Winter Weather Could Be Boon For First Coast Nurseries This Spring

Its finally come. The long and cold winter (at least for here) seems to have
come to an end. Its time to get out in the yard and start trying to get it back
into shape.

This is also the time that nurseries hope their business blooms like azaleas in
the spring. A lot of them need it, though predictions run from pessimistic
through uncertainty all the way to full optimism.

Bonnie Sim at Hickory Creek Nursery and Landscaping said last year was one of
the worst in the history of the business and forced the layoff of three
employees. But this year is already starting to look better, she said.

Our landscapers are getting jobs again, she said. Now, if this cold weather
would just give us a break.

Photo Caption: Troy Sim (left) helps load Trevor Bylunds car with plants he
bought at Hickory Creek Nursery.

Photo Credit: BRUCE LIPSKY/The Times-Union

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