Smith Gardens, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Skagit Horticulture’s inventory and assumes control of Skagit’s Riverbend facility operating out of Mount Vernon, WA.
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Skagit Horticulture has opened a new clean-stock greenhouse to complement its large-scale production of select agricultural plant starts launched last year.
The first year of the Washington Lean Consortium came to a successful conclusion, with members reporting significant savings in costs and more efficient production.
By merging two large-scale producers, Skagit Gardens and Northwest Horticulture, the new company has realized its strengths through focused divisions that emphasize efficiency and success.
The new grower-propagator partners are deeply vested in the independent garden center channel with propagation expertise, as well as finished production focused on the independent grower.
The group of growers has committed to learning and applying the principles of Lean, a method for eliminating waste that results in more value to customers delivered at a lower cost, in a shorter time, with fewer defects and less human effort.
