Al Gerace was born and raised in Welby, Colorado, an old Italian farming community just north of Denver. Al grew up getting up early to help out on the family truck farm before school and until the sun went down. Today the business continues with multiple generations: brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, and nephews working together. It has grown from a truck farm to a nursery with a strong reputation for quality, integrity, and excellence of service. Welby Gardens is a wholesale grower, selling finished plants under the Hardy Boy name throughout the mountain west region and as far south as Mississippi. Al has two children, has been married to Enza for 48 years, and has achieved what many wish for – multiple generations working together in a sustainable, well-respected, agricultural operation.