AmericanHort production tour planned for Sept. 14-15

COLUMBUS, Oh. – AmericanHort will host the Field & Covered Production Tour, a tour of growing facilities in southern New Jersey, September 14-15. Tour stops include Overdevest Nurseries, Centerton Nursery, and Lucas Greenhouses.

Overdevest Nurseries in Bridgeton, NJ, is a wholesale grower that sells to independent garden centers and distributors within a 300-mile radius. Overdevest Nurseries grow more than 1,400 varieties of shrubs, trees, vines, and perennials on 210 acres, while container production involves more than 2.7 million square feet of covered growing space.

Centerton Nursery in Bridgeton, NJ, is a family-owned operation that produces nearly 1,000 types of container-grown hardy garden plants, including perennials, shrubs, vegetables, and herbs. Centerton Nursery sells exclusively to independent garden centers, franchises, farm and roadside markets, landscape contractors, and florists.

Lucas Greenhouses in Monroeville, NJ, sells to garden centers and landscapers. More than 1-million square feet of indoor growing facilities combine with more than 30 acres of outdoor production space to house Lucas Greenhouses’ full line of annuals, mums, and poinsettias.

Information about the event, tour locations, and registration is available at AmericanHort.org/Tour.