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It’s always a heavy lift to get new greenhouses up and running, but soooo worth it: There’s just nothing like a clean slate, a fresh start. Case in point: Two acres of new perennial propagation space at Milton, FL, a.k.a. the grass farm. This modern, streamlined block features high walls for great air movement, and it’s connected to a shipping headhouse for smooth, seamless flow in the process that turns our crops into your crops. After just a couple of months of production, we’re already

This is the go-to native for attractive, low-maintenance cover in low-light situations. “Pennsylvania sedge” has rich green foliage. Slender, hair-like blades take on a graceful flowing appearance for a great lawn substitute in dry shade.It’s a spreader, but isn’t that part of the definition of an effective groundcover? Once established, it requires almost no attention. If it needs neatening up, it can be mowed lightly, at a high setting, once or twice per season. Unlike many sedges, it d

Emerald Coast Growers would like to introduce you to our first 'Rock Star Award' winner for 2020, Jake Verlinde - our Facilities Manager and project leader. Jake has done an outstanding job of leading his crew to successfully complete project after project, and still managing to keep a smile on his face.When ECG decided to consolidate two ranges to provide better efficiency and improved growing conditions, Jake could have run for the hills. Instead, he organized a team, rolled up his sleeves and

Every time consumers visit a garden center, they expect to find new and improved plants. As sure as new SUVs adorn the dealer’s showroom every fall, new and different cultivars will brighten the garden center bench every spring. And you help make it so. Industry insiders often wonder: Do our ultimate customers know, or care, how it works? Like a magic act, a lot goes on behind the curtain to make all that color appear. And we’re the moving parts in the hidden supply chain.

Emerald Coast Growers has expanded its sales team with the addition of Katy Furnas, an experienced professional with more than a decade in the horticulture industry. “Katy’s experience enables her to understand and speak to each grower’s unique needs,” says Cheri Markowitz, Sales Manager. Katy’s career includes time in sales management and lead sales for Ag 3, Inc., and she grew up working in the family foliage nursery. Her background positions her well to provide the gold standar