{"id":56856,"date":"2017-06-04T02:18:02","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T19:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/steer-clear-of-cheap-supermarket-plants-warns-monty-don\/"},"modified":"2017-06-04T02:22:27","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T19:22:27","slug":"steer-clear-of-cheap-supermarket-plants-warns-monty-don","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/steer-clear-of-cheap-supermarket-plants-warns-monty-don\/","title":{"rendered":"Steer clear of cheap supermarket plants, warns Monty Don"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nGardeners\u2019 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 \u201cmass-produced\u201d products that are \u201cas cheap as possible\u201d, according to Monty Don. The Gardeners\u2019 World presenter says people should buy seeds and seedlings from independent nurseries which have expertise and can give customers more help.\u201cYou have these vast wholesale nurseries now supplying supermarkets, and that\u2019s a diminution of choice, that\u2019s bad,\u201d he said, in an interview for BBC Radio 4\u2019s You and Yours to be broadcast on Tuesday. \u201cYou get lots of exactly the same thing, mass-produced to be as cheap as possible.\u201d He said he was a \u201chuge fan\u201d of independent nurseries, which could give people \u201cgreat hope and assistance\u201d with their gardens. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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