David Lemon

Mr. Lemon thank you for always being such a kind, pleasant client at my work. Thank you for sharing your stories with us, you will be missed!

David Lemon was more than an excellent flower breeder, which he was. He contributed to the flower-seed industry as an All-American Selections judge and active member of that organization and other trade groups. He always encouraged younger horticulturists and helped them advance their careers. He also contributed to the local community. Many years ago, he invited me to attend a meeting of the Lompoc Rotary Club. After the meeting, he commented that he was concerned that the club’s membership...

I thoroughly enjoyed the Lompoc green house tours of yore where we were able to see beautiful marigolds & geraniums among others. It was always a thrill to get to buy some of these plants the following weekend at the horticulture plant sale. I still have one surviving geranium from those days, a beautiful coral that always brings pleasure. Many thinks to David Lemon for bringing beauty to our valley!

Our condolences to the Lemon families. It was nice to have known David at our weekly Lompoc Rotary meetings. His life had a wonderful impact on the flower and artichoke fields of Lompoc Valley.

What a wonderful kind man. I loved talking about flowers with him. I remember the day I talked to him about his new geranium he had developed and was planting that day. He just had the most excitement and love about it. I also was lucky to sing in the master chorale with
Him and his granddaughter. He always had a smile and was so polite and soft spoken.
Heaven will be filled with even more beautiful flowers with David’s care.

David did important breeding work with an array of flowers, in particular Sweet Peas which is how I knew him. It was an absolute delight to welcome him to my corner of Oxfordshire during his visit to the U.K. in 2018. Such a fun and knowledgeable man.

David was an inspiration from afar. He was the last professional breeder of Sweet Peas employed by the big seed companies in the USA. He arranged my first visit to Lompoc in 1978. I visited and stayed with David and Sandra several times over the years and he kept me informed and empowered by email, right up to the time of his death.

Dear Sandra and family: I am so sorry to hear of David passing. He was a gentleman and a pillar of the community who will be greatly missed. During my 14 years on the Beautification commission in the 80's & 90's we had many interactions relating to the Greenhouse tours and beautification of the medians on H Street. I admired his talents with plant breeding, enjoyed his humor and generosity . He will be met in Heaven by so many who admired him, and we on earth will miss his Irish...