OUR GAY PUSS ON THE COVER IS 25 YEARS OLD! 
In the spring of 1929 we started our nursery with a total 
outlay of $60 for pansies and geraniums and ended with a total 
loss of $13.30. This is commonly called “starting from scratch.” 
We survived the great depression and the 2nd World War and 
now face 1954 with faith in the future of our dream of a Home 
Nursery to serve garden lovers throughout the country. 
It has been hard work and the loyal support of our customer 
friends which have made our dream come true and provided 
the wherewithal to serve an ever-widening group. 
To you old friends goes our gratitude and to our new friends 
a welcome to Village Hill. 
Special times to remember for visits are: EARLY MAY for 
wild flowers and flowering bulbs. MID-MAY for crab apples — 
over 70 varieties and the flowering walls and border. LAST OF 
MAY and EARLY JUNE for the French hybrid lilacs — over 100 
varieties — and the azaleas. OCTOBER for Holland bulbs, 
gourds, colored corn and dried material for winter banquets. 
THROUGHOUT THE WINTER the greenhouse is full of interest- 
ing and unusual house plants. 
We hope you will find useful the added features in our 
Herb List. Heights, hardiness and length of life will vary some- 
what in different regions and soils but are given as our experi- 
ence in western Massachusetts. 
