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A BRIEF HISTORY OF WEST HILLS GREENHOUSES, INC.
In 1929, brothers Richard, Florian (F. J.), and Oscar A. Feist started this business by erecting the first small greenhouse on this location, which was part of their father’s farm. Crops grown in the early years included cut flowers, such as Chyrsanthemum, Aster, Sweet Pea, Carnation, and Snapdragon.
Oscar retired from the partnership in 1962. When Richard retired in 1966, Roger Feist bought his share of the business and became a partner with his father F. J. Feist.
Upon Florian’s retirement in 1970, Roger bought the remaining share of the business. Carnations and Miniature carnations were the main crops grown, along with some succulent plants grown in the late 1970's.
During the late 1970's, foreign competition made it impossible to grow carnations profitably any longer, so the decision was made in 1978 to completely restructure the company into a propagation and spring annuals business, specializing at first in Geraniums, Ivy Geraniums, Poinsettias, and New Guinea Impatiens
Roger and Linda Feist now grow a wide selection of annuals and perennials, and plants for containers, including unusual, and hard to find varieties. We now have an acre of greenhouses, plus outside growing areas.
We sell to landscapers, garden centers, private estates, and individual gardeners. While we do not have a garden center, we are now able to sell direct from our greenhouse, to retail gardeners, by appointment.
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