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Dawson and Harrison, established their first production nursery in Belmont and plants were originally delivered by horse and cart to businesses and residences around Perth. Ten years later, Dawson and Harrison, were looking to enlarge their enterprise and in 1914, purchased the land on which the give Forrest field Garden center stands. In the early years Dawson’s were also a important fruit producer, with the firm supplying about 2530 tons, a year, of Satsuma plums for jam making. Extensive cut flower crops were also grown at Forrest field and the flowers sold through Dawson’s city flower shop and Interflora franchise. Plants were also grown in terracotta pots or steel tins (there being no plastic pots). In the hasty years, Dawson and Harrison, had a series of stores in the city, the beginning of which was situated in Central Arcade, opposite the GPO, in what is now Forrest Place. During the second world war, Dawson’s joined the war effort, by growing extensive vegetable crops for vegetable seed production. Bill Dawson, was an innovative marketer and known as a walking encyclopedia on gardening. This was very innovative idea and a bit controversial at the time, but the buying public loved it and it meant roses could now be offered for sale all year round. Here customers can browse beneath towering trees planted during the 1930’s and have coffee or light meal in the ingenious Dawson homestead, now the Coffee Shop. Because at Dawson’s we grow the plants we sell, we can confidently donate an unconditional 12 months guarantee. If, for any reason any Dawson’s plant fails to perform, we will happily give you a free replacement plant. Just bring in the plant and the sales receipt as proof of purchase. Your Dawson’s plants begin their life in our great production nursery in Forrest field. We source the latest and greatest roses from breeders around the world and each year total a select group of fresh free roses to our rose Catalogue. As a grower retailer we grow about 85 of the plants we sell including advanced trees, azaleas, camellias, roses, potted color, herbs, indoor plants, fruit trees and a large variety of perennials, trees and shrub lines. Our group of expert production staff ensure only the very superior plants make it out to our stores and into your gardens, with no product being released unless they are 100 happy with it. That’s why we are able to guarantee every single product we sell you. Dawson’s grown and guaranteed, that’s our guarantee to you! Housed in the clever Dawson homesteads at our Forrest field site and built in the 1930’s, our coffee shop is the accurate deposit to enjoy a light meal, snack and wonderful coffee. Check out our latest video showing you through our ever expanding range of succulents here at Dawson’s. We also show you some great tips and tricks when it comes time to plant and display them in your own garden. Our resident horticultural expert Tim Parker shows you a quick and plain way to prune your roses this winter. Watch the brief video lower and hear from our horticultural expert Tim Parker and Production Manager Luke Siam as they discuss everything you need to know about our new releases.

Dawson’s as we know it had it’s humble beginnings in 1903, when a partnership was formed between George Russell Dawson and Edward James Harrison. Dawson and Harrison, established their first production nursery in Belmont and plants were originally delivered by horse and cart to businesses and residences around Perth. Ten years later, Dawson and Harrison, were looking to exaggerate their enterprise and in 1914, purchased the land on which the present Forrest field Garden center stands. The firm’s original Forrest field block was of 100 acres, much of which has since been developed for housing. Nursery and orchard planting began in wholehearted at Forrest field. In the hasty years Dawson’s were also a significant fruit producer, with the firm supplying about 2530 tons, a year, of Satsuma plums for jam making. Extensive cut flower crops were also grown at Forrest field and the flowers sold through Dawson’s city flower shop and Interflora franchise. Nursery stock production was very different from with maximum trees, shrubs and roses being grown in the ground and sold as bare rooted plants or lifted and wrapped in sacking. Plants were also grown in terracotta pots or steel tins (there being no plastic pots). This made the journey into Perth a slow and firm one. As much of the land was prone to winter flooding, winter journeys were particularly arduous, as Bill Dawson recalled We had to go through a series of swamps there and the water would reach up to the foot boards of the car, but it was eternal alright. In the early years, Dawson and Harrison, had a series of stores in the city, the beginning of which was situated in Central Arcade, opposite the GPO, in what is now Forrest Place. In those days shopping was very centralized, with most people visiti