Why I Started the Flower Remedy

When COVID hit in 2020, my anxiety sky-rocketed. All sense of normalcy was gone. I couldn’t stop “doom scrolling” and reading latest news updates, I missed my friends and family, and I needed something else to focus on.

I didn’t know it at the time, but the two small garden boxes in my yard would become my new best friends and help me ease the anxiety.

After working in the garden for a few weeks, I found that growing plants gave me something positive to focus on, allowed me to use my creativity, and kept me in the moment more than any activity I had tried thus far (and believe me, I’d tried a lot).

I started out with fruits and veggies and 3 dahlia tubers. Once the first dahlia blossomed, I knew I was hooked on growing flowers. Not only did I love the process of growing flowers from seed, but I also enjoyed giving the flowers away to those who were going through a hard time. One of the first bouquets I gave away from my garden was to a neighbor whose son had recently passed away. We’d never met previously, but ended up having a deep, beautiful conversation when I delivered those flowers that led to her showing me where she had planted a garden in his honor.

I realized then that flowers have magnificent magic in them that help us heal in countless ways and connect us with ourselves, others, and Mother Earth. Every day the flowers teach me something new. I started this website because I wanted share about the incredible power of flowers and the joy that they can bring us.

My goal is two-fold:

1) To share how flowers can help us improve our mental health and be more connected, joyful, and present.

2) To give away 1 million flowers (with the help of many amazing volunteers) to San Diego seniors centers, hospitals, those who are grieving, and other neighbors who could use a happiness boost.

If you’re interested in sharing your journey with flowers on this blog or if you are a gardener in San Diego and would like to donate flowers, please email me at kelli@floweremedy.co.

Thanks so much for following along!

Kelli