BURSTING forth like the apple blossom, roses and cow parsley all around us, garden centres will fling open their doors today, heralding another welcome and symbolic step out of lockdown.
With May encapsulating the transition between spring and summer and the celebrations traditionally held at this time of year intended to bless crops with good luck for the coming months, the move could not have come at a better time. From an economic standpoint reopening the UK's estimated 2,300 garden centres and nurseries is just in the nick of time and will save the industry from major losses. The centres sell produce and goods from about 650 UK businesses, contributing £1.
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