[ ... ] respect to trends in gardening.
1. Local is better than global. To have a garden with plants, shrubs and exotic trees its completely out. What's ... more
trends
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@ Monday, Jan. 17, 2011
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Outdoor furniture, jewelry and fashion co-brandings. Blurring frontiers. New marketing challenges.
@ Monday, Aug. 30, 2010
With mass retailers, supermarkets and lower end brands developing attractive outdoor designs we are seeing an explosion of imaginative solutions by … more -
Wind breakers and space dividers
@ Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010
How to use them in a residential setting I am not sure these designs are catering to a very urgent need in the private home sector but they are certainly … more -
Decoding the future of the outdoor furniture industry: recent insights
@ Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010
Where should we look to anticipate rising trends? The answer to this question is quite tricky when dealing with the outdoor market. Outdoor spaces … more -
@ Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
Any action creates a counter reaction This is true for outdoor designs too. Rustic chic is the design answer to cheap plastic based ultra modern designs. With … more -
Are monochromatic designs dead?
@ Friday, Aug. 13, 2010
After a decade (or two?) of beige-black-white sleek looks, patterns and colors are back in style. As always, things come back in style with a new twist. But … more -
Robot gardening from Japan to the world
@ Sunday, Jul. 25, 2010
What does KITT, Terminator and Wall-E have in common? That's right, they are all robots. Representing one of the most popular figures of the late '80s … more -
The comeback of the "seedbombs"
@ Wednesday, Jun. 16, 2010
Trend alert: around the world, a growing army of plant lovers, armed with ‘seedbombs’, is on a mission – to make their dull, grey neighbourhoods more … more -
Gardening Trends from Brooklyn NYC Garden Centre "Sprout Home"
@ Tuesday, Jun. 15, 2010
We made an Interview with Tassy Zimmerman from the "Sprout Home" Gardening Shop in Brooklyn NYC. She tells us all about local gardening trends and innovations … more
Co-Authors
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Matthew Appleby
is Horticulture Week's deputy editor and writes gardening news for many publications. He is the chief editor of this blog.
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Anne Robert
is a marketing specialist and trend watcher with a passion for all things design.
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Nicole Kolberg
is a freelance designer from Stuttgart, Germany.
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Arnd Ziemer
is Journalist of Economics and Chief Editor of the premium magazine arcade.
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Diana Nóbrega
is a freelancer journalist specialized in design, architecture and contemporary culture.
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Philippa Pearson
is a RHS medal award winning garden designer and journalist from Cambridge, UK.
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Philipp Wohlleben
enhances the spoga blog with videos from the fair and gardening gems all over the world.
Industry leaders
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Axel Schröder
Marketing Manager of Scheurich GmbH & Co. KG.
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Fabian Schenkel
Head of Marketing at OUTDOORCHEF
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Peter Davis
Chief Operating Officer, Bunnings Group Ltd
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John W. Herbert
General Secretary of EDRA
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Uwe Bedenbecker
Director of KETTLER Leisure Furniture