London, Ont. garden centre Heeman’s turns 60 years old – London | 24CA News
A London, Ont., backyard centre has reached a brand new milestone.
This weekend, Heeman’s is celebrating six many years in business.
“Sixty years, three generations, that’s a lot of time that’s gone through,” mentioned Will Heeman.
His grandparents immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands in 1958 and opened Heeman’s in 1963.
Heeman says the business began as an half-acre patch of strawberries and expanded to develop extra fruit, crops and started promoting meals equivalent to pickled merchandise and honey.
“It’s been a journey,” he mentioned. “It’s really special.”
Heeman predicts round half 1,000,000 individuals have visited the backyard centre over the previous 60 years.
To have a good time, Heeman’s is internet hosting a backyard get together on Saturday and Sunday.
There shall be backyard excursions, reside music, face portray and meals.
More data is out there on Heeman’s web site.
— with recordsdata from 980 CFPL’s Devon Peacock
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