Marshall Clegg, the former owner of Clegg's Nursery who expanded the business his parents founded, died Monday at the age of 82.

"It is with a heavy heart that we share" his passing, the company said in an online post this week.

Clegg was the son of Sam and Effie Clegg, who started their business by selling plants from the back of their truck on a bare lot at 4411 Florida Boulevard, his family said in a statement.

The nursery business grew over the years and was able to move in 1968 to North Donmoor Avenue, one of the business's four locations today.

In 1981, Clegg purchased the business from his parents and went on to expand it. He added a Siegen Lane location in 1982, and a Greenwell Springs Road store in 1983, the company said.

In 1991, Clegg launched a separate business, CNI Whole

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