Bachman’s to Host 140-Year Birthday Celebration
140-Year Birthday Party Bash graphic. | Bachman’s
Bachman’s Floral, Home, and Garden has been serving the Minneapolis, St. Paul, and surrounding areas since 1885 and is hosting 140th birthday celebrations at all retail locations on Saturday, June 14. 2025, to honor its past and toast what’s yet to come.
On June 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bachman’s will be hosting 140th blooming birthday celebrations at all Bachman’s Floral, Home, and Garden locations and Cedar Acres, featuring live music, food trucks, photo opportunities, door prizes, special giveaways, free birthday treats, and more. The 28 Lunds & Byerlys Bachman’s retail locations will also have free birthday treats on June 14 for the first 140 customers at each store.
“For 140 years, we have been honored to serve Minnesotans throughout all of life’s events, from births to weddings to anniversaries, funerals, and everything in between, celebrating triumphs and providing comfort during challenging times,” says Susan Bachman West, CEO and President of Bachman’s. “We are grateful to our customers for welcoming us into their lives over the past 14 decades, and we look forward to continuing to be a part of the community for decades to come.”
It all started in 1885 when Henry Bachman Sr. started a vegetable farm on their original homestead on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis. Henry gave each of his five sons a portion of the garden to grow whatever they would like. His son Albert decided to grow carnations for his mother, and he would also sell them at the cemetery across the street. Albert’s flowers quickly outsold the vegetables, and flowers became the future of Bachman’s.
The company evolved and is now run by three fifth-generation family members:
- Susan Bachman West, CEO and President
- Karen Bachman Thull, Director of Public Relations and Business Development
- Adam Bachman, Director of Delivery and Logistics
At the root of it all, they are still farmers and entrepreneurs who are connected to the land and their legacy. The flagship retail location in Minneapolis sits adjacent to the original homestead where the family lived and started growing flowers. Many of the plants, flowers, and landscaping products sold by Bachman’s are still grown locally in 7 acres of greenhouses and a 670-acre growing range in Farmington.
“Giving back to the communities that have supported them these past 140 years is a priority for Bachman’s. From a generous donation of dozens of trees for a new, equitable housing development; to events and round-up-for-a-cause campaigns that provide financial support to nonprofits; to helping neighboring businesses; and more, Bachman’s quietly invests in in the communities, carrying on a family legacy of helping others simply because it’s the right thing to do.”
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