Code of Practice for Collectors, Growers and Suppliers of Native Flora

 Code of Practice for Collectors, Growers and Suppliers of Native Flora

Code of Practice for Collectors, Growers and Suppliers of Native Flora

Statement of Adoption
Name: Design By Nature is a supplier of plant species that are native to the British Isles, Ireland or the Channel Isles and has adopted 'Flora Locale's' Code of Practice for Collectors, Growers and Suppliers of native flora.

In this case the code should read native to Ireland and only as the 'British islands' where crops fail or are substituted with British Imports.

In accordance with the Code:

• We are able to source identify all of the native flora that we supply.

• Where we can identify the country or locality of native origin (or native provenance for trees, shrubs or cornfield annuals whose native origin is uncertain) this information is available to customers.

• Where we are unable to source identify the country of native origin or native provenance of plants or seed of native species, we will inform the customer that the locality of native origin and/or native provenance is unknown.

• We will correctly identify flora that is of cultivated origin or hybrid stock.

• We will only use the terms
  "Irish wildflower, Irish native, Irish plant" to describe flora that is of native origin (or trees and shrubs that are not of native provenance) to a locality within Ireland and that we will be equally discriminating over our use of the term English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish where they are used.

• "wild" (e.g. "wildflower seed") or "native" to describe any flora that we supply without stipulating the country of native origin or native provenance of the flora being so described.

• We shall only use the terms "local" and "regional" when describing flora of native origin or native provenance (if they are trees or shrubs or cornfield annuals of uncertain origin) to the local areas or regions referred to in our marketing literature or other sales information.

• We will not substitute flora specified by the customer with plants or seed that are of.
  a different native origin or native provenance
  a different species (including hybrid stock)
  than that specified, unless the customer has agreed to this beforehand.

• We give permission for our details to be included in a list of native flora suppliers that will be maintained by Flora locale and made available to the public.

Signed: Sandro Cafolla T/a Design By Nature
Name: Sandro Cafolla T/a Design By Nature
Position in organisation: Owner/ Manager
Date: 01/03/2002 

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See also: Seed Growers Pledge
 
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