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“I am constantly inspired and motivated by the power of Gardening and its ability to create positive change.
I believe that simply by Gardening it is possible for all of us to change the world.” |
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A seed catalogue of 1908 using the romantic California imagery of a Spanish Mission. From "A collection of nursery catalogs, 1938 - 1960. Collection 1207" at UCLA.This collection was made by Mildred Mathias, UCLA Professor of Botany. The catalogs show plants that were used to create the look of the California urban and suburban landscape at various periods of its history.
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Leonard Coates of San Jose -the catalogue of 1931. By this time plants were delivered and free plans offered for planting.The catalogue showed three pages of California plants for hillside homes. |
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your current WHS card to get 10% discount at all six Summerwinds
Nurseries ;
plants, bulbs, furniture, tools, etc. |
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to all merchandise except sale items, sod and gift cards.
Cannot be used with the Gardeners' Reward Club |
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The
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DECEMBER 9, 2009 |
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Western Horticultural Society is please to present the speaker for our DECEMBER POTLUCK PARTY |
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We regret this event is limited to members only |
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AARON DILLON |
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NURSERY HISTORY |
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Most of us would not recognize the San Francisco Bay area as it appeared in the 19th century. Ranches and farms dominated the landscape with our abundant natural resources and rich soils.
It didn’t take long for the state of California to become the “Bread Basket” of the country and with that a mighty agricultural industry arose. From that industry grew nursery operations which mainly produced vegetables and fruit trees that were used to plant in orchards across the state. Soon those nurseries expanded to ornamental offerings in order to cater to the growing state population of home gardeners. |
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Today the nursery business is very different than that of the 50’s. Aaron will focus on the how and why of the changes in the industry over the years. A fourth generation citrus nurseryman at Four Winds Growers, Aaron has been around the nursery business all his life. Four Winds Growers was started by Aaron’s great grandfather, Floyd Dillon, in 1948.
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Aaron studied Environmental Horticulture at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and US History at San Francisco State University. He is currently in the process of finishing a Master of Arts degree in Geography, with a focus on changes to the form and function of Bay Area Nurseries since WWII. |
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