Sue Steward

Four Oaks Trade Show

The Four Oaks Trade Show is the UK's premier exhibition covering the whole of commercial ornamental horticulture. From production to point-of-sale, the breadth of exhibits on display is the show's strength, attracting a broad visitor base and around 35% of participating companies from overseas, making it a truly international event. The exhibition takes place on a 23 acre nursery site in Cheshire UK, close to the Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope, covering an area of 13,000m² under glass with additional outdoor areas. Massive displays of plant material form the heart of the show, with young plant producers using the platform to launch the next season's lines. Mature stock and specimen plants from across Europe create magnificent showcase displays. Machinery, growing media, sundries, retail products, Christmas ware, services and practically everything the sector can use or re-sell is found on the aisles at Four Oaks. The visitor profile includes buyers from independent garden centres, garden centre chains, grower retailers, commercial growers, multiple retailers, wholesalers, online and mail order retailers, landscapers and architects, garden designers, professional gardeners/groundsmen, farm shops, local authorities and florists. Four Oaks Trade Show is a combination of business and social activity, but above all it is a buyer's event where the horticultural economy thrives.