About the survey respondents:

Surveys mailed: 3,000.
Surveys returned: 230 (7.7%)
Crops grown: Annuals (62% of respondents); perennials (60%); flowering pot plants (49%); foliage plants (34%); plugs (25%); vegetables (24%); woody ornamentals (17%); greenhouse vegetables (15%); fresh cut flowers (13%).
Type of grower: Wholesale (49%); retail (21%); wholesale and retail (29%).
Survey data compiled by: National Survey Research, Fort Worth, Texas.

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