The year was 1949, and Harry Truman took office as the 33rd President of the United States.
World war ll had come and gone, but its effects had changed the landscape of our country forever. As our servicemen came home, their American dream went into in full swing.
A loaf of bread was 14 cents, a gallon of milk, 84 cents. With the average annual salary at $3600, new cars for $1650, and houses for $14,500, were popping up everywhere.
Around this time, two brothers, Joseph and Frank Cogliano, along with their mother, Rose, opened a nursery within view of “Big Blue Hill.”
Blueview Nurseries was born.
The young nursery flourished as the housing boom within the 128 belt grew in leaps and bounds. With this growth came the need for infrastructure, and the state came knocking. By 1956, the Nursery was forced to move, and in its place to this day is the cloverleaf for route 128 and 138.
Joseph, Frank and Rose didn’t move the nursery far though. They purchased a piece of wooded land on the corner of Royall Street and Route 128 in Canton. For many years, this site was home to some of the finest specimen trees and shrubs available in the region.
Eventually, this location also succumbed to the pressures of development.
In 1996, Blueview Nurseries moved to its present location in Norton, MA.
Blueview Nurseries is less than two miles from the I-495, exit 9 interchange. From this spacious, 35 acre parcel, they offer the same quality plants and service Blueview Nurseries always has, but with a much larger selection of stock, quantities and sizes due to the added acreage.
Blueview Nurseries goal is to continue to offer their customers the most consistent quality and service for their landscaping needs.
From all of us at Blueview Nurseries, our sincerest thanks. We look forward to serving you soon.
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