Donahue's Greenhouse
On Wednesday March 21, 2018 we heard from Kathy Donahue Nass of Donahue's Greenhouse. In 1972 the Donahue family purchased Lehman's Gardens and never looked back. In 1993 the family green house had grown and was land locked inside the city of Faribault so 40 acres just outside of Faribault in Morristown were purchased for mores space. The Retail store remains in Faribault and 147,000 square feet of green house space is in Morristown. The Donahue's grow about 130 varieties of plants to be sold all over the United States and Canada. Donahue's are well known for their clematis and currently have two varieties to the family name, Killian Donahue and Rosalie Donahros, both beautiful variegated varieties of clematis.
Having Kathy visit on the first full day of spring in 2018 makes any gardener's heart happy. Kathy announced the retail store would be open for their summer business starting April 12, with their Anniversary Celebration and annual "potting days" taking place on Friday the 20th - Sunday the 22nd. This year they are celebrating their 46th anniversary!
Donahue's employs 16 people full time year-round, they 25 seasonal employees. The third generation of the Donahue family are starting to enter the work force and will hopefully carry on the tradition of one of Faribault's best attractions - Donahue's Green house.