Jolly Lane Greenhouse and Floral History
"A Jolly Good Family Greenhouse"

The Jolly Lane Greenhouse Grand opening in 1972.

Dean Sime was sick of work. He woke up each morning and dreaded going into the auto body shop where he worked. It was definitely time for a change—a big change.

"A greenhouse up the road from our house came up for sale, and Dean came home one day and told me he was buying the greenhouse," says Norma Sime, his wife.

"That was almost a divorce," Dean laughs.

The very same greenhouse is now part of the Jolly Lane Greenhouse, one of many greenhouses in the Sime's family-run business.

"No one knows why I started. I certainly didn't have a green thumb," Sime says.

But more than 30 years later, and after a lot of hard work, a concerted family effort, studying and mistakes, the Jolly Lane Greenhouse has become a successful enterprise. The Sime's five children: Scott, Pam, Angie, Todd and Tim, have all shared a role in the expansion of the greenhouse operation.

Today, a flower shop in Rapid City, a production facility in Box Elder, the retail garden center in Rapid Valley, and a wholesale production operation comprise the Jolly Lane Greenhouse.