Lincolnshire growers announce merger

Jo’s Country Herbs and Ventura Nursery have announced the merger of their businesses to form Country Herbs and Plants.

The company will still operate from Ventura Nursery in Spalding and will continue to supply their individual and combined customers.

Company secretary, Jo Taylor, said: “It makes good business sense, combining the whole enterprise. To have all office procedure under one roof had become essential.”

The herb range has been expanded to more than 120 varieties, covering many popular and also more unusual culinary and medicinal varieties.