Commercial Ornamentals Program

    

The nursery industry in Miami-Dade County is large and diverse. There are more than 1500 nurseries in the county, and they produce everything from bedding plants to tropical foliage to tender perennials. We are the #1 county in Florida for ornamentals production and #2 in the country.

Our plants go to nurseries and garden centers all over the southern and eastern U.S.  A surprisingly large number of our palms and other tropicals end up in malls and office buildings all over the U.S., and in Canada and Europe.

Field-grown palm and shade tree production is concentrated on the marl soils in eastern Miami-Dade. Large shrubs are also produced, often inter-planted with palms and trees.

Container-grown palms, trees, shrubs, and tender perennials treated as shrubs are produced in The Redland Agricultural District on rockland, often with tropical fruit and tropical vegetable crops as neighbors.

Walk-in diagnostic and plant identification services are available at the office, and site visits are arranged as needed. Phone consultation is another way we serve the industry.

Upcoming Classes

Date	Class, Location & Time
Martes,                               13 de Marzo            Registration form	Manejo Integral de Plaga Miami-Dade County Extension 18710 SW 288th St. Homestead, FL 33030 9 - 2 pm
Tuesday,                       March 23rd           Registration form	What do you need to know about the Giant African Land Snail (GALS) in Miami-Dade County Miami Museum of Science 3280 South Miami            Miami, FL 33129 10 am - 12:30 pm
Friday,                            March 30th           Registration form	WPS Handler Training (Spanish) Miami-Dade County Extension 18710 SW 288th St. Homestead, FL 33030 Noon - 2 pm

Giant African Land Snail (GALS)

• Giant African Land Snail and Plant Nurseries (pdf )- Vanessa Campoverde
• Giant African Land Snail (GALS) Miami-Dade County Update November 14, 2011
• GIANT AFRICAN LAND SNAIL (GALS) aka Giant African Snail (GAS) (Liss) Achatina fulica (Férussac 1821)
• Snail Management

Links

• Sprinkler Irrigation for Cold Protection
• Poda de Palmas (video)
• Publications
• Water Shortage for Nurseries
• Archived Newsletters