Otten Bros.

Our Garden Center STAFF

With decades of experience, our staff comes to work with one goal in mind; to surpass your expectations. We work seamlessly together to provide the products and resources to grow your gardening interest.

Missy

chief mouse catcher

Missy (short for Mistletoe) has been chief mouse catcher and general greenhouse watch cat at the Otten Bros. since 2014. She came to us as a stray on a cold, snowy day in a...
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Chris Jordan

Garden Center Manager

Chris J grew up in Baltimore, MD and Atlanta, GA. He graduated from The Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in Business Administration. Chris brings previous landscape experience as well as a strong...
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Jenna Thies

ASSISTANT GARDEN CENTER MANAGER

Jenna has been a long-term, part-time employee of Otten Bros. since 2016 when she started as a cashier. She has bounced around working in every department because she just couldn’t decide which one she...
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Jennifer Schumacher

Annuals Supervisor

Jennifer Schumacher grew up with an avid gardener mother and a father who owned Summer Rain, a sprinkler and landscape company out of Plymouth, MN. She attended the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay...
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Sue Thurber

Perennials Supervisor

Sue Thurber grew up next door to her father’s nursery and garden center. She loved learning about the plants and helping customers. This early exposure to growing up and working in a garden center...
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Margaret Gray

Trees & Shrubs Supervisor

Margaret’s enthusiasm and love for plants began at the age of 18 when she started working part-time at a local nursery called the Garden Patch in Excelsior, Minnesota. While working at the Garden Patch,...
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Linda Halme

Houseplants Supervisor

Linda Halme is a plant lover. As far as she is concerned enjoying nature outdoors is a wonderful experience, but it gets even better when you can bring tropical plants indoors to live with...
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