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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. |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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| When the settlers first came to America , it was said that a squirrel could travel from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River without ever touching the ground, just by traveling in white pines. |
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Dear Michael-
It's (landscaping) terrific! Every morning I lookout the kitchen window in disbelief. Just gorgeous (even Howard likes it!)
Thanks-
Jan |
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