The Scottish Government has announced that garden centre will be allowed to re - receptive Friday 29 May as part of Phase 1 of its strategy for pass away lockdown .
Scotland is one of the last countries in Europe to re - open its garden marrow . Garden centres in Wales and England re - open up more than two weeks ago , while garden centres in Northern Ireland were able to re - open last week .
The Horticultural Trade Association ( HTA ) has producedSafe Trading Guidance , which covers all aspects of how garden centres can re - open while ascertain stave and customer safety at all times .
The Horticultural Trades Association ( HTA ) Chairman , James Barnes , said :
“ It is welcome newsworthiness that garden centres in Scotland will now be capable to re - open tomorrow as part of the first phase angle of relaxing lockdown . However , the delay in re - opening has meant that the Scottish horticulture industry is at a substantial disadvantage to the remainder of the UK , having lose a crucial trading full stop at a daily monetary value of £ 1 million .
“ This has severely impacted growers and increase the pauperization for the Scottish Government to bring onward a Dutch - style grant financial aid strategy for plant greenhouse as soon as possible . We have call down this with the Scottish Government and will be following up with them on the instantaneousness of the egress for our members .
“ Our priority now is to exploit with Scots garden centres to help them re - receptive in a safe and managed way , as they have done throughout the rest of the UK following theSafe Trading Guidance . ”
Safe Trading GuidanceThe HTA has produce aSafe Trading Guidancewhich includes a serial of recommendation to protect customer .
The guidance papers has been base on insight from leave HTA retailers , the British Retail Consortium , and from government advice as a recommendation of best practice regarding social distancing . Cafes , restaurants and tyke ’s maneuver areas will not be allowed to reopen under the guidelines .
Recommendations let in advice on customer numbers in entrepot , entering and issue protocol , and queue up and checkout procedure . It also stop hard-nosed advice on how to protect the health and wellbeing of faculty .
What customers can gestate
The HTA recently launched a site -plantsnearme.hta.org.uk- to help customers find local garden centres that are offering home delivery or click and collect service . Members of the world will now be capable to utilise the website to see which job have reopened and are following the Safe Trading Guidance .
For more informationHorticultural Trades AssociationHorticulture House19 High StreetThealeReadingWest BerkshireRG7 5AHT : +44 ( 0)118 930 3132Fax : +44 ( 0)118 932 3453NGGV : +44 ( 0)118 930 2092www.the-hta.org.uk
