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About
Kraft Gardens |
and our Facilities . . . |
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“Our Mission is to
grow and sell the highest quality interior foliage plants in the industry, while
maintaining an unsurpassed level of commitment and service to our company’s
biggest and most important asset . . . Our Customers.” |
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Kraft Gardens has
been serving the plant industry since 1947. Interior landscapers have come to
rely on Kraft’s unmatched quality of plant material and professionalism for many
years. Garden centers depend on Kraft to provide them with an advantage over
their competitors by supplying
that no other
nursery can offer. The indoor performance and beautiful appearance of a Kraft
Gardens plant is impossible to beat. Our courteous and knowledgeable staff is
always willing and able to share their plant expertise with customers. Along
with advice on plant care and maintenance, Kraft helps educate our customers on
the value of buying quality plants and how to market the material far beyond
price-point selling. Our sales department is constantly listening to and
learning from customer feedback, continuously improving our service. Marketing
support includes this web site, full-color info sheets on all products, plant
care tags, and constant travel including several national trade shows and visits
to customers all over the country. |
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Kraft Gardens is
a 40-acre nursery (20 acres
under cover) with
state-of-the-art shade houses. It is an ideal growing facility for some of the
world’s best foliage plants. Only the finest ingredients are used in Kraft’s
plant production, including liquid feed and the exclusive use of Canadian peat.
The plants are grown in highly durable injection-mold pots. With a clean water
supply and a drip fertigation system, every plant is fed and watered
individually and precisely. With no overhead watering the plants have clean
leaves and are ready for use upon arrival, with no extra labor needed for plant
prep. The Cravo shadehouses have retractable roofs and sidewalls that provide
optimum airflow, and at the same time protect the plant material from extreme
weather conditions. Sensors monitor light levels in the houses and adjust the
shade cloth accordingly, providing perfect light year-round. To increase
efficiency, the facility has moving bench systems in the greenhouse and
load-level shipping docks in the packing house. Kraft’s growers incorporate
experience, technology, and quality management to provide perfect plants for
industry professionals and houseplant consumers. |
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Kraft Gardens is
known for introducing new products into the market place. Some of these past
achievements include the introductions of interior Crotons and Arboricola. They
are also responsible for introducing Schefflera Amate and Schefflera Renegade
(both of which they still offer today), and have made Rhapis Excelsa an
affordable product for the interior landscape. Kraft is also a leading producer
of Ficus Monique, Midnight, and Amstel King, and their King Maya® palm has
become one of the best indoor palms available. The Bay Collection™, the next
phase in Aglaonema evolution is now being offered from Kraft Gardens, including
Emerald Bay™, Golden Bay™, Diamond Bay™, and Moonlight Bay. Kraft also
incorporates five doctors of Plant Physiology, Environmental Toxicology and
Horticulture from the University of Florida, IFAS and the USDA on our Research &
Development Team. |
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Kraft Gardens is
the largest Florida-based Hawaiian foliage distributor, and provide the widest
selection of Hawaiian varieties and sizes. This includes Dracaena Lisa™,
Michiko™, Massangeana, Warneckii and Kentia and Rhapis palms. Foliage plants
from Hawaii are nurtured in perfect growing environments on the Big Island. They
are grown in a nutrient-rich media consisting of volcanic cinder and Canadian
peat that provides good water-holding capacity and aeration. This mixture
resists over-watering, even in low light conditions, and allows for a strong,
vigorous root system. The palms consistently come in larger specs than what is
industry standard for their container size and surveys from leading
interiorscapers have shown that Hawaiian Dracaenas last up to four times longer
than their competitors, adding even more value to these beautiful plants. |
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have earned their title. They are proven
(and in many cases patented)
varieties acclimated for indoor use. These plants are durable and dependable
every time, guaranteed.
are available
exclusively from Kraft Gardens. |
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