Brenda Visser got into flowers during a difficult time in her life. Fresh flowers on her kitchen table sparked something that told her to hold on, keep going, and that life was good - a feeling she has spent the years since trying to pass on to others. That belief became Flowers of the Field, the floriculture farm Brenda founded in 2017 just north of Maitland.

Growing across both open fields and a winterized greenhouse lets Brenda bring fresh cut tulips to market as early as February, well ahead of most local growers, alongside potted tulips, hyacinth, and daffodils, and field-grown peonies, lilies, sunflowers, and gladiola through the season. Flowers are available directly from the farm and at the Brockville and Ottawa Farmers' Markets.

Brenda brings real horticultural depth to the business: a Master Gardener program through Dalhousie University, Landscape Design training from the University of Guelph, and years spent managing garden centres in Nova Scotia and Ontario and teaching Horticulture at St. Lawrence College. She is also a board member of the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers Research Foundation and a freelance writer with more than 100 published articles.

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Brenda is one of 25 Brockville business owners who show up every Thursday morning to support each other, share referrals, and grow together. Every member in the room is a potential client, a referral partner, or a resource for your business.

Your first two visits are completely free and breakfast is on us.