Lawn and garden business plants seeds for succession

While the second generation is under 30, seeds are being planted for an eventual handoff of the business.

  • By Elizabeth Djinis
  • | 3:30 p.m. April 8, 2021
Lori Sax. David and Elizabeth Taylor plan to transition the business MRT Lawn and Garden Center, to their kids Justin, Josh and Jessica someday.
Lori Sax. David and Elizabeth Taylor plan to transition the business MRT Lawn and Garden Center, to their kids Justin, Josh and Jessica someday.
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Company: When David and Elizabeth Taylor purchased their original Venice garden center in 2003, the building was essentially a rundown shed. The roof leaked, the parking lot wasn’t paved, and there was no air conditioning. The couple put in $800 worth of light bulbs the first day they owned the place. 

 

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