Learning from the past and preparing for the future
The nursery industry is vulnerable to natural disasters. Locations on the outer fringes of cities, on flat land near rivers means that the risks will always be present. But there are some steps that nurseries can take to mitigate the risk to their operations.
Oasis Horticulture, with sites in New South Wales and Victoria, is one nursery that has invested time and resources in reducing this risk as much as possible. Oasis Horticulture is one of Australia’s largest producers of bedding plants with a selection of more than 600 varieties of flowers, vegetables and herbs. The business also has a large portfolio of potted crops including chillies, cyclamen, tulips, geraniums, poinsettias and chrysanthemums.