WHEREAS, The Greenhouse, a beloved nursery and garden center in Glen Allen that has greatly served the Greater Richmond area in that location for more than 50 years, will close in 2021; and

WHEREAS, The Greenhouse was started by Gilbert and Margaret Miles, who ran a small operation at the greenhouses in Richmond's Hollywood Cemetery until its popularity led them to open a business on Mountain Road in Glen Allen in 1969; and

WHEREAS, The Greenhouse added a second location, The Greenhouse II, on Patterson Avenue in Richmond in 1981, allowing the business to grow and better serve the community; and

WHEREAS, Gilbert and Margaret Miles' son George and his wife, Cathy, took ownership of The Greenhouse in 2001 and have been thoughtful and enterprising stewards of the business for the past two decades; and

WHEREAS, The Greenhouse's impressive collection of annuals, perennials, landscaping plants, décor, and more for every season has inspired countless gardeners over the years; and

WHEREAS, The Greenhouse has earned its reputation for exceptional customer care, gladly providing helpful planting advice and offering mulching and rental services to help customers bring glory to their gardens; and

WHEREAS, from one growing season to the next, the owners of The Greenhouse have graciously offered support to other nurseries and garden center owners around Richmond, a testament to the convivial spirit of small business owners in the Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, The Greenhouse will maintain its second property, The Greenhouse II, on Patterson Avenue, ensuring green thumbs in the Greater Richmond area will continue to have access to everything they need to achieve their horticultural dreams; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That The Greenhouse, a treasured institution in Glen Allen, hereby be commended on the occasion of its closing; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to George and Cathy Miles, owners of The Greenhouse, as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the business' contributions to the Commonwealth.