After Leo and Caroline Yruegas had a pool put in at their home, Leo decided he wanted to plant a palm tree by the pool. However, he said he had a hard time finding local places that sold palm trees. With the seed for an idea planted, he bought a greenhouse and started growing palm trees to sell to others.“We’d sell out every month,” Leo said.
In 2006, the couple officially launched North Texas Palms & Pottery. They rented a permanent spot on the McKinney Trade Days property.
Leo said for 15 years they were happy at this location and business was good. Last year, the McKinney Trade Days property was sold, and they were forced to move. In July, the couple bought an 8-acre lot on FM 1461 that was previously a horse farm. The new digs provided possibilities, Leo said.
“I was so excited because there were so many things I wanted to do that we could do on this property, like have greenhouses and grow our own annuals and perennials,” Leo said.
