Baseline Nursery, London, ON

Initially situated at the corner of Delaware Westminister Town Line and Baseline Road, this tree farm began growing trees as early as the 1940s. Over the years, many customers have shared stories of their parents or grandparents coming to purchase trees from this nursery. Although the tree farm has not moved when the nursery was annexed into the City of London, the roads were renamed to current day Westdel Bourne and Elviage drive, Baseline Nurseries as long been operated as a tree farm. Previously owned by Walter Grover, John Bierens, then Henk Peeters, it is currently owned by Bill Groenewegen. The trees are planted by hand from a young age and pruned annually to achieve the desired shape and sizing required for nursery sales. From planting to harvesting is usually about 5 years in production; however the average tree is 12-15 years old when leaving the nursery. In the early 1980’s when Henk Peeters purchased the land, it was to operate his landscape company and continue to sell to other landscapers at that time. Bill Groenewegen came to help operate the day to day dealings with the nursery and soon realised his love for growing trees. Eventually buying over the business and his goal is to make Baseline Nurseries & Garden Centre a premier garden centre for shopping in London.