We’re proud to share that King and Co has successfully retained its Plant Healthy certification for another year. This achievement reflects our ongoing commitment to high standards in plant health and biosecurity. As a certified Plant Healthy nursery, retail, and trade outlet, we ensure that every tree and plant we supply is responsibly sourced, expertly grown, carefully handled and treated with the utmost care and respect to biosecurity.
Why Choose Plant Healthy?
The Plant Healthy scheme plays a vital role in protecting the horticultural industry, cultivated plants, and natural habitats. It does this by reducing the risk of introducing and spreading destructive plant pests throughout the supply chain. Supply tenders for tree and hedge planting projects increasingly require suppliers to hold this certification!
What does this mean for King and Co Customers?
At King and Co, we stay in regular contact with DEFRA and APHA to remain fully aligned with current plant health regulations. For example, we closely monitor and respond to Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) movement restrictions, which currently impact areas like London and Essex. Because of this proactive approach, we can dynamically ensure our trees, plants, and garden centre materials are protected, which means our customers receive healthy trees and shrubs.
The scheme reviews every step of our process, from grower to garden. Our certification isn’t just a checkbox, it reflects a voluntary commitment to following the horticultural industry’s best practices!
View King and Co’s Plant Healthy Certificate of Conformity for 2023-24 here.