Hartley Botanica

Hartley Botanica
Paliuli is the Hawaiian equivalent to the Garden of Eden, and that is just what you will discover in this garden paradise. Nestled in California's most fertile valley with cool ocean breezes.
Even as a young boy, Richard Hartley had a love of horticulture. His Mother, Lucy, was involved with the

Bonsai Society,and other various groups, and encouraged him to plant, and enjoy the fruits of his labor. While most children had their lemonade stands, Richard, along with childhood friend, Peter Miles, opened a little plant stand and sold cacti for two cents each. They called their new venture Sun & Shade.

From 1962 to 1965 Richard worked for Nickerson's Nursery in Brentwood and Beverly Hills. He continued to study horticulture through high school and college. In 1966, Richard started landscaping professionally. In 1971, he recruited his wife, Kate, to make some cuttings of Eugenia mertifolia. There had been some shortage of the plants the previous season, and he wanted to ensure an ample supply for his landscape customers. Their project, Hartley Farms, outgrew the backyard and spread to the rented acre next door.

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