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Volunteers Betsy Flack and Bob Guffanti work in the garden at Western Hills Nursery, which influenced horticulture in the West.

Photo: Noah Berger / Special to The Chronicle

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Volunteers Betsy Flack and Bob Guffanti work in the garden at Western Hills Nursery, which influenced horticulture in the West.
Bob Guffanti, above, crosses one of the garden's many footbridges.
An undated photo shows the 3-acre nursery and garden in its earlier years.
An undated photo, above, shows trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants layered throughout the garden.
The zelkova tree is described as the garden's signature tree.
New owners Tim and Chris Szybalski hope to reopen Western Hills to the public next year.
Volunteer Bob Guffanti wipes his brow while clearing vegetation from the Western Hills Nursery on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2010, in Occidental, Calif.
A golden locust tree, viewed through a lath house roof, grows at the Western Hills Nursery on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2010, in Occidental, Calif.
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