Creating Comfortable, Beneficial Landscapes
What role does horticulture play in your operations?
It’s important at all of our parks, but especially so at Water World, which is my main...
Work Together with Growers to Develop Custom Solutions
Tell us about the company’s history.
Harrell’s has been around since 1941, starting out as a feed store in Lakeland, Fla. It wasn’t long before...
Member Profile – Durango Nursery
Durango Nursery & Supply, Inc.271 Kay Cee LaneDurango CO 81303970-259-8800http://www.durangonursery.com
Interview with Tom Bridge, Owner, and Sue Herlihy, Nursery Manager Emeritus
Durango Nursery has one of...
Efficient Heating Systems for Quality Plant Production
How did BioTherm begin?
In 1980, two young men named Jim Reardon (now CEO) and Mike Muchow (now Vice President) decided they could better run...
An Expanding Plant Palette for Diversifying Interests
How did the company get started?
Our initial family business was Bookcliff Gardens, which was started by my father, Ed Settle, in the early ‘70s....
Experts on Evolving Products & Technology
What is the company’s history?
In the 1890s, Clarence Montague opened a clay pot manufacturing plant in Denver, which was the beginning of American Clay...
Growing Hardy Plants for the West
How did Sunland Nursery get started?
It was 66 years ago that my parents started a retail nursery business in Santa Fe. For many years...
A Quality Advantage from Growing Our Own
How did you get involved with Landon’s?
Sheridan is my hometown and after high school I moved to Oregon. There I began working for Oregon...
Putting People & Plants Together in a Wonderful Place
How old is Denver Botanic Gardens?
In just a few years we’ll be celebrating our 70th birthday. The charter for the Gardens was filed in...
Creating Colorful Backdrops for Park Activities
How long has the city’s greenhouse been around?
Denver’s first greenhouse was built in 1894, within City Park at 19th Avenue and York Street. It...
