Independent Civano Nursery Growing With National Grower Monrovia

Did you buy a Monrovia-brand lantana, hibiscus, salvia or other perennial from a Tucson independent garden center this year? If so, there’s a chance it was a homegrown product, raised just outside of Sahuarita.

Last spring Civano Nursery Inc. sold its first stock as a network partner with Monrovia, a national grower that offers nearly 4,000 varieties of plants and owns five nurseries in the United States.

“A network partner is one that’s within a designated market area or territory,” explains Jonathan D. Pedersen, Monrovia’s vice president of business development. “Where possible we have a local grower that can represent Monrovia.”

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