Holland Gardens’ Final Christmas Open House Nov 2-3; Storewide Clearance To Conclude 60-year Run By Year End

Wayne and Ann Holland opened their start-up nursery and garden center in April of 1965 – making the family-owned business one of the longest-running in the city of Lubbock and a staple for area residents thanks to its wide-ranging product selection and emphasis on customer service in both garden and Christmas categories. The couple originally announced their intent to retire at the first of this year, but six decades of accumulation of product, fixtures and memories simply wouldn’t allow for an early spring closing as they had planned. With scores of lifelong customers streaming in for the announced retirement sale in early January and February, much of the inventory found new homes as customers came from all around to share a story or grab a keepsake treasure, and before you knew it – spring had sprung and loyal, longtime patrons continued to arrive seeking planting advice.

Wayne Holland noted, “As folks continued to come in for the retirement sale early in the year, so many sahoped we’d stay at least one more year to get them through the spring planting season and have one more run through fall and Christmas. So, we decided to stay through the end of 2024 – and here we are. We hope our longtime customers will come see us a time or two more as we wind down with virtually everything in the store discounted so we find homes for all these goodies and share a few more memories.”

An arrangement was made to secure a 1-year lease extension so the store could remain open through this holiday season. As the spring and summer months unfolded, the Hollands began bringing accumlated goods and treasures from the warehouse to the sales floor and the adjacent storage areas so everything could be readied for the annual Open House and final clearance months just ahead. in this process, truckloads of new goods, fixtures and décor from decades of business filled every inch of the location at 50th and Memphis.

“We have loved doing what we do for all these many years – our customers and staff are like family to us; we will miss them dearly. Like the product unique selections and Christmas themes we’ve loved putting together for so long, everything does have a season and we will miss having a place to greet our friends and help with their questions. Solving problems and offering solutions is what kept us going all these many years,” said Ann Holland.

Shoppers can expect the landmark store to remain open through the upcoming holiday season and the couple rounds the turn to a long-awaited full retirement from the business they love so much. The store is set to operate through December 31, 2024 and everything in the store – including fixtures and displays – will be sold. With very few exceptions – custom-cut Christmas light line and hand-tied, custom bows being two examples – everything in the store is generally 50-70% off as the fall holiday season gets underway.

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Release Provided By Darryl Holland , Holland Gardens