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The latest hot shots from European show, IPM

am giddy with excitement most of the year to be honest, but I am particularly buzzing when I step into the halls at the IPM Essen in Germany, an international trade event for all things horticulture. On it’s 40th edition, with 1500 exhibitors and countless new plant and product launches,

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