A man and child laying down grounding for a Greenhouse.

It all started more than 35 years ago.

Hickey's Greenhouses Business Owner, Leonard Hickey, has always had an interest in Horticulture. As a full-time dad and high school teacher, he decided to start growing plants as a personal hobby from a home made greenhouse made out of recycled materials. However, it didn't take very long before this hobby grew into something much bigger.

A young boy on a red bicycle posing in front of construction machinery.

From hobbyist to local entrepreneur.

Within a few years, Len had outgrown his home made greenhouse and, together with his wife, Elaine Hickey in 1990, decided to build their very first commercial Greenhouse in their backyard - the first Greenhouse ever built in Placentia!

Growing with the community

After achieving much success, Len and Elaine decided to build three (3) more Greenhouses, which brought a greater variety of products and services to the community, new employment opportunities, and a new platform for the community to share a love of growing things.

The first of its kind

With the continuing success of their business in Dunville and Len's passion for Horticulture always growing, in 2005 the family decided to expand to the community of Conception Bay South.

Initially the new location was small; however, business grew quite rapidly. Thus, in 2012 at the tender ages of 65 and 58, Len and Elaine began construction on their current 12,000 square foot Garden Centre.

A woman smiling for the camera and standing inside a Greenhouse decorated for Christmas.

Christmas at Hickey's

Every November, Hickey's transforms into something unlike anything else in the province. Christmas at Hickey's is in a category of its own. People drive from across the island to experience it. Once you've been, you will understand why.

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