The Green Industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of agriculture in the US. The US green industry consists of wholesale nursery, greenhouse, and sod growers; landscape architects, designers/build contractors, and maintenance firms; retail firms such as garden centers, home centers and mass merchandisers with lawn and garden departments; and various marketing intermediaries, such as brokers and horticultural distribution centers.

Economic Scope and Impact of The Green Industry in Texas

Beginning in 2011, the Economic Scope and Economic Impact reports will be presented together under one cover.

Download the 2011 Texas Economic Scope and Impact Report.

Economic Impact of The Green Industry in Texas

The purpose of this research project is to estimate the total economic impacts of the green industry in Texas, often referred to as “environmental horticulture”, including wholesale nursery and greenhouse production, landscape services and retail trade in horticultural goods.

Download 2009 Texas Economic Impact Report     

TEXAS Economic Scope Reports

For over 20 years, TNLA has produced the Scope Report, an analysis of the economic scope of the Nursery/Floral industry in Texas. The following files are PDF format:

2010 Scope Report

2009 Scope Report

Additional Industry Reports

Soil Management, Fertilization, and Irrigation

Landscape Coefficients for Single- and Mixed-species Landscapes
Pannkuk et al. HortScience.201

 

 

 

 

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2007 US Census of Agriculture

The 2007 Census of Agriculture is the 27th Federal census of
agriculture and the third conducted by NASS.

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2007 Texas Data from Agriculture Census

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USDA Irrigation Survey Report

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Research Grant Reports

Landscape Coefficients for Single- and Mixed-species Landscapes

Tim R. Pannkuk, Richard H. White, Kurt Steinke, Jacqueline A. Aitkenhead-Peterson, David R. Chalmers and James C. Thomas

Determining Plant Water Use and Crop Coefficients of Selected Nursery and Landscape Plants
Dr. Genjua Niu, Texas A&M Research and Extension Center (2006)

Evaluating the Salinity Tolerance of Nursery and Landscape Plants
R. I. Cabrera (Principal Investigator), L Rahman, C. McKenney, s. Hill, G. Niu, and W. A. Mackay. TAMU Research and Extension centers at Dallas and El Paso (2006)

How much water is enough? Using PET to develop water budgets and promote voluntary water conservation in Texas lawns and landscapes.
Richard White, David Chalmers, and Jim McAfee, Soil & Crop Sciences Department, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas Cooperative Extension (2007)

Is Ozone All Bad? Maybe Not When Treating Recycled Irrigation Water.
Garry V. McDonald, Michael A. Arnold, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University (2006)

Reassessing Water Quality for Production and Urban Landscape Maintenance of Ornamental Crops
By David W. Reed, Texas A&M Dept. of Horticultural Sciences (2004)

Development of an Educational Crape Myrtle Website and Crape Myrtle Collection
By R.I. Cabrera, S. George, W. Mackay, C. McKenney, D. Lineberger, J. Sloan, and J. Reinert (2003)

Using Google Earth to Enhance Water Planning and Conservation for the Texas GREEN Industry
By Dr. Don C. Wilkerson and Dr. Dan Lineberger (2008)

Water Use by Mixed and Single Species Urban Landscapes

By Dr. Kurt Steinke (2008)