GARDEN Trader (AUTUMN 2018)

Peter Chu From the Publisher With the development of global urbanization, people gradually attach their importance to eco-friendly policy and everlasting evolvement, what's more, gardening industry plays a vital role in it. In March,2018, International Association of Horticultural Producers & Nursery and Garden Industry Australia held an International Green City Conference in Melbourne International Flower & Garden show, representatives talked about each country's green strategy and technological develop- ment. In the conference, they talked about the gardening plan and technology of Singapore Garden by the bay and the green roof development in Australia. Melbourne's representative mentioned that local trees have its own email address, residents can write a letter and get reply, to invite them to concern about those trees and report the questions. Recently, to carry out the greening urbanization policy, apart from using plants to lower the tempera- ture in the city, ensuring people's health, promoting the qualities of life, still, hoping to deepen the connection between citizens and environment, generalizing the concept of everlasting evolvement. Aside from governments and Urban Planning Division experts, landscapers, gardeners, and all related members are also the key to the plan. With the rise of eco-friendly policy, the demand of horticultural products has increased, also encourag- ing more possibility of industrial development. Taichung World Flora Exposition is about to inaugurate in November,2018. There's also a gardening contest and an international indoor flower competition held in the exhibition. Competitors and their team from all over the world gather around, combining flowers and installation arts to create their works. Under the trend of industrial globalization, holding an international flower exposition can not only rise the reputation of the city internationally and encourage tourism but show the strong capability of flower cultivating and breeding technology. During the preparation, international marketing has been focused. Last September, the organizer collaborated with International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) to have the first conference for International Flower Auction Market Alliance, also inviting marketing representatives from Netherlands, England, Japan, Australia, Brazil, China to plan the platform of flower auction market. Sharing resources and marketing information through this alliance in the future, hoping to have a much more developing market mechanism and rise the competitiveness of Taiwan international flower industry under the transnational cooperation. 2018 The premier Gardening buyer's guide AUTUMN