East Sac plant shop celebrates 50 years. Meet family behind Little Italy anchor

As the cultural background of Sacramento’s Little Italy Historic District has become diluted in recent decades, one small business in the area is celebrating a major milestone and still honoring its Italian roots.

Talini’s Nursery & Garden Center has sat on the corner of Folsom Boulevard and 56th Street in East Sacramento for 50 years, through a financial crisis, a pandemic and a massively changing business landscape.

Kevin Johnson, the nursery’s co-owner and nursery manager, said the family-owned shop won’t go away anytime soon…

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