Spring and early summer are abloom on the East Coast. And the floriculture industry in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland have much to do with it.
Despite the economic recession, New Jersey's floriculture crops was $178 million last year, up 7% from 2009. And State Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher traveled to Timothy's Center for Gardening at Robbinsville, N.J., recently to announce the findings of a report by the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Timothy's Center for Gardening is typical of intensive horticultural operations. Tim Serinese, a third-generation grower, grows annuals, perennials and fall mums on one and a half acres. "Our specialty is our large selection and quality – we have one of the largest retail perennial departments in the area," says Serinese, who has an Ornamental Horticulture degree from Delaware Valley College.
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