Tucked away in a backyard in a residential neighborhood is a pocketful of sunshine that's shined for 50 years.
"This is where I've lived since 1949," said Chuck Miller, co-owner of Miller Greenhouses. "My dad had a green thumb and we had 10,000 Norway Spruce Christmases going here at one time.""And then we built a greenhouse and switched to poinsettias and spring plants, which was a whole lot easier than growing trees," he said.
Miller founded his greenhouse business in 1973. Shortly after, he met his wife, Rosemary, on a blind date. Their relationship blossomed in tandem with their homegrown business over the next 45 years and counting. "I guess the grounds on which we've lasted this long is he's the boss out here and I'm the boss inside," said Rosemary Miller.Their prime time for selling annuals and perennials is in spring. Then, they specialize in mums in the fall. By the time Christmas rolls around, their poinsettias are ready to harvest."People come in, sometimes they don't really know what to do or even the steps to take," he said. "We kind of break it down for them...