Early start to bedding season sees large quantities of stock shifted
05 Apr 2012
Growers have reported large amounts of stock being shifted as the warm weather kicked-off the bedding season earlier than usual.
With drought leading to hosepipe bans, bedding plant suppliers are striving to maintain customer confidence, Hannah Jordan reports.
Growers have reported large amounts of stock being shifted as the warm weather kicked-off the bedding season earlier than usual.
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