The British Plant Fair, organised by Midland Regional growers, will take place for the first time at Stoneleigh Park on Thursday 5 February.

A shelf sample area called the "Marketplace" is being introduced and run in the same manner as a Dutch trolley fair. Over 200 shelves of samples are already booked in.

Retailers will be able to order from many different nurseries and have the whole order delivered together the following week.

Bransford Webbs managing director Geoff Caesar said:

"With the negative exchange rate changes between the pound and euro, why waste time and money travelling to Holland when you can buy quality plants from British growers at very attractive prices all under one roof?"

View: www.britishplantfair.co.uk.