Brothers Tony and Bob Hui fondly recall playing in and around the house that still stands behind the nursery and flower shop they now operate.
When their parents, Park and Winnie, opened 99 Nursery in 1964, virtually nothing else existed in that area of King George Highway, as the boulevard was then known. "The creek here, it was safe back then and we'd play down there, every day, all summer, fishing and playing," Bob said.
"It looks a lot different now, of course." Today at 99 Nursery, Bob manages the garden centre and Tony runs the flower shop, further growing a family business that celebrated 60 years during an anniversary dinner June 8 at Neptune Palace, a restaurant located a few blocks north of the nursery.
"We had close to 300 people there, a lot of our suppliers and industry friends, everybody who has helped us grow over the past 60 years, you know," Bob reported. In the early-1960s, Park (formally Lin C. Hui) and Winnie (Wai Kam Hui) worked as farmers in Cloverdale before opening a produce stand on King George, or Highway 99A, hence the business name. Initially the couple was known for growing and selling Chinese-style vegetables, but 99 Nursery has evolved significantly over the years to sell pretty much everything related to plants and flowers.
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