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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 3:51 PM

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Gerardo Gallejos, employee at Loma Vista Nursery in Ottawa, works in July with other employees to load a flatbed truck with plants. “We have seen a slow down, but there is a lot of work out there. We feel that there are still a lot of opportunities to be found,” Mark Clear, owner of Loma Vista Nursery, said.

Loma Vista nursery steps up green efforts

By STEPHEN BRADLEY, Herald Staff Writer

It’s ironic: until recently, a business that produces more than 450 varieties of plants, shrubs and ornamental trees wasn’t considered a very “green” company.

“Our industry as a whole hasn’t been so ‘green’ friendly,” Mark Clear, owner of Loma Vista Nursery, 1107 E. 23rd St., said. During the growing season, the  310-acre facility is host to a plethera of plants.

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