Water restrictions affect nurseries in South Africa
Katinka Joubert, of Lavender Post Nursery in Rynfield, said their plant sales have decreased since the water restrictions were implemented.
“We have had to diversify to adapt to the changing conditions following the drought and have seen a drop in sales in the recent weeks,” Joubert said.
She said they compare each month to the previous year’s figures and have seen an average of nine per cent decrease in their sales in the last two weeks.
Joubert said there are still many plants that can survive under severe and dry conditions, such as lavenders, rosemary, honeybell bush and many others.
Sandy McLeod, of Ripple Creek Nursery and Organics in Benoni AH, agrees that the water restrictions have dampened their sales.
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