ABOUT US...

The year was 1985, and at Dan and Jane Riddle's
house in Saline, Michigan, a new landscape contract
company, called Timberscapes, began.  Since
contracting companies need room, and the house
was in town, the business soon found room to grow at the

current site at Wagner and Waters Roads, in Lodi Township.

  • We bought the property in 1986
  • We built the barn in 1987
  • We built the house in 1988
  • We built the kid in 1989
  • We started the nursery in 1992
  • And YES, the window of the house is the logo!

Lodi Farms began in 1992, as a logical progression from Timberscapes Landscape
Contracting Company.  Jane and Dan Riddle began with a one-page "price list" of
such rare and exotic plants as forsythias, junipers, and white pine trees; shredded
bark, and topsoil.   

The few but loyal customers that came in, came back, and told their friends, and over
the years we've slowly, but steadily, grown.

A greenhouse was added in 1995, which made rainy days at the nursery far more
comfortable for shoppers and staff alike!
We had a successful Kids' Gardening Club
(The Gardening Nuts) for several years, and
also began to hayrides and pumpkins in
October, and cut and potted Christmas trees
in December.

Over the years we participated in the Ann Arbor Flower Show, which included such
fun things as re-creating Monet's garden and keeping track of a flock of baby ducks
on a display pond.  The Kid's Club had their own displays, including a Botanical
Choir and an Octopus made from plants---and pantyhose!

When Justin, our amazing landscape manager, arrived,
(hurrah!)
the landscape contracting division began to grow and thrive again.
Justin and his crew have designed and built hundreds of walls,
patios, walkways, gardens and full landscapes all over the Ann
Arbor area---check the landscape page for pictures and
descriptions.  

Since we have our own 56-acre tree farm just west of Jackson, the majority of our
shade trees are Michigan-grown and Michigan hardy---which gives them the best
chance for sustainability and great growth!

Check out our Calendar Of Savings and be ready to hopscotch, hula-hoop, whistle a
happy tune, bring in Mom, or even sing to get your discount for that day!  Be sure
to say hello to our cats too!

Our goal is to make your visit to our nursery exactly what you want it to be---an
enjoyable, fun, beautiful addition to your activities.  So if you need just a few plants,
a gift for a friend, a new patio, ten yards of cedar bark, ideas for a problem area of
the yard, or just need to stop by and smell the lilacs, we're glad you stopped by---
how can we help you today?