BEST WISHES, Caryl!

After 50 seasons, Bella Terra Greenhouse is closing their doors and the owner & a pillar in our Evans community, Caryl Youngers is retiring. Together with local businesses we wish Caryl and his entire Bella Terra team all the best in their future endeavours!

The History Behind: Bella Terra Greenhouse

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“Bella Terra” is Latin, the official language of Horticulture. Translated into English, it means “Beautiful Earth”.

Bella Terra’s greenhouses have brought vegetable and flowering plants to the public since 1906. Originally it was built on the Schoelkopf Estate as part of their extensive farms, producing lemons, oranges and grapefruits as well as tomatoes and vegetable transplants. The greenhouses were disassembled and rebuilt in their present location by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Giambrone in 1953. Again, they produced “hot house” tomatoes, cucumbers, rhubarb and transplants for the farm and vegetable market. Following the Giambrone’s, the greenhouses were owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pytlak. For the next 13 years, Eddy catered to the public growing plants for the expanding retail market in home gardening.

Since March of 1974, Bella Terra has been owned and operated by Caryl Ashley Youngers, and, in it’s tradition, brought an ever-widening range of plants and horticultural accessories that you would expect to find in a “big city” garden center. Because of the steady increase in business, Caryl built 5 additional greenhouses, more than tripling Bella Terra’s original growing space. Linked with this increased production area was a “best use of space” plan that enabled Bella Terra to produce five major crops for Christmas, Easter, Mother’s Day, Spring and Fall planting: plus, minor ones yearly.

Now, after 50 seasons, it is time for Caryl to hang up his hat and retire (although we know we can certainly find him still working on his gardens!).

Caryl is a strong pillar of our community and involved in numerous organizations and activities of which we know he plans to continue. Our town is saddened to see Bella Terra close – however, many of us have beautiful gardens of which to carry on the legacy of Caryl’s greenhouses and growing expertise. We certainly wish Caryl the very best in all his future accomplishments yet to come!

Congratulations, Caryl!

Vincent J. “Rocky” Zoda

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Vincent J. “Rocky” Zoda of Angola entered into rest July 14, 2023 at age 84. Loving husband of Virginia (Sulzmann) Zoda; dearest father of Vincent Zoda, Jeff Zoda, Jeannine Slater, Michele Osentoski and Gina MontaliVazquez; brother of Francine (Thomas) Csati and the late Joseph (Deanna) Zoda and Sonny (Rita) Zoda; Also survived by 6 Grandchildren; pre deceased by his parents James and Jennie Zoda. Rocky was a long time employee of both the Bethlehem Steel Co. and Lakeside Market, Angola, NY. Funeral services will be held privately. Arrangements by Addison Funeral Home, Inc.

Joann Weidright

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Joann Weidright of Angola died Monday July 17, 2023 in the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, she was 71. Beloved wife of the late Robert H. Weidright Sr. Mother of Robert Weidright Jr. Sister of Perry Carter and the late David Carter. Grandmother of Scott, Brittany and Timmy Durham. Friends may call Saturday, July 29, 2023 from 12PM – 3:00PM at the Addison Funeral Home, Inc. Interment will be in Forest Avenue Cemetery, Angola, NY.

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