Producer and distributor of horticultural products in North America. The company supplies ornamental shrubs, flowering color plants, vines, trees, topiary, and container-grown plants for outdoor use under its Nurseries and Iverson trade names, as well as markets patio-ready type products under the names of Patio Tropics and Festival Pots. It operates eight commercial nursery facilities located in Arizona, California, Oregon, South Carolina, and Texas. Hines markets its products to retail and commercial customers, including home centers, mass merchandisers, retail and independent garden centers, and garden center chains, as well as to grocery and hardware, trading, and government customers in the United States.