The families of Richard and Beth Rogers - the owners of Pacific Earth Resources - have been involved in Western agriculture and horticulture for over 100 years! Beth Roger's grandfather was a pioneer rancher and oilman in Southern California, starting the family farming tradition in 1886. In 1951, Mrs. Rogers' father purchased 8000 acres on the Oxnard farming plain in Camarillo, California from the American Crystal Sugar Company. The family farmed sugar beets and then lima beans and various other row crops until 1968. At that time, 100 acres of farmland was designated for sod production, and Pacific Sod was born.
Over the years, sod production expanded into additional acreage at the Camarillo location.
In 1982, Pacific Sod, then known as Pacific Green Sod, purchased Patterson, California based Nunes Turfgrass, one of the leading sod producers in the West. With their patented harvesting technology and fantastic reputation, Pacific Green-Nunes was now twice the size of the original company, and could now service both Northern and Southern California.
A few years later in 1986, the Rogers started a new division, Pacific Arbor Nurseries, as their specimen tree farm, at the Camarillo ranch. It was a gamble that paid off as Pacific Sod diversified it's product line and expanded into the landscaping industry with trees and shrubs.
Pacific again saw the opportunity for growth and in 1988, acquired Cal-Turf. Cal-Turf was the pioneering sod producer in California, starting operations in 1958. The Cal-Turf merger was hugely successful and doubled the company size again. In fact several employees from both Nunes and Cal-Turf are still with Pacific Earth Resources today. While PER originally concentrated on sales to landscape contractors and commercial accounts, PER also sells direct to the public, and are happy to provide a wide range of services to the landscape industry as well as homeowners and Do-It-Yourself 'ers.
In the mid 1990's, Pacific Earth Resources (PER) became the parent company for both the Sod and Arbor divisions. The company's reputation within the landscape industry was well known as Pacific Sod, and PER sought to re-establish the reputation of Pacific Sod and Pacific Arbor Nurseries as one firm: Pacific Earth Resources, a true resource for the Green Industry.
Through innovation and research, PER has accomplished much in nearly a half-century of sod production. Continuing to develop new and better products, such as the patented Garden Carpet technology, has allowed PER to remain the industry leader for turfgrass, ground cover, trees and shrubs. Today, our product line included soil amendments, fertilizers and more. We have farms located throughout California and Southern Nevada, ensuring the freshest material possible delivered direct to your project.
Agriculture has been a prominent part of society, history and commerce for the Rogers family, and projects like our Amazing Maize Maze at Rogers Ranch in Ventura County, California demonstrate that the PER family is working for the betterment of our community. And since there is something special about surrounding yourself with plant life, we are dedicated to bringing our clients the magic of a planted environment.
Thanks for visiting our site--come by the ranch sometime! We'd love to hear from you.
Richard and Beth Rogers
Owners, Pacific Earth Resources
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