Humber Nurseries Limited was established in 1948, by Frans and Sibylla Peters after they emigrated from Holland shortly after World War II. As a graduate of the Dutch Agricultural College, Mr. Peters talents were best used in the development of a nursery. A site was selected in the Mount Dennis-Weston area of Toronto. It was due to this location s closeness to the Humber Flats and the banks of the Humber River that the name Humber Nurseries was born. The original nursery quickly evolved into a multi-faceted business of landscaping, lawn maintenance, retail centre and some propagation.In 1952 a 100 acre farm was purchased in beautiful Caledon East for the production of a complete line of nursery stock. Tragedy struck in 1954 in the form of Hurricane Hazel. The damage was so severe that serious consideration was given to the moving back to Holland. Mr. And Mrs. Peters persevered and through shear determination and hard work Humber Nurseries continued. In 1959 it became apparent that the business had out-grown the location and the current 21 acres was purchased. Disaster ravaged Humber Nurseries again in 1973 in the form of a fire. The entire main barn was destroyed and all the equipment with it. The Peters family, which included sons Frans and Guy and daughters Sibylla and Astrid set out to rebuild their nursery once again. In 1973 Frans graduated from the University of Guelph and Guy followed in 1974. Frans is President of Wholesale Operations and Guy is President of...
Garden Centre is Brampton-based company (Ontario, Canada) with a phone number 14167988733. Our data show that the company is located at the address: 8386 Hwy. 50. The company has a web site: www.gardencentre.com.
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