Property News · June 4, 2017

Steer clear of cheap supermarket plants, warns Monty Don


Gardeners’ World presenter urges customers to boycott mass-production and seek out independent nurseriesSupermarket plants and herbs are diminishing consumer choice because they are supplied by nurseries that focus on “mass-produced” products that are “as cheap as possible”, according to Monty Don. The Gardeners’ World presenter says people should buy seeds and seedlings from independent nurseries which have expertise and can give customers more help.“You have these vast wholesale nurseries now supplying supermarkets, and that’s a diminution of choice, that’s bad,” he said, in an interview for BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours to be broadcast on Tuesday. “You get lots of exactly the same thing, mass-produced to be as cheap as possible.” He said he was a “huge fan” of independent nurseries, which could give people “great hope and assistance” with their gardens. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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