Florida nurseries expect sales to blossom

Tampa-area nurseries could get a big pick-me-up in March, when people rush to replace their brown shrubs and trees, Tampa Bay Online reported.

“Our industry has been hit harder than anybody because we're tied into construction and there is no building right now,” said Doug Meyer, whose family started the wholesale Meyer's Nurseries in Thonotosassa more than 70 years ago

He and other sellers predict customers who've been freeze-burned two years in a row will be looking for more cold-hardy plants this time around.

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