Our MissionPolly Flowers is a 501(c)(3) public charity, floral studio, and agricultural operation I founded out of my work with Fieldwork Flowers. The organization is named after Nirvana’s track, which stands as an anthem of resilience. Our entire foundation is built on a framework of survival. I grew up the child of an alcoholic and know that heavy, lonely place firsthand. I created Polly to reach children, families, and individuals navigating recovery by using the grounding power of nature. Through sustainable floral design, local flower sourcing, and community programs, we support other nonprofits to ensure they can confidently continue their own missions.
FLORAL SALE FUNDRAISERS
Fundraisers are split three ways to maximize impact.
50% directly funds our Partner Nonprofits.
30% directly supports Local Flower Farmers.
20% sustains Polly's Therapeutic Programs.
EVENT FLORALS
We help nonprofits raise more by bringing world-class centerpieces and large-scale floral design to their events. Gala hosts receive 30% off beautiful floral designs, along with an option to receive a complimentary group workshop where their community can arrange their own centerpieces.
JOB TRAINING WORKSHOPS
Leveraging over twenty years of retail floral shop management experience, we offer hands-on workshops and flexible, part-time day work to pilot our career curriculum. This program prepares resilient individuals navigating recovery for stable, long-term employment within the floral and agricultural industries.
Bridging CommunitiesThrough my non-profit Polly Flowers and my studio Fieldwork Flowers, I spearheaded the design and creation of the City of Vancouver’s float for Portland’s Grand Floral Parade in 2024—Vancouver’s first entry in 30 years—then brought the community together to do it again with significantly more sponsorship and volunteer support in 2025. My goal was to represent Vancouver well, creating a tasteful, hyper-natural design that our people would be deeply proud of. Inspired by Pacific Northwest beauty, our floats were entirely foam-free and designed without animatronics. As a native who grew up loving the parade, hearing that the Rose Festival Foundation was navigating a vulnerable chapter made me ambitious to help support their mission. I wanted to help inspire a floral direction deeply rooted in the classic style they were originally known for in their early years. By learning from their incredible history, my hope is to help fuel their next decade of success. Building these massive, community-backed projects proved our capacity for large-scale production, logistics, and regional engagement. Moving forward, our vision is to expand future floats into collaborative platforms that highlight and include partner local nonprofits, amplifying their missions on a major regional stage.
‘WITH LOVE, VANCOUVER’
2024. Inspired by an orchard and a field of flowers, this entry served as a message from Vancouver to Portland. I conceptualized the float, named it, and drew the design rendering. I then brought together Vancouver’s Mayor, the Vancouver Downtown Association, local flower farmers, Tieton Building Co., and volunteers. Over 1,000 peonies, hundreds of Peterkort-grown heirloom garden roses, and flats of our signature rose-scented geranium plants were used to bring it to life.
Director’s Choice, Best Depiction of Volunteerism.
‘A RIVER RUNS THROUGH US’
2025. Inspired by the Columbia River, which connects our two cities. We utilized 10,000 flowers and plants sourced from growers in Oregon, Washington, and California. A $17,000 Vancouver Downtown Association sponsorship grant went straight to local flower farmers. The float was built by volunteers over two weeks in a 30,000-square-foot warehouse donated by Menashe Properties.
The Royal Rosarian Award.
This track record proves our capability for large-scale production with perishable flowers on an unmovable deadline. Local farmers grew at scale for us, and the community—including a city, local businesses, and volunteers—said yes, twice. This historic work is the proven blueprint for our future growth.
We have the rare opportunity to secure a permanent, 5.5-acre agricultural footprint on Sauvie Island. Located just twenty minutes from Portland studios at 16530 NW Gillihan Road, this fertile property shifts our entire operation toward total self-sufficiency.
THE DESTINATION FOOTPRINT
Our land sits directly across the road from the iconic, original Pumpkin Patch. Every October, this exact corridor fills with thousands of cars and bumper-to-bumper local traffic. This legendary community landmark provides an immediate, built-in audience right outside our gate. We will build a destination farm store to sell our freshly harvested bouquets and signature rose-scented geranium products, looking most beautiful as a natural second experience for passersby to enjoy.
OUR PROVEN PRODUCTION
This land will immediately cultivate the core materials we have successfully grown for decades. We are scaling up our production of rose geranium, lavender, and larkspur. Most recently, our two-year urban garden in downtown Vancouver served as a beautiful community reference point—proving firsthand how deeply passersby connect with the power of scent and wellness. Moving these signature crops to our own acreage allows us to centralize our operations, secure our volume, and expand the unique varieties we have relied on from our retiring mentor.
WHAT IS ALREADY STANDING