CANGC

California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers

The Nursery Business is Our Only Business

Click here to download the begining of our new vision for The California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers. This 120 Day Action Plan helps clairfy how CANGC will take action in the next 120 days and thrive for the next 100 years.

The CANGC is a trade organization founded in 1911 to promote and protect the nursery industry of California and continues to be the driving force behind California's lawn and garden industry which is comprised of hundreds of entrepreneurs.

Membership in the CANGC is made up of grower and retail nurseries, businesses allied with the lawn and garden industry, individuals employed by members, California Certified Nursery Professionals, students and educators in horticultural education, colleges or universities, garden writers, researchers and allied organizations.  

Industry Statistics: California is the number one state for both nursery and floral crop production. The 2008-2009 CANGC economic report places production figures at $3.75 billion with retail lawn and garden sales (including nursery product) of $11.74 billion. Wholesale production in California accounts for 21.9% of the nation's production of nursery crops.  In California, nursery combined with floral crops makes it the 2nd largest agricultural crop in the state. Nurseries and garden centers provide jobs to over 192,000 Californians.