Stephen Hillenmeyer Landscape Services HistoryLouis Hillenmeyer Jr (1915-1982) IV GENERATION
The fourth generation
consisted of
Louis Hillenmeyer Jr
(1915-1982) and
Robert Hillenmeyer
(1921-1999), sons of Louis Hillenmeyer,and Walter Hillenmeyer Jr.and Donald Hillenmeyer, sons of Walter Hillenmeyer.Donald , who
had a degree from Ohio State,
left in the early fifties to form
his own company and pursue his great love of propagation
and growing. In 1964,
Walter Sr. sold his interest
to Louis Sr., Louis Jr., and
Robert and entered the
banking industry where
he became chairman of
the board of the First
Security National Bank
and Trust Company.
In 1967 the long time
partnership was incorporated.
There was a continuation of
expansion to ornamental
plants and at the same time
a decline in the production
of fruit and fruit trees.
It was during this time that
there was an emergence
of the garden center concept,
a new form of merchandising
in the nursery industry,
which originated in California.
We opened our first store in
March , 1951 and were
among the first in the area
to offer these services.
This was also a period when
we first became involved in
maintenance of industrial
properties, some of these
being IBM, Trane, Square D,
and Sylvania. 
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