Americas Best Flowers Flowers Plants Gifts Nursery Garden Center Greenhouse Beauty with Gods help for You About us, Cottage Grove 53527, Madison 53714, Sun Prairie 53590, Wisconsin (WI)

We open April 12th for Retail. Our 31st year of business.

We have lots of beautiful plants for your home. We grow them so they have to be better.

Perfect gift is Gift Certificates.

4311 Vilas Hope Rd.
Cottage Grove WI. 53527
Telephone (608) 222-2269
Fax (608) 222-1234

Let us help you select the prefect plants and/or flowers for that perfect gift or just treat your self. Make that perfect gift basket.

About Our Staff:

We have lots of dedicated seasonal associates that work full and part time and the following individuals are truly thankful for all their help. Total employment peaks at about 80 associates.

Edward Knapton - owner President Involved with financial matters purchasing and marketing. Background BS degree in Horticulture from UW - Madison. Many years of experience with customers and growing plants. Genealogy

Carol Knapton - owner Sec. Treasurer. Involved with the payables and overall consulting with business decisions. Background BS degree in Education from Edgewood College. Many years of experience with customers and plants.

Judy Calvin - Human Resource manager Involved with wholesale orders, hiring and scheduling retail help, surveys, plant signage and inputting receipts and receivables, and planting activities. Many years of plant experience. Master Gardener

Al Lunde - Greenhouse operations manager.

Jeevananth Balasingam - Greenhouse grower. Masters Degree

Barbara Raether - Assistant greenhouse and retail manager. 10 plus years of experience helping customers and greenhouse production. Florist experience.

Deborah Stevens - greenhouse retail assistant. Works with schools on tours and greenhouse experiences. Many years of experience especially helping children. Master Gardening Training

Allen Wendt - part time maintenance technician and a full time farmer besides.

Beverly Techmeier - assistant Retail manager. Many years of retail experience. Overseas the large pottery department.

Beverly Wilson- administrative assistant help in maintaining customer database, accounting, purchasing and inventory. Master Gardening Training

Bonnie Marshall - Marketing, fundraising and events manager

Ilene Isenberg - Perennial Tree and Shrub manager. Master Gardening Training

Vacant - seasonal full and part time associates to help in retail and production.

Some of the staff have the following company paid benefits. Life insurance, short and long term disability insurance, 401 K retirement plan, and health insurance.

If you are interested give us a call or send Ed an email.

What Do We Do?

Large Greenhouse facility equal to the area of about 40 houses has
all your plant needs.(83,276 sq. ft.) plus outside sales and display areas.

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America’s Best Flowers

Hello, I’m Ed Knapton, Carol, my wife and I believe the Lord Jesus Christ has called us to own and operate this business.

Mission

The purpose of our business is to supply beauty (the best plant varieties) with God’s help for our customers while operating as a Christian business.

Goals

1. Provide an environment so the associates can be successful and feel part of the success of providing excellent customer service.

2. Manage the resources of the company to be able to grow and provide for the needs of the associates.

3. Continually find new and exciting plant material while providing the varieties that are the best for garden performance.

4. Enhance the knowledge of our customers so they will be successful.

Why Visit America Best Flowers?

In the spring time the greenhouses are truly an amazing sight to see two acres of blooming color. We have watched our customers just stand in awe at the beauty before their eyes. It is something everyone should experience in their lives.

Location

One mile east of Madison, WI. U.S.A. Just off County Highway BB.

Thank you for visiting our web site. May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you in your journey on the web. Master Card and Visa cards accepted. Lots of parking and shopping carts at our growing facility.

Organizations we belong to and attended meetings. The Commercial Flower Growers of Wisconsin (CFGW), Gardens Beautiful Garden Centers, The Wisconsin Green Industry Federation (WGIF), Madison Chamber of Commerce, Cottage Grove Chamber of Commerce, Ohio Florist Association, Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA), International Herb Association (IHA), Perennial Plant Association (PPA), Garden Centers of America, Garden Center Symposium, The Garden Center Group, American Nursery and Landscape Association (ANLA), National Federation of Independent Businesses, Independent Businesses of Wisconsin, Society of American (SAF) Florists, Midwest Hardware Association, Wisconsin Hardy Plant society, Association of Specialty Cut flower Growers (ASCFG), The International Plant Propagators Society and Olbrich Botanical Society, Dane County Farm Bureau, Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association, Wisconsin Nursery Association, and Wisconsin Landscape Association

Link to History Page

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Link Customer Loyalty Program

Link to Fundraising Program

Annuals & Perennials

We carry many different and unusual flowers of the newest and best varieties Butterfly plants, Hummingbird Plants, Prairie Plants, Native plants, Perennial Herbs, Medicinal Herbs, Culinary Herbs, Ornamental Herbs, Ferns, Ground Cover and Ornamental Grasses.

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