A green revolution in Dubai to boost garden and landscaping companies

Garden and Landscaping Middle East to be held from May 17 to 19, 2009, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center, has received a boost from many international exhibitors vying for space.

The exhibition is the largest dedicated trade event for land-scaping architecture, garden artwork and outdoor living in the Middle East.

"Dubai Municipality has been a long standing supporter of Garden and Landscaping Middle East in 2009. According to a recent announcement by Dubai Municipality, a million trees will be planted all over the emirates in a bid to protect the environment."

said Ms. Elisabeth Brehl, Managing Director of Epoc Messe Frankfurt GmbH.

A study is being conducted to cover all areas of the emirate with green patches and trees. A special focus will be on main streets that would require more greenery, the announcement said.

"This presents a significant opportunity for international and local companies dealing in agricultural supplies, landscaping and garden-ing equipment, and outdoor furniture to bid and try to get a piece of this massive project," said Ms. Brehl.

In other announcements, the Dubai Municipality announced that it will complete several landscaping projects of over 283.6 hectares in the city. The projects will beautify the city through cultivation of parks, roads, intersections and woods, as well as rural areas.

The largest project carried out by the department will be at the Ara-bian Ranches covering an area of 32 hectares. In June the municipal-ity will complete many projects such as the Kuwaiti Street Project, Al Barsha Road Project; Rabat Street, Tripoli Street, Al Garhoud Inter-section, Al Mina Street, Za'abeel 2 Street; and the second phase of Bal Al Shams Street.

The Dubai Municipality strategic plan 2007-2011 aims to raise the per capita green area to 23.4 square meters.

On display at the exhibition will be products ranging from garden ma-chinery, tools, furniture, water features, pond accessories and fertiliz-ers, right through to swimming pools, landscaping tools, architectural landscaping and irrigation systems.