Project Details

Project Type

Flowers and Retail

Location

Milaca, MN

Structure(s)

Vail Greenhouses

Products

  • Double Atrium roof vents with 2UV 8mm twin wall polycarbonate
  • EDDG (Exterior Drop-Down Guillotine) vents with 8mm twin wall polycarbonate
  • Clear tempered glass (front)
  • 8mm Twin-wall clear polycarbonate on roof
  • Shade/Heat retention curtain system
  • Horizontal Airflow Fans (HAF)
  • Lennox stainless-steel unit heaters
  • Wadsworth EnviroSTEP controller
  • Weather station
  • Powder-coated steel
Exterior view of two Vail greenhouses attached to a Koch's hardware store.
Koch’s Hardware’s Vail greenhouses provide 9,960 square-foot of growing and display space.
Exterior view showing the attachment of the two Vail greenhouses that make up Koch's new garden center.
Koch's Hardware's garden center includes two Vail greenhouses attached to the main store and an outdoor display area.
Koch’s no longer closes its garden center for the fall and winter seasons. The new greenhouses allow it to stay open year-round.

About Koch’s Hardware

For more than 75 years, Koch’s Hardware has served the community in Milaca, MN with reliable service, friendly faces, and everything a DIY enthusiast or seasoned professional could need.

Founded in 1947 by Vern and June Koch in Foreston, MN, this family-owned business now benefits from third-generation management by grandson Neil and grandson-in-law Basil.

Neil and Basil continue the family tradition of exceptional customer service, just as Vern and June’s daughter Jean and son-in-law Mike did before them.

Koch’s Hardware carries a vast selection of quality tools and equipment. Gardeners can browse through a wide selection of lush plants, alongside a wide range of lawn and garden care products, to bring their outdoor spaces to life.

New Greenhouse Expansion Gives Shoppers an Inviting Year-Round Space to Explore

Recently, Koch’s expanded with a new 9,960 square-foot Vail garden center designed and engineered* by Prospiant and constructed with materials provided by Prospiant. Its previous seasonal garden center limited what it could sell outside during the year.  Now Koch’s can sell plants and merchandise year-round, for all seasons and all holidays in a beautiful climate-controlled space.

The Garden Center features two 41’6” × 120’ gutter-connected Vail greenhouses. The 12-foot under-gutter height provides an ideal height for hanging basket displays and a natural ventilation strategy. 

A clear tempered glass front, decorative stone knee wall, and powder-coated steel add to the garden center’s attractive exterior with welcoming curb appeal. Atrium roof vents and EDDG sidewall vents naturally circulate fresh air, keeping the greenhouses cool and comfortable for shoppers.

Ready to expand your own garden center or greenhouse? Prospiant has you covered with top-quality structures and greenhouse materials. Contact us today to see how we can help!


Want to see more of our greenhouse garden center projects? Check out the work we’ve done at Cactus and Tropicals and Plymouth Nursery.

*We work with partners to ensure proper, compliant performance of engineering and design services.


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