It was an incredibly ambitious task. Visit the GIMA and HTA Garden Press Event in just 2 hours 45 minutes. But, I had a game plan, I would keep any conversation to just 2 paragraphs, whilst simultaneously hugging people, to give them a nice feeling and to distract them from my clipped conversation. I wasn't intending to be rude, but I simply had to see as much product in the time I had. However, that plan of course went out of the window, especially when you see people that you've never met from Instagram before, you bump into (quite often literally) your favourite IRL friends, AND you see suppliers you know and love. Plus, all that newness.
This February day is essential for any type of hort writer, influencer, broadcaster, networker- if you missed it, make sure you make a note for next year. It’s slickly organised, full of inspiration, and with the bonus of helpful seminars (which I couldn’t hang around for!)- it’s also in the airy Business Design Centre, in Islington no less.
(I also met another Substackker
- oooooh! It is the place to be)Anyways, I write this mini-report from my bed in Milano, Italy, with a collagen face mask on everywhere apart from beard, a pizza in my belly and itchy blanket on my legs. Here’s 10 super cool products that caught my eye today… Ooosh!
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