Our location
Address: 3754 Dayton Rd. Madison, OH 44057-9782
p: 440.428.1277
f : 440.428.4036
Email: northcoastperennials
Office Hours
April thru November
Monday - Friday: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday: by appointment only
December thru March
Monday - Thursday: 7:30 - 4:00
Friday & Saturday: Closed
Phone: 440.428.1277
Our Team
Introducing… our company mascots: Stella & Vito!
Kathie Freshour
President / Secretary / TreasurerKathie brings her background and professional development in banking and lending to the business end of the nursery, handling human resource matters, vendors, accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll. She also works with Auburn Career Center’s Plant, Turf, and Landscape Management Program to provide training for interns and is a past board member of Auburn’s Advisory Committee. The nursery is a corporate donor for the Madison Food Center and Kathie is a past volunteer.
Mark Freshour
Vice- PresidentMark’s three decades of experience in the nursery industry encouraged him to buy North Coast Perennials with Kathie in 2008. Mark holds a Private Applicator Spray License from the Ohio Department of Agriculture and attended Lakeland Community College from 1990 to 1992 and successfully completed the Nursery Certification Program. Mark assists with the day to day operations with weekly manager meetings, and he enjoys driving our company box trucks in the busy season delivering orders so he can touch base with our customers.
Jessica Jelenic
Production ManagerJessica has been in the nursery industry for 23 years and originally started as an order puller at North Coast about 15 years ago. A few years later she transitioned into the office and was our primary sales/customer service representative. Currently she is involved in all aspects of the nursery operations: placing orders with our suppliers, determining how the plants will be organized on our grounds, managing the production and order pulling crews, and even assisting in the office when necessary. She stays busy working with the owners and other supervisors to coordinate the day-to-day operations of our facility.
Tiffany Cell
Sales / Customer ServiceTiffany will be starting her 6th season with North Coast in the spring of 2025. With close to 3 decades of customer service and office experience, she thoroughly enjoys helping our clients find the best plants for their needs. She loves expanding her knowledge of perennials each year and looks forward to a great growing season!
Anne Federici
Sales / Customer ServiceWith 2025 beginning her third season with North Coast, Anne has proven to be a great asset to the team. She works outside with the production crew most of the time, but also jumps into action in the office during the busy part of the season to assist in fulfilling orders. Her enthusiasm and positive attitude are very much appreciated by teammates and customers alike.