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But in Adkins is not only doing well, it has been thriviny since therecession began. Travis owner of Burns Nursery, says his retail sales have climbed 35 percen since the start ofthe recession. He creditsz this growth to the fact that more peoplse are now staying home and investing in theier own yards rather than going onexpensivse vacations. “The economy has really helped us,” Burn says. “People want to fix their place up. More people than ever are staying home and doinhg landscaping and putting invegetable gardens.
” Burn says his business has grown steadilg over the last five years since he adde the retail segment to his successful commerciak landscaping business, but the company has seen a huge impactt on the retail side this past year. One reason the nurseru has done so Burns says, is because it makes a poinft of reaching out to do-it-yourselfers — peopler who want to do most of the work themselves but need a littler help getting started. “This is not a typical nursery,” Burns says.
People walking into Burns Nursery will see many desigmn elements on display including nine different water The nursery is laid out much like a botanicaol garden and Burns says this is done to help showcas the work that is done by the buildingf and design segment ofhis business. Having both a retaik and a design business in the same location makes Burnds Nursery a great placefor do-it-yourselfers to go for help, Burns “We know the word gets around about how unique we are,” he says. “We have the abilituy to take somebody into our office and whip up a landscapwe designfor them. We are not afraid to go the extraa milefor them.
” Travis Burns launchec his landscaping business about 15 years ago shortlh after he decided to hang up his spuras following a six-year career as a rodeo bull rider. A nativre of Adkins, Texas, Burns grew up in a rodeo family and attended Howard Junior College in Big Spring on a rodeo He became a professional bull ridefr in 1988 at age 18 and traveled the rodel circuit for the nextsix years. He decided to give up bull ridinhg after he was seriously hurt followingt a bull ride that left him with a puncturef lung and atorn “I was smart enough to decide rightt then that I was not goingt to get back on,” Burns recalls.
“Thered is not a day goes by thatI don’ miss it, but when I was laying there in the dirt with tube coming out of me I knew it was Burns says of bull riding that it is not a question of someone will get hurt but “when” and “hoq bad.” After leaving the rodei circuit in 1994, Burns got a job with a division of in San While working there, he began doinvg landscape projects on the side and by 1999 it had growm to the point where he was able to quit his job with Ford and go into the landscapde design business full time. Today, Burns Nurseryh employs 40 people and brought inabout $3.2 million in revenur last year.
The nursery is locate d at 13893 Highway 87 East in Adkins which is due east of downtownm San Antonio and just outsides ofLoop 1604. The property sits on nine acres of land and is housefd ina 9,000-square-foot building that was once a sociap club some 40 years ago. Burnws says he knew about the property when he was growinh up and decided to purchasse it from GraceBible Church. The church had ownedx the building for abouy five years before agreeing to sell it to Burns Burns previously focused his business on the commercial constructiob and design side up until fiveyearw ago.
However, since branching out, the compan has been able to pick up landscapiny and hardscaping jobs throughout South Texasd and the TexasHill Country. The company specializes in puttingt in water features such as ponds andwatert gardens, but also builds decksd and patios and installs sprinkler systems and outdoodr lighting. Burns says he likes to hold sociaol activities at the nursery in the eveninge so that he can show off how well landscapes lighting can make theplace look. He regularly has wine and cheesr parties atthe nursery, complete with a jazz band.
Burnxs Nursery also conducts numerous seminars and classes for This fall, the company will invite expertxs to give talks and demonstrations on topicd like organic gardening and birdwatching. “If we can get peoplwe to come out and see the kindds of things that they can do it will just encourag them to do more businesdswith us,” Burns says. “We can help set them up and give them directionds andsome discounts. Lots of nurseriex won’t take those extra steps, but it has helpe our business thrive.
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