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Plants from UK to France


Fiona

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Sorry if this has already been covered but searched through old posts and couldn't find.

Is it okay to take plants from the UK into France????  We normally spend a fortune for hanging baskets and plants in the first few days of our holiday to give some colour around the house for guests arriving later but I wonidered as we are driving this year rather than flying (and the fact my father is a keen gardener and costs less!!!) whether we could transport plants over.

Thanks in advance

Fiona             

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I still buy lots of plants in the UK, and from Holland and Belgium) in addition to those I find in France. There is no problem (in most cases) bringing plants from the UK to France; there are just a few that they are touchy about because of diseases. Try bringing in Citrus and (if anyone notices) you'll see what I mean!

Apart from the prices, as a professional garden designer used to the huge range of plants we have available in the UK, I find it hard to supply all those I want to use unless I buy from outside France. Generally, when I have completed a planting plan of, say, 300 varieties, I email it to my old suppliers in Britain to put together for me;  I then drive over and collect them, planting them a few days later in my clients gardens.

Happy gardening

Colin

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