—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 17, 1976
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Retired mechanic
is hort enthusiast
By MELISSA PIPER '
MOUNT JOY At the
healthy age of 84, Larry
Williams is actively engaged'
in horticulture and taking
care of myriad shrubs,
flowers and seedling trees at
the “Dell” Estate here.
An employee of Green
Acres Nursery in Lititz,
Williams has held his job for
the past five years and in his
words, “loves every minute
of it!”
Williams learned the art of'
carefully grafting trees,
raising seedlings, pruning
shrubs and taking care of
horticultural duties from his;
father. An immigrant from
Italy, Williams studied his
father’s work from the age of
toddler until 18-years old
when he came to America.
Although a mechanic in
Philadelphia for many
years, Williams never lost
his touch for growing plants .
and since his employment
with die nursery him built
several hotbeds for ✓
seedlings.
“I wanted to protect these
seeds from the birds,”
Williams noted pointing
toward his hotbeds, “we
constructed these protected
areas and it has helped in
Larry Williams is still an active horticulturist at
the healthy age of 84. The gentleman learned the
business from his father, as a child in Italy.
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raising many more seedlings
for future planting.”
Working with plants has
given Williams a sincere
appreciation for nature and
the horticulturalist can point
out many a squirrel nest in
the trees overhead. One of
his present projects is to
photography a wren which
built a nest in the comer of
his backporcb. Williams is
waiting for the bird to lay her
eggs and hopes to capture
' the activity on film.
The former Indianapolis
car racer,'Williams agrees,
that he has led an exciting
life but enjoys living near
and caring for things ,-of
.nature. His handiwork Is
evident from the carefully
tended patches of flowers,'
, Holly trees, delicate
seedlings and the plants
which hang from his porch.
“I’m taking eacbiday at a
.time,” he explains, “but
being in the out of doors
makes it pleasant.”
With bis kind face and
gentle manner, Williams
could pass for anyone’s
kindly grandfather but his
knowledge and working
a'bility gives him an extra
special talent in life.
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