MANKATO — Drummers Garden Center has bragging rights today, as more readers voted for the business than in any other sub-category of Shopping.
With 53 percent of the votes, Drummers was the clear first-place finisher in the Best Gardening Shop category. Hilltop Florist took first in Best Flowers for Special Events.
Readers had big decisions to make in a variety of other areas: Best Flowers for Special Occasions, Best Home Improvement Center, Best Place to Find a Wedding Gift and more.
Best Flowers for Special Events
First place: Hilltop Florist & Greenhouse
Second place: Hy-Vee Floral
Third place: Drummers Floral
Honorable mention: Becky’s Floral, Flowers by Jeanie
Best Furniture Store
First place: Earl Johnson Furniture
Second place: Ashley Furniture
Third place: Rooms & Rest
Honorable mention: Slumberland, New Ulm Furniture, Bedpost Furniture
Best Gardening Store
First place: Drummers Garden Center
Second place: Hilltop Florist & Greenhouse
Third place: Edenvale Nursery
Honorable mention: Lowe’s, Menards
Best Home Entertainment Store
First place: Best Buy
Second place: DeGrood’s Electronics & Appliances
Third place: Meyer & Sons TV & Appliances
Honorable mention: Karl’s TV & Appliance, Walmart
Best Jewelry Store
First place: Exclusively Diamonds
Second place: Williams Diamond Center
Third place: Pattersons Jewelry
Honorable mention: Julee’s Jewelry, St. Peter, Goodman’s
Best Place to Find a Wedding Gift
First place: Target
Second place: Herberger’s
Third place: Content
Honorable mention: Kohl’s, Pier One, Things Remembered
Best New Car Dealer
First place: Snell Motors
Second place: Heintz Toyota
Third place: Mankato Motors
Honorable mention: Luther Mankato Honda, Lager’s Chrysler World, Mankato Ford
Best Used Car Dealer
First place: Snell Motors
Second place: Mankato Motors
Third place: S&S Motors
Honorable mention: Heintz Toyota, Adam’s Auto Sales, Lager’s Chrysler
Best Women’s Clothes
First place: Kohl’s
Second place: Herberger’s
Third place: TJ Maxx
Honorable mention: Coldwater Creek, Sticks & Stones, Old Navy
Best Men’s Clothes
First place: Kohl’s
Second place: Tie between Matt J Graif Clothing and J. Long’s
Third place: Herberger’s
Honorable mention: Old Navy, American Eagle Outfitters
Best Home Improvement Center
First place: Menards
Second place: Lowe’s
Third place: Home Depot
Honorable mention: C&S Supply, Ace Hardware
Best Major Household Appliance Store
First place: Sears
Second place: DeGrood’s Electronics & Appliances
Third place: Meyer & Sons TV & Appliances
Honorable mention: Best Buy, Karl’s TV & Appliance, Walmart
