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Teaneck, New Jersey/New York metropolitan area, United States
A journal about floral design, floral and ephemeral sculpture, Fair Trade, and sustainability.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Homage to our founder, Herman Encke.


Circa 1910, Bogota, New Jersey. The original H. Encke greenhouses on East Fort Lee Road. Standing in foreground: Herman Encke and son, Albert. Herman, a German immigrant, established his business in 1906, growing chrysanthemums and other flowers for the Flower District markets in New York City. He transported his flowers by horse-drawn carriage, taking a ferry to Manhattan from Fort Lee. Encke Flowers is believed to be the oldest continuing retail flower business in New Jersey.

1 comment:

MichaleenFlynn said...

Lovely post, great pic.

One thing - a delivery vehicle would have been a wagon, not a carriage. Just an FYI.

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