Save the Mums!

The Lehmans began selling and breeding chrysanthemums which they would send via mail order all over the country. Headquartered in Fairbault Minnesota, people from across the US would come every fall to their incredible show gardens which showcased thousands of square feet of the beautiful chrysanthemum varieties that were quickly becoming a staple in many American gardens in every climate.

In 1972 the business was sold to Richard and Lois Donahue and then again in 1994 to George and Jodie Chappuis, at which time the famous Minnesota Mums were only available for purchase at wholesale. In 2022, Mitchell & Sara Haller jumped at the chance to buy the famous Lehman Mums and make them available to the public once again! 

Now the Lehman Mums need your help! Chrysanthemums are cultivated from mother stock which has to be carefully housed, maintained and regularly cared for which involves a high initial investment. In order to continue the Lehman legacy and to continue to offer these incredible flowers to home growers across the country we need to be able to build out the infrastructure required for healthy stock and cuttings, and to be able to hire the expert horticulturists required to keep the stock healthy and to keep up cutting production.

If we don’t raise the required money, the Lehman stock will likely be lost to the public once again. Please consider even a small donation to keep the incredible and rare Minnesota Mums blooming in gardens all across the country!