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Flower Power Garden Centre Mascot
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Flower Power founder Nick Sammut migrated to Sydney from Malta at the age of 18 in 1955, already married, broke and with a baby on the way.
In his spare time Nick began building cement pots and wrought iron stands in his backyard – a craft he would begin to teach his children from a very young age.
Nick’s best customer was Lusty’s Nursery on Newbridge Rd at Moorebank. With Nick spending an increasing amount of time at the garden centre, he began to get a feel for the business and George Lusty grew fond of Nick, admiring his work and business ethics. When Mr Lusty was in his seventies he fell ill, and Mrs Lusty offered Nick the business for a sum of 200 pounds.
Nick called a family meeting, and it was decided that the Sammuts were going into the nursery business! There was just one problem – the bank refused Nick a loan. This didn’t dampen Nick’s enthusiasm however, and he approached a local hardware shop owner and negotiated a deal – the owner would lend Nick the money, and Nick would repay him in pots. The year was 1968.
In his spare time Nick began building cement pots and wrought iron stands in his backyard – a craft he would begin to teach his children from a very young age.
Nick’s best customer was Lusty’s Nursery on Newbridge Rd at Moorebank. With Nick spending an increasing amount of time at the garden centre, he began to get a feel for the business and George Lusty grew fond of Nick, admiring his work and business ethics. When Mr Lusty was in his seventies he fell ill, and Mrs Lusty offered Nick the business for a sum of 200 pounds.
Nick called a family meeting, and it was decided that the Sammuts were going into the nursery business! There was just one problem – the bank refused Nick a loan. This didn’t dampen Nick’s enthusiasm however, and he approached a local hardware shop owner and negotiated a deal – the owner would lend Nick the money, and Nick would repay him in pots. The year was 1968.
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