For the past 40 years, Arnold’s Greenhouse has been the go-to garden center for amateur green-thumbs and lifelong plant addicts alike.
The operation, which started as a hobby in a small outbuilding on a wind-whipped plateau in rural Le Roy, now includes, among its many modern features, a greenhouse the size of a football field — with a retractable roof no less — and one of the most dazzling inventories of plants in the entire Midwest.
Late last month, co-owner Rita Arnold addressed a packed room at the Chanute Public library.
“These are busy days at…
