
Steve
Capper - Owner
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There’s no drug, no gadget, no trinket, no
possession that can restore, revive and renew you
like your own waterscape. |
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About
Wild Rose Gardens and Ponds |
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Steve
Capper was born in England in 1949…a true 49’er
Raised
in a semi-rural part of the County of Cheshire, into
a family that was passionate about gardening, he
grew up with a deep respect and love for nature. His
grandfather, Edgar had enrolled in the local
Agriculture College when he was a young man, but had
had to drop his studies in order to help out in the
family business (soda pop manufacture) Steve feels
he is carrying on where his Grandfather left off.
Steve’s passion is creating beauty. The family
holidays spent in nearby Wales and the many happy
hours spent playing in the Welsh mountain streams
are what Steve attributes to his love for ponds,
streams & waterfalls and his desire to create
landscapes that communicate the feeling that those
first experiences stirred up in him.
Steve began his horticultural training by working
for the City of London Parks department. He then
took the one year program at Arkely Manor Organic
Gardening College in North London and worked for a
year at an English politician’s estate in Greece,
moving to California in 1983. He continued his
studies at Merritt College Oakland, City College San
Francisco & Aquascape Inc. (based in Chicago) He
presently lives in Oakland with his wife Madhuri.
They recently became empty nesters.
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