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And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
-Genesis 1:11
Our History
Hollis and Charlotte Flora started Richland Gardens around 1963 at Stelvideo, Ohio. At first, they were raising tomato plants for local farmers. After a few years, they began to grow tomatoes, lettuce, and cabbage themselves In 197-, they moved the family to Indiana for a year leaving the greenhouses behind.
When they moved back to Ohio, this time to Horatio, they put up a couple small greenhouses and began growing melon seedlings, which they then planted and harvested to take to market.
In 19--, they agian moved this time to 121 where they raised three greenhouses and After a move to In melons. Richland Township.
Retail: some petunias, marigolds
Flora Brothers & Geraniums @ 36 - 1990
Moving Fully to 36 - 199
1998-2010
Hard Times - 2010-2012
Reopening - 2013
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