55th Anniversary

to give back to our customers and this celebration gives us that opportunity.”
“We have built a unique hometown family garden center, which I am confident will continue to serve the community well. I encourage people to join us over the course of the celebration and share in our success,” says Cathy Dickinson Hearp.
Special events are being planned by Dickinson’s to celebrate the anniversary, in a daylong Celebration scheduled April 21, at Dickinson Garden Center on Franklin St. That event will not only include a gathering of garden enthusiasts, but a wonderful group of local horticulture and garden related professionals volunteering their time to answer questions and give advise. They will have plant sales, garden festive refreshments, door prizes, and a grand prize drawing. Some of the local lawn and garden specialist will be sharing their products such as Orchids from Hank’s Chapel Nursery, “I Must Garden” deer repellant, J&B Herbs, Japanese Maples from Willifords Nurseries, new products from Wyatt Quarles Seed Company, Permatill, and Mark Danieley from the Orange County Agricultural Extension Agency. All of our representatives will have their products on sale.
As we celebrate our 55th Anniversary, it’s important for us to reflect on the past. The roots go even deeper than 1952 – actually 1932. This was the year George Dickinson, Jr. came to Chapel Hill as a botany student. Employed by UNC, he soon took over the responsibility of grounds & maintenance superviser and earned the title “tree surgeon” for his work on the landmark ‘Davie Poplar.’ In 1952, George and his wife, Hazel, decided to start their own business. The idea was to live at, landscape out of, and retail from...

Dickinson Garden Center has announced its plans for celebrating its 55th anniversary. “We will be celebrating our 55th anniversary with considerable pride in our achievements,’ says Dickie Dickinson. ‘We look forward to the future with confidence and with the aim of building significantly on the very solid foundation our first five decades has provided.” The garden center has become an integral part of the Chapel Hill community. We value highly our relationships with local people, businesses and residents. As we celebrate our 55th, it is important for me to acknowledge each individual customer, employee, businessperson, media and so on that has helped us achieve success. We would like