Our Vision…

We are a leader in the Maine green industry and continue to look for fresh ideas to bring excitement to your gardening experience. Come and enjoy our modern, gutter-connected greenhouses and outstanding display beds. During our special event weekends, we offer a variety of demonstrations, informative lectures, and hands-on classes to help you reach new levels in horticulture.

Our Mission - Excellence

Longfellow’s continues to grow. In our 21 greenhouses we produce 40,000 geraniums, 22,000 fall mums, 15,000 flowering hanging baskets, 75,000 perennials, and 25,000 poinsettias. We also stock over 800 varieties of perennials, most grown right in our own greenhouses; 200 varieties of herbs and scented geraniums, over half of which are grown on site; more than 500 varieties of trees, shrubs, and vines; and an excellent selection of water garden plants. We also carry over 100 varieties of roses, many of which are especially suited to our northern climate. Our retail shop is filled with everything you need to help with successful gardening. We have an outstanding selection of flowering bulbs, seeds, plant containers, baskets, tools, fountains, statuary and gifts inspired by the garden. Visit our foliage area filled with lush houseplants. We carry a large selection of seasonal flowering plants and beautiful foliage plants to fit any light requirements. We strive to make your experience at Longfellow’s memorable while bringing joy to your garden.

Service - Dedicated                                                                     

We are devoted to helping you have a pleasant and productive gardening experience. Our trained staff of professionals will help you with any cultural questions ranging from planting and aftercare to problems and resolutions.

Our History, how it all started…

The winter of 1976-1977 was unusually cold, but in spite of the hostile weather a hopeful vision took shape, grew, and slowly became reality. Lawrence & Mavis Longfellow, with the help of their son Scott, constructed 12 large greenhouses and a sales building on a meadow in Manchester. Barely ready for spring sales that first year, they managed mostly without labor saving equipment.
As grower and general manager, Scott brought the benefits of his University of Maine education to complement his parents’ years of experience. Mechanization gradually eased some of the laborious production. More greenhouses were added, as well as an employee lounge and conference room. The space between facing greenhouses was covered over, creating a “mall”, for more enjoyable shopping.
In 1987 Lawrence and Mavis retired. Scott and his wife Sandy, the new owners, brought fresh ideas to the business. Expansion of the facilities continued with the addition of more growing space, a display building, and new lines of merchandise. Envisioning an even more aesthetic presentation of their products, they erected three connected modern structures in 1995. This provided a much larger salesroom and foliage plant display area, leaving the former sales building available for offices, workshops, and community service.
From the 12 original greenhouses and labor-intensive production, Longfellow’s has grown to a much larger, state-of-the-art, 21-greenhouse facility. The largest Greenhouse in the state and a source of pride in the area, it is still dynamically evolving today.
The dedication and cooperation of Lawrence, Mavis, Scott, Sandy, and other family members, and of their loyal and capable staff, have brought beauty and pleasure to people from all over the state and beyond. The years of commitment and hard work have been a labor of love, and we are grateful to our customers who have made it all possible.

--By Mavis Longfellow

How to find us…        Click here for current hours                                 

Longfellow’s is open year-round, 7 days a week. Our business hours are expanded for your convenience during the busiest seasons, please click here for our current hours of operations.

From the south: Take I-95 North to Exit 109A. - Travel west on Rt. 202 for 2.2 miles. Go thru first traffic light in Manchester and take next right onto Puddledock Road. We’re located .4 miles on the right.

From the north: Take I-95 South to Exit109B. Travel west on Rt. 202 for 2.2 miles. Go thru first traffic light in Manchester and take next right onto Puddledock Road. We’re located .4 miles on the right.

 

Our Staff…                                       Click here to contact one of our staff

Combined, our staff has 100+ years of Greenhouse, Nursery and Garden Center experience. Every individual is focused on just one thing – providing the Customer with an unparalleled shopping and gardening experience. 


Our Guarantee…                                                                        

We guarantee all trees, shrubs, or vines that you have bought from us for one year after purchase with the exception of plants marked “TENDER” (see below). Please bring your sales receipt and the plant material back to us; we will replace it at no extra cost or with comparable plant material. For your convenience, all nursery plants with yellow price tags on them are “tender” meaning we cannot guarantee that they will reliably survive our winters.

It is important that you keep a close eye on your plants during the first year so that you may care for them properly. Watering regularly is important! If your plants begin to show any signs of deterioration please call us as soon as possible so that we may assist you with your plants survival.

We offer, at no charge, a planting and care pamphlet, which contains planting instructions and other cultural information.

 Tender Plants of Questionable Hardiness
( Not guaranteed to survive Zone 4 winters )

 

Discounts and Deliveries…                             

LONGFELLOW’S DISCOUNT POLICY

• A one-time purchase of one thousand dollars to three thousand is 5% off.

• A one-time purchase of three thousand dollars or more is 10% off.

• The purchase does not include tax

• The purchase does not include any discounted prices.

Other discount programs:

• Buy 10 perennials get one $7.99 perennial free.
  
  
• 41/2” Specialty annuals regular price $4.49. Buy 12 or more $3.99 each.
  
  
• 41/2” Geraniums regular price is $4.49. Buy 12 or more $3.99 each.
  
  
• Seedling packs regular price $3.29. Buy 12 or more $2.79 each.

Deliveries                                                           

Longfellow’s Greenhouses will make every effort to accommodate the needs of our customers for special delivery days.  But whenever possible we adhere to our Tuesday and Saturday delivery schedules.  We cannot do same day delivery. All deliveries are curbside.  Delivery charges are additional to the cost of the plants or product being purchased.

We have three Delivery Zones.

Zone 1  is a $25 fee.  The following towns make up zone 1

Augusta, Belgrade, Farmingdale, Hallowell, Manchester, Readfield and Winthrop

Zone 2  is a $40 fee.  The following towns make up zone 2

Chelsea, Fayette, Gardiner, Litchfield, Mount Vernon, Sidney, Vassalboro, Monmouth and Wayne

Zone 3 is a $70 fee.  The following towns make up zone 3

Bowdoinham, China, Greene, Livermore, Oakland, Pittston, Richmond, Sabattus, Turner, Wales, Waterville, Windsor, Whitefield and Leeds

Any towns not included in the above list are on a quoted basis only.  If an extra delivery person is needed to safely unload the truck and extra $10 fee will apply in zone 1 and $20 and $30 fee in zone 2 and 3 respectively.