the Farmer

Diana Fleming, urban flower farmer & QF founder

After three years of urban flower growing under my belt, I have high hopes and lots of enthusiasm for 2024! I’m expanding our growing space, taking on more bouquet subscriptions, and experimenting with heaps of new varieties of flowers. Follow along on Instagram (@queensdaleflowers) or our new Facebook page where I’ll be documenting this year’s farming adventures. If you’re interested in volunteering and getting the inside scoop on an urban micro farm, we’d be delighted to show you around. Just fire me a note.

When I’m not farming or drooling over seed catalogues, you’ll find me hiking and watching Bluey with my family or searching junk stores for vintage treasures.

the Farm

An adventure in urban micro flower farming

In its first year, the farm consisted of the front and back yards of my small east end home. For year four, we’re expanding! With two additional yards on loan, we’re excited to see how much more we can produce. The farm consists of a mix of raised beds, containers and in-ground planting, and blooms start to appear in late April, with peony-style double tulips, allium and narcissus. Ranunculus and anemones are some additional spring favourites. Snap dragons, gladiolus, cosmos, sunflowers, lisianthus, and zinnias will be making an appearance along with many, many others. And of course, many (too many? Can you have such a thing?) varieties of dahlias.

We’re excited to see what ups and downs this year will bring! You can follow along with us on Instagram or Facebook or contact us and get involved with the beautiful messy process!