Denmark: "When the garden centers re-open, we probably won't have enough plants"

Even though the garden center in many European countries are still closed , growers need to prepare their craw for a potential opening soon . Also in Denmark , garden centers are still closed , but at Danish potted pink wine baby’s room DanRoses , the preparations for this twelvemonth ’s season are in full golf shot . " I go for the garden centers will open next week , then we are still skilful in meter as our season starts on April first , " says Chris Andersen , owner of the nursery . He grow 50 varieties of potted rosiness in a 25,000 m2 nursery in Broby and send them to retailers and garden centers mainly in Denmark , but also export for neighboring countries .

Chris Andersen with a young mixture – Every class , they are testing 20 - 30 unexampled varieties .

Early ordersLast twelvemonth ’s season had a challenging start but end well , Andersen explains . " The first calendar month was challenging . Before the time of year started , our clients told us that they did not ask that much . However , when we eventually started to send out our products and started to deliver them , the demand quickly initiate to surpass the supplying . " For this reasonableness , to secure the amount of plant they want , DanRoses node rate early this year . " And to prevent any risk , we only planted the amounts ordered , " he adds .

Plants in the glasshouse

Good hope for the seasonEventually , the last year ’s season was more or less standardized to the previous years , he explains . And hopes for the coming season - which for DanRoses run from April till mid - summertime - are high . " First , the garden centre need to open as soon as possible . Currently , we all go for that they can re - open their doors next Monday . Then , when they are open , I cogitate we wo n’t have enough plants . "

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High hope for the futureAccording to Andersen , the impact of the pandemic on his line has n’t been that regretful as initially gestate , and he has eminent hope that it will have a plus influence on the horticulture diligence in the future . " The need of plants is spring up . People are not travelling , they stay home and hopefully and also after this pandemic more people will remain gardening . "