Company: Bloomers Greenhouse
Location: Independence, Mo.
Owner: Lori Gatzemeyer
Established: 2004
The beginning: Bloomers Greenhouse is a retail garden center that was established in 2004 with Lori Gatzemeyer as its head grower. Lori’s previous growing experience encompasses 17 years starting with hardy mums and hostas for fall crops and raising annuals and designing hanging baskets for the many fundraisers she became involved with.
Products: The ideal growing environment at Bloomers has allowed Lori to broaden her plant palette to include the production of exceptional quality annuals, perennials, vegetables, hanging baskets, tropicals and some flowering shrubs. Bloomers also raise hardy mums and offer kale, pansies and pumpkins for fall decorating needs. Lori says, “This fall we are growing over 11,000 mums for retail and wholesale.” Bloomers will also custom grow for large projects if needed.
Uniquely Bloomers: Lori says, “We have over 18,000 sq ft of covered space bursting with color and everything is raised on the property.” Ample square footage allows the plants to have the optimum growing space needed for unparalleled quality. Lori continues, “Plus our staff is friendly and knowledgeable and always willing to help you find that perfect plant.”
What customers say: Customers return year after year and the most common remark is “Wow! Are your plants on Steroids?!” It pays tribute to the plants health and vigor!
Tell us about hot new plants: The new plant list is exciting, even the names are flashy. There’s ‘Cha-Ching Cherry’ Petunia, Celosia ‘Twisted’, Calibrachoa ‘Spicy’ and ‘Pomegranate Punch’. Just arriving at the greenhouse is a beautiful supply of tropicals and houseplants including a variegated ‘Tiger Fern’, Hoya ‘Hindu Rope’, and a darling weeping pussy willow. Bloomers also raised Linaria this year. Linaria is a cold loving flower that looks like a mini snap dragon that can go out early with the pansies. You must give it a try.
What every gardener should know: Gardening is like painting. It’s art. We all have our own ideas of what beautiful looks like in our gardens, planters, and landscapes. Every container and flower bed is your personal canvas. Bloomers encourages everyone to create their own masterpiece with plants.
Contact info: Bloomers Greenhouse, 3823 N. Cobbler Rd.,
Independence, MO 64058; 816-257-5523. Hours of Operation
Monday – Friday 9-6, Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 10-4.