Tim Edwards
Tim Edwards is managing director of Boningale Nurseries.
Opinion... Strategy needed to boost production
We face a great opportunity to increase the UK's production of nursery stock, but it will not be exploited without a strategic plan.
Opinion... Frictionless trade good for business
Whether you voted to remain in or to exit from the EU, the value of "frictionless trade" has become clear over these past 16 months.
Opinion... Why no-deal Brexit should worry you
Whether you voted leave or remain all those years ago, a "no-deal" Brexit should worry you.
I will not be importing oaks this season. Will you?
I find myself in a difficult situation. A few weeks ago I was fortunate to be present to hear details of imminent changes to regulations concerning Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) and oak trees. I heard details, asked questions and probed the implications of these changes. That may not sound like a difficult position to be in, yet I am uneasy.
Opinion... How to increase UK plant supply
Why don't UK growers produce more of the plants that the UK market demands?
Opinion... Standardisation good for the trade
Horticulture could benefit from streamlining in the supply chain.
Opinion... Winning support for nursery stock
Regardless of whether or not you voted for Brexit (I voted to remain), most politicians seem to think that it is now going to happen. What will that mean for nursery stock production in the UK?
Opinion... Shining a light on trading with Europe
Accurate figures are notoriously difficult to get at, but without doubt the UK imports a great deal of its ornamental plant requirement.
Edwards: Will a weak pound and tariffs on imported stock be good for UK nursery production?
At the time of writing - a few days after the general election - sterling has weakened and we still have no idea of what Brexit means.
Opinion: Edwards On... Plant supply and health
Increasingly, and rightly, plant health/biosecurity is being recognised as something of which all of us involved in plant supply must be aware.
According To Edwards ... Why horticulture needs a different dialogue to farming
The Government will always look on "horticulture" as a sector within "agriculture" and, when the trade effectively gets its message across, the Government recognises "nursery stock" as a non-edible subset of horticulture.