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Guiding spirit behind Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village, a fantasyland just north of Whitby, is Len Cullen, 60, president of Weall and Cullen Nurseries. Each of the buildngs cost an average of $5,000 and there are 600 village 'people'.
Guiding spirit behind Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village, a fantasyland just north of Whitby, is Len Cullen, 60, president of Weall and Cullen Nurseries. Each of the buildngs cost an average of $5,000 and there are 600 village 'people'.

Guiding spirit behind Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village, a fantasyland just north of Whitby, is Len Cullen, 60, president of Weall and Cullen Nurseries. Each of the buildngs cost an average of $5,000 and there are 600 village 'people'.

Date7/11/1985
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  • Guiding spirit behind Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village, a fantasyland just north of Whitby, is Len Cullen, 60, president of Weall and Cullen Nurseries. Each of the buildngs cost an average of $5,000 and there are 600 village 'people'.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Rider with a cause: Len Cullen, owner Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village in Whitby, prepares for the 800-mile bicycle trip from Windsor to Quebec City that he and his wife, Connie, are making to raise money for Divinity College at Hamilton's McMaster University. They hope to raise $200,000.
Rider with a cause: Len Cullen, owner Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village in Whitby, prepares for the 800-mile bicycle trip from Windsor to Quebec City that he and his wife, Connie, are making to raise money for Divinity College at Hamilton's McMaster University. They hope to raise $200,000.
Dunlop, Al
4/22/1988
Silo entrance: Len Cullen, 62, stands in front of Cullen Country Barns, the unique entertainment and retail centre he created in Markham.
Silo entrance: Len Cullen, 62, stands in front of Cullen Country Barns, the unique entertainment and retail centre he created in Markham.
Toronto Star (Firm)
9/11/1987
Len Cullen: A fire early this month did $1 million in damage to Cullen Gardens. But the owner, above, says that when the tourist spot opens, things will almost be back to normal.
Len Cullen: A fire early this month did $1 million in damage to Cullen Gardens. But the owner, above, says that when the tourist spot opens, things will almost be back to normal.
Irish, Paul
2/8/1989
Llen prunes a plant in the nursery of and Cullen Pool and Garden Centres. He his customers a bonus in the forum of a newsletter he mails out to 24,000 homes nine times, a year. The newsletter is so well read that Cullen gets fan letters, thank-you notes and greeting cards. Ministers ask permissin to quote from the publication to illustrate a talk or sermon. Cullen's letters are chatty and keep him in touch with his clientele. [Incomplete]
Llen prunes a plant in the nursery of and Cullen Pool and Garden Centres. He his customers a bonus in the forum of a newsletter he mails out to 24,000 homes nine times, a year. The newsletter is so well read that Cullen gets fan letters, thank-you notes and greeting cards. Ministers ask permissin to quote from the publication to illustrate a talk or sermon. Cullen's letters are chatty and keep him in touch with his clientele. [Incomplete]
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
8/27/1978
Tom Thomson, Humber Nurseries
Tom Thomson, Humber Nurseries
Spremo, Boris
5/30/1997
Bill Stensson, vice-president of Sheridan Nurseries, above, says rise in envronmentalism has helped lawn and garden industry.
Bill Stensson, vice-president of Sheridan Nurseries, above, says rise in envronmentalism has helped lawn and garden industry.
Beaty, Keith
4/17/1991
Ole Nielsen: His wife was the guiding force in the marriage, he told the court.
Ole Nielsen: His wife was the guiding force in the marriage, he told the court.
Slaughter, Mike
1/31/1984
Guiding pup: Bill Thornton, president of Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, leads 6-mont-old raidar past students from Erindale Secondary School
Guiding pup: Bill Thornton, president of Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, leads 6-mont-old raidar past students from Erindale Secondary School
Stuparyk, Michael
5/28/1987
Proud Mayor: East Gwillimbury's Bob Featherstonhaugh stands on Leslie St. in village of Queensville. If a development consortium's plan go through, the village of 700 will grow to 30,000 on 1,250 hectares (3,000 acres) of land.
Proud Mayor: East Gwillimbury's Bob Featherstonhaugh stands on Leslie St. in village of Queensville. If a development consortium's plan go through, the village of 700 will grow to 30,000 on 1,250 hectares (3,000 acres) of land.
Dexter, Brian
1/30/1990
Children's Village at Ontario Place, a two-acre dream playground for urban children, has attracted thousands of exuberant youngsters during the summer moths
Children's Village at Ontario Place, a two-acre dream playground for urban children, has attracted thousands of exuberant youngsters during the summer moths
Loek, Dick
8/31/1973
Weaver Robert Cawood is at work at his loom in his shop The Village Weaver, at Church and Mon eith Sts. The craftsman, who learned his skills in his native Yorkshire, England, has been teaching Metro residents the crafts of spinning and weaving for 10 years. Classes run one night a week for three months.[Incomplete]
Weaver Robert Cawood is at work at his loom in his shop The Village Weaver, at Church and Mon eith Sts. The craftsman, who learned his skills in his native Yorkshire, England, has been teaching Metro residents the crafts of spinning and weaving for 10 years. Classes run one night a week for three months.[Incomplete]
Mahler, John
1/7/1976
Front man: George Makriyiannis, head of property management at Caledon Village, says that when he took on the project he saw it as the ultimate challenge
Front man: George Makriyiannis, head of property management at Caledon Village, says that when he took on the project he saw it as the ultimate challenge
McConnell, Colin
3/2/1983