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Founder of Al's Nursery in Portola Valley dies at 80

Original post made on Jun 17, 2008

Alwin Bertschinger, always called Al, who founded a nursery in 1959 on a neglected orchard along Portola Road that became one of the area's finest, died May 31 at his home in Menlo Park. He was 80.

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Posted by Angela Hey
a resident of Portola Valley: Brookside Park
on Jun 17, 2008 at 12:33 pm

I'll miss Al.

I remember when I first came to Portola Valley he sold me some Hoof and Horn to accompany some primulas. He also sold me a device that measures soil moisture so that the garden is not over-watered and has probably saved me masses on my water bill. He was a true gardener.

My sympathy to Karin and John Wu - I know you'll miss him.

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