It’s a familiar scenario for most garden center owners. But this time it made headlines.
The owner of Capital Nursery, headquartered in Sacramento, Calif., said his popular company is having cash flow problems and has not paid numerous vendors for months, KCRA.com reported.
Chuck Armstrong said Friday that three years of recession has cut business profits by 40 percent, forcing employee layoffs and a sharp cut in advertising. Capital is a longtime favorite of home gardeners with locations in Sacramento, Elk Grove and Citrus Heights.
The owner of the Morningsun Herb Farm in Vacaville says he’s owed $4,500 from invoices dating back eight months.
Armstrong told KCRA 3 he expects to pay creditors in the spring when business picks up again. He also said the company will consider selling off some property to raise cash.
Meanwhile, he said, all Capital Nursery locations will remain open and operating as usual.
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