Post-Brexit rules makes buying plants ‘impossible’ in Northern Ireland, MPs say

The horticulture sector in Northern Ireland made £70 million in 2023, MPs were told (Andrew Matthews/AP) - (PA Archive)

Gardeners in Northern Ireland are still struggling to get hold of seeds and saplings because of post-Brexit rules, MPs have said.

The Windsor Framework protocol means some are finding it “impossible” to buy seeds for plants from Great Britain, with one MP reflecting that a garden centre in County Antrim had found it easier to get supplies from Japan than Scotland.