Hills take Glee Green Heart stand award
Chichester houseplant growers Hill Brothers walked off with the Glee Green Heart Best Stand Award today for their stunning display of 100% UK-grown houseplants.
The stand features more than 25 species in 50 or so varieties, now almost all grown in peat-free compost. Plants that still need a peat-based growing media account for only 3% of the range.
It has taken Hills two years to transition from peat to peat-free, using growing media supplied by ICL, but the results visitors will see on the stand speak for themselves.
Andy Bunker of Alton Garden Centre, who judged the Green Heart award, said the display matched the current consumer trend towards houseplant sales. "When you walk onto that display, it just says 'There is something for me here!' he said. The labelling and presentation of small products were outstanding.
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