Frequently Asked Questions

"A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?"

Albert Einstein

"To be, or not to be: that is the question."

William Shakespeare

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'"

Martin Luther King, Jr.
 

                                1. Can you take plants back to the UK?

Yes you can, but and there are a few restrictions. If you wish to check on the nature of those restrictions please go to the States of Jersey website   www.gov.je. . Jersey has the same regulations as the UK and therefore trade between the two is relatively easy, with one main exception, plants that are in the group Rosaceae  (Rose family). Jersey is a fire-blight buffer zone and plants so restricted from coming into to Jersey from Europe and the UK unless they have a certificate guaranteeing they are clear of fire-blight. This affects most fruit trees, (apples, pears etc, roses,) Mountain Ash, Hawthorn, Prunus, and other plants within the family.

2. Does Jersey charge tax on their plants?

Yes the current rate of local tax is 5% and this is applied to all items that are for sale in Jersey, including all those items usually excluded in the UK, such as food.

                                3.  How do I get to Jersey?

Jersey has very good flight and sea connections to the UK so you can easily fly to Jersey from most major cities and many smaller towns. We also have a regular ferry service operated by Condor ferries to Weymouth and Poole. 

Ironically, although we are only 14 miles from the coast of France we have almost no flight connections to it. However we can easily get to Zurich and Geneva with direct flights. There is an all-year-round regular service between Jersey and St Malo, and a more seasonal service to Carteret and Granville.

There are regular flights and ferry services to and from our sister Channel Islands.