A Fading Landmark: Maine’s Barrows Greenhouses Closing

GORHAM – Bulldozers making way for houses this summer will uproot the lifetime labor of a Gorham couple.

Paul and Donna Allen, owners of Barrows Greenhouses, 312 Main St., will retire later this year, ending a lengthy career of raising flowers.

“It’s bittersweet,” said Donna Allen, as she and her husband talked about retirement plans. “It’s going to be a whole new life.”

The couple plans to operate the greenhouses and floral shop through Memorial Day into June.

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