Elmia Garden 2017

Elmia Garden 4-5 October 2017

Name: Elmia Garden 4-5 October 2017
Start: 2017-10-04T08:00:00.000Z
End: 2017-10-05T15:00:00.000Z
Location: Elmia, Jönköping, Sweden.

Event date 4 October 2017 08:00 – 5 October 2017 15:00

Location Elmia, Jönköping, Sweden.

Elmia Garden is a trade fair for all those who work in the garden industry. An attractive trade show for all the leading players in plant materials, growing techniques, pots and garden ornaments, and everything else of interest to anyone working in the garden and gift retail trade. The exhibition space is full of inspiration and possibilities in every conceivable shape, colour and material.

Grills now a regular feature in the garden

The last time Landmann exhibited at Elmia Garden was 2006. On 4-5 October 2017 the company is back – now in the new product segment for grills, garden furniture and outdoor lighting. Among other things, Landmann will present its new grill series for 2018.

14 September 2017 13:19

Lighting frames your garden and creates space

When you invest time and money in creating a beautiful outdoor setting you want to be able to enjoy it even during the darker hours of the day. A lighting system from LightsOn makes it possible to have an attractively lit garden in the space of an hour.

Estate agents in the UK do not want to sell houses with Japanese knotweed on the property. This invasive plant is extremely difficult to eradicate and often causes damage to buildings.

5 October 2017 11:53

Invasive survival experts are taking over

The list of invasive alien plants is growing – plants whose growth habits enable them to rapidly out-compete other plants and negatively impact biological diversity. Nine new plants have been added to the EU’s list this year, including Himalayan or Indian balsam, giant hogweed and crimson fountaingrass. Several of them are already causing major problems.

Elin Frendberg, CEO, presented upcoming trends at Elmia Garden.

9 October 2017 08:27

Trends in popular culture and society seen in gardens and interiors

Inspiration, influences and social developments are just some of the ingredients considered when the Swedish Fashion Council (SFC) does the trendspotting that underlies next year’s garden trends. The trends for 2018 were presented at Elmia Garden.

Björn Lidbrandt with his concrete planting ring that won the Elmia Garden Award for Garden Product of the year 2017. Photo: Björn Lidbrandt

14 August 2017 09:55

Great interest in the 2017 Elmia Garden Award winner!

Design Björn Lidbrandt’s simple and stylish concrete planting ring is a real bestseller. The Elmia Garden Award for the 2017 garden product of the year has brought the planting ring a lot of attention and new models have also been developed.

Today, the five nominated contributions were presented for Elmia Garden Award - garden product of the year for 2018.

4 October 2017 11:51

What will be next year’s best innovation for the garden?

Five smart, innovative products have been shortlisted for the Elmia Garden Award for garden product of the year for 2018. They are being exhibited for the first time at Elmia Garden in Jönköping, Sweden.

Actaea simplex, Sweden’s Perennial of the Year for 2018

4 October 2017 14:05

The winning perennial is an elegant and stately gem

The dark-leaved varieties of Actaea simplex, commonly known as Kamchatka bugbane, are Sweden’s Perennial of the Year for 2018. Selected by the perennial group of the garden section of the Federation of Swedish Farmers, and presented at Elmia Garden in Jönköping, Sweden, it is a plant for connoisseurs that combines a strong and stately presence with liveliness and grace.

4 October 2017 15:40

Can a 3D printer be used in a flower shop?

Future Stories, which is about how to get your message out using VR technology, 3D printing and social media, was presented for the first time at Elmia Garden. Christoffer Wadman, a teaching assistant with the engineering programme at Jönköping University, demonstrated how this technology could be used in the future.