A wet April and below seasonal temperatures have pushed the gardening season back two to three weeks and it has meant a huge loss for the flower industry which thrives for the eight weeks between mid-April to mid-June.
"Because it has been so cold, nobody has been buying," said Hedy Dyck, executive director of the B.C. Landscape and Nursery Association.
Dyck said the slow start to the season has meant growers have lost about a third of their sales.
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