of wiping out a huge chunk of the sector. so we need immediate government assistance, in the order of £250 million, if this sector s going to survive. this crisis comes at a time when the industry is most vulnerable the beginning of the peak of the march july gardening season. for those people lucky enough to have their own garden, it s a boon at a time like this, it s good for their physical and mental well being. those people who hope britain will be back in bloom comejuly may be disappointed. it s notjust millions of plants, trees, and shrubs that may wither and die, they may take huge sections of the gardening economy with them. one of britain s best known gardeners as added his voice to industry pleas for help. those plants, millions of them, will have to be allowed to die. unless a rescue package of sufficient magnitude is put in place to save our growers,
across the uk there is a growing crisis in the horticultural industry. with garden centres closed, groves of trees, shrubs, and bedding plants are facing financial ruin. this year, our best crop ever has got nowhere to go. neil allcock runs a nursery in north wales, one of thousands of nurseries which are bursting with spring stock. we have order cancellations coming from everywhere. basically the whole retail supply chain has stopped for us. this week alone we ve had a downturn in somewhere of the region of £100,000 of orders. gardening industry bodies say the situation is critical. we re talking about anything between £500 million and £1 billion worth of stock being wasted and that has the capability, in terms of balance sheet and asset value, of wiping out a huge chunk of the sector. so we need immediate government assistance, in the order of £250 million, if this sector s going to survive. this crisis comes at a time when the industry is most vulnerable the beginning of the p
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gardening industry bodies say the situation is critical. we re talking about anything between £500 and £1 billion worth of stock being wasted and that has the capability, in terms of balance sheet and asset value, of wiping out a huge chunk of the sector. so we need immediate government assistance, of the order of £250 million, if this sector s going to survive. this crisis comes at a time when the industry is most vulnerable the beginning of the peak of the march july gardening season. for those people lucky enough to have their own garden, it s a boon at a time like this, it s good for their physical and mental well being. but those people who hope britain will be back in bloom comejuly may be disappointed. it s notjust millions of plants, trees, and shrubs that may wither and die, they may take huge sections of the gardening economy with them. one of britain s best known gardeners has added his voice to industry pleas for help. those plants, millions of them, will have to be al