Hi! I’m Julie Rémy, a Belgo-Canadian floral designer, flower grower, treat maker, photographer, floral educator, and founder of Fleuris Orchard & Blooms.

Fleuris was born from a lifelong love affair with beauty in all its forms: nature, antiques, interior spaces, delicious food, and the rhythm of the seasons. Before flowers, I worked as a humanitarian photographer and translator, living in Montreal, Toronto, and Brussels while travelling across the globe. But it was here, in a hidden orchard at the foot of PKOLS (Mount Douglas Park) in Victoria, BC, that my vision truly took root.

I never fully connected with traditional floristry. But when I discovered designers who grew their own flowers and allowed nature and the seasons to guide their work, I knew I had found my people. Fleuris Orchard & Blooms grew from this philosophy. For me, flowers are never simply decorative. They have the power to nourish, gather, celebrate, and reconnect us to the land around us.

I believe flowers should be grown, not flown, and that floral artistry can exist in harmony with the natural world by supporting pollinators, rebuilding soil health, and celebrating the fleeting beauty of the seasons.

The 2.3 acres of farmland we care for, once a wild tangle of brambles, is now a small but abundant orchard garden filled with rare blooms, fruit trees, birdsong, frogs, owls, bees, and quiet magic. Once part of an 800-acre farm stewarded by Mr. Glendenning, the first recorded farmer on Vancouver Island, this land is now lovingly tended by me, my husband Dwight, a professional gardener, with the help of my in-laws Mary and Earl, who have lovingly cared for this land for many years. Together, we care for this place with deep respect for its history, its ecosystems, and the generations who will come after us.

We work only with local, seasonal, and sustainable ingredients, many grown right here in the orchard garden. The result is floral work that feels artful, painterly, and deeply connected to place for weddings, editorial projects, gatherings, and homes seeking something meaningful and alive.

I’m proud to be a member of the Slow Flowers Society and the Sustainable Floristry Network because sustainability at Fleuris is not a trend or a marketing phrase. It is simply the foundation of everything we do.