As both a plant buyer and a nursery manager, I have spent the past twenty years buying, selling, and growing trees. During this time, […]
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Inventory Update – Winter 2017
Bremo Trees, like many other nurseries, emerged from the recession of 2009 with a robust inventory of unsold trees. For many years supply had exceeded demand in the B&B nursery industry, driving down pricing and ultimately leading to many nurseries having to...Bremo Trees Marketing Strategies 101 – Be nice!
A mentor and competitor in the nursery industry, whom I hold in great respect, called just after I became the manager of Bremo Trees. “All right,” he said. “What is the plan?” “Well,” I mumbled, feeling unprepared for the question. “I am going to grow relationships...Foraging the Lawn & Landscape
As a former resident of Northern Virginia, I used to shock and awe my neighbors and coworkers by grabbing a hand full of plants from the lawn and gobbling them down without saying a word. The most typical reaction was dismay and disbelief, often followed by laughter,...Bremo’s Wild Kingdom
When I began my tenure at Bremo Trees I knew that I would be seeing a lot of neat things, but sometimes I am still amazed by the amount of wildlife that we see in the nursery on a daily basis. Bremo Trees stretches along the bank of the James River, which is a major...Latest Post
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