Bachmans, Inc - Flowers & Florists Directory

Bachmans has been in business since 1885, when founder Henry Bachman, Sr., planted potatoes, lettuce, onions, and squash on a plot of land in south Minneapolis. Today, that plot contains the firms headquarters and acres of floral, gift, garden, and landscaping departments, and Bachmans has grown to be one of the largest traditional floral and nursery operations in the world. From 1885 to 1914, Bachmans raised vegetables, until Albert Bachman, one of Henrys five sons, made the now far-reaching decision to grow flowers rather than vegetables in one of the greenhouses. Throughout the 1920s, flowers were phased in and vegetables were phased out. In the mid-1 920s, the first Bachmans retail store was built on the Lyndale site. Albert Bachman also chose the Companys distinctive color when a paper salesman presented him with three color choices. Albert chose purple -- much to the salespersons dismay --because no other company wanted to use purple as a company color.

Address: 6010 Lyndale Ave. So. Minneapolis, MN 55419
Telephone: 612-861-7676
Website: http://www.bachmans.com