State of the industryHardy nursery stock Part 2

摘要

avin Mcewan looks at the factors affecting sales to the landscape and amenity market this year. A year of contrary weather has made life difficult for growers for the retail market, as reported in part one of this report (HW, 20 September). But the effect on suppliers to the landscape and amenity sectors has been more complex. Dove Associates managing director John Adlam says: "Amenity and landscape sales haven't been hit by the same peaks and troughs as the garden centre sector. When the weather hasbeen poor, domestic gardeners have stayed out of the garden, but the professionals have been able to keep planting in all butthewettestweather-unlike last year, with the drought and hosepipe bans. So it's not been disastrous, by any means. Many growerswill have maintained budgets and met targets.