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EPISODE · Jul 26, 2024 · 26 MIN

Wallner Gardens

from Local Lou · host Local Lou

Let's head to Yankton Trail Park and explore the historical marker for Wallner Gardens! Wallner Gardens, a family farming venture established in the 1910's by F. X. Wallner, a plant science expert and one time president of the South Dakota Horticultural Society. The business grew from a roadside vegetable stand to a successful retail and wholesale enterprise on the fertile land in Sioux Falls. The operation expanded to hundreds of acres before closing in 1979. Check out some of the newspaper clippings: Local Lou Podcast - Wallner Gardens Or watch me talk about the Gardens on Dakota New Now: Throwback Thursday: Wallner Gardens (dakotanewsnow.com) I also mentioned Brian in this episode check out his vintage goods here: C. Woodcock & Co. - Vintage Hunting, Safari, Outdoor Clothes, Goods & Gear (cwoodcockandco.com) A few links from research: North and South Dakota Horticulture | Department of Agronomy, Horticulture, and Plant Science | South Dakota State University (sdstate.edu)  "North and South Dakota Horticulture, February 1931" by North and South Dakota State Horticultural Societies (sdstate.edu)  Modern Gladiolus Grower - Google Books  Helen Toller, b.1883 d.1912 - Ancestry® 

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Let's head to Yankton Trail Park and explore the historical marker for Wallner Gardens! Wallner Gardens, a family farming venture established in the 1910's by F. X. Wallner, a plant science expert and one time president of the South Dakota Horticultural Society. The business grew from a roadside vegetable stand to a successful retail and wholesale enterprise on the fertile land in Sioux Falls. The operation expanded to hundreds of acres before closing in 1979. Check out some of the newspaper clippings: Local Lou Podcast - Wallner Gardens Or watch me talk about the Gardens on Dakota New Now: Throwback Thursday: Wallner Gardens (dakotanewsnow.com) I also mentioned Brian in this episode check out his vintage goods here: C. Woodcock & Co. - Vintage Hunting, Safari, Outdoor Clothes, Goods & Gear (cwoodcockandco.com) A few links from research: North and South Dakota Horticulture | Department of Agronomy, Horticulture, and Plant Science | South Dakota State University (sdstate.edu)  "North and South Dakota Horticulture, February 1931" by North and South Dakota State Horticultural Societies (sdstate.edu)  Modern Gladiolus Grower - Google Books  Helen Toller, b.1883 d.1912 - Ancestry®

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