About Van de Wetering Greenhouses...
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Van de Wetering Greenhouses is family owned and operated, presently employing 55 full-time/year round employees and 80 “seasonal” workers that are employed from February through June of each year. Van de Wetering is currently undergoing a greenhouse expansion. Our newest Greenhouse is a “Westbrook” open roof type of structure, which encompasses approximately 62,000 square feet. This structure is used for plant production in peak season months only; early February through end of June. |
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Our customers consist of retail garden centers, and wholesale establishments.
Plant Shipments: Ninety-Five percent of all plant material is shipped via grower truck. Product is shipped on rolling racks in temperature-controlled trailers. The remaining five percent of our material is federal expressed to greenhouse operations. This applies to 2 products – annual plugs and rooted liners. Plug trays are packed two or four per box, 216 rooted liners are packed 3 or 6 to a box, and mum liners are packed 3 to a box. All are federal expressed overnight to customer’s facility. Plant Programs: Approximately 40 plant programs are presently offered to our customer base for upcoming fall/winter 2005 and spring/summer 2006. Our largest growth area is in the production of Pre-Finished Plant programs. |
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Wetering Greenhouses, Inc.
5784 Sound Ave, P.O. Box 819, Jamesport, NY 11947
(631)722-8757 Phone
(631)722-8765 FAX