what Britain does best,” Pat Flynn, Trade Association Manager of CHA, mentioned.

The UK produces a wide range of horticultural products. Many new plants will be traveling to Essen: among them, Whetman Plants International is launching two compact, fragrant, bee-friendly, and drought-tolerant Choisya at the show: Choisya x dewitteana ‘Little Bee’ PBR and Choisya x dewitteana ‘Little Honey Bee’ PBR.

New compact clematis cultivars from the Raymond J Evison program such as ‘The Duchess of Cornwall Evipo118’, ‘TsukikoTM Evipo110’, ‘RavelTM Evipo122’, ‘IsseyTM Evipo081’ and ‘PoseidonTM Evipo113’ will be shown by Guernsey Clematis Nursery. The exhibitor Fairweather’s Nurseries from the English county of Hampshire specializes in growing Agapanthus. The assortment comprises more than 50 varieties and these will be presented at the exhibition.

Innovations in Technology and Equipment

In addition to plants, trade visitors can anticipate innovations in technology and equipment, such as reusable pots from Caledonian Trees that promote growth and are environmentally friendly, cost-effective LED lighting solutions specifically for horticulture from INDO Lighting, and sustainably produced gardening supplies from Tyne Moulds & Machinery.

“We are very pleased that Great Britain will be the partner country of the next IPM ESSEN and will put its horticulture in the focus. As the world’s leading trade fair, we are pleased to make a valuable contribution to networking within the international green sector,” Andrea Hölker, Project Manager of IPM Essen, confirms.

An excellent opportunity for this is the German-English International Horticultural Forum on January 26, 2023, at 14:00. Experts from Germany and the UK will make presentations that provide insight into current business issues. Visitors will learn in-depth information on British horticulture and have the chance to interact with the lecturers. The major horticulture journal in the UK, Horticulture Week, is edited by Matt Appleby. Other panelists in the discussion include Raymond J. Evison of Guernsey Clematis Nursery, Patrick Fairweather of Fairweather’s Nurseries, and others.

In conjunction with the partner nation presentation, official visits to the UK pavilion are scheduled. The pavilion will be a stop on the opening tour with industry officials from business and politics on the first day of the exhibition.