Our story

Fern’s Flowers Garden started in 2022 with a simple love for flowers and the peacefulness of nature. It began as a way to support Lady Flower Gardens (LFG), a not-for-profit community garden founded by my father-in-law, Doug Visser and his partner Kelly Mills. LFG provides experiential learning opportunities for vulnerable populations and is located on a large piece of property within the Edmonton city limits. Maintaining this land can be costly, and my husband, Kevin, and I wanted to find a way to help support it while also sharing the land with more people.

What started as a project to support an essential community garden has blossomed into something much more—a peaceful, welcoming space for families, friends, and flower lovers to slow down, explore, and pick their own beautiful bouquets. Every flower we grow is planted with care, with the hope that it brings a little more color and joy into the world. Our garden is located in Northeast Edmonton, in the Horse Hill area, right along the North Saskatchewan River. It’s a hidden piece of land that dips down toward the riverbank—a quick getaway from city life and an opportunity to become enveloped in nature.