A GREENHOUSE GEM. Bloomer's Woodmohr Greenhouse is home to a wide range of annuals across its three greenhouses and growing house.

For those who are anxiously waiting for the pinnacle of spring – brightening up garden plots, planters and porches with fresh, colorful annual flowers – Woodmohr Greenhouse (11577 157th Ave., Bloomer) has much to offer.

One key detail really sets the space apart: it is not a “parking lot greenhouse” – nothing has been shipped to them “ready to sell.” Instead, Jeff Weber, his wife Lisa and their employees tend to everything in the greenhouse themselves, pacing their planting and cutting back so everything is ready for the season’s opening; this year on April 25.

“It’s the personal care,” Weber believes, that makes his greenery remain healthy and vibrant all season long.

Weber, a Master Gardener, loves growing plants, flowers and vegetables each season, learning how each plant responds to the key elements: sun, water and soil.

He enjoys learning about everything he grows; if he can’t figure something out, he said, “Well, the answers are all out there somewhere with just a little research.”

As the spring opening timeframe nears, there is an air of anticipation at the Woodmohr Greenhouse. The final weeks of April reveal the abundance of budding colors that customers will seek.

“They wander and they wonder,” Weber said of the guests who visit his greenhouse, often in search of his annuals. Woodmohr Greenhouse offers a wide variety from which to choose and one of the best parts of the job, Weber noted, “is helping people select what’s going to work best for them.”

Owner Jeff Weber, pictured, has built the Bloomer gem into even more than a sprawling greenhouse haven – guests can peruse his collection of eccentric sculpture art, found throughout the homestead's property.

The best advice Weber can give locals is to read the tags in each plant, as the variables are numerous — how much sun or shade is needed, how tall each plant will grow, how to space them and so on.

He also suggests that customers bring in photos of flowers or designs that they like, or pictures of the space they are looking to transform, so that he can help them achieve their goals.

The Bloomer property's three large greenhouses and growing house are quite impressive, jammed to the hilt with a bright abundance of flower flats, hanging baskets, planters and vegetable starter plants grown from seed, all ready to be transplanted to customers’ flower beds and gardens.

Weber only sells annuals from his greenhouse, preferring to “provide something new each year to customers.”

Beyond the greenhouses, the property itself is also an impressive sight, filled with “part art.” There you will find statues and figures – created from the pieces of retired machines – alongside farm equipment and a corn crib decorated with bicycles.

There are wind chimes, large lawn sculptures and everything in between. Weber’s artistic touch can be seen everywhere a visitor looks.

Customers find the greenhouse mostly via word-of-mouth and social media (check out business's Facebook page). However, some may recognize Weber's arrangements from in-town locations: downtown avenues of Bloomer, Sand Creek and Chippewa Falls' Main Street Association.

He styles each creative planter with future growth in mind, knowing how each plant will shoot up or cascade down, varying height and color for spectacular outcome.

Originally from the Milwaukee area, Weber moved to his 200-acre farm in Bloomer during his early 20s, then a dairy farmer tending to a small herd of 40 cows. After about ten years, Weber was ready to change course.

With the aid of the Wetland Reserve Easement program, he converted 50 acres of his land into wetlands; he also worked with the Conservation Reserve Program and planted acres of trees. During this transition, Weber acquired a small greenhouse and started growing flowers.

Twenty years later, the result of hard work on this hidden gem, a short drive to Woodmohr Greenhouse transports guests to pastoral beauty with a friendly and funky edge to it.

Although buying begins at the end of April, most of the greenhouse is sold out by mid to late June — so don’t miss out! Once the season begins, the Woodmohr Greenhouse is open seven days a week from 9am-5pm. Cash, checks, credit cards and a plentitude of questions about flowers are welcome.

Visit Woodmohr Greenhouse (11577 157th Ave., Bloomer), open for the season as of April 25, from 9am-5pm daily. Keep up with the area greenhouse and business online (@WoodmohrGreenhouse) or reach out at (715) 933-4657.