Build a profitable landscape at Glee 2023

Glee – the International Festival for the Garden, Leisure and Pets – returns this June (27th – 29th June, NEC Birmingham), bringing with it endless opportunities for retailers, buyers and landscape designers to source the latest innovation, gain insight into new trends and access unrivalled networking and educational programmes.

This year, Glee’s dedicated Landscaping and Garden Decoration sector will have show-stopping stands from some of the most influential brands in this sector. The latest hard landscaping and aggregates, fencing solutions, garden buildings, pots and planters, decorative and functional garden structures, soft landscaping, statues, water features and timber supplies can all be found in this part of the show.

Brands such as Meadow View Stone, Altico, Woodlodge, Capi Europe, Deco-Pak, Easigrass, Hamac, Kelkay, Protek, Jagram, ABitQuackers, Azpects, Primeur, Flat Pack Sheds, Gardenstone, Willstone Garden Products, Home & Garden UK, Jonart Design, Yorkshire Flowerpots and The Garden Village will feature.

But the inspiration doesn’t stop there, nine other carefully curated sectors complete Glee’s line-up and facilitate cross-sector sourcing, including Plants, Garden Care and Outdoor Entertaining, In additino will be the Talent Store which will illustrate the power of visual merchandising.

Elsewhere the Green Heart places new plant varieties front and centre, whilst ‘The Stage’ will be the place to learn more about the key themes and trends that are currently shaping consumer demand and the future of the garden and landscape sectors.

Glee 2023 will be home to over 400 brands ready and willing to expand their retail network, together launching thousands of new products to the market during the show. A visit to Glee can arm any landscaper with everything they need to stay ahead of the curve and offer customers the latest and most in-demand products for their projects.

Finally, after a day spent networking, sourcing new supply partners and gathering inspiration why not kick back and relax at Glee’s Fire, Grill and Chill area where the summer vibes will be flowing as grills, barbeques and firepits demonstrations get underway.

The Green-tech team are proud to be supporting the Gair Wood project in Leeds, run by the Leeds Ecosystem, Atmosphere and Forest (LEAF) Centre.

Gair Wood is one of the most ambitious and significant woodland creation projects in the North of England, with the primary aim to enhance biodiversity in the area through large scale tree planting.

Named after former University of Leeds Secretary Roger Gair, who retired in 2021 after more than 40 years’ service, Gair Wood is a part of the wider community forest for North and West Yorkshire, named White Rose Forest.

Spanning across a 36-hectare site, Gair Wood will feature 15 hectares of new tree planting to add to the existing four hectares of trees. The remaining space will feature a mixture of open grass, unplanted land and scrubland. This mixture of habitats and biomes aims to further increase biodiversity in the area.

Green-tech is proud to have supplied a large amount of tree protection and canes to the LEAF team which will ensure that the newly planted trees are sufficiently protected from the elements and roaming wildlife. In addition to the materials provided, several of the Green-tech team volunteered their time and planted and secured trees alongside the LEAF team, over a twoday period.