Dear Exhibitors of the GREEN IS LIFE 2026 Fair,
We invite you to take part in the Plant Novelties Competition, organized as part of the International Fair of Plants, Horticultural Technology and Landscape Architecture Green is life. The competition is intended for Exhibitors who wish to promote and popularize their plants — companies, breeders and nurseries introducing new cultivars to the market.
The aim of the competition is the broad promotion of new, interesting cultivars of trees, shrubs, climbers and perennials with high commercial potential. This year, once again, the plants will be evaluated by an international Jury, and an additional award will be granted by representatives of horticultural media through email voting, as well as by gardeners and plant enthusiasts in a public vote held on social media.
Participation in the competition is linked to the promotion of both the novelties and the companies submitting them. The plants and their descriptions, together with information about the submitting entity, will be:
- displayed at the competition stand during the International Fair of Plants, Horticultural Technology and Landscape Architecture GREEN IS LIFE
- published on the websites of the Polish Nurserymen Association (zszp.pl and e-katalogroslin.pl) and the GREEN IS LIFE Fair
- included in the printed Fair Guide
- promoted in Facebook/Instagram posts on the Association’s and Fair’s profiles
- promoted in horticultural magazines
Information about the awarded and distinguished plants will be:
- provided to horticultural trade publishers in Poland and leading foreign media
- shared with lifestyle and advisory media, as well as bloggers covering gardening topics
- published in the 2027 Polish Nurserymen Association Nursery Catalogue, distributed among professionals, with the gold‑medal plant featured on the cover.
According to the competition rules, novelties are defined as new taxa that have been introduced into production and/or sold in Poland for no longer than 5 years. Cultivars that have already appeared in previous editions are not eligible. The full list is available at: https://zszp.pl/en/plants/plant-novelties-competition-zszp/list-of-plants-qualified-for-the-competition-in-the-years-2008-2025/.
Only Exhibitors of the International Fair of Plants, Horticultural Technology and Landscape Architecture GREEN IS LIFE may submit plants to the competition. Detailed requirements, criteria and information are provided in the REGULATIONS OF THE 2026 PLANT NOVELTIES COMPETITION.
Submission of new cultivars to the Competition is carried out via the ONLINE APPLICATION FORM, completed separately for each cultivar.
IMPORTANT! Applications must be submitted and the participation fee paid by 30 June 2026 at 23:59.
Applications submitted after this deadline, incomplete, without photos or unpaid, will be rejected.
If you have any questions, please contact: g.falkowski@zszp.pl, tel. +48 22 435 47 22.
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS:
Organizers:
Polish Nurseryman Association
Agencja Promocji Zieleni
ph. +48 22 435 47 20
Rules of the Plant Novelties Competition 2026