New Hopetoun Gardens to sponsor floral hall at Gardening Scotland

The organisers of Gardening Scotland are delighted to announce that New Hopetoun Gardens, Scotland's leading independent garden centre,, has entered into a three-year deal to sponsor the show's famous Floral Hall.

The New Hopetoun Gardens Floral Hall will be filled with award-winning nurseries from across the UK, selling a huge range of top quality plants.

Dougal Philip and Lesley Watson, who own New Hopetoun Gardens and have in previous years created many medal-winning show gardens at the event, will create a display at the entrance to the Floral Hall where they can meet visitors and talk to them about the importance of using nectar-rich plants.

Dougal says: "Plants are absolutely essential to life on our planet an

Martin Dare, organiser of Gardening Scotland says: "New Hopetoun Gardens is an outstanding garden centre and Dougal Philip and Lesley Watson have contributed greatly to the success of the show in previous years through the creation of stunning show gardens.

"We are delighted that they are now to be sponsors of the Floral Hall and we look forward to a flourishing relationship with New Hopetoun Gardens."

Gardening Scotland 2012 will take place from Friday, 1 June until Sunday, 3 June at The Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh.