Louise Gregory grew up in the town of Medford, MN and began learning about floral design at age 16. She later attended Brainard Area Vocational Technical School for retail floristry. During her more than 40 years of design work, she worked from home when her children were young and then owned her own floral shop in Jackson, MN for 11 years. Louise brings a great knowledge of retail floristry to our shop and enjoys working with customers.

Livia Stewart was born and raised in Anchorage, AK where she began working at various nurseries and floral shops in her early 20s. She moved to Iowa with her husband several years ago to continue the family farm near Graettinger. Livia has a very keen eye for design and brings a notable artistry to her floral design. She especially loves to create arrangements that emulate nature with fresh or silk flowers. She enjoys the art of design and brings her more than 30 years of experience to our floral design palette.  

Florence Plagman raised her family on a farm near Peterson and always had an interest in floral design. After many years of farming with her husband, they moved to the Lakes Region where she owned her own floral shop in Spirit Lake for more than 10 years. Florence has a passion for flowers and has been bringing the beauty and fragrance of flowers into our homes for over 40 years. She particularly enjoys working with customers to help them describe the perfect floral design or unique fair trade handicraft gift.