What's new in the world of gardening?

This week is all about Garden Press Event which brings together gardening businesses and the media, giving garden writers the chance to see what's new and innovative in the world of gardening

Yesterday I attended the Garden Press Event. This is an annual event held at the Design Centre in London, bringing together garden businesses and brands with journalists, editors, bloggers and the like. It’s an opportunity for us to see what’s new, innovative and exciting in the world of gardening and, yes, a chance to catch up with fellow writers and journalists. It’s not surprising that the atmosphere was buzzing.

With almost 100 companies exhibiting, there’s was much to see.  The advantage of the 2-hour train journey home was an opportunity to write down my thoughts while they were fresh in my mind.  

My top 10

1. Biofleece  produced by Andermatt. This has to be my favourite product of the day. It looks just like the plastic lightweight fleece you can buy in garden centres, but this one is a plant-based product, made from natural organic acids derived from corn plants. It will protect plants down to -6C, so the same as 30 gsm plastic fleece, but it will biodegrade. If you kept it clea…