Yesterday was the second annual Futurescape one-day garden design show from Kempton Park.
With the problems faced by shows in recent times, the question remains as to how useful an event like this is to the industry. It was certainly an enjoyable day out, the chance to interact with well-known figures, make acquaintances, exchange stories, meet suppliers.The feeling in The Beauty is in the Build was that everyone attending would be interested in progressing, expanding knowledge and business. But, said Mark Gregory, “Seventy-five to eighty percent of the industry isn’t interested in innovation, research, health and safety.”
Harsh, or accurate? Or is it that the information on how to run a landscaping business day-to-day and practical demonstrations of required techniques isn’t there to attract the large percentage of the industry that doesn’t attend?
Helen Gazeley went along on behalf of Landscape Juice. Read Helen's review here.
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