https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/ Five-minute reads for nursery owners and growers of every size. en Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/a-market-stall-that-sells https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/a-market-stall-that-sells Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Small growers How a small grower can set up a plant stall that sells: display height, prices you can read, shade and water, taking cards, and judging whether a market pays. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/a-price-you-can-live-on https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/a-price-you-can-live-on Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Small growers How a small grower can price plants: count direct inputs, overhead and your own time, set a margin, stay out of a price war and raise prices each year. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/from-hobby-to-business https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/from-hobby-to-business Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Small growers What a small grower needs before selling plants: a state nursery licence and inspection, a sales tax permit, resale certificates and a separate account. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/getting-found-nursery-near-me https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/getting-found-nursery-near-me Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Small growers How a nursery or grower can show up when someone nearby searches for plants: a free Google Business Profile, accurate hours, real photos and honest reviews. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/photos-that-sell-plants https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/photos-that-sell-plants Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Small growers How a small grower can take plant photos on a phone that help them sell: soft light, a plain background, something for scale and the detail that sells. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/plant-patents-what-you-can-propagate https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/plant-patents-what-you-can-propagate Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Small growers What a plant patent stops a small grower doing, how to spot a protected variety, what trademarks and seed change, and how to propagate patented plants legally. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/social-media-without-losing-your-evenings https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/social-media-without-losing-your-evenings Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Small growers Which platforms your buyers use, what growers should post, how often, and how to batch it into one hour a week so social media stops eating your evenings. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/your-first-wholesale-buyer https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/your-first-wholesale-buyer Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Small growers What landscapers and garden centres expect from a small plant grower, what to settle before the first order, and how to keep the account for the next one. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/profit-on-paper-cash-in-the-bank https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/profit-on-paper-cash-in-the-bank Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Costs Many nurseries see their profit once a year. Why profit and cash differ, where margin leaks, and the monthly reports that catch it in time. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/the-orders-your-phone-never-takes https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/the-orders-your-phone-never-takes Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Your market Most nursery sales are still ordered in person or by phone. What that limits, what trade buyers say they want, and what an online shop changes. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/confirmed-picked-posted https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/confirmed-picked-posted Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Running the place A plain guide for new growers to the words on a wholesale order: unconfirmed and confirmed, picking and the pick ticket, posting and unposting. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/let-buyers-order-without-ringing-you https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/let-buyers-order-without-ringing-you Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Your market What a wholesale nursery's online shop has to do that a retail one does not, from approving trade buyers to private prices and order confirmations. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/almost-nobody-has-a-succession-plan https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/almost-nobody-has-a-succession-plan Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Running the place Most farm and nursery owners intend to pass the business on, yet few have written down how. What the figures show and why plans stall. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/growing-on-spec-is-a-bet https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/growing-on-spec-is-a-bet Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Running the place A block with no order behind it is a bet on the market years out. The two ways growing on spec goes wrong and when a contract grow makes sense. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/most-nurseries-are-family-owned https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/most-nurseries-are-family-owned Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Your market Family operations are the largest group of nurseries by count, while corporate operations take 63% of sales. Where a small nursery can still compete. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/price-levels-and-the-folder-nobody-can-find https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/price-levels-and-the-folder-nobody-can-find Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Running the place How wholesale nurseries can run named price levels with quantity breaks and seasonal prices, and why paper price lists fail when you are busiest. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/sell-each-plant-once https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/sell-each-plant-once Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Running the place Why nurseries sell the same plants twice, what it costs with a buyer, and the habits that keep promised stock apart from free stock at any size. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/take-stock-without-putting-the-plants-down https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/take-stock-without-putting-the-plants-down Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Running the place Why nursery stock counts go wrong between the clipboard and the desk, how to run a count you can trust, and how to count by voice in the rows. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/the-natives-your-buyers-are-asking-for https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/the-natives-your-buyers-are-asking-for Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Your market Surveys suggest most growers and garden centres see native plant demand rising. Why supply lags, what a grower can do, and how to read the figures. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/what-a-plant-costs-before-anyone-buys-it https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/what-a-plant-costs-before-anyone-buys-it Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Costs Production cost is only half of it. How to work out the carrying cost of holding nursery stock from season to season, with a worked example. https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/what-your-records-have-to-be-right-about https://www.sbisprout.com/blog/what-your-records-have-to-be-right-about Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Running the place Ready stock, promised stock, size and container, and who sees which price. The four nursery records that cost money when wrong, and what to skip.