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not a Growers Winter

Posted by T & S Plants on March 17, 2011 at 7:33pm in Plants

Early snow, hanging around for weeks, not ideal for plants.

 

This Winter has witnessed some dramatic plant losses for many Growers.  We have heard various stories of such, the latest being a Grower we know throwing away 800 French Lavandula kept in a polytunnel over Winter, but now dead.

 

800 plants at £3.50 each lost.

 

Indeed ourselves we have lost 100 Choisya ternata 10litre £14.50.

 

There is discussion within the Trade of some major plant price increases to cover the losses.

 

Thoughts....

 

 

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    Gary RK March 17, 2011 at 7:43pm

    Just some initial thoughts;

     

    I think the 'trade' has to accept the situation and prepare for price increases to cover such loses.

     

    Perhaps the Landscape Architects/Designers need to review their approved plant lists and ensure we have sensible, hardy options being specified (and hence stocked)

     

    Perhaps a Press Release from HTA (?), Nursery CoOps etc setting out the issues and the consequence such that we have supporting evidence to show clients when selecting/questioning prices.

  • Rachel Sobiechowski March 17, 2011 at 10:21pm

    Phormium growers have been hit with high losses too.

    http://www.hortweek.com/news/1055172/Growers-count-cost-successive-...

     

     

  • T & S Plants March 18, 2011 at 6:17pm

    From some Growers we have heard of figures of around £100,000 worth of losses through Winter damage.

     

    For ourselves, and it's still not totally clear, 10-15% of stock lost.

     

     

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