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Aren't Garden Centres and Nurseries essential?

(55 Posts)
Whitewavemark2 Tue 31-Mar-20 13:12:52

I’ve ordered stuff on line. So I have a datura coming, a rhododendron, tuberoses, and other stuff?

tanith Tue 31-Mar-20 13:11:24

It’s sad but certainly not an essential service.

SalsaQueen Tue 31-Mar-20 13:08:48

"Horrified" is a bit dramatic. Some clowns were buying grow-bags and fertiliser, which is certainly not essential.

rosenoir Tue 31-Mar-20 13:07:04

If the garden centers were open people would see that as another reason to go out and they are usually places that have to be driven to therefor more cars on the road as well.

Shinyredcar Tue 31-Mar-20 13:03:32

I was horrified to hear this morning of nursery and garden centre stock having to go into skips because they are to close as 'non-essential'.

Gardening is essential to mental and physical health, and as for the fate the pollinators we shall not be supporting, it is madness. Growing food in our current circumstances non-essential?

It's said that most won't recover from the loss if they can't trade at this, their busiest time of year.

What can we do?