The leading event for the ornamental plant trade in France 

The 25^th Salon du Vegetal, the showcase for ornamental plants on the international scene, will be open from Tuesday 16 to Thursday 18 February 2010, at the Angers Exhibition Centre (France).

The Salon du Vegetal is the unmissable annual event for members of the plant trade — horticulturists, nurserymen, landscape gardeners, park and garden managers, florists and heads of department in garden centres and superstores. Visitors come from around 30 countries.

Trees, shrubs, indoor plants, cut flowers, air-purifying plants, perennials, bedding plants, bulbs, kitchen garden plants and so on. Over 600 exhibi­tors coming from over 10 countries will be on hand to present their pro-ducts, their latest varietal innovations and their new marketing concepts. Manufactured products (potteries, substrates, packaging, etc.) will be also exhibited.

Plants ahead. In a rapidly changing world in which sustainable develop­ment, quality of life and responsible consumption are becoming increasin­gly important, plants are both at the centre of topical debates and at the forefront of new markets. At the Salon du Vegetal, visitors are offered practical solutions every year by exhibitors and by the