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Stewart Nursery Co. expanded retail space and greenhouses.

Stewart Nursery Co. on Tuckertown Road in Wakefield, possibly the oldest such business in South County, has greatly expanded, with a new retail space and greenhouses. (Photo: Selena Millard)

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