Nursery & Greenhouse:
Getting Started
The information on this page can help you create and implement business plans.
Business Plans
UF/IFAS Publications
- Environmental Horticulture Industry
- Ten Frequently Asked Questions for Small Business Start-ups
- Using Business Analysis in Ornamental Plant Nurseries
- Starting a Nursery
Other Sites & Publications
Layout
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
Other Sites & Publications
- Starting a Wholesale Nursery, Part I--University of Arkansas (pdf)
- Starting a Wholesale Nursery, Part II--University of Arkansas (pdf)
- Starting in the Nursery Business--Purdue University (pdf)
- Sustainable Small Scale Nursery Production--ATTRA
Market Analysis
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
Other Sites & Publications
- The Dilemma of Safer and Freer Trade: The Case of the U.S. Nursery Industry--Choices Magazine
- Positioning for the Future of the Nursery Industry--University of Tennessee (pdf)
Regulation
UF/IFAS Publications
- Agricultural Laws and Regulations
- Certification and Licensing Programs for the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Crop Advisor Exemption
- Worker Protection Standard: Information at a Central Location
Other Sites & Publications
- Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR)
- How To Comply With the Worker Protection Standard For Agricultural Pesticides--EPA (pdf)
Resource Assessment
UF/IFAS Publications
Other Sites & Publications
- Return to Nursery & Greenhouse Production
General Resources
UF/IFAS Sites
- Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department
- Agricultural Economics Extension
- Department of Biology
- Entomology and Nematology Department
- Environmental Horticulture Department
- FAWN: Florida Automated Weather Network
- Hydroponic / Greenhouse Crops--Small Farms & Alternative Enterprises
- IPM Florida
- Pesticide Information Office
- Plant Pathology Department
- Plant Science Research and Education Unit
- ProHort
- Research Centers
- Soil and Water Science Department
- Virtual Field Day
- Wedgworth Leadership Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
- FDACS
- Florida DEP
- Florida Department of Revenue
- Florida Water Management Districts
- State Agricultural Response Team
Organizations & Associations
- American Nursery & Landscape Association
- American Society for Horicultural Science
- Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association
- Florida State Horticultural Society
- Southern Nursery Association
