“Rather than approach gardening as a formula to be cracked, Lauren's didactic style nurtures her guests' “child-like curiosity” and seeks to strengthen their gardening intuition. Lauren helps new gardeners understand the unpredictable beauty of the environment and empowers them to take challenges in stride.”

- Scotty Bryan

A lifelong learner, Lauren Child is a Floret Alumni as well as Gardenary Certified. She holds a Certificate in Therapeutic Horticulture from NC State and continues her education in Native Plant Studies with UNCC whenever the stars align.

Some favorite classes include:

Landscape for Life Sustainable Gardening Series

Basic Ecology

Basic Botany

What’s Wrong with my Plant? Insects/ Abiotic/ Weeds and Disease

While Flower Child Heirlooms first began in 2018 when Lauren applied for her nursery license, the garden took shape long before then. Lauren observed her mother and grandmother’s gardens as a child. Sensory herb tours each visit to Grandma’s and dried floral wreath making in her Grandma’s She Shed flooded her with inspiration. Though Lauren and her family moved a lot, each rental they stayed in meant another garden for her mother to create. Lauren and her sisters recall memories of playing in their mother’s garden she so lovingly tended with great fondness.

Once on her own, Lauren started out with herbs and veggies in pots on apartment patios. When Lauren and her husband Nathan bought their first home in 2014, they broke ground. The gardens have expanded ever since with Petal Plots in neighboring yards to supplement the florist side of her business and Edible + Floral Gardens for clients throughout the Charlotte Area.