ANGELO BERNACCHI GREENHOUSES was founded in 1906 by an Italian immigrant named Angelo Bernacchi, who came to this country alone at the age of fifteen.

Angelo's final destination in that year was La Porte, Indiana, where he started business with a push cart built by W. C. Wegner & Sons Blacksmith Shop located on Monroe Street. This blacksmith shop has since been torn down. Angelo used this cart to sell bananas on the streets of LaPorte and there is an exact replica (pictured above, with Angela Bernacchi-Prast, granddaughter, and Bart Bernacchi, youngest son of Angelo Bernacchi) of the push cart built by his son, Bart Bernacchi, currently on display in our Angelo Bernacchi's New Buffalo shop. Angelo and his wife, Enis, reared seven sons. Today, the business is operated under third and fourth generation management.

Angelo Bernacchi Greenhouses now encompasses over eight acres under cover at two locations: one at Kingsbury Industrial Park and the main location at 1010 Fox Street, La Porte, Indiana. Angelo Bernacchi Greenhouses services retail outlets within a three hundred mile radius with the finest quality foliage, bedding, and blooming plants.

Angelo Bernacchi Greenhouses operate one of the finest and most complete retail floral shops in the Midwest and is known for quality products and service.

Memories Wine Press - circa 1915 This is a wine press that has special memories to us. Angelo and Enis Bernacchi, our father and mother had seven sons during a span of twelve years. We all experienced the joys of making home-made wine every October when the California “Zinfandel” grapes were in season. Dad would go to Chicago and get his grapes by rail and/or his own truck. The wine making was one of the highlights in the fall of the year, and we all looked forward to it. The entire winemaking process took approximately three to four weeks from crushing of the grapes to placing in fifty-five gallon wooden barrels. Finish reading the story of the winepress when you visit Angelo Bernacchi's New Buffalo at 203 W. Buffalo St. (Hwy 12)  New Buffalo, MI.

Any inquiries, please E-mail the Angelo Bernacchi Greenhouses @ sales@angelo-bernacchi.com

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