Hunters Garden Centre was founded in the fall of 1953 by David and Margaret Hunter with our first store at Kingsway and Rupert. It was originally called "The Kingsway Garden Shop". The company expanded in the spring of 1960 when David took over the operation of "The Broadway Garden Shop" from Lloyd Smith and Bryan Sutton at 2084 West Broadway. Duncan Roberts was hired to be the manager of the store. The store was completely re-modeled including a new covered sales area. With two garden centers the name was changed to "David Hunter Garden Shops". At the time David had a radio show and TV show on CBC teaching gardening techniques.