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Graham’s reflections on 40 years in horticulture
29 October 2025This month in the PFE office, we’re celebrating Graham’s 40th anniversary of working in horticulture! 25th October 1985 was the day Graham’s parents bought...
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PFE at FlowerTrials 2025: What’s in store
06 May 2025As we begin the count down to FlowerTrials® 2025, we’re busy at PFE HQ, getting everything in order ready for our first year of...
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Stop press: Plants For Europe to exhibit at FlowerTrials® ‘25!
06 February 2025The Plants for Europe team is delighted to announce that we will be representing plant breeders at FlowerTrials® this year! Where plants meet...
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Plants For Europe and Altman Plants working together!
21 February 2024Plants For Europe Limited (PFE) is delighted to announce that we are now working with California-based Altman Plants, to bring their stunning plant varieties...
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Trade Fair Aalsmeer and IFTF 2023: Our takeaways
16 November 2023Well, Graham is back in the office, fresh from his trip to Aalsmeer and IFTF earlier this month. Providing a great opportunity to meet...
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Job opportunity at Plants For Europe Limited
07 August 2023VACANCY – MARKETING AND ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVE (PART TIME) ABOUT PLANTS FOR EUROPE… Plants For Europe Limited is an independent plant breeders’ agent, established in...
Read MoreBrexit update – do you need to act?
22 January 2020After the UK leaves the EU on 31st January, it will no longer be possible for any UK-based EU PVR owner or procedural representative...
Read MoreWinter colour
20 December 2018Yucca Walberton’s® Bright Star is looking beautiful in the winter sunshine here in the PFE HQ garden, with Geranium palmatum providing a handsome green...
Read MoreHappy birthday to us!
12 February 2018Today is Plants For Europe Limited’s fifteenth birthday! Niki has baked cakes to celebrate and brought in a bottle of champagne. We all extend...
Read MoreChristmas holidays
18 December 2017The PFE office will be closed from lunch time on Thursday 21 December and will reopen on Wednesday 3 January. During that time, calls...
Read MoreNiki Cornell joins PFE
06 November 2017We’re delighted to announce that Niki Cornell has joined Plants For Europe. Niki is now working in our office part-time to help us with...
Read MoreWe’re recruiting…
18 September 2017Due to continued growth, we are looking for a part-time administrative assistant, with some bookkeeping. 10 to 12 hours per week worked flexibly (hours...
Read MoreRococo Ranunculus Open House
30 March 2017We are absolutely delighted to announced our first open house event to showcase the launch of our exciting new Rococo Ranunculus product line. The...
Read MoreIPM Essen 2016
07 January 2016Graham will be at IPM Essen from 26 to 29 January. Contact us if you would like to arrange a meeting. IPM Essen is...
Read MoreIPM Essen
22 January 2015Graham will be at IPM Essen for all next week, meeting licensees, potential licensees, breeders, local territory agents and other contacts. Contact us if...
Read MoreChristmas and New Year holidays
17 December 2014The Plants For Europe offices will be closed from 24th December and will reopen on 5th January. During the holiday, email and telephone messages...
Read MoreLet’s get digital!
18 November 2014For some time, we have been exploring a better solution than issuing agreements on paper. We have found that trial agreements were going missing,...
Read MoreShipping plants to PFE
07 July 2014If you ship plants to PFE from outside the EU, you need to be aware that the details of our freight broker have changed....
Read MoreThree PFE plants shortlisted for Chelsea Plant of the Year
18 May 2014We are absolutely delighted the we have three plants in the shortlist of 20 for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2014 Plant of the...
Read MoreChanges in representation
13 December 2013Many of you will have heard that PLA International is downscaling activities now that it has become part of the DNA Green Group. They...
Read MoreFlower Trials
10 June 2013Graham will be travelling through the Netherlands and Germany all this week visiting nursery open days as part of the Flower Trials.
Read MorePlants For Europe celebrates 10 years!
31 January 2013Party food!! On February 12, Plants For Europe Limited will celebrate ten years of trading. Established by Graham Spencer in 2003, Plants For...
Read MoreIPM Essen – 22-25 January
04 January 2013IPM Essen is the biggest event in worldwide horticulture. Graham will be at the show for all four days and has a diary that...
Read MoreMoving with the times
19 December 2012We had a small ceremony here yesterday, and permanently “retired” our fax machine after nearly ten years of service. We haven’t received a fax...
Read MorePFE announces Helen Spencer joins the company
06 November 2012Plants For Europe is delighted to announce that Helen Spencer has joined the company. Helen will have broad responsibilities within the company, but will...
Read MoreSalon du Vegetal
16 February 2012Graham will be at Salon du Vegetal in Angers, France, on Wednesday and Thursday next week. If you wish to meet him there, please...
Read MoreIPM Essen
17 January 2012Graham will be at IPM Essen for all of next week. IPM is the biggest trade show for horticulture anywhere, and is the most...
Read MoreHelp us to Help The Hospices
09 September 2011Graham will be walking more than 27 miles tomorrow to raise money for Help The Hospices. You can find out more and show your...
Read MoreFour Oaks
05 September 2011Graham will be at the Four Oaks Show tomorrow and Wednesday. See you there!
Read MorePlantarium
21 August 2011Graham will be at Plantarium on Wednesday and Thursday. We hope to see you there!
Read MoreForthcoming public holidays
06 April 2011I’m not quite sure if the forthcoming public holidays in the UK are getting the horticulture industry excited (lots of sales opportunies) or terrified...
Read MoreGAN
04 February 2011The GAN Trade Show is becoming increasingly important as a curtain-raiser on the new year for British hardy ornamentals. You will hear people talk...
Read MoreYou can now follow Plants For Europe on Twitter. Graham posts frequently (but not 100 times a day!) on the Twitter account grahampfe. To...
Read MoreIPM Essen
29 December 2010Plans are well advanced for IPM Essen 2011. IPM remains one of the biggest (if not THE biggest) and most important events in our...
Read MoreAdverse weather
02 December 2010We are currently experiencing severe adverse weather. 30cm of snow has already accumulated and more is falling. We have canceled all meetings, as the...
Read MoreThe Garden Event at West Dean
09 November 2010For 15 years, Graham has organised the Garden Event at West Dean, a small garden show for the public held at the beautiful gardens...
Read MoreTwo awards at Plantarium!
06 September 2010Plants managed in Europe by Plants For Europe Limited scooped two awards in the new plants competition at Plantarium last month. Euphorbia martinii Ascot...
Read MorePlantarium
18 August 2010Graham will be at Plantarium next week, on Tuesday evening, Wednesday and Thursday. If you wish to meet Graham at the event, then please...
Read MoreForthcoming roadworks
13 July 2010Visitors to PFE HQ should expect extended journey times in the coming weeks due to a terrible combination of roadworks in our area. The...
Read MoreMore events
22 June 2010Over the next few days, Graham will be at the Garden Event at West Dean (this Saturday and Sunday) and then the HTA National...
Read MoreSpring break
21 May 2010What a crazy season! The latest spring for many, many years; the coldest May night for 15 years (minus 3 Celsius here); an election;...
Read MorePFE celebrates birthday and three new granted EU PVRs
03 February 2010PFE will celebrate its seventh birthday next Friday, 12th February. In that time, the business has developed from small beginnings to become the best...
Read MoreIPM Essen
19 January 2010Graham will be at IPM from Wednesday to Friday inclusive. Contact us now if you would like to meet there.
Read MorePlants For Europe links up with ProVaR
14 December 2009Plants For Europe has reached agreement with ProVaR (Protected Varieties Limited) so that ProVaR may offer selected varieties from the PFE portfolio to growers...
Read MoreDo you need a procedural representative?
23 November 2009There are several reasons why you might want a procedural representative to act on your behalf to file applications for Community Plant Variety Rights....
Read MorePostal service strike
20 October 2009Workers of Royal Mail (the British postal service) will commence industrial action on Thursday 22 October, initially for 48 hours. If you wish to...
Read MoreFour Oaks Show
24 August 2009Graham will be at the Four Oaks Show in Cheshire on Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th September. Email now if you would like to...
Read MoreLooking forward to Plantarium
22 July 2009One of the best events in the European horticultural calendar is coming round again – Plantarium. Graham will be at Plantarium on Wednesday 26...
Read MoreWoking Nursery Exhibition 2009
07 July 2009Tomorrow sees the annual Woking Nursery Exhibition. Although a modest sized event compared to some, this is an important event in the British horticulture...
Read MoreFlower Trials 2009
04 June 2009It barely seems a year since the last Week 24 Flower Trials, but that time has come around again already. Graham will be in...
Read MoreNetherlands trip
22 March 2009Graham will be visiting growers and breeders in the Netherlands from 1 to 3 April inclusive. Please email now if you think he should...
Read MoreTemporary partial disablement
06 March 2009The above phrase is that used by my insurers to describe what I have done to myself! Unfortunately, on the way home from Salon...
Read MorePFE-managed variety wins top award at IPM 2009!
02 February 2009Yucca gloriosa Bright Star, raised by PFE client Tim Crowther and managed in Europe by Plants For Europe, has won the "Best Novelty 2009"...
Read MoreHappy New Year!
05 January 2009Best wishes to all clients and friends for 2009 – it will certainly prove to be an interesting year, we think! Graham is currently...
Read MoreOffice closure for building works
17 December 2008The office will be closed from 7 to 9 January inclusive whilst we have some urgent building repairs undertaken. We are sorry if this...
Read MoreRoadworks ended and Christmas closure
16 December 2008The roadworks in Chillies Lane have now ended. They over-ran by a day, but we now have a nice, smooth, M1-like road surface. Hopefully...
Read MoreForthcoming road closure in High Hurstwood
06 November 2008Chillies Lane in High Hurstwood will be closed to traffic from 1st to 14th December 2008 inclusive. During this period, visitors to Plants For...
Read MoreForthcoming events
26 August 2008Graham will be at Plantarium on 27 and 28 September. He will be at the Four Oaks Show on 2 and 3 September. If...
Read MoreWalking for charity
18 March 2008On May 10th, Hels and I will walk 20 kilometers (that’s nearly 13 miles if you work in "old money") along the South Downs...
Read MoreFive years of Plants For Europe
11 February 2008Plants For Europe was born five years ago tomorrow, on 12 February 2003. Since our very modest beginnings, the company has grown to become...
Read MoreGraham Spencer MCIM
21 January 2008In recognition of the experience gained through five years of working with Plants For Europe Limited, Graham Spencer has been elected as a full...
Read MoreForthcoming events
04 January 2008Graham will be attending three major events in the next few weeks. If you would like to make an appointment to see him at...
Read MoreChristmas and New Year office hours
17 December 2007The Plants For Europe office will not be staffed continuously during the Christmas and New Year period. The office will close on Friday 21st...
Read MoreMoney laundering regulations
17 December 2007The UK Government, in common with most other EU states, has introduced new legislation to reduce the instance of money laundering. In order to...
Read MoreThe Garden and Art Event at West Dean
22 November 2007Many clients of PFE will be familiar with the fact that we are heavily involved in the organisation of the Garden and Art Event...
Read MoreForthcoming travel plans
26 September 2007The office will be closed from 1 October to 5 October inclusive for annual holiday. Graham will be at Hortifair and the Aalsmeer Market...
Read MoreMore forthcoming events
21 August 2007As you already know, Graham is off to Plantarium tomorrow and Thursday and will be at Zielen to Zycie in Warsaw and visiting growers...
Read MorePostal dispute
25 July 2007There is currently a dispute between workers and management at Royal Mail, the UK’s postal service. Information can be found here. Consequently, mail to...
Read MoreThe PFE garden
12 July 2007You may not be aware that PFE keeps a collection of many of the plants in our portfolio in a garden at our office....
Read MoreForthcoming events
09 July 2007Graham will be visiting three important shows in the next few weeks. If you would like to meet him at any of these events...
Read MoreTravelling again
09 May 2007The office will be closed from Friday 11th May to Thursday 17th May inclusive. During this period, we hope to be able to keep...
Read MoreEaster holiday
05 April 2007Plants For Europe will be closed for a Easter holiday from Friday 6th April and will re-open on Monday 16th April. During this time,...
Read MoreSalon du Ví©gí©tal
15 February 2007Graham will be at the Salon du Végétal exhibition in Angers, France for the afternoon of Wednesday 21 February and the morning of Thursday...
Read MoreMajor roadworks near PFE offices
02 February 2007Anyone planning to visit (or make a delivery to) the PFE offices should be aware that Chillies Lane in High Hurstwood is to be...
Read MoreIPM Essen 2007
11 January 2007Graham will be at IPM Essen on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th January. He already has a lengthy list of people to see, but...
Read MoreSeason’s greetings
18 December 2006We would like to wish all our customers and friends, old and new, a merry Christmas and peaceful and prosperous New Year. The PFE...
Read MoreForthcoming events
31 August 2006Graham has just returned from the Plantarium event in Boskoop, NL (and a short holiday). It was great to see so many old and...
Read MorePFE engages services of Rawlinson Butler
11 August 2006PFE is pleased to announce that we have engaged the services of commercial law firm Rawlinson Butler LLP and, in particular, the help of...
Read MoreWeek 24 trials
19 May 2006Graham Spencer will be attending the Week 24 Flower Trials in Aalsmeer and Westland, Netherlands, on June 14 – 16. If you wish to...
Read MoreVisit to Ireland
18 April 2006Graham will be visiting Ireland on 25th and 26th April, calling on existing and new clients in the Kilkenny and Dublin areas. If you...
Read MorePFE now contactable via Skype
04 April 2006PFE can now be contacted via Skype, the free voice-over-internet telephony service. Our Skype user name (so you can call us!) is grahampfe. Please...
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