Les fleurs Franktown House Flowers
Franktown House Flowers cultivates tranquility. Our flower farm is nestled in the idyllic setting of Wakefield, Quebec, ancestral territory of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation. After 10 years of flower production, the vision for Franktown House Flowers is evolving to invite the community to the land, in serenity, by building a gathering space on the farm. Our workshop-studio will be a place for classes and events focused on well-being and creativity, supported by the energy of the natural environment.
Danielle Schami is the heart and hands behind Franktown House Flowers. In 2013, she and Larry moved their young family from the city, to pursue her dream of starting a flower farm. Danielle has over 20 years experience in public service, outreach and engagement, ecological agriculture, environmental education, and social justice. As a farmer-florist, Danielle has helped raise the profile of floriculture by establishing the first flower farm in the region, selling at public markets, speaking to media, presenting at conferences, offering the cut flower production workshops and mentoring to new flower growers, and as a founding member of the Ottawa Flower Market.
Since 2013, Franktown House Flowers has been growing flowers and creating bouquets for Ottawa and the Outaouais region. The first flower farm to become established in the Outaouais, Franktown House Flowers has helped spearhead a new generation of small-scale cut flower farms in Quebec.
Deeply rooted in ecological farming practices, we are mindful of supporting a healthy habitat for all creatures great and small, including pollinators and other beneficial insects, soil microorganisms, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and other wildlife. Our flower farm is host to many domestic and migratory birds, including threatened species such as the whippoorwill, bobolink, eastern meadowlark and golden-winged warbler. We encourage the propagation of milkweed in our fields, providing habitat for Monarch butterflies which have appeared in greater and greater numbers in recent years.
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