Article: Manor Township, Pa., Man Runs Road-Side Flower Stand for 10th Year.

By May Y. Roth, Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Apr. 16--A few days before Valentine's Day, Easter and Mother's Day, a large tent of yellow and white stripes crops up in the parking lot of the Berkshire Mall.

From early to late, passersby can select from a sea of colorful flowers and plants transported daily from the greenhouses of Herr's Fruit Farm in Lancaster County.

Owner C. Willis Herr, a Manor Township resident, has been setting up a flower stand along State Hill Road for the past 10 years for last-minute shoppers.

At the Berkshire Mall, Herr serves a niche where convenience and quality are key. He ...

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