Bachman's Florist

  

Serving Minneapolis & St. Paul Since 1885
Serving Minneapolis & St. Paul Since 1885

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A Brief History of Bachman's
Bachman's 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 firm's headquarters and acres of floral, gift, garden, and landscaping departments, and Bachman's has grown to be one of the largest traditional floral and nursery operations in the world.


From 1885 to 1914, Bachman's raised vegetables, until Albert Bachman, one of Henry's 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 Bachman's retail store was built on the Lyndale site. Albert Bachman also chose the Company's distinctive color when a paper salesman presented him with three color choices. Albert chose purple -- much to the salesperson's dismay --because no other company wanted to use purple as a company color.

At present, Bachman's has retail floral stores in the Twin Cities and St. Cloud, Minnesota including Floral, Gift, and Garden Centers, and retail stores. Bachman's also operates indoor and outdoor landscaping divisions, a nursery wholesale division,seven acres of greenhouses, and a 513-acre growing range near Lakeville, Minnesota, which produces many of the plants, flowers, and landscaping products sold through Bachman's locations. Bachman's fleet of purple floral trucks delivers over 5,000 packages during an average week. For a busy Valentine's Day week, Bachman's will use over 180 delivery vehicles, including purple trucks, private cars, and two cab services to deliver over 24,000 purple packages..

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Flowers and gifts from Bachman’s make any day a special one. When you order your flowers
or gifts online, you know you’ll be getting a beautiful fresh flower arrangement from a
trusted florist known for outstanding flower design, plus quality and service.

If you’re sending flowers or gifts out of town, you can rely on us to choose the best florist from either
the FTD or Teleflora nationwide flower network. Florists who can be counted on to deliver the best
fresh flower arrangements and gifts, even when doing a same day delivery.

Whatever the gift-giving occasion, new baby, anniversary, birthday or to say congratulations, thank you, get well,
I’m sorry, I love you or just because you feel like sending flowers or gifts, Bachman’s has a wonderful selection of
flower arrangements, gifts, and plants to choose from, and it’s easy to send your flowers and gifts from our online store.

We also offer gift baskets, gourmet gift baskets, green and blooming plants, Department 56 Snow Villages
and Snowbabies, Mark Roberts fairies
, and more. Bachman’s has been selling flowers and gifts
since 1885 and is known as one of the top florists in Minnesota and nationwide.