Johansen Farms formally known as Low-Land-Gardens originated in 1925  when Hans Johansen came to America from Copenhagen  Denmark to settle in Lisle, Illinois.

Hans raised fresh vegetables and flowers in hot beds to sell at his road side vegetable stand.

Cort Johansen Sr., the second oldest of Hans’ four children was born in 1929 and chose to follow in his father’s footsteps opening his first farm stand with his wife Dorothy in 1957. 

Cort and Dorothy Johansen continued building their business throughout the years while raising a family of six children.  By the year 1979, Cort and his family had established six road side farm stands were now expanding to add their Boughton Road location in Bolingbrook, IL.

This new vegetable and flower farm location, featuring an annual fall festival and children’s petting zoo, would soon come to be known as the pinnacle to the beginning of the holiday season for suburban and Chicago residents.   

With the passing of Cort Johansen in 1990, his wife and six children carried on his legacy to maintain the Bolingbrook location.

This year the Johansen's are celebrating its 80th year of business.  Today, Johansen Farm continues to bring the families of Chicagoland a fall festival of the grandest of pumpkin displays, stunning mums in every fall shade and a petting zoo for children of all ages as a celebration of the season.

Johansen Farms opened a second location in 2000 featuring a permanent green house and garden center that local residents have come to rely on for the finest in vegetable and flower offerings, a gift boutique featuring only the most unique home and garden gift ideas.

The Johansen family prides itself on its ability to sustain their father’s quest for quality products and personalized customer relations.