Inventories (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 26, 2011	Nov. 30, 2013	Dec. 01, 2012	Dec. 03, 2011
Inventories
Nursery stock		$ 3,410	$ 13,058
Materials and supplies		706	1,148
Inventories, net		4,116	14,206
Charge to increase inventory reserves for plants expected to be sold below cost as seconds		500		370
Net charge included in cost of sales			380	1,187
Inventory fair value adjustment		10,400
Reserve for plants with disease issues				517
Plants lost due to the collapse from snow load	$ 300