Industry Tour
SOUTHWEST WHOLESALE NURSERY
Tour Stop #1
Southwest Wholesale Nursery at 2023 Nursery/Landscape EXPO produced by TNLA
SOUTHWEST WHOLESALE NURSERY INFORMATION
Address: 2220 Sandy Lake Rd Carrollton, TX 75006 Phone: 972.245.4557 website: https://www.southwestnursery.com/
Southwest Wholesale Nursery is a 60acre nursery in Carrollton that operates with a hands-on mentality and works daily to supply the landscape professional with the products and services they need to be successful. Many of Southwest’s employees have celebrated 20, 25, 30 and 35 years of employment with Southwest Wholesale Nursery. Southwest Wholesale Nursery offers customers a convenient and professional delivery service. Upon request, they will ship landscaping materials, plants, trees, flowers and more directly to your jobsite anywhere in Texas. If needed they can assist you in using common carriers to deliver your purchase to another state To better serve customers Southwest offers tree installation services. They install all plant material, from 15 gallon to large specimens and ensure minimal damage to the surrounding area. Southwest Wholesale Nursery is a business to business operation. They are here to serve the green industry professionals. If you are responsible for any property management or landscape installation, they are here to help you complete successful installations for your client. That’s why they offer landscape installation services. Southwest’s landscape division has been installing beautiful landscapes for many years and bring over 100+ years of combined experience in their staff.
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NORTH HAVEN GARDENS Tour Stop #2 Since 1951, North Haven Gardens has been the go-to garden center and plant nursery for those in Dallas, TX and the surrounding areas. What began as a small, family-run plant nursery has become a highly respected horticultural undertaking, still with a legacy of family and professionalism. As experts in the industry, they are committed to ensuring you have all the knowledge, skills, flowers, and foliage you need to create a truly beautiful landscape, vegetable garden, or terrarium. North Haven Gardens plant selection is vast, with items to please those looking for a vegetable garden, a flower garden, an herb garden, indoor plants, or a good mix of everything. North Haven Gardens (NHG) believes education is essential, with plant experts available to help you figure out how to seed and maintain your gardens in Dallas, TX. While landscape design services are not offered, our landscape concierge service gives you some options when you need help. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, NHG can help you with the following: Gardening Kits – With new products coming soon! Indoor Plants – Unique plants from around the world in our tropical greenhouse Native Plants – Texas native shrubs, perennials, and trees Pollinator Gardens – Landscaping with nectar and pollen-rich plants to support pollinators year-round Vegetable/Edible Gardening – Seasonally appropriate seeds and transplants yearround for all of your delicious, nutritious favorites. Schedule a Garden Coach consultation with one of their knowledgeable Garden Advisors
NORTH HAVEN GARDENS INFORMATION Address: 7700 Northhaven RD Dallas, Texas 75230 Phone: 214-363-5316 website: www.nhg.com
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THE DALLAS WORLD AQUARIUM Tour Stop #3
THE DALLAS WORLD AQUARIUM INFORMATION Address: 1801 North Griffin St. Dallas, TX 75202 Phone: (214) 720-2224 Website: https://dwazoo.com/about-dwa/
An old warehouse at 1801 North Griffin Street, near the Historic West End District in downtown Dallas, became the original site of The Dallas World Aquarium, opening to the public in October 1992. Built in 1924, the empty warehouse had been occupied until 1982. During those years it was used for various industries, including the Mohawk Rubber Company and Pioneer Steel Rule and Die. The adjacent building at 1815 North Griffin was purchased in 1996. Built in 1929 as a warehouse for the storage of rubber goods, it was later used by a Venetian blind company in the early 50s and lastly prior to the aquarium’s expansion, as a restaurant/bar known as “Tejano Rodeo.” As with the first building, the interior was completely demolished, leaving only the brick walls and support structure. The alley between the two buildings became the “channel” between the freshwater and saltwater ecosystems. The ORINOCO – Secrets of the River opened to the public in October 1997. The vacant lot at 1814 Laws Street (behind 1801 North Griffin) was purchased in May 2000 for the first newly constructed portion of the facility. Construction on the Mundo Maya exhibit started in April 2002 and opened to the public in August 2004. The Dallas World Aquarium’s Cloud Forest Trek opened in July, 2020. The third-floor rainforest attraction includes a 25’ high and 52’ wide LED screen that extends the exhibit to the clouds of the Columbian rainforests, integrating display technology within live jungle foliage and unique animal exhibits indigenous to South America. The Dallas World Aquarium has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) since 1997 and a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) since 2000.
The Dallas World Aquarium
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GEORGE BUSH LIBRARY Tour Stop #4 The mission of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Texas A&M University is to preserve and make available the records and artifacts of George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States. The George Bush Library promotes civic literacy, increases historical understanding of our national experience, and fosters a community of public service and volunteerism. They accomplish this mission by offering rich educational and public programs, original museum exhibits, and access to our archival holdings.
GEORGE BUSH LIBRARY INFORMATION Address: 2943 SMU Boulevard Dallas, TX 75205 Phone: 214-200-4300 Website:https://www.bush41.org/
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ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE GREEN INDUSTRY 2023 REPORT PRODUCED BY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
$40.7
336,431 Jobs Landscape Services
Billion
Output into the Texas Economy
21
Billion
12.6 Billion
Wholesale & Retail Production & Manufacturing
53.5% 28.0% 18.5%
Businesses 151,349
7.1
Equipment and Building Manufacturing
Billion
Landscape Installation and Construction Wholesale Horticultural Suppliers
Landscape Services
Wholesale & Retail
Nursery & Greenhouse Growers Horticulture Retailers Licensed Professional Services
Production & Manufacturing
Texas Green Industry Metropolitan Statistical Area Economic Contributions
$32.1
Dallas-Fort Worth
Billion
Houston Austin San Antonio
Total Green Industry Sales in Texas
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$7.6 Billion $7.1 Billion
$2.5 Billion $2.1 Billion
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