HOW TO START A micro nursery

Stemming from a similar business model to micro-bakeries and micro-breweries, micro-nurseries encapsulate a more personal approach to selling and buying. The popularity of shopping from small, independent businesses has grown tremendously over the past few years, so it’s no surprise that there’s now a greater interest in independently grown plants too. If you have ever wondered about the idea of setting up shop in your garden or selling your plants online, there is no time like now. The joy of the micro-nursery is that it is accessible to anyone who loves plants and the task of tending to them. It’s accommodating too. Whether you have only a windowsill-width of growing space or a spacious polytunnel, if there’s room to grow, there’s room to sell. The work can be done part-time and incorporated into your usual gardening routine. In fact, many of us may have taken the first steps towards starting a micro-nursery without even realising it, sharing and exchanging plants with like-minded people. Passing