There is a growing awareness within the nursery sector of the need and potential to 'buy green' and there are plenty of examples of committed individuals taking major steps to become more sustainable in their arrangements with suppliers. However, there are many others who have yet to make changes - perhaps because they are not sure what they can do, or perhaps they perceive the move to sustainability as a luxury in these difficult economic times.
Undoubtedly one of the biggest moves has been in the buying of greener energy - since this is where there is a growing cost to nursery owners. Switching to solar power, biomass heaters and to renewable electricity provision are the three big ways of doing this. But there is much more to consider.
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