Record #:

12397

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

When the business began in 1912, the Gilmore Plant & Bulb Company, Inc. was called the North State Nursery. It incorporated in 1936 under the ownership and direction of G. G. Gilmore, Sr. The company sells everything from seeds to sixty-foot magnolias. The company's farms cover 1,100 acres across Guilford, Randolph, Chatham and Surry Counties.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 43 Issue 5, May 1985, p36-37, 48, il

Subject(s):

Nurseries (Horticulture)--Julian; Gilmore Plant & Bulb Co., Inc. (Julian)