It takes more than pretty plants to stay in the nursery business.
Today’s nursery farmers spend less time getting their hands dirty in the field, and more time thinking about marketing, science and consumer behavior.
At Flamingo Road Nursery in Davie, that means luring in customers with novelty items like double-yolk eggs at an on-site farmer’s market.
At The Jungle Nursery in Homestead, that means taking a high-tech approach to growing, and getting creative to develop a one-of-a-kind planting pot.
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