I’m Beth McKendrick, the owner of The Flower House, which officially bloomed in March 2025.

 

My love for growing things started years ago when I became a homeowner and began filling my yard with vegetables, seasonal flower pots, and hanging baskets—basically anything that would grow.

​

By day (and many nights), I’m a nurse at the Alberta Children’s Hospital, working in critical care—emergency and pediatric intensive care—and I also work casually in pediatric cardiology.

​

Flowers found me during a really hard season in 2020 and 2021, when I was navigating PTSD and needed something grounding. What started as “I need a hobby” quickly turned into a full-blown love affair with flowers. Gardening became my therapy and my self-care. I began growing new varieties, experimenting with arrangements, giving bouquets away, and filling our home with blooms. A simple jar of sweet peas can instantly calm me and lift my spirits—and if you’ve never smelled them, you absolutely need to.

​

Each year, the garden has grown bigger and bigger, and our grass has slowly disappeared as my husband has patiently helped turn every possible inch of yard into garden beds. A dear friend also generously lets me grow on her property, which allows me to produce a surprisingly large amount of flowers. 

​

Flowers have brought so much joy, beauty, healing, and love into my life, and The Flower House is my way of sharing that with others.