Apopka in Orange County is known as the Indoor Foliage Capital of the World, with hundreds of nursery and foliage operations producing ornamental plants, tropical foliage, and container plants that are shipped nationwide. The Apopka area is home to major nursery operations including Foliage Design Systems, Sunshine Foliage World, and dozens of smaller growers who rely on H-2A workers for planting, transplanting, and harvest operations.
Nursery and foliage operations in Apopka use Code 0005 at $2.403 per $100 of payroll — one of the lower agricultural rates in Florida due to the relatively controlled working environment compared to field operations. A nursery with $400,000 in annual payroll would pay approximately $9,612 per year in workers' comp premiums. Bright Coast Insurance provides same-day certificates for Apopka H-2A employers.