Our founders Dave and
Margaret Hunter seen here at our 50th Anniversary in the Fall of
2003
David Hunter Garden
Centers was founded in the fall of 1953 with our first
store at Kingsway and Rupert. It was originally called "The Kingsway
Garden Shop". We took over the operation of "The Broadway Garden Shop"
from Lloyd Smith at 2084 West Broadway in the spring of 1960. Duncan
Roberts was hired to be the manger of the store. The store was completely
re-modeled including a new covered sales area. With two garden centers the
name was changed to David Hunter Garden Shops. At the time David had a
radio and TV show teaching gardening techniques.
During this time
we also ran a landscaping and maintenance division which grew to become
one of the largest in the industry operating approximately 20 trucks. We
began to work with the American Association of Nurserymen (AAN) as
members. David Hunter and his son Ron Hunter have both served as BC
Governors of the AAN. At this time we changed our name to David Hunter
Landscape Nurseries.
We continued to expand the business with
stores in Port Coquitlam (at Lougheed Highway and Coast Meridian Road) and
in Surrey (at 152nd street and 72nd avenue). This is also when we
incorporated the flower shops into the garden centers.
Dave and
Margaret, the company founders retired to the Sunshine Coast in 1978. They
have traveled extensively throughout the USA and Mexico. They have also
recently traveled to Great Britain, Europe, the Orient, and the Caribbean.
They now live in Langley BC. We operated the store on Kingsway until 1978,
and the store in Port Coquitlam until the summer of 1995.
We are
now in our third generation with David's grandson Miles learning the
business from his father, Ron, and our experienced staff.
We currently have two stores including the store at
2084 West Broadway in Vancouver and at 152nd street and 72nd avenue in
Surrey. This year marks over 50 years of service to the gardening
community in Greater Vancouver.
We are honoured that the Kitsilano
Chamber of Commerce recognized our Broadway store as the "Business of the
Year" for 2005. In 2005 The Vancouver Courier readers voted our Broadway
store as their 2nd Favorite Garden center in the "Stars of Vancouver"
contest. We would like to thank all of our customers that support
us.
Ron
Hunter and Duncan Roberts
EVERY WEDNESDAY is
"GARDENER'S DAY" 10% off
ALL regular priced merchandise
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