| 1960's |
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Young John S., Mark, Jim, Jody, and Chris work with their father, John V. Mickman in the family Christmas Wreath Business and Christmas tree farms. |
| January 1975 |
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John S. & Chris Mickman decide to start their own company; Mickman Brothers Landscaping. |
| June 1976 |
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The brothers start the automatic, underground, Lawn Sprinkler Division. |
| September 1976 |
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John V. sells his part time Christmas Wreath Company to Mickman Brothers. All 15,000 Wreaths are sold in the Twin Cities. |
| May 1977 |
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John S. buys a farmstead from which Mickman Brothers operates for 10 years. |
| January 1979 |
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Mickman Brothers earns the first Landscape Irrigation Award from Toro. Seven additional awards will be earned over the next 20 years. |
| November 1981 |
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First wreaths are shipped to customers out of Minnesota. |
| August 1985 |
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Purchase of Ham Lake property. Begin planning for expansion to this new facility. |
| May 1986 |
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Move to Ham Lake Facility is complete. Garden Center opens. |
| May 1989 |
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Golf Driving Range opens. |
| June 1990 |
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Mickman Brothers obtains patent for new Wreath Packaging Container. This revolutionizes wreath shipping and enables safe shipment of wreaths to out-of-state customers. |
| October 1994 |
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Balsam, MN Wreath Plant opens. |
| May 1995 |
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Purchase of Chisholm, MN Wreath Plant. |
| June 1997 |
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Purchase of St. Francis, MN Wreath Plant. |
| March 2000 |
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Mickman Brothers breaks ground for expanded facility in Ham Lake. |
| Januray 2001 |
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Construction of our new Ham Lake facility is completed, establishing Mickman Brothers as the premier provider of green industry goods and services in our community. |
| March 2001 |
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New garden center opens. |
| August 2001 |
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John S. had a near fatal motorcycle accident. He is in a wheelchair/crutches for the next 15 months. |
| April 2003 |
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John S. & Chris Mickman are selected by the SBA as Minnesota's Small Businessmen of the Year. |
| September 2004 |
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Anoka County Convservation District gives first ever Community Conservationist Award to Mickman Brothers for their past, and ongoing efforts to promote responsible use of our natural resources to sustain & improve the quality of our natural environment. |
| April 2005 |
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Mickman Brothers Garden Center & Hedberg Hardscape Center combine retail operations in Ham Lake. The new Mickman Hedberg Landscape Center offers the community over 11 acres of the finest plant materials and widest selection of Hardscaping Products (pavers, retaining wall materials, etc.) in the Northern Suburbs. |
