About Us
From Our Customers
We pride ourselves on the relationships we build with our clients by giving them excellent work that exceeds their expectations. Don't just take our word for it! See what they have to say about us below!
Our friendly dogs Cembra and Sierra, left.
Dear Tom and Eder Family,
I just wanted to send a note of heartfelt gratitude for the personalized, excellent, outstanding, lovely patio andscaping and plantings you recently completed. Norm and I are thrilled with the results- we feel as if we have a brand new private park outside our back door! And the ooh's and aah's and dropped jaws of our curious neighbors echo our feelings!
We must praise your workment. They are truly artists-so meticulous, skilled and hardworking! Bravo, bravo! Great job! We shall recommend you to all our friends and acquaintances.
Judy and Norm
Satisfied customer
Dear Michael,
It's (landscaping) terrific. Every morning I look out the kitchen window in disbelief.
Satisfied customer
We purchased four fir trees from your nursery. Our plan was to hide a neighbor's fence and telephone pole bordering our backyard. Well the plan worked! Five years later, we have a beautiful backyard that we thoroughly enjoy.
In the Community
History
In 1927, August Trautman and sons Herbert and Carl started Trautman Nurseries on what is now 5300 W. Hwy. K Franksville, Wis. They specialized in Lilacs, Magnolias, rare Pines, and Evergreens. From its start in 1927, Trautman Nurseries relied on its reputation of doing only quality work. They won a National award during the 1950's for their landscaping design and planting of the Johnson Wax building in Racine while working with the legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
The Trautman's also designed and planted many of the larger churches and cemeteries in the Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha areas.
Herbert's father, August, and brother, Carl, passed away and Trautman Nurseries was operated by Herbert and his wife Gertrude. In 1973, they sold about thirty of the forty-five acres to Michael and Kathy Eder.
Michael Eder got involved in the landscaping industry while working for his father. He started doing sod jobs for his dad who was the sales manager at Burmeister Sod Farms in the 1960s. Michael would help his father on weekends when he was in high school. After his college years, Michael became an English teacher in Milwaukee, and married Kathy Sheahan, a chemist at Johnson Wax. He continued to do various landscaping jobs on the side until the purchase from the Trautman's - it was then that the Garden of Eder was born.
To learn more about the Garden of Eder and why we're your best choice for home and commercial landscaping, come out to our unique garden center and nursery, or give us a call at (262)835-1000 or email. We're always happy to meet friends!