A cooler than normal spring so far has local greenhouses eagerly awaiting warmer temperatures and “green thumb” customers.  Todd Maas from Maas Floral and Greenhouse in Sturgeon Bay says the demand for geraniums, the most popular plant sold, has fallen nearly in-half as other options have become available.  He says the addition of many hybrid plants have spread the wealth when it comes to choosing particular plants.

Maas says his greenhouse which typically grew 6,000 geraniums in a season now plant about 3,000 of those flowers for resale.