CHRIS WAGNER

Chris has a B. S. degree in Agriculture-Horticulture from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Chris has managed the greenhouse sales and production departments for the last 22 years. For the last 3 years, he has also managed the nursery sales department. He is the Rolling Ridge liaison to the St. Louis Landscape / Nurseryman’s Association, the St. Louis Flower Grower’s Association and the Horticulture Co-op.

He is responsible for introducing to the nursery’s offerings, many of the unusual and sometimes very popular plant species now available to the customers.

DON BAUMSTARK

Don is the garden center manager and has been with Rolling Ridge since his graduation from the University of Missouri in May of 1974.

Don is the chemical and fertilizer expert who is always looking for the highest quality products at the best prices and for new and environmentally safe products. He has seen lots of changes in the 32 years he has been in the nursery industry. That’s why he works so hard to stay on top of the changes by going to seminars, conventions, trade shows and educational conferences

He lives in Glendale with Bobbi, his wife of 32 years, his daughter Paige and son Grant. Along with his duties at Rolling Ridge, Don is the city of Glendale’s forester, a board member of the United Garden Centers of St. Louis, a board member of the Lewis and Clark Institute, and active in many other trade and service organizations.

LYNN CRESSLER

Lynn has a B. A. degree in Interior Design with a Design Management & Merchandising degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Lynn has been at Rolling Ridge for over 17 years and she worked part-time when she was in high school. She is the daughter of the owner Jim McMillan and the 4th generation of the family to work in the building. She learned to tie her “famous bows” from her mother Susie and grandmother Harriet McMillan when she was in college.

She is the buyer and designer of the Christmas store and the garden accessories department and assists Chris Wagner with all aspects of the greenhouse.

ERIN SOUTH

Erin is new to Rolling Ridge and is a greenhouse assistant. She is from Michigan and comes to Rolling Ridge with a B. A. in Biology and ongoing education from Michigan State in Plant Biology and Ecology. Rolling Ridge is excited to have her!