To Our Customers: 
The location of our Nursery is in the heart cof the 
Southwest Michigan Fruit Belt. We are only a site 
anda halitfrom Lake Mictivean, and 14 7niicses om: 
the Indiana State Line. Lake Michigan is about 60 
miles wide at this point. Northwest storms travel 
over more than 150 miles of water before they react: 
this. area and are considerably moderated during 
snarp temperature changes during the winter months. 
During the growing season, this large body of 
water has a big influence on our summer heat. This 
climatic condition is ideal for growing fruit and fruit 
plants. Wild berries of all types can be found grow- 
ing everywhere in this area wherever the soil is not 
cultivated. 
Bridgman has been known as a nursery center for 
many generations. Bridgman is the home (of ten 
nurseries although its population is cnly about 1,000. 
During the peak of the shipping season thousands 
of orders are shipped from this point daily which are 
handled with great efficiency. An express order, re- 
ceived early enough in the day so that it can be 
packed up, leaves here and clears the Chicago dis- 
tributing point during the night and is on its way to 
you the following morning. 
Stop in the next time you ave in this area as we are 
only 80 miles from Chicago, The nursery business 
is our hobby and we would be pleased to tell you 
more about it. 
