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COMPANY HISTORY
 
By Lynne Dodson, third generation owner of DBS.
 
 
 

Meet my grandmother, Dorothy Biddle, for many years the best known flower arranger in America.  After learning how difficult it was to find flower arranging supplies in many of the 47 states where she lectured, she and my father, Rod Johnson, started Dorothy Biddle service in 1936.

Some popular book titles (still available on Ebay, oddly enough!) written by Dorothy include How to Arrange Flowers, Making Corsages at Home, Flower Show Themes, Christmas Ideas, and The Book of Table Setting.
     
 
By the mid-1960's, Dorothy Biddle (Mrs. Walter Adams Johnson) was fully retired and my dad, Rod Johnson (at right) had taken the helm. But DBS continued to grow as each generation had the same need for good tools and supplies. We were also supplying garden centers, gift shops and florists with our products. About that time, I began working at DBS after school and summers, and then after years of college and a 'real job', I returned to DBS in 1973 as office manager..  
     
     
  In 1981, DBS moved here to the Pocono Mountains, to a larger and more efficient building. My husband Chuck and three children, Matthew, Michael and Elizabeth have all helped out when needed over the years. Back in July 1986 my dad officially retired...he passed away in May of 2008.  As the current owner of Dorothy Biddle Service, my goal is to continue supplying retailers with not only flower arranging equipment but unique, useful supplies and accessories for indoor and outdoor gardeners. 
     
 
Pictured above is my family sitting atop Sunset Rock on a rare whole-family camping trip, which is something we hadn't done in many years, since the kids were small.  From left to right are my son Michael, my son Matt, my husband Chuck, me, and my daughter Liz.
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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