FECITY FLOWERS 60 YEARS
Historical Highlights from 1939 to 1999

1939 Opening of first flower store in Delhi.

1945 Opened flower store in Aylmer.

1947 Opened flower store in Tillsonburg.

1948 Fire destroys the warehouse, boiler room, and most of the greenhouses.

1952 St. Thomas store opens.

1953 Grand opening of the new display store and design rooms at FECITY.

1956 Ingersoll store opens.

1960 Virginia Veit designs at the National FTD Convention in Montreal.

1962 Simcoe store opens.

1967 Completion of new headquarters at head office of FECITY..

1974 Lloyd Veit passes away, but not before he was awarded Cecil Delworth, the highest honor in Canadian floral industry.

1979 FECITY Nurseries opens in Stuart, Florida.

1991 Tallahassee greenhouse opens in Florida.

1991 Fines Retail opens in Ottawa, Ontario.

1991 Plansky Gardens opens (begonia range).

1997 Natural Beauty of Florida opens (plug range).

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