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15 acres of real estate included in the sale of this 33-year-old nursery business! Stunning facilities include greenhouses, shade houses, electricity producing solar farm and reverse osmosis water filtration system to produce gorgeous tropical plants! Many of the employees have been with the nursery long term. The customer base consists of a broadly diversified clientele. The nation’s leading Interiorscapers, Wholesalers, and Garden Centers. Low customer concentration risks with a geographically dispersed revenue stream, as customers are located throughout the US, Canada, and the Caribbean. No single entity represents a significant percentage of sales. The nursery prioritizes high-quality, friendly, and responsive customer service, fostering strong, long-term relationships with its customers. The nursery employs cultural practices to reduce negative impact on the environment. By choosing not to sell to mass-market retailers, the nursery is an attractive supplier for businesses seeking unique and consistent offerings. Commitment to loyalty, fairness, and consistency has built long-term customer trust, while the willingness to grow and innovate with new products and varieties ensures staying competitive in an evolving market. Seller is open to an employment agreement for up to one year. Farm Credit of Florida is an excellent option for financing. Members of Farm Credit of Florida are exempt from FL Doc Stamps and Intangible Tax, potentially saving you thousands of dollars.
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Founded in 1979, Boyd Nurseries has become a major supplier of multiple varieties of shade grown Sansevieria, Dracaena, and Palms for the interior foliage industry shipping them throughout North America, Canada, and The Caribbean. Currently growing many varieties of Sansevieria, Palms, Dracaena & Flowering Trees. The 20-acre nursery is located on paved B Road in the Loxahatchee Groves section of Loxahatchee, FL. The property is 1900 ft south of Okeechobee Blvd & 1.3 miles north of Southern Blvd providing easy access. Zoning: AR, Agricultural Residential. Future use: RR-5, Rural Residential. Highest & Best use: As Vacant: Equestrian. As Improved: Interim use as a Plant Nursery and future redevelopment with an Equestrian use. Site improvements include 7 acres of growing area with partial ground cover and 9 acres of shaded growing area. These 16 acres are fully irrigated with an above-ground sprinkler system with 2 wells and pumps. 6000 sq ft steel warehouse/shop building is built on a dock-height concrete floor. The middle of the building has earthen ramps on the east and west sides that allow vehicles to drive through. Also, an aluminum modular residence containing 1,824 sq ft, a modular mobile home type office containing 960 sq ft), two aluminum storage sheds and a wood frame pump house/chemical storage building.
National transaction benchmarks for plant nursery and garden center businesses.
Under $500K
$500K to $2M
Over $2M
A variety of factors can cause businesses to trade outside this range, including earnings quality, operational transferability, key-person risk, growth trajectory, and geography, so a listing priced above or below the typical multiple usually reflects real differences in the underlying business.
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Key diligence, valuation, financing, and transition considerations for buyers evaluating plant nursery and garden center acquisitions.
A garden center usually sits on a sizable parcel, and that land and its greenhouses can be worth as much as or more than the operating business. Whether the real estate is included, leased, or sold separately dramatically changes what you are buying and what it should cost. Establish up front whether land is part of the deal, get it valued independently, and separate the real-estate value from the business value rather than accepting one blended price.
Plants are perishable inventory that require watering, climate control, and care, and neglected or out-of-season stock becomes a write-off. Unlike shelf goods, this inventory has a clock running on it. Assess the condition and seasonality of the current stock, understand the shrink and write-off history, and value living inventory carefully, discounting what is aging or off-season.
Much of a garden center's revenue arrives in a short spring and early-summer window, leaving long slow stretches to fund. The business must carry fixed costs and buy inventory ahead of a season that makes or breaks the year. Review monthly revenue across at least two years to see the seasonal shape, and plan the working capital needed to stock up before the spring rush.
Some nurseries propagate and grow their own stock rather than only reselling, which improves margins but adds horticultural skill, labor, and risk. A growing operation is a different business from a pure retail garden center. Determine how much is grown in-house versus bought in, and whether the expertise and labor to run the growing side stay with the business after the sale.
Nurseries rely on seasonal labor and are directly exposed to weather, which drives both demand and crop survival. A cold spring or a drought can compress the critical season, and seasonal staffing is its own challenge. Understand the labor model, the reliance on weather-dependent demand, and any irrigation or climate-control systems that protect the stock, so you can gauge how exposed the earnings are.
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