[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14185]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     TO RECOGNIZE GEORGE DIDDEN GREENHOUSES' 100TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY

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                      HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 8, 2014

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor George Didden 
Greenhouses, a greenhouse business in Hatfield Borough, which is 
celebrating its 100 years of excellent service to the community of 
Pennsylvania's Eighth District.
  Didden's Greenhouses was founded by George Didden and his wife Laura 
in 1914. His three great-grandsons, Ken, Jon and Dan Ruch, now own and 
operate the greenhouse business, making it the oldest family business 
in Hatfield Borough. Over the years, Didden Greenhouses gained 
widespread recognition, not only as superb growers, but also as 
developers of their own flower species. During the late 1950's, Didden 
Greenhouses became instrumental in developing disease resistant 
varieties of plants, including the world famous ``Didden's Improved 
Picardy''. Today, Didden Greenhouses has grown to over 31 greenhouses 
and continues to provide service to the Bucks and Montgomery County 
area.
  I am honored to represent those who do such influential work and wish 
them continued success in the next 100 years.

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