Many local green houses that sell bedding plants and seedlings for gardens in Yellowstone County are supplied by Visser Greenhouses in Manhattan, which is one of the largest nurseries in the state. Governor Greg Gianforte joined Montana Department of Agriculture Director Jillian Streit for a tour of Visser Greenhouses, a family-owned nursery that has been supplying Montana retailers with bedding plants for generations.
"Montana businesses like Visser Greenhouses show the impact that family-run operations and value-added agriculture has on our communities, our economy, and the next generation of Montana families," Governor Gianforte said. "It's exciting, to see this generational family business grow, expand, and continue its legacy of excellence here in the Gallatin Valley."
Opening in 1972 and expanding in 1984, Visser Greenhouses has 50 greenhouses with the largest annual and perennial variety list in Montana. During the visit, Gov. Gianforte, Director Streit, and founder and owner Don Visser toured the nursery. Visser Greenhouses supplies flowers to numerous retailers across the state, with partners in over 30 Montana cities.
Producing hundreds of thousands of plants every year, the Visser's primarily service wholesale customers but each May, invite Montanans to visit the location in Manhattan for retail sales. In 2025 alone, the business grew over 25,000 mums and produced nearly 70,000 hanging baskets.
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