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Monrovia history
Monrovia company history timeline
1926 | A young, aspiring immigrant from Denmark, Harry E. Rosedale Sr., opens Monrovia Nursery Co. on a modest 10-acre plot in Monrovia, California.
Heading the nursery at this stage was Martin Usrey, who had been with Monrovia since 1931 when he started out as a water boy.
1941 | Monrovia becomes one of the first growers in the United States to trademark a more robust plant (Rosedale Pyracantha).
1953 | In a major expansion, Harry relocates Monrovia’s growing grounds to Azusa, CA, adding several hundred acres into cultivation.
In 1956, he transferred his operations to Azusa in the lush San Gabriel Valley, although he retained the Monrovia name.
He first started working for the nursery in 1965 when he was just 14 years old.
Also of note, Monrovia shut down its Rosedale Garden Centers in 1971 to concentrate on its thriving wholesale business.
After attending Georgia Tech University, dropping out, and moving to California, he returned to Wight in 1972.
In 1981, Harry Rosedale's son, Miles, joined the company on a full-time basis.
It was run by two succeeding generations, then in 1982 was sold to Weyerhaeuser Co.
In 1988, he retired at the age of 76 and was replaced by Miles Rosedale.
He became president of Wight Nurseries in 1990 and a year later put together a management-led buyout of the business.
Dardick, Karen, "Harry Rosedale Pioneered the Concept of Growing Plants," Pasadena Star-News , October 12, 2001.
In 2001, it merged with Wight Nurseries, a 113-year-old nursery based in Cairo, Georgia, with additional operations in La Grange, North Carolina.
2003: Richard VanLandingham is named CEO.
As the matter came to a vote in a special election held in May 2004, VanLandingham had to deal with a problem of a different sort, one that potentially threatened the very existence of the company.
In May 2004, Azusa voters approved a development plan for the 300 acres Monrovia wanted to sell for a housing development, and the company could now begin transferring workers and operations to the 1,000-acre Visalia nursery.
Since 2004, however, Monrovia has begun the process of transferring most of the work to its largest operation in Visalia.
Until 2010, Monrovia had sold exclusively to independent garden centers." Not sure what "premium brand" image they are talking about? It's the one independent garden centers worked many years to help Monrovia build.
According to the American Nursery and Landscape Association (ANLA) the winner of the "Garden Idol 2012" award is "The Scallywag Holly" from Monrovia Growers.
According to Today's Garden Center Magazine, "Monrovia will begin selling its branded plants in Lowe’s stores in 2013.
According to Garden Centers Magazine,“Monrovia Nursery is launching an e-commerce website by mid-January 2014, and consumers will be able to buy plants directly from the company.
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