Past president of Sheridan Nurseries Howard Stensson is dead at the age of 98. Brought to Oakville, Ontario with his family from England in 1914 as an infant, he graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College (now University of Guelph) in 1936. He taught science at high school until rejoining the family firm in 1964 and was president at Sheridan Nurseries from 1972 until his retirement aged 80 in 1993.
Ever the gentleman, both the horticultural industry and gardening public will sadly miss him
Wes Porter is a horticultural consultant and writer based in Toronto. Wes has over 40 years of experience in both temperate and tropical horticulture from three continents.
