Elmia Garden 2017

Elmia Garden 4-5 October 2017

Name: Elmia Garden 4-5 October 2017
Start: 2017-10-04T09:00:00.000+01:00
End: 2017-10-05T16:00:00.000+01:00
Location: Elmia, Jönköping, Sweden.

Event date 4 October 2017 09:00 – 5 October 2017 16:00

Location Elmia, Jönköping, Sweden.

Elmia Garden is a trade fair for all those who work in the garden industry. An attractive trade show for all the leading players in plant materials, growing techniques, pots and garden ornaments, and everything else of interest to anyone working in the garden and gift retail trade. The exhibition space is full of inspiration and possibilities in every conceivable shape, colour and material.

The garden is the new living room

There is a clear trend towards furnishing and decorating outdoor spaces and gardens. In summer the garden and patio are increasingly taking over the role of the living room. Garden furniture, outdoor lighting and food preparation possibilities are all now part of Elmia Garden.

22 September 2017 08:30

Press invitation: Garden trends and future technology forecasts at Elmia Garden

Elmia Garden is northern Europe’s largest meeting place for the garden retail trade. On 4–5 October 160 exhibitors from 10 countries will meet at Elmia in Jönköping to present their new products. Everything from the latest technology to the garden trends for 2018 will be presented on stage.

Inspiration and news were presented at Elmia Garden. Photo: Elmia AB

5 October 2017 16:22

Bubbling with growth and excitement at Elmia Garden

Exciting new garden trends, Perennial of the Year for 2018 plus the shortlisted entries for the Elmia Garden Award were some of the elements that attracted great interest at Elmia Garden in Jönköping, Sweden. The trade fair attracted a record number of exhibitors and confirmed its position as northern Europe’s biggest meeting place for the garden retail trade.

Kristin Koefoed. Photo: Elmia AB/Anna Hållams

22 February 2017 12:00

New fair manager of Elmia Garden

Elmia Garden is the trade fair that brings together the entire garden industry in Jönköping every autumn. Since the start of this year Kristin Koefoed has taken over from Henrik Landén as manager of the fair. Kristin has worked at Elmia for many years and has been working with Elmia Garden since 2003, partly as the manager of the arena’s experiential and inspirational arrangements.

Årets Trädgårdsprodukt, Elmia Garden Award 2017

2 March 2017 08:25

Press Invitation: Welcome to the presentation ceremony for the Elmia Garden Award 2017

The Elmia Garden Award for garden product of the year honours new, innovative product solutions that simplify gardening work. It is the Swedish garden industry’s major product prize and the winner often becomes a well-known bestseller.

Planting ring made of concrete. Photo: Samuel Lindahl

16 March 2017 09:36

Planting ring in concrete wins the 2017 Elmia Garden Award!

The 2017 Elmia Garden Award for the garden product of the year has gone to Design Björn Lidbrandt for his planting ring made of concrete. The product offers an effective solution to protect trees and bushes when robot lawnmowers cut the grass. The ring also becomes a stylish feature in the garden.

20 April 2017 09:10

Now presenting the garden trends for 2018!

Today we are launching the new online platform Elmia Garden Trends. The website is aimed at everyone who works in the garden industry and can be used as a business tool for inspiration and purchasing support.

Grill from the new Vinson series that will be displayed at Elmia Garden. Photo: Landmann

8 September 2017 09:17

Grills now a regular feature in the garden

The last time Landmann exhibited at Elmia Garden was 2006. On 4-5 October 2017 the company is back – now in the new product segment for grills, garden furniture and outdoor lighting. Among other things, Landmann will present its new grill series for 2018.

14 September 2017 14:19

Lighting frames your garden and creates space

When you invest time and money in creating a beautiful outdoor setting you want to be able to enjoy it even during the darker hours of the day. A lighting system from LightsOn makes it possible to have an attractively lit garden in the space of an hour.

Today, the five nominated contributions were presented for Elmia Garden Award - garden product of the year for 2018.

4 October 2017 12:51

What will be next year’s best innovation for the garden?

Five smart, innovative products have been shortlisted for the Elmia Garden Award for garden product of the year for 2018. They are being exhibited for the first time at Elmia Garden in Jönköping, Sweden.

Actaea simplex, Sweden’s Perennial of the Year for 2018

4 October 2017 15:05

The winning perennial is an elegant and stately gem

The dark-leaved varieties of Actaea simplex, commonly known as Kamchatka bugbane, are Sweden’s Perennial of the Year for 2018. Selected by the perennial group of the garden section of the Federation of Swedish Farmers, and presented at Elmia Garden in Jönköping, Sweden, it is a plant for connoisseurs that combines a strong and stately presence with liveliness and grace.

4 October 2017 16:40

Can a 3D printer be used in a flower shop?

Future Stories, which is about how to get your message out using VR technology, 3D printing and social media, was presented for the first time at Elmia Garden. Christoffer Wadman, a teaching assistant with the engineering programme at Jönköping University, demonstrated how this technology could be used in the future.

Estate agents in the UK do not want to sell houses with Japanese knotweed on the property. This invasive plant is extremely difficult to eradicate and often causes damage to buildings.

5 October 2017 12:53

Invasive survival experts are taking over

The list of invasive alien plants is growing – plants whose growth habits enable them to rapidly out-compete other plants and negatively impact biological diversity. Nine new plants have been added to the EU’s list this year, including Himalayan or Indian balsam, giant hogweed and crimson fountaingrass. Several of them are already causing major problems.

Elin Frendberg, CEO, presented upcoming trends at Elmia Garden.

9 October 2017 09:27

Trends in popular culture and society seen in gardens and interiors

Inspiration, influences and social developments are just some of the ingredients considered when the Swedish Fashion Council (SFC) does the trendspotting that underlies next year’s garden trends. The trends for 2018 were presented at Elmia Garden.

Björn Lidbrandt with his concrete planting ring that won the Elmia Garden Award for Garden Product of the year 2017. Photo: Björn Lidbrandt

14 August 2017 10:55

Great interest in the 2017 Elmia Garden Award winner!

Design Björn Lidbrandt’s simple and stylish concrete planting ring is a real bestseller. The Elmia Garden Award for the 2017 garden product of the year has brought the planting ring a lot of attention and new models have also been developed.