Grower Direct - Flower Delivery in Red Deer, AB

Fresh flowers from someone who actually grew up with them

You know that sinking feeling when grocery store flowers wilt after two days? One customer told me his lasted nothing when he bought them elsewhere. Then he came here, and his wife got two and a half weeks out of our roses. That's the difference experience makes.

I'm the owner of Red Deer Grower Direct, and I've been in flowers since I was 17. Started at Olds College for floriculture, graduated at 18, and haven't stopped learning since. After managing shops across Alberta and running restaurants for nearly 20 years, my husband and I bought this flower shop. We're working on year 20 now.

Here's what makes us different: I grew up on a farm. When you spend your childhood watching your Italian grandparents grow gardens the size of football fields, you learn what fresh really means. You understand why some roses last two weeks while others die in three days. You know the difference.

We're part of the Grower Direct network, which means flowers come straight from growers. No sitting in warehouses. No multiple middlemen. The roses you get were cut days ago, not weeks. And yes, I guarantee them for seven days. If they don't last, bring them back.

My daughter handles our marketing while finishing her master's degree. One of our team members has been with us 17 years! When it gets crazy at Valentine's or Mother's Day, friends who know flowers come help. But the designing? That's me, six days a week. When you order, I make it. No confusion. No telephone game!

We're also a UPS access point! People come for packages, discover we're a real flower shop, and become regulars. Had one guy say he hadn't realized flower shops smell so pretty. Now he wants to bring coffee and sit at our table just to smell the flowers.

The flower shop talks to me, and I talk back. Every morning I walk in and say hello to the plants. At night I tell them they did awesome. Mandy even put up a sign about singing to your flowers. Some people think I've lost it a bit. I'm okay with that!

If you want flowers from someone who's been doing this for almost 50 years, who guarantees freshness, and who actually cares whether your roses last, come see us on Gates Avenue.