So You Want to Start a Nursery | 
 enlarge | Author: Tony Avent
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Category: Book
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 50377
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 340
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0881925845
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.9152068
EAN: 9780881925845
ASIN: 0881925845
Publication Date: July 1, 2003
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Product Description
When Avent announced that he was quitting his job to build a specialty nursery, his former horticulture professor begged his student to reconsider, telling him he couldn't possibly make a profit "without doing something illegal." More than ten years and 20 nursery catalogs later, Avent owns a thriving national business with nearly 30 employees. He wrote So You Want to Start a Nursery to debunk myths about the ornamental-plants nursery business and what it takes to succeed, whether you're a backyard hobbyist or a wholesale grower. (And he still has a clean arrest record.) Assuming that the reader has some basic knowledge about how plants are grown, Avent focuses on the business and planning concerns of the nursery owner. While recounting humorous stories of his baptism by fire as a beginning nurseryman, Avent also provides a primer on the nursery industry as a whole, with discussions of the merits and disadvantages of retail, wholesale, mail-order, and liner operations, to name just a few. Readers of this book will obtain the tools they need to make a business plan of their own. This book is a must-read for horticulture students, industry insiders, and advanced gardeners who dream of turning their passion for plants into a job they love.
Book Description
Nurseryman Tony Avent wrote this book to debunk the myths about the ornamental-plants nursery business and what it takes to succeed. Assuming that the reader has some basic knowledge about how plants are grown, Avent focuses on the business and planning concerns of the nursery owner. While recounting humorous stories of his baptism by fire as a beginning nurseryman, Avent also provides a primer on the nursery industry as a whole.
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 Great Book! May 5, 2008
I recommend reading this book if you are interested in starting a nursery or just curious about the subject.
So You Want to Start a Nursery February 13, 2008
Tony started a nursery from scratch, so he knows his stuff. Well written. Could be used as a text.
So you want to start a nursery November 28, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book on a subject that, admittedly, is not something a lot of people are involved in. It is especially nice to see a book that is readable and informative on a topic that is hard to find covered in a regular bookstore. I would highly recommend it for anyone contemplating a business involving plants.
 Fabulous book August 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was engrossed when I first picked the book up and have been reading it every night since. Lots of great information and no nonsense advice. Real world information and a must have for anyone thinking about starting a nursery.
The otherside of the Nursery May 25, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is not your typical "grower" book. It has little to do with actually growing, this is a business book. If provides you with details of the actual running of a nursery business that you probably have never thought of. If you are looking at starting a greenhouse/nursery/veggie stand etc this book would be a wise investment.
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