People live and work at a fast pace these days and that creates a need to get away from that. I don't see the pace of life slowing down. The last recession slowed down plant sales some, but not that much. The attention the industry is getting from struggling farmers may cause oversupply fears for some, but not for Kelly and Salem nurseryman Mark Krautmann. There's not enough tradespeople to do the work.
People are actually short on supply.
Although nurserymen are challenged with predicting future trends, the diversity of plants and how they're produced protects most nurseries from oversupply, Krautmann said. There's opportunity to add value, especially with grafted plants. You can sell plants at all different ages and in a plastic container or a fancy cedar tub. There's also flexibility with harvest.