ANLA Knowledge Center - Profiles in Profit

Hop On The Bus

Hop On the Bus is the green industry's first virtual tour. Thanks to the hard work of ANLA's members and visionary support of our partners, we are bringing you five days of touring two great American garden centers in hard to reach Nebraska. No plane ticket required for this trip, so bring your entire staff and Hop on the Bus!

Below is a complete listing of our visionary production partners as well as the host sites and expert garden retailers who participated in this groundbreaking project. Check them out and learn more about the companies who have invested in your success!

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Host Site Profiles

Mulhall’s Home & Garden Showplace

Mulhall’s Home & Garden is a large, “destination” garden center with a wide selection of products for the home and garden. We try to inspire our customers with scenes and looks that they can replicate at their homes. Incorporating plants in vignettes is not what other furniture/décor/warehouse stores do well. We like to say, “For adding Life to your Life-Style, Mulhall’s has it All!”

Campbell's Nursery

Campbell's Nurseries has grown to include many aspects: landscape design, installation and maintenance, both residential and commercial; two full line garden centers which offer gifts, home accessories and gardening supplies, as well as nursery stock; and more than 200 acres of production--greenhouse, container and field. There are 4 members of the 3rd and 4 members of the 4th generation involved in different areas of the company.

Cast Firm Profiles

Bordine's

We are family owned and Michigan Grown. We are also a true ‘retail-grower’. We differentiate ourselves by growing all of our own annuals, hanging baskets, perennials and roses. We also grow some of our own trees and shrubs. This is a big deal to us. We not only employ the best retail staff, yet also a team of professional growers. To our customers, ‘Bordine’s means the Best’…Quality, Selection and Knowledge!

Minter Country Garden

Brian’s father, Earl, first opened a florist shop in 1957. In 1972, Brian and Faye purchased the business and expanded it greatly. In-store areas include: floral, giftware and garden lifestyle, garden pharmacy, tropical, seasonal, herbs, incredible edible, perennial and water plant departments and so much more! We also have our own in-house café. Outside the main garden center is the two acre nursery, and our two acre growing facilities.

Stauffers of Kissel Hill

What makes Stauffers of Kissel Hill Garden Centers unique? In many ways, Stauffers is the essence of central Pennsylvania. It's family-owned, like the farms & fields that fill the landscape. It just makes sense to get your gardening goods and know-how from people with deep roots in local soil. We're Stauffers of Kissel Hill. And we delight shoppers every day!

The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors is an oasis in the city. A bucolic setting with large trees, gardens, and a waterfall, all only 2 miles from the heart of downtown Austin. We are a predominantly organic nursery, or 99% natural as we like to say. Our staff is second to none in their desire to make each and every shopping experience a fun, exciting, and enjoyable one. The Great Outdoors, creating great gardens!

McShanes Nursery and Landscape Supply

McShane's is a one stop shop for a beautiful landscape. Spread over three acres, the operation includes a full service nursery, landscape supply and design department. We recently added interior design services by partnering with a local interior designer. McShane’s is dynamic, growing and full of the kind of contagious positive energy that keeps folks coming back for more!