Under the direction of Eric Nordlie, Bachman’s greenhouse occupies 11 acres supplemented by an additional 10 acres of outdoor growing space. Supplying Bachman’s retail and wholesale divisions with a wide variety of annuals, groundcovers, holiday crops, as well as green and blooming plants the greenhouse produces and ships over a million plants a year! In addition to the indoor greenhouse production, this operation produces a wide range of annuals, fall garden mums, as well as the LiveRoof® pre-vegetated green roof system. The greenhouse prides itself on delivery of the highest quality product available on a year-round basis.
Products We Offer
Bachman’s Wholesale Nursery and Hardscapes offers one of the finest and most complete lists of high-quality, northern-hardy as well as seasonally annual plant material in the area. Our wholesale center is located adjacent to our growing fields and production greenhouses that produce container and field-grown plant material in a wide range of sizes and varieties to fit most any landscape design need. Through research and internal testing, we strive to grow and offer for sale perennial and shrub varieties that perform the best and are best suited for northern gardens. We supplement our internal production with product grown by trusted suppliers from across the U.S. and Canada.
Our plant material offerings include:
- • Annuals – bedding plants, tropicals, edibles, seasonal color
• Perennials
• Native Plants
• Vines, Small Fruits, Groundcovers
• Shrub and Hybrid Roses
• Shrubs
• Evergreens
• Trees
• Production
Much of the product we sell is Bachman’s-grown. We continually restock with fresh product throughout the season to ensure high-quality, healthy plant material needed for landscape success. We also partner with a network of trusted growers across North America to help ensure a consistent availability of the product you need.
Greenhouse Production
Container Production
Under the direction of Tzanko Matov, Bachman’s container production covers 50 acres that yields a wide selection of northern hardy shrubs, roses, evergreens, trees, small fruits, and vines in a wide range of container sizes. Beginning with potted liners, bare-root shrubs, and small containers for planting into larger containers, we produce a high quality finished product in a timeframe ranging from two months to two years. We are committed to employment of best production practices, and further development of such practices.
Field Production
Occupying over 300 acres, our field production operation produces a wide range of northern hardy trees, shrubs and evergreens – grown for ball and burlap harvest. Under Tzanko Matov’s expert direction, we start with bare-root and container-grown liners to grow our trees for three to seven years, employing a variety of cultural practices to ensure a well-structured, properly-pruned and pest-free product that meets the needs of our wholesale and retail customers. Tzanko helps us employ innovation and systems that result in quality root development ensuring success during landscape planting.
Perennial Production
Led by Tom Mikkelson, Bachman’s produces more than 500,000 hardy perennials annually across 40 acres of land. This department supplies Bachman’s-grown perennials to wholesale landscape contractors, as well as Bachman’s retail outlets. Our production list includes more than 400 varieties, debuting many new varieties each year. The yearly production schedule is designed to provide fresh, well-established plants all season achieved by at least 5 potting cycles during the growing season. Through research and internal testing, we strive to produce and offer the best selection of perennial varieties that deliver excellent performance and are well-suited for northern gardens.
Hardscapes & Garden Hardgoods
Dedicated Service. Competitive Pricing. Unsurpassed Selection. On-Time Delivery. These are just a few of the reasons that Bachman’s Hardscapes continues to be the first choice of contractors across the metro and beyond. We make purchasing hardscape material easy for you and we can’t thank you enough for making us your preferred supplier.
When you need hardscapes, you need Bachman’s!