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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549



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FORM 10-KSB



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|x | Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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For the year ended December 31, 2003.



| ̈ | TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from
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Commission file number 0-27805.



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KNOX NURSERY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter.)



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|Florida                                                        |  | 59-1787808                          
|(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
|                                                               | 
|4349 N. Hiawassee Road, Orlando, FL                            |  | 32818                               
|(Address of principle executive offices)                       |  | (Zip Code)                          



(407) 293-3721

(Registrants telephone number, including area code)



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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act: None



Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act:



Common stock, par value $.001 per share, traded on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board. Preferred stock, par value $.001 per share, none issued and outstanding



Based upon the $0.16 per share closing price of the registrants Common Stock as of March 15, 2004, the aggregate value of the shares
of Common Stock held by nonaffiliates as of such date was $ 718,345.



Number of
shares of common stock outstanding as of March 15, 2004 is 12,025,454.



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    YES  x    NO ̈



Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained, herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB.  x



State issuers revenues for its most recent year - $7,900,952



DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE



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KNOX NURSERY, INC.



INDEX



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|PART I.        |  |                                                                                                                  |  |     
|Item 1.        |  | Description of Business                                                                                          |  | 3   
|Item 2.        |  | Description of Property                                                                                          |  | 4   
|Item 3.        |  | Legal Proceedings                                                                                                |  | 5   
|Item 4.        |  | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                                              |  | 5   
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|PART II.       |  |                                                                                                                  |  |     
|Item 5.        |  | Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters                                                         |  | 5   
|Item 6.        |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis                                                                             |  | 6   
|Item 7.        |  | Financial Statements                                                                                             |  | 10  
|Item 8.        |  | Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure                             |  | 11  
|Item 8a.       |  | Controls and Procedures                                                                                          |  | 11  
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|PART III.      |  |                                                                                                                  |  |     
|Item 9.        |  | Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters, and Control Persons; Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act |  | 12  
|Item 10.       |  | Executive Compensation                                                                                           |  | 13  
|Item 11.       |  | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters                   |  | 14  
|Item 12.       |  | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions                                                                   |  | 15  
|Item 13.       |  | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-k                                                                                 |  | 15  
|Item 14.       |  | Principal Accountant Fees and Services                                                                           |  | 16  
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|SIGNATURES     |  |                                                                                                                  |  |     
|CERTIFICATIONS |  |                                                                                                                  |  |     



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PART I



This Annual Report on Form 10-KSB contains
forward-looking statements that are not statements of historical fact. Forward-looking statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from such statements. These forward-looking
statements are based on the Companys expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, those risks associated with economic conditions generally and the economy in those areas where the Company
has or expects to have assets and operations; risks relating to changes in interest rates and in the availability, cost and terms of financing; risks related to the performance of financial markets; risks related to changes in domestic and foreign
laws, regulations and taxes; risks associated with future profitability; and other factors discussed elsewhere in this report.



ITEM I. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS



THE COMPANY



Knox Nursery, Inc. (the Company)
is a Florida corporation established in 1962, having its offices in Orlando, Florida. The Company is a wholesale plant nursery specializing in sales of seedling annuals (plugs) to brokers and other nurseries located throughout the United States and
Canada; and sales of potted annuals to wholesalers, landscapers and large final-use customers located primarily in Central Florida. Management believes its business activities constitute a single operating segment due to similar economic
characteristics, products, production processes, class of customer and distribution methods. Additionally no discrete financial information is available for these operations.



Plug sales, which accounts for 81% of the Companys sales, involves sowing millions of seeds annually, then precisely growing the
seedlings for 4 to 10 weeks until the pre-finished plants are shipped to commercial growers throughout the country. These growers will transplant the plugs into larger pots and containers for resale to their customers.



Potted annuals are transplanted from pre-finished plugs into the appropriate containers, then
carefully grown to a mature ready-to-sell condition. The target market for the finished plants includes mass merchandisers such as Lowes, Home Depot, and Wal-Mart, landscapers, and local final-use customers such as Walt Disney World and
Universal Studios.



Knox Nurserys plug facility (aka Avalon) is
technologically advanced, costing the Company approximately $6,000,000 to construct. This gives Knox Nursery a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Now the total growing environment can be micro-managed. The temperature, moisture, humidity and
light within the growing facility can be accurately controlled to provide optimum growing environments for maximum growth in the shortest periods. Additionally, this new facility lowers labor costs by approximately 40%, which constitutes the largest
single cost to the Company. Therefore, even though the cost for the new facility was considerable, the advantages for the Company may provide greater future profits.



Principle raw materials used in the production of plug and finished products include plastic trays and pots supplied by Blackmore Company
and Florikan, a soil-less growing media



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supplied by Prosource One, seed supplied by the Ball Seed Company, Syngenta, and Express Seed Company, and chemicals
supplied by BWI. The Company believes should it be necessary, raw materials could be procured on competitive terms with alternative suppliers.



Knox Nursery Inc. employs an average of 112 people, 109 full-time and 3 part-time.



63% of plug tray sales in 2003 came from three customers  Grolink Sales 30%; Ball Seed
Company 13%; and DPT Brokerage 20%. 26% of finished plants sales were made to these customers - Walt Disney World 7%; East Coast Greenery 13%; Gude Brothers 6%.



MARKET ENVIRONMENT



The Company targets medium to large wholesale growers for its pre-finished lines of plants, however, smaller growers are not ignored. The overall floriculture industry in
the United States is a $3.7 billion industry. In Florida alone, the industry generates over $700 million in sales.



INDUSTRY ANALYSIS



The bedding plant industry consists of a small group of independent producers, many of whom are customers of Knox Nursery. The industry is currently being consolidated by
large growers who are expanding and beginning to direct their sales effort to large, mass marketers. These large marketers are important to the Company, and it is the plan of Knox Nursery to take advantage of its Avalon facility, to further its
share of the larger, mass marketer business.



MARKET SEGMENT



Knox Nursery does business with over 200 independent
brokers selling its pre-finished products throughout the United States. The Company has certain advantages in the Southeastern United States because of its location, and the Company run distribution system of delivery trucks. Also, with its Florida
location and its warm climate, the Company escapes the high-energy costs of northern areas. This competitive advantage allows the Company to offer better prices than many of its competitors. In one popular area, the supplying of Gerbera Daisies,
Knox Nursery is the largest grower and supplier of this species in the United States.



ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY



The Company maintains
the following facilities:



|                            |  |                                        |  |              
|--------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------- |  | -------------
|Principle corporate offices |  | 4349 N. Hiawassee Rd. Orlando, Florida |  | 2,500 sq. ft.



The Company does not anticipate that
it will require any additional office facilities. However, if additional office space is required in the future, the available property will allow for expansion.



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|                  |  |                                          |  |                               
|----------------- |  | ---------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------
|Hiawassee Nursery |  | 4359 N. Hiawassee Rd. Orlando, Florida . |  | 240,000 sq. ft. (9 structures)



The 121/2acres at this location have been fully developed.



|               |  |                                        |  |                
|-------------- |  | -------------------------------------- |  | ---------------
|Avalon Nursery |  | 940 Avalon Road Winter Garden, Florida |  | 280,000 sq. ft.



The entire Avalon Road property is a
Master Planned Project, which will consist of four phases when fully developed.



ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS



The Company was involved in
routine litigation that is incidental to the business at December 31, 2003, and on the date of this report. In the opinion of management, the outcome of this litigation will not have a materially adverse effect on the Companys financial
position



ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS



No matters were submitted to security holders during the fourth quarter of 2003.



PART II



ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS



The Companys Common Stock is traded on The NASD OTC Bulletin Board, under the symbol KNUR. The first active trading in the shares of the Company began in the fourth quarter of 1998. The high and low
closing inter-dealer sales prices for each quarter of the last two fiscal years are as follows:



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|       |  | high |  | low  |  | high |  | low
|1stqtr |  | .13  |  | .09  |  | .20  |  | .09
|2ndqtr |  | .16  |  | .09  |  | .16  |  | .08
|3rdqtr |  | .18  |  | .11  |  | .17  |  | .08
|4thqtr |  | .20  |  | .14  |  | .17  |  | .09



As of March 15, 2004 the number of
shareholders of record was 67.



The Company has not paid any cash dividends on
its Common Stock since inception and does not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The future payment of dividends is directly dependent upon future earnings of the Company, its financial requirements and other factors to be
determined by the Companys Board of Directors, in its sole discretion. For the foreseeable future, it is anticipated that any earnings, which may be generated from the Companys operations, will be used to finance the growth of the
Company, and that cash dividends will not be paid to Common stockholders.



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ITEM 6. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS



The
following is a discussion of the financial condition and results of operation of the Company as of December 31, 2003. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Companys audited Financial Statements with accompanying
Notes, which are included elsewhere in this Form 10-KSB.



GENERAL



Knox Nursery, Inc. founded in 1962,
is located in Central Florida and has two product lines: 1) Plug trays, with sales of seedling annuals (plugs) to brokers and other nurseries throughout the United States; and 2) Finished Product, with sales of four inch annuals to wholesalers,
landscapers and large final-use customers located primarily in Central Florida.



REVENUE



For the year ended December 31, 2003, revenue was $7,900,952, an increase of $706,962, or 10% from the $7,193,990 posted for the year ended December 31, 2002. The overall
increase in 2003 sales is composed of a Plug tray revenue increase of 12% or $645,099, and a Finished Product revenue increase of 5% or $61,863 from 2002, respectively. Plug sales experienced growth in customer base and sales volume for the spring
season, and in revenues generated as a rooting station for Paul Ecke Farms poinsettias in the late summer. Finished Product sales benefitted from a strong poinsettia season and increased product sales with a Home Depot supplier.



COSTS AND EXPENSES



For the year ended December 31, 2003, cost of sales was $5,525,695, an increase of
$1,072,989, or 24% from the $4,452,706 posted for the year ended December 31, 2002. By product line, Cost of sales Plugs increased $520,133 (16%). Cost of sales Finished Products increased $477,736 (49%).



Cost factors analysis for all products shows plastic product purchases (trays, pots, flats)
declined $36,431 (9%); soil and growing media up $9,753 (5%); seed up $273,016 (14%) cuttings and plants purchased up $114,211 (85%); fertilizer, chemicals, other supplies, and testing up $22,647 (20%); labels and boxes up $19,350 (12%); transport
& racks up $49,720 (47%); and labor up $243,285 (15%). Costs increased generally due to higher production levels for plugs and ramping up the vegetative lines within finished products.



Repairs and maintenance increased $75,120 (34%) from the prior year. Vehicle and equipment
repairs were down $2,986 (10%); finished product operations maintenance up $28,888 (70%); and plug product operations maintenance up $18,202 (34%). In house maintenance labor expenses were up significantly at $31,107 (31%) over the year 2002.



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Operating expenses for 2003 amounted to $2,289,515, an increase of $171,673 or 9% from the $2,117,842 recorded in 2002.
Within operating expenses, bad debt expense was decreased $104,245 over 2002 as older uncollectible invoices and product quality claims were resolved with our major customers. Depreciation expense is down $43,349 as older equipment continues to
reach full depreciation. Insurance expense was up $141,788 as insurance premiums have risen in general due to perceived higher transportation liability and workmans compensation risks for our business. Payroll and related taxes are up $83,354
due to bonuses and pay increases for management and administrative staff. Propane and natural gas expense were up $83,465 due to greenhouse dehumidification throughout the spring and summer, increasing energy prices, and the correction of meter
readings discovered to be in error for the Avalon facility.



Other,
net on the Statement of Operations increased $ 20,767 for the year ending 2003, and includes the following items:



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|Loss on Fixed Assets       |  | 2003 |        | 2002 |   | change | 
|miscellaneous income       |  |      | 33,443 |      |   | 10,178 |  |   | 23,265 |  
|net vending income         |  |      | 2,344  |      |   | 427    |  |   | 1,917  |  
|net finance charges income |  |      | 24,420 |      |   | 28,835 |  |   | (4,415 | )
|                           |  |      |        |      |   |        |  |   |        |  
|total Other, net income  |  | $    | 60,207 |      | $ | 39,440 |  | $ | 20,767 |  



The Company recorded a net loss from
operations in 2003 of $15,533 compared to a net income of $365,038 in 2002, a 105% decrease of $380,571. Non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization were $627,822 in 2003 and $678,136 in 2002.



LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES



As of December 31, 2003, the Company had a working capital surplus of $287,238, compared to
a surplus of $502,240 at December 31, 2002.



The Companys operations were
expected to require significant capital expenditures during fiscal year 2003. The company contracted for the construction of a new shade house and a roof repair for the retract area at the Avalon Plug facility in 2003 at a cost of $305,000. This
construction project was 95% completed at December 31, 2003. The company also purchased $93,000 in trucks and trailers to meet growing order fulfillment. The company expended $143,000 on equipment, most notably for the acquisition of an Ellepot
machine for the elimination of plastic pots in the finished goods product line. Management believes that existing cash balances, cash flow to be generated from operating activities and available borrowing capacity under its line of credit agreement
will be sufficient to fund operations, and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. At this time management is not aware of any factors that would have a materially adverse impact on cash flow during this period.



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RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS



In April 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
issued Statement No. 145, Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections. This standard rescinds SFAS 4, Reporting Gains and Losses from Extinguishment of Debt-an amendment of
APB Opinion No. 30, which required all gains and losses from the extinguishment of debt to be aggregated and, if material, classified as an extraordinary item, net of related income tax effect. As a result, the criteria set forth by APB Opinion
30 will now be used to classify those gains and losses. SFAS 145 also amends SFAS 13 to require that certain lease modifications that have economic effects similar to sale-leaseback transactions be accounted for in the same manner as sale-leaseback
transactions. In addition, SFAS 145 amends other existing authoritative pronouncements to make various technical corrections, clarify meanings or describe their applicability under changed conditions. For the provisions related to the rescission of
SFAS 4, SFAS 145 is effective for the Company beginning in fiscal year 2004. The remaining provisions of SFAS 145 were effective for the Company in fiscal year 2003. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 145 to have a material impact on
the Companys financial statements.



In June 2002, the
FASB issued Statement No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. This Statement requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred.
Prior guidance required that a liability for an exit cost be recognized at the date of an entitys commitment to an exit plan. This Statement also establishes that fair value is the objective for initial measurement of the liability. SFAS 146
is effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002. The adoption of SFAS 146 did not have a material impact on the Companys financial statements.



In May 2003, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 149, Amendment of Statement No. 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. The statement is effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003 and for hedging relationships designated after June
30, 2003. This statement amends and clarifies financial accounting and reporting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts and for hedging activities. This statement amends Statement 133 for
decisions made as part of the Derivatives Implementation Group process that effectively required amendments to Statement 133, in connection with other Board projects dealing with financial instruments and in connection with implementation issues
raised in relation to the application of the definition of a derivative. The adoption of this Statement did not have an impact on the Companys financial statements.



In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both
Liabilities and Equity. This Statement establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. It requires that an issuer classify a financial instrument
that is within its scope as a liability (or an asset in some circumstances). Many of those instruments were previously classified as equity. Management believes that the adoption of this statement will have no effect on the Companys financial
position or results of operation.



In January 2003, the FASB
issued FIN No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. FIN No. 46 clarifies the application of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, to certain entities in which equity investors do
not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other



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parties. FIN No. 46 applies immediately to variable interest entities (VIEs) created after January 31,
2003, and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a
variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. The Company has not identified any VIEs for which it is the primary beneficiary or has significant involvement.



In December 2003, the FASB issued FIN No. 46 (revised December 2003), Consolidation of Variable Interest
Entities (FIN No. 46-R) to address certain FIN 46 implementation issues. The effective dates and impact of FIN No. 46 and FIN No. 46-R are as follows:



(i)A public entity (enterprise) that is a small business issuer shall apply this Interpretation to all entities subject to this Interpretation no later
than the end of the first reporting period that ends after December 15, 2004 (as of December 31, 2004, for a calendar-year enterprise). This effective date includes those entities to which Interpretation 46 had previously been applied.



(ii)However, prior to the required application of this Interpretation, a
public entity (enterprise) that is a small business issuer shall apply Interpretation 46 or this Interpretation to those entities that are considered to be special-purpose entities no later than as of the end of the first reporting period that ends
after December 15, 2003 (as of December 31, 2003, for a calendar-year enterprise).



(iii)A public entity (enterprise) that is a small business issuer that has applied Interpretation 46 to an entity prior to the effective date of this Interpretation shall either continue to apply Interpretation 46
until the effective date of this Interpretation or apply this Interpretation at an earlier date.



The adoption of the provisions applicable to SPEs and all other variable interests obtained after January 31, 2003 did not have a material impact on the
Companys financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting FIN No. 46-R applicable to non-SPEs created prior to February 1, 2003, but does not expect the adoption of this standard a material impact on the
Companys financial position or results of operations.



CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS FOR PURPOSES OF THE SAFE HARBOR



In addition to statements of historical fact, this annual report contains forward-looking statements which are inherently subject to change, based on known and unknown risks, including but not limited to changes in the market and industry.
Please refer to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for additional information on factors that could materially affect the Companys financial results.



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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



Knox Nursery, Inc.



Financial Statements



December 31, 2003 and 2002



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|Independent Auditors Report       |  | F-1
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|Financial Statements:              |  |    
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|Balance Sheet                      |  | F-2
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|Statements of Operations           |  | F-3
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|Statements of Stockholders Equity |  | F-4
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|Statements of Cash Flows           |  | F-5
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ITEM 8. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE



There have been no changes in, or disagreements with, the accountants for the Company.



ITEM 8A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES



The Company
maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Companys Security Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
SECs rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Companys management, including its Chief Executive Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designating
and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and
management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.



During the 90-day period prior to the date of this report, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our Companys management,
including the Chief Executive Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer concluded that the Companys disclosure
controls and procedures were effective. Subsequent to the date of this evaluation, there have been no significant changes in the Companys internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls, and no corrective
actions taken with regard to significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in such controls.



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PART III



ITEM 9. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS, AND CONTROL PERSONS



Our directors, executive officers, and key employees are as follows:



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|Name           |  | Age |  | Position with the Company   |  | Directors Since
|Bruce R. Knox  |  | 38  |  | President and Director      |  | 1986           
|James M. Knox  |  | 42  |  | Vice President and Director |  | 1983           
|M. Nadine Knox |  | 69  |  | Director                    |  | 1978           



BRUCE
R. KNOX, PRESIDENT



Bruce R. Knox was born in Orlando, Florida on October 5,
1965. He graduated from Bishop Moore High School in May 1983 and soon entered the family business. Bruce began in production and has been a supervisor in all areas of the nursery, culminating with his appointment as President in March 1995.



Bruce has served the state floriculture industry as well. He has previously
served on the State Board of Directors for the Florida Ornamental Growers Association, and the Board of Directors of the Action Chapter of the Florida Nurseryman and Growers Association. Bruce is a widely respected speaker on industry topics and has
been a featured speaker at such forums as the Seeley Conference, the Professional Plant Growers Association, and the Southeast Greenhouse Conference.



Bruce has done extensive travel researching nursery automation systems in the United States and Europe. The benefits of this research resulted in the construction of one
of the most technologically advanced greenhouse ranges in the world, Knox Nurserys Avalon Plug Production Facility, which opened in February 1997.



JAMES M. (MONTY) KNOX, III, VICE PRESIDENT



Monty Knox was born on January 23, 1962 in Orlando, Florida. Monty graduated from Bishop Moore High School in May 1980 and attended the University of Central Florida. He
joined Knox Nursery in October 1983. Monty started in production, planning and sales. Monty was appointed Vice President in January 1987.



Monty has served the nursery industry extensively in the State of Florida. Monty has served on the Florida Nurseryman and Growers Association State Board of Directors,
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Action Chapter of FNGAs Board of Directors, culminating as President in 1998. Monty serves on the Florida Farm
Bureaus State Water Advisory Committee, Tax Advisory Committee, the Orange County Farm Bureaus Board of Directors and is Vice Chairman of the Orange County Farm Bureau PAC. Monty also serves on Orange Countys Planning and Zoning
Commission and Local Planning Agency. Monty has been Chairman of Orange Countys Agricultural Board since 1995.



M. NADINE KNOX, DIRECTOR



M. Nadine Knox was born August 5, 1934 and is a founder of Knox Nursery beginning in 1962. She was the office manager until 1999 and remains a director of the Company
today. She is the mother of Bruce R. Knox and James M. Knox, III.



ITEM 10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION



The following table
sets forth certain information relating to the compensation paid by the Company for the years 2002 and 2003, as well as proposed compensation for 2004.



|                                            |  |              |        |                     |       |           |       |          
|------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ | ------ | ------------------- | ----- | --------- | ----- | ---------
|                                            |  | Year         |        | Annual Compensation
|Name and Principal Position                 |  |              | Salary |                     | Bonus |           | Other
|Bruce R. Knox President, Director           |  | 200420032002 |        | 88,00078,00077,500  |       | -0--0--0- |       | -0--0--0-
|                                            |  |              |        |                    
|James M. Knox, III VP, Director             |  | 200420032002 |        | 38,60028,60032,714  |       | -0--0--0- |       | -0--0--0-
|                                            |  |              |        |                    
|M. Nadine Knox Secretary/Treasurer Director |  | 200420032002 |        | -0--0--0-           |       | -0--0--0- |       | -0--0--0-

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|1. | In 1996, the Company loaned James M. Knox, III $5,000, repayment of which has been forgiven and included in his annual compensation. In 1997, 1998, and 1999 Mr. Knox received
1099s reflecting the forgiven debt and interest. Mr. Knox borrowed $38,500 in 2000, the Company purchased a car from Mr. Knox for $6,000, applying the payment to his outstanding loan balance. Mr. Knox received 1099s reflecting $10,000, and
$5,000 of forgiven debt for 2003 and 2002, respectively..
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|2. | No other forms of compensation were received by the above principals.
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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance:



The Company is not aware of any director, officer, or beneficial owner of more than ten percent of the Companys Common Stock that, during fiscal
year 2003, failed to file on a timely basis reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



ITEM 11. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT



The following tables set forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Companys Common Stock as of December 31, 2003 by (1) each person (or group of affiliated persons) who to the knowledge
of the Company is the beneficial owner of five percent or more of the Companys outstanding Common Stock, (2) each Director and each named Executive Officer of the Company. Except as otherwise noted, the Company believes that the persons listed
in this table have sole voting and investment power respecting all shares of Common Stock owned by them. The business address of each Director and Executive Officer listed below is the Companys corporate address, 4349 N. Hiawassee Road,
Orlando, Florida, 32818.



Table 1. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners



|               |  |                                                                                |  |                                      |  |                  |  
|-------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ------------------------------------ |  | ---------------- | -
|Title of Class |  | Name and Address of Beneficial
Owner                                           |  | Amount and Natureof Beneficial Owner |  | Percent of Class |  
|Common Stock   |  | James M. Knox, Jr. (Former President) 11056 Bayshore Drive Windermere, Florida |  | 603,950                              |  | 5.0              | %



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Table 2. Security Ownership of Management and Director



|             |  |                                                                 |  |           |  |      |  
|------------ |  | --------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------- |  | ---- | -
|Common Stock |  | Bruce R. Knox 6613 Abeydon Ct. Orlando, Florida 32818           |  | 2,310,616 |  | 19.2 | %
|             |  |                                                                 | 
|Common Stock |  | James M. Knox, III 4349 N. Hiawassee Rd.
Orlando, Florida 32818 |  | 2,310,616 |  | 19.2 | %
|             |  |                                                                 | 
|Common Stock |  | M. Nadine Knox 11056 Bayshore Drive Windermere, Florida         |  | 2,310,618 |  | 19.2 | %



ITEM 12. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS



The Company had the following transactions with related parties:



M.
Nadine Knox (director) loaned the Company $295,000 in 1999 and $352,000 in 2000 and was repaid $310,000 in 2000. M. Nadine Knox loaned the Company $85,000 on 1/31/01. M. Nadine Knox received a principle payment of $47,000 on 12/31/02, and $25,000 on
12/31/03. The balance payable to M. Nadine Knox was $350,000 at December 31, 2003.



On 10/8/02 Bruce R. Knox borrowed $12, 500 from the Company and repaid the loan on 12/31/02. On 6/12/03 the company paid Bruce R. Knox $5,407 for the trade in value of 1993 Lexus LS400 used to acquire a 2003 Ford F150.



James M. Knox, III (officer) borrowed $38,500 in 2000. In 2000 the Company purchased a car
from James M. Knox III, and applied the purchase price to interest and principle owed leaving an outstanding balance $33,943. On 9/30/02 $5,000 of the principal was repaid through a bonus and on 12/31/02 $2,000 was repaid. $10,000 of the principal
was repaid through a bonus on 6/30/03.



ITEM 13. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.



No current reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Company during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2003.



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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES



Independent Accountant Fees



The Companys board of
directors reviews and approves audit and permissible non-audit services performed by its independent accountants, as well as the fees charged for such services. In its review of non-audit service fees and its appointment of Tedder, James &
Worden, P.A. as the Companys independent accountants, the board of directors considered whether the provision of such services is compatible with maintaining independence. All of the services provided and fees charged by Tedder, James &
Worden, P.A. in 2003 were approved by the board of directors. The following table presents fees for audit services rendered by Tedder, James, Worden & Associates, P.A. for the audit of the Companys annual financial statements for the years
ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002 and fees billed for other services rendered by Tedder, James, Worden & Associates, P.A. during those periods.



|                      |  |             |        |             |   |       
|--------------------- |  | ----------- | ------ | ----------- | - | ------
|                      |  | Fiscal 2003 |        | Fiscal 2002
|Audit Fees(1)         |  | $           | 34,658 |             | $ | 28,005
|Audit-Related Fees(2) |  |             |        |             |   |       
|Tax Fees(3)           |  |             | 4,125  |             |   | 3,770 
|                      |  |             |        |             |   |       
|Subtotal              |  |             | 38,783 |             |   | 31,775
|                      |  |            
|All other Fees(4)     |  |             |       |             |   | 2,192 
|                      |  |             |        |             |   |       
|Total                 |  | $           | 38,783 |             | $ | 33,967
|                      |  |             |        |             |   |       

---

|(1) | Audit Fees  Audit fees billed to the Company by Tedder, James, Worden &
Associates, P.A. for auditing the Companys annual financial statements and reviewing the financial statements included in the Companys Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | Audit-Related Fees  There were no other fees were billed by Tedder, James,
Worden & Associates, P.A. during the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Companys financial statements and not reported under Audit
Fees above.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(3) | Tax Fees  Tax fees billed to the Company by Tedder, James, Worden &
Associates, P.A. include the preparation of all state and federal returns for 2002. The Company anticipates billings by Tedder, James, Worden & Associates, P.A. for the preparation of all state and federal returns for 2003 to be approximately
$5,000.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(4) | All Other Fees  There were no other fees billed by during the last two fiscal
years for products and services provided.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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Independent Auditors Report



To the
Board of Directors of

Knox Nursery, Inc.:



We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Knox Nursery, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2003, and the related statements of operations,
stockholders equity, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements
based on our audits.



We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing
standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.



In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Knox Nursery, Inc. as of December 31, 2003, and the results of its operations and its cash
flows for the years ended December 31, 2003, and 2002 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.



/s/ Tedder, James, Worden & Associates, P.A.

Orlando, Florida

March 9, 2004



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KNOX NURSERY, INC.



Balance Sheet



December 31, 2003



|                                                                                                      |  |   |           |  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | - | --------- | -
|Assets                                                                                                |  |   |           |  
|                                                                                                      | 
|Current assets:                                                                                       |  |   |           |  
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                             |  | $ | 73,619    |  
|Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $55,278                                |  |   | 975,991   |  
|Inventories                                                                                           |  |   | 1,621,889 |  
|Prepaid expenses                                                                                      |  |   | 13,482    |  
|                                                                                                      |  |   |           |  
|Total current assets                                                                                  |  |   | 2,684,981 |  
|                                                                                                      | 
|Asset held for sale                                                                                   |  |   | 45,000    |  
|Property, plant, and equipment, net                                                                   |  |   | 4,754,189 |  
|Due from officer                                                                                      |  |   | 21,929    |  
|Deferred loan cost, net of accumulated amortization of $35,216                                        |  |   | 63,828    |  
|Deposits and other assets                                                                             |  |   | 48,601    |  
|                                                                                                      |  |   |           |  
|Total assets                                                                                          |  | $ | 7,618,528 |  
|                                                                                                      |  |   |           |  
|Liabilities and Stockholders Equity                                                                  |  |   |           |  
|                                                                                                      | 
|Current liabilities:                                                                                  |  |   |           |  
|Accounts payable                                                                                      |  | $ | 1,260,309 |  
|Accrued expenses                                                                                      |  |   | 124,342   |  
|Line of credit                                                                                        |  |   | 303,615   |  
|Note payable to stockholder                                                                           |  |   | 350,000   |  
|Current installments of long-term debt                                                                |  |   | 322,299   |  
|Current installments of capital lease obligations                                                     |  |   | 37,178    |  
|                                                                                                      |  |   |           |  
|Total current liabilities                                                                             |  |   | 2,397,743 |  
|                                                                                                      | 
|Long term liabilities:                                                                                |  |   |           |  
|Long-term debt, excluding current installments                                                        |  |   | 3,507,511 |  
|Capital lease obligations, excluding current installments                                             |  |   | 39,163    |  
|                                                                                                      |  |   |           |  
|Total liabilities                                                                                     |  |   | 5,944,417 |  
|                                                                                                      | 
|Stockholders equity:                                                                                 |  |   |           |  
|Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding           |  |   |          |  
|Common stock, $.001 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized, 12,025,454 shares issued and outstanding |  |   | 12,025    |  
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                            |  |   | 1,807,678 |  
|Accumulated Deficit                                                                                   |  |   | (145,592  | )
|                                                                                                      |  |   |           |  
|Total stockholders' equity                                                                            |  |   | 1,674,111 |  
|                                                                                                      |  |   |           |  
|Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                                                            |  | $ | 7,618,528 |  
|                                                                                                      |  |   |           |  



See accompanying notes to financial
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KNOX NURSERY, INC.



Statements of
Operations



For the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002



|                                                 |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |  
|------------------------------------------------ |  | ---- | ---------- | - | ---- | - | ---------- | -
|                                                 |  | 2003 |            |   | 2002 |  
|Sales                                            |  | $    | 7,900,952  |   |      | $ | 7,193,990  |  
|Cost of sales                                    |  |      | 5,525,695  |   |      |   | 4,452,706  |  
|                                                 |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |  
|Gross profit                                     |  |      | 2,375,257  |   |      |   | 2,741,284  |  
|                                                 |  |     
|Operating expenses                               |  |      | 2,287,515  |   |      |   | 2,117,842  |  
|                                                 |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |  
|Income from operations                           |  |      | 87,742     |   |      |   | 623,442    |  
|                                                 |  |     
|Other income (expense):                          |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |  
|Interest expense                                 |  |      | (165,351   | ) |      |   | (302,907   | )
|Interest and dividend income                     |  |      | 1,869      |   |      |   | 5,063      |  
|Other, net                                       |  |      | 60,207     |   |      |   | 39,440     |  
|                                                 |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |  
|Other expense, net                               |  |      | (103,275   | ) |      |   | (258,404   | )
|                                                 |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |  
|Income (loss) before income taxes                |  |      | (15,533    | ) |      |   | 365,038    |  
|                                                 |  |     
|Income tax expense                               |  |      |           |   |      |   |           |  
|                                                 |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |  
|Net income (loss)                                |  | $    | (15,533    | ) |      | $ | 365,038    |  
|                                                 |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |  
|Basic and diluted income (loss) per common share |  | $    | (0.001     | ) |      | $ | 0.03       |  
|                                                 |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |  
|Weighted average common shares outstanding       |  |      | 12,025,454 |   |      |   | 12,025,454 |  
|                                                 |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |  



See accompanying notes to financial
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KNOX NURSERY, INC.



Statements of
Stockholders' Equity



For the years ended December 31, 2003
and 2002



|                            |  |             |        |                          |           |                    |          |   |       |           |  
|--------------------------- |  | ----------- | ------ | ------------------------ | --------- | ------------------ | -------- | - | ----- | --------- | -
|                            |  | Commonstock |        | Additionalpaid-incapital |           | AccumulatedDeficit |          |   | Total |          
|Balances, December 31, 2001 |  | $           | 12,025 |                          | 1,807,678 |                    | (495,097 | ) |       | 1,324,606 |  
|                            |  |             |        |                         
|Net income                  |  |             |       |                          |          |                    | 365,038  |   |       | 365,038   |  
|                            |  |             |        |                          |           |                    |          |   |       |           |  
|Balances, December 31, 2002 |  |             | 12,025 |                          | 1,807,678 |                    | (130,059 | ) |       | 1,689,644 |  
|                            |  |             |        |                         
|Net income                  |  |             |       |                          |          |                    | (15,533  | ) |       | (15,533   | )
|                            |  |             |        |                          |           |                    |          |   |       |           |  
|Balances, December 31, 2003 |  | $           | 12,025 |                          | 1,807,678 |                    | (145,592 | ) |       | 1,674,111 |  
|                            |  |             |        |                          |           |                    |          |   |       |           |  



See accompanying notes to financial
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KNOX NURSERY, INC.



Statements of
Cash Flows



For the years ended December 31, 2003 and
2002



|                                                                                     |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ---- | -------- | - | ---- | - | -------- | -
|                                                                                     |  | 2003 |          |   | 2002 |  
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                                |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Net income (loss)                                                                    |  | $    | (15,533  | ) |      | $ | 365,038  |  
|Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities: |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                                        |  |      | 627,823  |   |      |   | 678,136  |  
|Loss on disposal of assets                                                           |  |      |         |   |      |   | 586      |  
|(Decrease) Increase in the provision for bad debts                                   |  |      | (87,422  | ) |      |   | 110,200  |  
|Noncash patronage dividend receivable                                                |  |      | (44,200  | ) |      |   |         |  
|Cash provided by (used for) changes in:                                              |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Accounts receivable                                                                  |  |      | 27,135   |   |      |   | (391,371 | )
|Inventories                                                                          |  |      | (71,890  | ) |      |   | (374,212 | )
|Prepaid expenses                                                                     |  |      | 12,920   |   |      |   | (11,989  | )
|Deposits and other assets                                                            |  |      |         |   |      |   | (200     | )
|Accounts payable                                                                     |  |      | 338,321  |   |      |   | (239,565 | )
|Accrued expenses                                                                     |  |      | 11,505   |   |      |   | (31,923  | )
|                                                                                     |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Net cash provided by operating activities                                            |  |      | 798,659  |   |      |   | 104,700  |  
|                                                                                     |  |     
|Cash flows from investing activities:                                                |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Purchase of property, plant and equipment                                            |  |      | (434,826 | ) |      |   | (237,130 | )
|Proceeds on sale of property, plant and equipment                                    |  |      |         |   |      |   | 3,000    |  
|Collections on receivable from officer                                               |  |      | 8,765    |   |      |   | 5,160    |  
|                                                                                     |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Net cash used in investing activities                                                |  |      | (426,061 | ) |      |   | (228,970 | )
|                                                                                     |  |     
|Cash flows from financing activities:                                                |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Payment of deferred loan costs                                                       |  |      | (3,000   | ) |      |   | (96,044  | )
|(Decrease) Increase in bank overdrafts                                               |  |      | (136,913 | ) |      |   | 136,913  |  
|Net draw on line of credit                                                           |  |      | 130,058  |   |      |   | 173,557  |  
|Repayment of note payable to stockholder                                             |  |      | (25,000  | ) |      |   | (47,000  | )
|Repayment of long-term debt                                                          |  |      | (275,143 | ) |      |   | (303,126 | )
|Proceeds from long-term debt                                                         |  |      |         |   |      |   | 107,462  |  
|Repayment of capital lease obligations                                               |  |      | (19,268  | ) |      |   | (1,632   | )
|                                                                                     |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Net cash used in financing activities                                                |  |      | (329,266 | ) |      |   | (29,870  | )
|                                                                                     |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                 |  |      | 43,332   |   |      |   | (154,140 | )
|                                                                                     |  |     
|Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                                       |  |      | 30,287   |   |      |   | 184,427  |  
|                                                                                     |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                                             |  | $    | 73,619   |   |      | $ | 30,287   |  
|                                                                                     |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  



See accompanying notes to financial
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KNOX NURSERY, INC.



Statements of Cash Flows, Continued



For the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002



|                                                                       |  |   |         |  |   |          
|---------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | - | ------- |  | - | ---------
|Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                      |  |   |         |  |   |          
|Cash paid for:                                                         |  |   |         |  |   |          
|Interest, exclusive of amounts paid to stockholder                     |  | $ | 209,984 |  | $ | 269,722  
|                                                                       |  |   |         |  |   |          
|Income taxes                                                           |  | $ |        |  | $ |         
|                                                                       |  |   |         |  |   |          
|Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities: |  |   |         |  |   |          
|Acquisition of equipment under capital lease                           |  | $ | 73,835  |  | $ | 23,406   
|                                                                       |  |   |         |  |   |          
|Refinanced long-term debt                                              |  | $ |        |  | $ | 3,587,469
|                                                                       |  |   |         |  |   |          
|Repayment of line of credit during refinancing                         |  | $ |        |  | $ | 550,000  
|                                                                       |  |   |         |  |   |          
|Acquisition of equipment through lease buy-out during refinancing      |  | $ |        |  | $ | 47,068   
|                                                                       |  |   |         |  |   |          
|Acquisition of equipment through seller financed debt                  |  | $ | 36,242  |  | $ |         
|                                                                       |  |   |         |  |   |          



See accompanying notes to financial
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KNOX NURSERY, INC.



Notes to
Financial Statements



December 31, 2003 and 2002



|(1) | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
|--- | ------------------------------------------



| | (a) | Description of Business
| | --- | -----------------------



Knox Nursery, Inc. (the Company) is a Florida corporation established in 1962, having its offices in Orlando, Florida. The Company is a
wholesale plant nursery specializing in sales of seedling annuals (plugs) to brokers and other nurseries located throughout the United States and Canada; and sales of potted annuals to wholesalers, landscapers, and large final-use customers located
primarily in Central Florida.



| | (b) | Revenue Recognition
| | --- | -------------------



Revenue is recognized when the product is shipped and the risk of loss transfers to the customer.



| | (c) | Cash Equivalents
| | --- | ----------------



Cash equivalents represent short-term, highly liquid commercial paper readily convertible to cash.



| | (d) | Accounts Receivable
| | --- | -------------------



Accounts receivable are recorded at net realizable value. The allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated using the allowance method based upon
historical experience. The allowance is reviewed periodically and adjusted for accounts deemed uncollectible by management.



| | (e) | Inventories
| | --- | -----------



Inventories of plants, seeds, and supplies are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market.



| | (f) | Property, Plant, and Equipment
| | --- | ------------------------------



Property, plant, and equipment are stated at cost. Assets are depreciated using the straight-line and accelerated methods over the estimated useful lives
of the assets. The estimated useful lives of each class of depreciable asset are as follows:



|                               |  |                       
|------------------------------ |  | ----------------------
|                               |  | Estimated useful lives
|Building and improvements      |  | 5  40 years          
|Machinery and equipment        |  | 5  10 years          
|Automotive equipment           |  | 5  10 years          
|Office furniture and equipment |  | 3  10 years          



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|(1) | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------



| | (g) | Deferred Loan Costs
| | --- | -------------------



Deferred loan costs are amortized over the life of the related loan using a method which closely approximates the effective interest method.



| | (h) | Income Taxes
| | --- | ------------



Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying
amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in
which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.



General business credits, which include investment tax credits and job
credits, are accounted for as a reduction of income tax liability in the year realized.



| | (i) | Use of Estimates
| | --- | ----------------



The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.



| | (j) | Basic Income (Loss) per Common Share
| | --- | ------------------------------------



Basic per share amounts are based on the weighted average number of common stock issued and outstanding during each year. Diluted income per share would
be computed in a manner consistent with that of basic per share amounts while giving effect to the potential dilution that could occur if the company had instruments, that if exercised, would dilute the issued and outstanding common stock. The
Company has no such instruments.



| | (k) | Impairment
| | --- | ----------



The Company periodically reviews long-lived assets to be held and used in operations for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized when the estimated undiscounted future cash flows from the assets are less than the carrying value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at
the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.



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|(1) | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------



| | (l) | Advertising Costs
| | --- | -----------------



Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and are included in operating expenses in the accompanying statements of operations.



| | (m) | Fair Value of Financial Instruments
| | --- | -----------------------------------



Fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management. The respective carrying
value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximate their fair values. These financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses. Fair values were assumed to approximate carrying values for
these financial instruments since they are short-term in nature or they are receivable or payable on demand. The fair value of the Companys debt, including amount due to stockholder, is estimated based upon the quoted market prices for the
same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities. Fair value of these financial instruments also approximates their carrying values due to their proximity to current market rates.



| | (n) | Concentrations of Risk
| | --- | ----------------------



Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and trade receivables. The
Company places its cash with high quality financial institutions. At various times throughout fiscal 2003 and 2002, cash balances held at financial institutions were in excess of federally insured limits.



The Company delivers products throughout the United States of America. The
majority of the Companys sales are credit sales which are primarily to customers whose ability to pay is dependent upon the industry economics prevailing in their areas.



The Companys three primary plug customers account for 63% of total plug sales. The Companys three largest
finished plant customers account for 26% of finished plant sales.



The nursery industry is subject to various factors over which growers have limited or no control, including weather conditions, disease, pestilence, water supply, and market price fluctuations.



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(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued



| | (o) | Reclassifications
| | --- | -----------------



Certain amounts in the 2002 financial statements have been reclassified for comparative purposes to conform with the presentation in the 2003 financial
statements.



|(2) | Inventories
|--- | -----------



Inventories at December 31, 2003 consisted of the following:



|                       |  |   |          
|---------------------- |  | - | ---------
|Work in process        |  | $ | 1,492,400
|Materials and supplies |  |   | 129,489  
|                       |  |   |          
|Total inventories      |  | $ | 1,621,889
|                       |  |   |          



|(3) | Property, Plant, and Equipment
|--- | ------------------------------



Property, plant, and equipment at December 31, 2003 consisted of the following:



|                                         |  |   |            |  
|---------------------------------------- |  | - | ---------- | -
|Land                                     |  | $ | 272,169    |  
|Buildings and improvements               |  |   | 7,472,823  |  
|Machinery and equipment                  |  |   | 1,894,407  |  
|Automotive equipment                     |  |   | 401,743    |  
|Office furniture and equipment           |  |   | 417,530    |  
|Construction in progress                 |  |   | 439,892    |  
|                                         |  |   |            |  
|                                         |  |   | 10,898,564 |  
|Less accumulated depreciation            |  |   | (6,144,375 | )
|                                         |  |   |            |  
|Total property, plant and equipment, net |  | $ | 4,754,189  |  
|                                         |  |   |            |  



Depreciation expense
amounted to $608,614 and $651,963 for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Management has reviewed long-lived assets for impairment and determined the companys assets are not impaired.



At December 31, 2003 the Company had an asset held for sale of $45,000. The
equipment held for sale is no longer used in the Companys production process.



|(4) | Line of Credit
|--- | --------------



Line of credit consisted of the following at December 31, 2003:



|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |   |        
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | - | -------
|Line of credit ($600,000 limit at December 31, 2003) with interest only payments equal to the three-month U.S. LIBOR rate plus margin points
(4.125% as of December 31, 2003). Margin points are determined in May of each year (3% at December 31, 2003) and are based on the Companys debt leverage ratio on the reset date. The line of credit matures in July 2005, at which time all unpaid
principal and accrued interest are due. The credit line is collateralized by a real estate security agreement, and is also personally guaranteed by the majority stockholders. |  | $ | 303,615
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |   |        



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|(5) | Long-Term Debt
|--- | --------------



Long-term debt consisted of the following at December 31, 2003:



|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |   |          
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | - | ---------
|Commercial loan at a variable rate of interest equal to the three-month U.S. LIBOR rate plus margin points (4.125% as of December 31, 2003).
Margin points are determined in May of each year (3% at December 31, 2003) and are based on the Companys debt leverage ratio on the reset date. Due in 60 monthly principal installments of $23,844 plus interest with a final balloon payment of
all unpaid principal and accrued interest on March 1, 2007. The loan is collateralized by a real estate security agreement and is personally guaranteed by the majority stockholders. The loan is subject to restrictive financial covenants including
debt coverage, leverage, current and quick ratios, as well as the maintenance of working capital and net worth at specified levels. |  | $ | 3,791,515
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 
|Commercial loan with interest at a fixed rate of 0.0%, due in 60 equal monthly installments of $604 ending August 4, 2008. A vehicle
collateralizes the loan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  |   | 33,223   
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 
|Commercial loan with interest at a fixed rate of 9.0%, due in 60 equal monthly installments of $898 ending August 1, 2004. The loan is
collateralized by a vehicle.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   | 5,072    
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |   |          
|Total long-term debt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |   | 3,829,810
|Less current installments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |   | 322,299  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |   |          
|Total long-term debt, excluding current installments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  | $ | 3,507,511
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |   |          



In March 2002, the
Company refinanced the majority of its long-term debt. Refinance long-term debt amounted to $4,292,000, of which $4,137,469 was used to pay-off the Companys previously existing construction loan, one of its commercial loans, and its $550,000
line of credit. In addition, $47,068 was used to purchase equipment through a lease buy-out option.



Loan costs of $96,044 were paid in conjunction was the refinancing and are being amortized over the life of the loan using a method, that closely
approximates the effective interest method. For the year ended December 31, 2003, amortization expense totaled $19,209.



Aggregate principal maturities for the years subsequent to December 31, 2003 are as follows:



|     |  |   |          
|---- |  | - | ---------
|2004 |  | $ | 322,299  
|2005 |  |   | 293,382  
|2006 |  |   | 293,382  
|2007 |  |   | 2,916,519
|2008 |  |   | 4,228    
|     |  |   |          
|     |  | $ | 3,829,810
|     |  |   |          



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|(6) | Lease Commitments
|--- | -----------------



The Company leases various office equipment and nursery equipment under non-cancelable capital leases. The gross amount of assets and accumulated
amortization recorded under capital leases are $97,241 and $8,493, respectively. Amortization expense related to assets recorded under capital leases is included as a component of depreciation expense and totaled $6,439 and $2,054 for the years
ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.



The following
is a schedule of future minimum lease payments under capital lease obligations, together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments:



|                                                          |  |   |       
|--------------------------------------------------------- |  | - | ------
|Year ended December 31,                                   |  |  
|2004                                                      |  | $ | 40,478
|2005                                                      |  |   | 19,609
|2006                                                      |  |   | 19,609
|2007                                                      |  |   | 3,510 
|                                                          |  |   |       
|Total minimum lease payments                              |  |   | 83,206
|Less amount-representing interest (5.0% - 9.1%)           |  |   | 6,865 
|                                                          |  |   |       
|Present value of net minimum lease payments               |  |   | 76,341
|Less current installments                                 |  |   | 37,178
|                                                          |  |   |       
|Capital lease obligations, excluding current installments |  | $ | 39,163
|                                                          |  |   |       



|(7) | Income Taxes
|--- | ------------



For the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, the Company incurred no current or deferred income tax expense. Total income tax for the year ended
December 31, 2003 and 2002 differed from amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate of 34% to net income before income taxes as a result of the following:



|                                                     |  |      |         |   |      |          |  
|---------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | ------- | - | ---- | -------- | -
|                                                     |  | 2003 |         |   | 2002 |         
|Computed expected tax (benefit) expense            |  | $    | (5,281  | ) |      | 124,113  |  
|Increase (reduction) in income taxes resulting from: |  |      |         |   |      |          |  
|Non-deductible expenses                              |  |      | 2,544   |   |      | 2,492    |  
|General business credits                             |  |      | 23,653  |   |      | 19,799   |  
|Change in valuation allowance                        |  |      | (15,893 | ) |      | (146,404 | )
|Other                                                |  |      | (5,023  | ) |      |         |  
|                                                     |  |      |         |   |      |          |  
|                                                     |  | $    |        |   |      |         |  
|                                                     |  |      |         |   |      |          |  



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The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to a significant portion of the deferred tax
assets and deferred tax liabilities as of December 31, 2003 were as follows:



|                                                                               |  |   |           |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | - | --------- | -
|Deferred tax assets:                                                           |  |   |           |  
|General business credits                                                       |  | $ | 50,340    |  
|Net operating loss carry forward                                               |  |   | 1,588,137 |  
|Allowance for bad debts                                                        |  |   | 20,801    |  
|Related party accrued interest                                                 |  |   | 16,446    |  
|                                                                               |  |   |           |  
|Total gross deferred tax assets                                                |  |   | 1,675,724 |  
|Less valuation allowance                                                       |  |   | (259,717  | )
|                                                                               |  |   |           |  
|Net deferred tax assets                                                        |  |   | 1,416,007 |  
|                                                                               | 
|Deferred tax liabilities:                                                      |  |   |           |  
|Inventory                                                                      |  |   | 610,317   |  
|Property, plant, and equipment, principally due to differences in depreciation |  |   | 805,690   |  
|                                                                               |  |   |           |  
|Total gross deferred tax liabilities                                           |  |   | 1,416,007 |  
|                                                                               |  |   |           |  
|Net deferred tax                                                               |  | $ |          |  
|                                                                               |  |   |           |  



At December 31, 2003,
the Company had net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $5,726,000 for the State of Florida and $4,040,000 for federal income tax purposes, which are available to offset future taxable income, if any, through 2022. The Company also had
general business credit carry forwards for federal income tax purposes of $50,340 which are available to reduce future federal income taxes, if any, through 2009.



|(8) | Profit Sharing Plan
|--- | -------------------



The Company has established a voluntary employee 401(k) savings plan available to all employees who meet certain eligibility requirements. The plan
provides for a matching contribution by the Company of the employees contribution to the plan not to exceed certain specified limits. During the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, total Company contributions to the plan were $27,318 and
$19,233, respectively.



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|(9) | Advertising Costs
|--- | -----------------



Advertising costs for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 amounted to $10,253 and $11,818, respectively.



|(10) | Related Party Transactions
|---- | --------------------------



As of December 31, 2003, the Company had an amount due from an officer of $21,929. The Company also had a note payable to a stockholder amounting to
$350,000 with accrued interest thereon of $30,000. The note bears interest at 8%, is unsecured, and there are no repayment terms.



|(11) | Contingencies
|---- | -------------



The Company was involved in routine litigation that is incidental to the business at December 31, 2003, and on the date of this report. In the opinion of
management, the outcome of this litigation will not have a materially adverse effect on the Companys financial position



|(12) | Recent Accounting Pronouncements
|---- | --------------------------------



In April 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement No. 145, Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64,
Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections. This standard rescinds SFAS 4, Reporting Gains and Losses from Extinguishment of Debt-an amendment of APB Opinion No. 30, which required all gains and losses from the
extinguishment of debt to be aggregated and, if material, classified as an extraordinary item, net of related income tax effect. As a result, the criteria set forth by APB Opinion 30 will now be used to classify those gains and losses. SFAS 145 also
amends SFAS 13 to require that certain lease modifications that have economic effects similar to sale-leaseback transactions be accounted for in the same manner as sale-leaseback transactions. In addition, SFAS 145 amends other existing
authoritative pronouncements to make various technical corrections, clarify meanings or describe their applicability under changed conditions. For the provisions related to the rescission of SFAS 4, SFAS 145 is effective for the Company beginning in
fiscal year 2004. The remaining provisions of SFAS 145 were effective for the Company in fiscal year 2003. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 145 to have a material impact on the Companys financial statements.



In June 2002, the FASB issued Statement No. 146, Accounting for Costs
Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. This Statement requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred. Prior guidance required that a liability for an exit cost
be recognized at the date of an entitys commitment to an exit plan. This Statement also establishes that



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fair value is the objective for initial measurement of the liability. SFAS 146 is effective for exit or
disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002. The adoption of SFAS 146 did not have a material impact on the Companys financial statements.



In May 2003, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 149, Amendment of Statement No.
133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. The statement is effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003 and for hedging relationships designated after June 30, 2003. This statement amends and clarifies
financial accounting and reporting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts and for hedging activities. This statement amends Statement 133 for decisions made as part of the Derivatives
Implementation Group process that effectively required amendments to Statement 133, in connection with other Board projects dealing with financial instruments and in connection with implementation issues raised in relation to the application of the
definition of a derivative. The adoption of this Statement did not have an impact on the Companys financial statements.



In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity. This
Statement establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. It requires that an issuer classify a financial instrument that is within its scope as a
liability (or an asset in some circumstances). Many of those instruments were previously classified as equity. Management believes that the adoption of this statement will have no effect on the Companys financial position or results of
operation.



In January 2003, the FASB issued FIN No. 46,
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. FIN No. 46 clarifies the application of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, to certain entities in which equity investors do not have the
characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. FIN No. 46 applies immediately to variable
interest entities (VIEs) created after January 31, 2003, and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, to variable
interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. The Company has not identified any VIEs for which it is the primary beneficiary or has significant involvement.



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In December 2003, the FASB issued FIN No. 46 (revised December 2003), Consolidation of Variable
Interest Entities (FIN No. 46-R) to address certain FIN 46 implementation issues. The effective dates and impact of FIN No. 46 and FIN No. 46-R are as follows:



(i)A public entity (enterprise) that is a small business issuer shall apply this Interpretation to all entities subject to
this Interpretation no later than the end of the first reporting period that ends after December 15, 2004 (as of December 31, 2004, for a calendar-year enterprise). This effective date includes those entities to which Interpretation 46 had
previously been applied.



(ii)However, prior to the required
application of this Interpretation, a public entity (enterprise) that is a small business issuer shall apply Interpretation 46 or this Interpretation to those entities that are considered to be special-purpose entities no later than as of the end of
the first reporting period that ends after December 15, 2003 (as of December 31, 2003, for a calendar-year enterprise).



(iii)A public entity (enterprise) that is a small business issuer that has applied Interpretation 46 to an entity prior to the effective date of this
Interpretation shall either continue to apply Interpretation 46 until the effective date of this Interpretation or apply this Interpretation at an earlier date.



The adoption of the provisions applicable to SPEs and all other variable interests obtained after January 31, 2003 did not
have a material impact on the Companys financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting FIN No. 46-R applicable to non-SPEs created prior to February 1, 2003, but does not expect the adoption of this standard to
have a material impact on the Companys financial position or results of operations.



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KNOX NURSERY, INC.



SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirement of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



|                     |  |                              
|-------------------- |  | -----------------------------
|                     |  | KNOX NURSERY, INC.           
|                     |  | Registrant                   
|                     | 
|Date: March 30, 2003 |  | /s/ BRUCE R. KNOX            
|                     |  | Bruce R. Knox                
|                     |  | President                    
|                     |  | (Principal Executive Officer)



Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report is signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant on the dates and in the capacities indicated.



|                                         |  |                         |  |               
|---------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- |  | --------------
|Name                                     |  | Title                   |  | Dates         
|/s/ Bruce R. KnoxBruce R. Knox           |  | President Director      |  | March 30, 2004
|                                         |  |                        
|/s/ James M. Knox, IIIJames M. Knox, III |  | Vice President Director |  | March 30, 2004
|                                         |  |                        
|/s/ M. Nadine KnoxM. Nadine Knox         |  | Director                |  | March 30, 2004