South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray has seen first hand how horticulture can play a part in driving green growth and supporting climate targets in the UK when she visited a thriving local business.
The MP paid Kernock Park Plants a visit at their headquarters outside Saltash, Cornwall.
Kernock Park Plants, an independent Cornish plant producer, who have been in businesses for over 40 years, produce over 13 million plants a year for sale in the UK, Ireland and Europe and operate from their seven-hectare site at Pillaton.
It is part of a strong Cornish horticultural industry which grows a diverse range of plants and trees; with Cornwall being the UK’s leading grower of crops such as daffodils.
Bruce Harnett, managing director, at the firm, said: “Gardening has never been more popular and there is a real opportunity to further grow our business, but we need Government to reduce the excessive red tape and bureaucracy on imports and exports for horticulture.
“Currently the process is significantly hampered by paperwork and costs that could be easily…
