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36 Progress Edition of The Canadian Statesman, Wednesday, June 29,1988 Gardening Part of 100-Year Tradition for Rekkers ^ -i i _ -i • l •_ offar. fci-milv froHifinn Richard. ioined the oner- plants and flowers in Gardening has been a ness, helping his father World War and after- family tradition Richard, joined the oper plants ®" d th ^°J a e in s st tradition in the Rekker with shoe making but in wards the three others, First, a small green- abon which resulted i operations Plants family for several gen- 1888, at the age of 21, he with their families, emi- house was built to grow more than doubling the ot the operations, r a orations g left the shoes Ind started grated to Canada in 1947 the plants for field pTant- greenhouse area an3 ,t ,s SSStetoïi» Sd It began in The Neth- a career in market gar- to start a new life. mg. Gradually more still growing. . erlands when Grandfa- dening at which he was The youngest of the were added and the more ther Siebe Rekker was so successful that four of brothers in 1960 bought greenhouses there were born on July 2 1867 the his sons followed his the Charles Snowden the fewer field crops were morning after Canada's footsteps between World property on the corner of grown as the trend was birthday. War I and II. One son Hwy 2 and Maple Grove toward bedding plants. He started out in busi- died during the Second Road to continue the In 1974, the oldest son, Hi growing. i«m U uu« 9) iu™u» .uwv In 1979, a garden cen- parks, industrial and tre was added to the oper- housing projects, novation novation managed by the ernment recreational fa- second son, John Jr. At cilities, even a zoo and present, besides the gar- an airport, den centre, bedding » rme Choi ce 246 Kin9 st E ' jmmmm MBm \ ■i. urns » '■■■ " > ; ' II® , S'y'fy ' V .■./ z ,' , \"v t ' S' ' \ 1 i L V 1 CV1 mi -- /\\ «si --4 Cu ■1 II » \ • SUpP ltnctosed DeaW BeaverFr ttoUTS ; gam t „6p.m ; in Thuvs- îAon- 10 Friday Saturday - 8a m to6P^. 8.30 LU --