Looking at pictures from the beginning - a small nursery with paint and feed store, it’s obvious how much this place has changed over the years. We lived on the property for years, playing as my parents worked, then working alongside them.  I have slight memories of the very beginning but do have strong memories of the “growing years” when nursery plants weaved their way through the family houses, greenhouses were developed, and of growing fruit trees under the huge elm and walnut trees.

Our first remodeling was when I was a horticulture student at MJC in the early 1960s. We got rid of the green houses and most of the old trees (ginkgo excepted) and built what is now the business office.  Our really big change was when the city widened Scenic Drive and we responded with a total renovation of Scenic Nursery.  We moved the parking lot to the side, erected the tent shade structures in the front, built the existing store and installed the brick walkway through the nursery, creating the “bones” of the Scenic Nursery you see today.   

We continue to make changes, always striving to improve your shopping experience.  The one thing that never changes is our commitment to providing the very best plants and information to our customers - that hasn’t changed since my mom and dad opened Scenic Nursery in 1949.  My parents would have been amazed at this celebration and would have loved being able to visit with their many friends. Those of us who knew them, missed them.  We appreciate and honor their legacy, and thank you, our customers, for allowing us to serve you over the past 60 years and into the future.

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