Green Industry Snapshot

Early spring shipments have been strong, and landscapers are off to an early start. Industry leaders are hoping for favorable weather on weekends during the key selling season of mid-April to mid-June.
The landscape industry has been more steady and some nursery growers report that sales to landscapers and rewholesalers have helped keep their sales volume up over the summer and fall.
Inventories have substantially increased from the previous couple of years, and some anticipate that it may be more of a “buyer’s market” for nursery stock next year.
With the addition of Walmart, most green goods sales at big box stores are now pay-by-scan or vendor-managed. This has elevated the quality and assortment of plant material at chain stores but shifted inventory costs back onto growers.
For independent garden centers and nurseries, results vary, with some seeing continued strong profitability while others are facing more challenges.