The UK's biggest plant fair the National Plant Show will hold its inaugural event on 29-30 June. Organisers believe that that this year's event will be a success despite the cancellation of garden-product show Garden Expo, which was due to debut alongside it.

The National Plant Show has received visitor registrations from 135 businesses and has booked 83 companies and 101 stands, with more to be confirmed.

The HTA-organised show is to extend into a second hall at Stoneleigh. The demise of Expo, which did not attract enough exhibitors, has left Hall Two at Stoneleigh vacant. HTA PR manager Gill Ormrod says: "Hall One is full so we're extending into a second hall. We were originally looking at a marquee but with Garden Expo not happening in Hall Two there is extra space. This is a great opportunity to look at whole UK plant supply chain under one roof."

Provar will be co-sponsor of a national plant award with a linked new plant display "a big focus".

HTA business development director Tim Briercliffe says: "The original thinking behind the National Plant Show was that it was a show in its own right. Garden Expo came along later - so the initial premise of holding a single plant show still stands. Visitor registrations are looking good."

Latest exhibitors to sign up are: David G Ross, Newington Nurseries and John Train Plants.

REGISTERED DELEGATES INCLUDE
Abercorn Plant and Garden Centre
Aylett Nurseries
Beckworth Emporium
Bents Garden & Home
Buckingham Garden Centre
Grosvenor Garden Centre
Garden & Leisure Group
Hillier Landscapes
Joseph Rochford Gardens
Millbrook Garden Company
Stewarts Gardenlands
See www.nationalplantshow.org.uk

EXHIBITORS
Kilworth Conifers
Duncan & Davies (UK)
Quality Ornamentals
Oakgate Nursery
Bransford Webbs
Allensmore Nurseries
Lowaters Nursery

Hawkesmill Nurseries Co

New Leaf Plants
Johnsons of Whixley
New Place Nurseries
Farplants Sales
Wyevale Nurseries
Parkers Nurseries
Garden Centre Plants
Pentland Plants
Quantil
West End Nurseries
Beaver Plants
Blue Ribbon Plants
Welland Vale Nurseries
Osberton Nurseries
Northern Liner Co
Hillview Nurseries
Europlants UK
R A Meredith
Seiont Nurseries
Oakover Nurseries
Jackdaws Field Nursery
Protected Varieties (ProVar)
Baby Plants UK
Hillier Nurseries
Liss Forest Nursery
Darby Nursery Stock
The Guernsey Clematis Nursery
John Richards Nurseries
Mahood Brothers
Chapel Cottage Plants
Jasmine Nursery
Fairweather's
Blackmoor Nurseries
Lovania Nurseries
Golden Grove Nursery
David Austin Roses
Gedney Bulb Company
Frank P Matthews
Robin Pearce Plants
Hedgehog Plants
HSK Gardening and Leisure
Forest Edge Nurseries
Morley and Whartons Nurseries
Pacific Nurseries
Country Garden Plant Sales
John Woods Nurseries
Baginton Nurseries
Yorkshire Plants
Hugh Nunn (Nurseryman)
Nursery Fresh Plants
Trade Roots
James Trehane & Sons
Worfield Gardens
G-Scapes of Lichfield
New Forest Garden Plants
Young Plants
Pickmere Nurseries
Nicholson Nurseries
Kernock Park Plants
Whetman Pinks
Channel Island Plants
Manor Farm Nurseries
Greenhill Plants
West Kington Nurseries
GreenLine Plants
Ball Colegrave
Coblands Nurseries
David G Ross
Newington Nurseries
Classiflora Imports
PlantforLife
David Colegrave Foundation
Perennial - Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society
John Train Plants