Defra's chief plant health officer Prof Nicola Spence branded TV show Gardeners' World “irresponsible” after a feature on growing olive trees.
christopherhope JamieoJohnson Ah well, back to buttercups and daisies then. Tra la la la la la la.
JamieoJohnson WELL COME BREXIT THEY WONT BE ALLOWED INTO COUNTRY JUST LIKE AUSTRALIA AND NEWZEALAND
JamieoJohnson That is how a nation becomes mean
JamieoJohnson Some of my best friends were English...and I materially assisted in promoting their careers...in the USA....
Linguagroover JamieoJohnson ZENOPHOBIA IN THE GARDENS....
JamieoJohnson Monty very recently explained in detail why it's not appropriate to bring foreign plants back to the UK (the example being olive trees). I would imagine watchers of programmes like this are better informed rather than encouraged to plant foreign species.
JamieoJohnson What is a British plant?
JamieoJohnson Many many plants, planted in GB soil are foreign. Thats the nature of plant hunters bringing back species to GB. Over hundreds of years. Monty Don is a great advocate for gardeners and gardening. He makes a lot of common sense.
JamieoJohnson I can’t stand that mans voice so as soon as I hear it I turn over, why are there so many posh pricks on the bbc it’s almost as if people outside the bubble don’t count but surely that can’t be right
JamieoJohnson About time.
JamieoJohnson Good to see Plant Health being talked about, ash die back will change how this country looks as we loose millions of ash Trees, xyella could do even more damage. In countries like New Zealand residents know not to bring back plants and food, we need to learn that here too.
JamieoJohnson Good news. Prof Spence is quite right. Import of live plants & soil is a real concern
JamieoJohnson There you go.
JamieoJohnson She's correct in her criticism. All professional & amateur gardeners should be aware of the biosecurity issues within the industry. We are at a critical when so many damaging & highly invasive organisms have already become established in the UK.
JamieoJohnson The answer is simple - don't shag your Dutch tulips and you won't catch AIDS.