The Van Kalker family has been farming and growing flowers in Chicago’s south suburbs since 1961. Our garden center in Lynwood has been open for over 20 years and is actually our third location. Some may remember our previous location, "Bob's Farm Stand," in Lynwood near the corner of Torrence Avenue and Glenwood-Lansing Road which opened in 1972. Those of you who've been in the area for over 50 years will remember our original location where the Big Lots now is in Calumet City (yes-that all used to be farm land).
We currently have over 160,000 square feet of greenhouse production space in Lynwood. That's over 4 acres. We grow almost everything we sell: 25,000 hanging baskets, 200,000 herbs and vegetable starts, 60,000 4-6" annual pots, and much more.
Along with our retail location, we supply over 30 stores and greenhouses in the greater Chicago area. So you may be buying some of our herbs or flowers in the north suburbs of Palatine or Lake Forest or in the south suburbs of Lansing or Dyer.
