The company will discontinue operations on April 7.

Owner Brad Bloes says that while there were many reasons for this decision, “it was the right time.”

Already one of the nation’s largest ornamental operations, Costa’s acquisition of Battlefield significantly extends its geographical presence and overall influence and footprint in horticulture.

The nation’s largest greenhouse floriculture operations often drive success or failure of the industry as a whole.

The operation, which ranked #49 on Greenhouse Grower’s 2023 Top 100 Growers list, will cease operations at the end of 2023.

The editors of Greenhouse Grower have compiled key findings from a survey of the nation’s largest ornamental operations into a downloadable whitepaper.

A majority of the nation’s largest ornamentals operations maintained the same size from 2022 to 2023. But there is potential for rapid growth in the coming year.

In the final part of a four-part series, find out which operations ranked between #25 and #1 on Greenhouse Grower’s 2023 Top 100 Growers list.

In the third of a four-part series, find out which operations ranked between #50 and #26 on Greenhouse Grower’s 2023 Top 100 Growers list.

In the second of a four-part series, find out which operations ranked between #75 and #51 on Greenhouse Grower’s 2023 Top 100 Growers list.

In the first of a four-part series that will run over the next two weeks, find out which operations ranked between #100 and #76 on Greenhouse Grower’s 2023 Top 100 Growers list.

The editors of Greenhouse Grower have compiled key findings from a survey of the nation’s largest ornamental opterations into a downloadable whitepaper.

Co-founder Billy Brentlinger says the loss of a major customer was too much to overcome, although he’s hoping any future buyer will keep the team in place.