Celebrating 65 Years! 1960-2025
John Lamm began landscaping in 1960 in Glendale, Wisconsin. After college and the Navy he moved his business to Jackson in 1966 and created a full-time landscape company. Our family continues to celebrate 65 years and growing in landscape design, installation and management services!
The entire farm encompasses approximately 150 acres. Areas are still farmed and woodlands preserved for wildlife and green space. Sylvia’s Garden, is a memorial garden named for John’s mother, an avid gardener & party planner. It has Autumn Blaze & Sugar Maples encircling a white pavilion. An antique carousel from Belgium (circa 1900) is also a unique piece in the garden.
There are 2 smaller lakes on the property, Long Meadow Lake, 3 acres, was created 30 years ago and is spring fed. The other, Cedar Creek, originating in Big Cedar Lake, runs through the farm and eventually ends up in Lake Michigan.
There are two historic bridges on the property. The Great Bridge of 1883 was originally built in Des Plaines, IL as a railroad bridge but then moved to be a roadway bridge in the Town of Lebanon in Dodge County in the 1920’s. In 1996, Lamm’s offered to reconstruct this historic bridge here over Cedar Creek, when the State of Wisconsin had plans to destroy and replace it.
The bridge was brought to Lamm’s and after much restoration, was dedicated in May 1998. It is used often to cross Cedar Creek and has become a historic site for the community.
The second historic bridge of 1928, dedicated in September 2006, also crosses Cedar Creek. It will help the landscape expansion area grow and is a connection to the Eastern half of the farm for landscape supplies and storage.
Most of the buildings on the property are over 100 years old. They have been renovated and are used as part of the landscape business. The log building, near the front is named “Liberty House”, it was originally the Slinger Post Office and was moved here in the early 1970’s.
The barns and houses on the property date back to as far as 1848. The Lamm family strives to protect and preserve this property with it’s unique landscape features.
Seasonal planter workshops, activities and landscape planning are offered to help you plan, design and create the outdoor space of your dreams! Contact us today!