The Thicket

Springfield's destination shopping experience since 1997. Ron & Debbie Johnson are the owners of two specialty home decor shops, The Thicket and Branches, as well as The Nest, a garden decor and fresh flower shop in Springfield, Missouri.

Ron Johnson his wife, Debbie, have hosted four open houses each year since opening their original 4,000-square-foot home décor and gift shop, The Thicket, in 1997. Since then, they have opened two more shops. The Nest, a 1,000-square-foot fresh-flower shop where Mrs. Johnson spends most of her time, opened four years ago, and Branches, a 1,000-square-foot shop with stems of quality permanent botanicals and containers, opened two years ago. All three shops are in the same strip center in Springfield, Mo., providing a destination shopping experience for the residents of this southwest Missouri community of about 150,000. And the open houses, which sometimes span several days, have gotten bigger and better. The next Open House will be 5/2 through 5/6.