So, two days, 150 or so retweets and 1000 page views later, I thought I’d update you re our campaign against the EU Plant Reproductive Material laws (see my earlier blogpost). If you’ve been dipping in and out on Twitter you’ll have noticed several UK nurseries expressing concern, as well as gardeners all over the […]

I wrote this as a one page summary for Fiona Hall, Leader of the Liberal Democrat MEP’s. Feedback via Jenny Woods was that she had heard from domestic gardeners, but that the impact on the nursery business was news to her. That’s a bit worrying…Impact on small nurseries of proposed EU Plant Reproduction Material Regs […]

You may have read in the press about a proposed EU regulation which, if passed, will limit the trade in ornamental plants to only those for which a formal, detailed description has been filed, (this is currently only required for plants subject to a Plant Breeder’s Rights licence). If passed, this law would mean I […]

There is no bore quite so boring as a ‘look where I’ve just been on holiday’ bore. But indulge me, this once. You see, my folks want to see some holiday pictures and it’s easier to put them here. And if you make it to the end, there’s a bit of a treat for the […]