Record #:

7629

Author(s):

Pittard, Janet C.

Abstract:

Witherspoon Rose Culture in Durham specializes in installing and maintaining rose gardens across North Carolina. The business was founded in 1951 by R. K. Witherspoon, starting with one truck and forty plants. Today, the company tends 2,200 gardens in the state, containing approximately 70,000 plants. The company ships around 200 selected varieties of roses nationwide and sells potted roses at the garden shop in Durham.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 9, Feb 2006, p68-70, 72, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Rose gardens; Rose culture--Durham