The Royal Horticultural Society has luaunched a petition to reduce the VAT payable on plants and seeds in a bid to encourage greener gardens in the United Kingdom.
Inga Grimsey from the RHS said “If every person was given the means to plant up their garden, window box or patio tubs, just imagine what could be achieved. Unless more people are encouraged to grow plants, the Britain that was once known as a nation of gardeners faces the likelihood of a bleak, brown future.”
I suppose the question remains - when a pack of seeds costs under a pound, is the burden of cost the real reason why people aren't greener fingered? For my money, it will take more than a price cut to get Britain off the couch and into the beds.
Where's Jamie Oliver when you need him?
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