Our Story

Pinehaven Greenhouses Inc. was founded in 1966 by Niels and Sally Jensen in Avon Lake Ohio. Niels had immigrated from Denmark in his 20’s and found a home in Avon with family members. When he relocated to Avon Lake the property Sally and himself purchased had a small glass greenhouses attached to the home. After 20 years they decided to expand and purchased what is now the location of Pinehaven Garden Center in 1985 from the Bislich family. With Niels working full time at BF Goodrich, he relied on his sons Bryan and Bruce Jensen to run the operation and a day to day basis. In 2005 the brothers decided to build a full service garden center seeing the growth potential in Avon and the surrounding communities. The brothers continued to run the business until late 2013 when Bryan was elected Mayor of Avon. Although Niels and Sally have since passed their presence is felt at the garden center, with countless customers sharing stories and memories of the two. Pinehaven is currently run by Bruce and his son Chris, a third generation Jensen.