This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Keep garden nurseries open for veg and fruit gardening.
In line with safe distancing allow the purchase of plants seedlings trees and garden products including compost and top soil to allow Nurseries to remain open and an integral part of the UK gardeners remaining active and supplementing and enhancing UK fresh Fruit and Vegetable supplies
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To authorise open hours to keep nurseries and suppliers in business and the public active in their garden's respecting all the safe distancing requirements l afforded other permitted retailers. This activity is a vital part of healthy exercise for many British gardeners and underpins good mental health preservation plus the outward positive cultivation of gardens positively enhancing local communities gardens and sidewalks
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Since you started your petition the Government has added garden centres and plant nurseries to the list of businesses that are permitted to open: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close-guidance
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
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Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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