Tiffany Olson, owner of the Madison Greenhouse Store, and her 8-year-old Havanese, Mia, spend much of their time engaging with people who come into the Williamson Street store. Olson says she loves helping customers find the perfect plants for their homes, while Mia keeps them entertained by doing tricks.
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Tiffany Olson talks about the Tillandsia air plants for sale at her Madison Greenhouse Store, 1354 Williamson St. Olson has owned the popular plant store for just shy of four years and says she works hard to cultivate a space that is vibrant and "full of life."
Madison Greenhouse Store owner Tiffany Olson says her Havanese, Mia, struggled at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic because she missed customers coming into the store.
Tiffany Olson shows off one of Mia's tricks, which Olson calls a "high ten." Mia, an 8-year-old Havanese, is "a bit of a celebrity" in the Williamson Street area, were people come to the Madison Greenhouse Store to see her tricks.
Photos: First day of the Dane County Farmers' Market
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Mimmi Fulmer, of Madison, with her husband, Ric Merritt, at left, puts money into a container as she buys spinach from Bill Warner, right, with Snug Haven Farm of Belleville, during the first day of the Dane County Farmers' Market in the parking lot at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis., Saturday, April 10, 2021. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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The first day of the Dane County Farmers' Market in the parking lot at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis., Saturday, April 10, 2021. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Aubree Dean, 5, left, of Cottage Grove, and her sister, Hailey, 3, eat cookies from a vendor while their mom shops for plants during the first day of the Dane County Farmers' Market in the parking lot at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis., Saturday, April 10, 2021. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Chris Lindeman, left, with Domann's Plants of Beaver Dam, helps roommates Katie Swope, right, and McKenna Endvick, of Stanley, pick out succulent plants during the first day of the Dane County Farmers' Market in the parking lot at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis., Saturday, April 10, 2021. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Jill Groendyk, co-manager of the Dane County Farmers' Market, directs traffic during the first day of the market in the parking lot at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis., Saturday, April 10, 2021. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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A line forms for Stella's Bakery during the first day of the Dane County Farmers' Market in the parking lot at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis., Saturday, April 10, 2021. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Charlene Parks, of Monona, picks out a perennial plant from David Nedveck, left, with The Flower Factory in Stoughton, during the first day of the Dane County Farmers' Market in the parking lot at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis., Saturday, April 10, 2021. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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The first day of the Dane County Farmers' Market in the parking lot at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis., Saturday, April 10, 2021. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Kathy Thorpe, with Sugar River Country Bakery in Brooklyn, gets cookies for a customer during the first day of the Dane County Farmers' Market in the parking lot at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis., Saturday, April 10, 2021. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Etta Hladish, 2, of Madison, finds a puddle to splash in during the first day of the Dane County Farmers' Market in the parking lot at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis., Saturday, April 10, 2021. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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