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In 1981. they built a bam on the property on Tiger Valley Road to be the base of operations for Long Mountain Nursery.
In 1982, they cultivated their first growing zone for azaleas. They added more and more each year until they reached their property line in 1987.
They did nearly all the work themselves. And it was a lot of work.
“It's like having a dairy form, almost.” Richard said. “You have to be here all the time and deal with the weather."
He recalled, as an example, an early Alberta Clipper in 1987 when the family worked 24 hours straight to cover plants before the storm came through.
What made things more difficult during those early years was that Richard was still working as an engineer in Washington. D.C.. while Sandy ran the nursery and took care of their son. Chris, who was born in 1981. Richard would come out to Rappahannock on weekends.
“I was living in Maryland: they were living in the bam. The candle
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