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| 'Our Founding Father' |
Art Riedel
Sept. 14, 1924
~ May 27, 2007
Art was the Founding Father of Davis Tree Farm. He had the vision of a nursery to
service the landscape companies in the area. He help Mike Davis teaching him about the different kind of plants, how
to plant them, how to take care of them, about disease and insects. He also introduced Mike to owners of of other
nurseries out east, and started taking Mike to the different nursery shows getting him involved in the business. Art
was always willing to share his knowledge, and to help anyone that asked.
Art
E. Riedel, 82, of Medina, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2007, at Hospice at the Inn at Medina. He was born Sept. 14, 1924,
in Lakewood. Following World War II, he was chosen to study landscape architecture and design in England. When
he returned to the States, he started his own landscaping business, "Art Works and Associates." He was well-known
for his gift of landscape design, serving residential and commercial developments. Mr. Riedel was involved in the landscaping
design for the Midway Mall Shopping Center in 1967, for which he received the American Association of Nurserymen Certificate
of Merit Award, Bay Village High School, mall interior at Parmatown and the gazebo on Medina square. He was active with
the Friends of the Cemetery at Spring Grove Cemetery. He also was active at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, where he wrote
a column, "Growing in the Church Grounds." His love and dedication for his work continued through his illness
until his passing.
