ORANGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To commemorate 40 years in the wholesale nursery business, Village Nurseries is inviting landscape architects, landscape contractors and designers to join in the celebration Friday, April 15, 2016, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the company’s Orange Landscape Center located at 1582 N. Tustin, Orange, CA.
Featured speakers Anthony Tesselaar and Nicholas Staddon will talk at two separate sessions: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Guests can RSVP for either session by calling (714) 998-8751.
“Celebrating our 40th year in business reminds our management team of how grateful we are for the hard work, loyalty, energy and drive of our employees,” said David House, Village Nurseries President and CEO. “Of course, none of it would be possible without our customers! We are committed to provide all of our customers with the highest level of quality and service in the industry which allows us to continue to earn their business and create value in their relationship with us.”
Featured Speakers
Anthony Tesselaar is the visionary behind the Flower Carpet® Rose, one of the world’s most successful plantings. In 1994 Mr. Tesselaar and his wife Sheryl established Anthony Tesselaar Plants to concentrate on marketing these new plants on a worldwide basis. Today, the company searches the world and introduces new plants for the home garden and landscape markets.
Nicholas Staddon—“The Plantsman”—is a sought-out resource and guest for TV and radio garden shows across the U.S. Working with professional plant breeders, hybridizers, and explorers for 30 years, he scoured the globe for new discoveries in the plant world. Mr. Staddon is currently working as a special consultant to Village Nurseries.
Village Nurseries Milestones
1976: Company founded as a wholesale nursery in Brea, CA
1989:
Acquires Miya Wholesale Nursery and doubles its size and adds landscape
centers in Huntington Beach and Orange, CA
1993: Establishes first
growing grounds and landscape center in Northern California
1994:
Begins selling and marketing to the retail market
1997: Acquires
240-acre Bradshaw growing grounds in Sacramento, California
2000:
Acquires 200-acre Steele Valley location
2000: Adds Lowe’s and The
Home Depot as key customers
2002: Acquires 233-acre Pauma Valley
land in Southern California
2009-2012: Initiates strategic
partnerships with Monrovia Nursery, Anthony Tesselaar Int’l, Plant
Haven, PDSI and Sunset Western Garden Collection
2013: Acquires
Miramar Wholesale Nurseries in San Diego
About Village Nurseries
Founded in 1976, Village Nurseries currently has major wholesale sales offices in Orange and Sacramento, California and more than 950 acres under cultivation in growing facilities located strategically throughout Northern and Southern California. It serves markets throughout the western United States while maintaining four specialty Landscape Center locations to serve landscape professionals. For more information, visit http://www.villagenurseries.com.
