After serving the Rochester community for over 93 years, Frear’s Garden Center, located at 1050 Stone Road, Rochester, is closing its doors. The property that the current operation is on has been serving the community for 130 years.
“It is with heavy hearts that due to the current supply issues, increasing costs and the damage to our facility from the windstorms sustained on March 6th, that we are closing Frear’s Garden Center and Christmas Fantasyland on Sunday, July 31, 2022,” states Warren Frear, 3rd generation owner of the garden center.
As a culmination of these factors, Warren and Lynda have decided that they have no other option but to retire and close the doors.
Frear’s has been in operation, and has been family owned since the original property was purchased in 1892 by Warren’s grandfather, Ernst Frear. The property has seen many changes over the past 130 years. Behind the current location, Frear Drive, was dedicated in the early 1960’s.
For years, Frears has been synonymous with three things, amazing, dedicated, and long-standing employees, a customer favorite local garden center, and the home of Frear’s Christmas Fantasyland. The Frear family has always had the most beautiful and extensive Christmas displays and retail selection in the region.
The current operation is still owned and managed locally by Warren Frear, his wife of 60 years, Lynda, their daughter (4th generation) Kerry Frear-Caliri and Frear’s long time General Manager John (Jay) Nicholson.
Frear’s success over the past 93 years can still, to this day, be attributed to customers supporting local community-based businesses and its passionate long standing customer base. Frear’s will start liquidating Christmas and holiday categories immediately.
For more information, all calls may be forwarded to John (Jay) Nicholson, he may be reached at (585) 663-5130 or via email at frearsgardencenter@gmail.com
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