Spring Meadow Nursery Inc.

Founded: 1981 by Dale and Liz Deppe.

Location: Grand Haven, Mich.

Acres: 13 acres of heated, computerized greenhouses. The company also manages 30 acres of stock plants.

Employees: 13 full-time and three part-time employees. About 70 seasonal employees. The nursery provides on-site housing.

Crops grown: More than 700 varieties of woody plants sold as 2 1/4-inch or 4-inch potted liners.

Facilities: Includes 6 acres of Cravo retractable-roof houses and 47 double-poly greenhouses. A gutter-connected range has a Priva system that controls bottom heat, mist, ventilation and irrigation booms. Plants are rooted in a 20,000-square-foot propagation fog house.

Market area: More than 3,000 nursery growers in the United States, Canada and Europe.

For more: Dale Deppe, Spring Meadow Nursery, 12601 120th Ave., Grand Haven, MI 49417-8617; (616) 846-4729; fax (800) 224-1628; www.springmeadownursery.com.