Green Initiatives
Sheridan Nurseries has a long-term commitment to being an industry leader in environmentally responsible and sustainable initiatives. At our farms, offices and garden centres, we are continually looking for ways to reduce our impact on the environment and help protect our planet for future generations.
ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN
Sheridan Nurseries is committed to continuous improvement of all processes that affect the environment in all areas of our business. We will accomplish this by:
- Ensuring that all staff are aware of the environmental issues that impact our business
- Continuing to research innovative, sustainable solutions to incorporate into our products, our internal processes and every aspect of our growing, distribution and sales chain
- Recognizing our vendors and product suppliers who use environmentally responsible practices
- Ensuring that our environmental objectives support our fiscal goals
- Monitoring, measuring and communicating the progress of each task
Sheridan Nurseries is committed to continuous improvement of all processes that affect the environment in all areas of our business. We will accomplish this by:
- Ensuring that all staff are aware of the environmental issues that impact our business
- Continuing to research innovative, sustainable solutions to incorporate into our products, our internal processes and every aspect of our growing, distribution and sales chain
- Recognizing our vendors and product suppliers who use environmentally responsible practices
- Ensuring that our environmental objectives support our fiscal goals
- Monitoring, measuring and communicating the progress of each task
OUR INITIATIVES
- Coco-fibre discs have been added to every container-grown plant produced at our farms to reduce moisture loss by up to 30%.
- A 117 million litre (covering an area of 1.4 hectares) water recapture pond collects rainwater and water runoff from operations and naturally filters it through a series of settling ponds reducing our water draw from local sources by approximately 24%.
- Drip irrigation has replaced sprinklers & broadcast watering reducing water consumption by up to 80%.
- Our garden centers carry a wide selection of organic pest control, fertilizer and garden care products
- Replacing single use plastic bags and trunk liners with recyclable paper by end of 2022.
- Plastic pot, tray and tag recycling program.
- Replaced plastic plant tags on Sheridan Nurseries branded annuals with pot stickers, reducing the number of plastic tags we use by over 500,000 each year.
- Coco-fibre discs have been added to every container-grown plant produced at our farms to reduce moisture loss by up to 30%.
- A 117 million litre (covering an area of 1.4 hectares) water recapture pond collects rainwater and water runoff from operations and naturally filters it through a series of settling ponds reducing our water draw from local sources by approximately 24%.
- Drip irrigation has replaced sprinklers & broadcast watering reducing water consumption by up to 80%.
- Our garden centers carry a wide selection of organic pest control, fertilizer and garden care products
- Replacing single use plastic bags and trunk liners with recyclable paper by end of 2022.
- Plastic pot, tray and tag recycling program.
- Replaced plastic plant tags on Sheridan Nurseries branded annuals with pot stickers, reducing the number of plastic tags we use by over 500,000 each year.
Community Engagement
We are very proud to support a number of local and national charities and organizations.