Floriculture is characterized by the cultivation of ornamental and cut plants (flowers and foliages), potted plants, whether flowering or not, and even the production of seeds, bulbs, palm trees, seedlings of trees, shrubs and other species for cultivation in gardens. So, with the aim at accomplishing a study of seedling production for garden in the state of Minas Gerais, a questionnaire was applied to the growers of the state of Minas Gerais, over the period of 2003 to 2005. The visits were paid in loco and the producers were identified by means of visits to the growing areas and the questionnaires were answered by them. By analyzing the answers contained in the questionnaires, it was identified that the production of garden seedlings in the state of Minas Gerais is a business carried out by 563 producers in a planted area of about 832.2425 ha.
Floriculture; garden seedlings; production of garden seedlings; ornamental plants
