Welcome to Longfellow's Greenhouses

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. We routinely offer a variety of demonstrations, informative lectures, and hands-on classes to help you reach new levels in horticulture.

In our 32 greenhouses we produce 21,000 geraniums, 40,000 fall mums, 23,000 flowering hanging baskets, 45,000 perennials, and 18,000 poinsettias. We also stock over 600 varieties of perennials, most grown right in our own greenhouses. Our retail shop is filled with everything you need to help with successful gardening, and we also offer one of the largest houseplant departments in Maine! We strive to make your experience at Longfellow’s memorable while bringing joy to your garden.

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FROM OUR BLOG

Caring for Primrose

Primroses thrive indoors in bright indirect light. A location near a sunny window with filtered [...]

06
Jan

Successfully Growing Holiday Cactus

Successfully Growing Holiday Cactus There’s something magical about a plant that decides to bloom just [...]

09
Dec

How to Keep Your Plants and Your Well Happy During an Extreme Drought

How to Keep Your Plants and Your Well Happy During an Extreme Drought It [...]

22
Sep

How to Properly Plant a New Tree or Shrub

How to Properly Plant a New Tree or Shrub Proper planting techniques are essential in [...]

10
Jun

Helpful Tips for Pansies & Violas

Pansies and Violas are tough little plants that thrive in cool temperatures, making them [...]

09
Apr

How to Protect Your Plants This Winter.

The thought of shoveling snow and scraping frosted windshields makes many of us, well, cringe! [...]

04
Dec

Bringing Your Houseplants Inside.

As the nights begin to cool down and daylight gets shorter, it’s time to start [...]

04
Dec

Why is Fall a Great Time to Plant?

You have likely heard that fall is a great time to plant perennials, trees, and [...]

04
Dec

Meet the Longfellow's!

Opened in 1977 by Lawrence & Mavis Longfellow, Longfellow’s Greenhouses is now on its third generation! Currently owned by Scott & Sandy Longfellow with Will, Evan & Ellie as the upcoming third generation owners. In the almost 50 years Longfellow’s has been open it has grown into a 32-greenhouse operation, with a beautiful retail shop filled with accessories and gifts for everyone.

READ ABOUT OUR HISTORY

Voted Down East Magazine’s Best of Maine Garden Center/Nursery for 2024 & 2025!

We are so honored to have been voted Best of Maine Garden Center/Nursery for the second year in a row! As a small, family owned business this means a great deal to us. We’d like to give a heartfelt thank you to our amazing customers, to everyone who took the time to vote, and to our friendly, knowledgeable Longfellow’s team who make this such a special place. We couldn’t do it without you!

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Customer testimonials

Jonathan H.

Longfellows is a beloved area institution. They are helpful while there, respond to emails and are always friendly. They seem to always have what you need. Just go. There’s no chance you’ll regret it. What could be nicer, right? An afternoon walking around smelling and looking at flowers. Maybe with a loved one. Like I said, just go.

Brenda T.

We have been going to Longfellow’s for 25 years now. Our first trip of every year is for Mother’s day. We love to see the luscious flowers and plants. They just make me happy.☺️ Such a fun mother’s day tradition

Sarah D.

What a great place. It’s family friendly – and has an amazing selection of everything! Will definitely make the trip back. Everyone we met was so friendly and helpful. We really enjoyed our morning here.