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20/05/2013

It's almost time for the Chelsea Flower Show, but it's not such a rosy picture for Britain's homegrown flower industry. All-year-round imports are hammering UK producers.

As gardeners gear up for the opening of The Chelsea Flower Show, Charlotte Smith examines the challenges facing Britain's home-grown flower industry. Bad weather and all-year-round imports are hammering UK producers. And Herdwick sheep have achieved Protected Designation of Origin - or PDO - status, alongside products like Cornish pasties and Melton Mowbray pork pies. Charlotte talks to the chief executive of Meat Promotion Wales and asks if Welsh Lamb has benefited from the scheme, 10 years after it was awarded protected status.

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Mon 20 May 2013 05:45

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