The Blooming Fields, Country Tea House and Garden Centre.

Come and experience the fine European touch at the Blooming Fields. They offer a unique experience in the beautiful countryside with a spectacular view of the Rocky Mountains.
The owners of the Blooming Fields, Pim and Mary-Ann van Oeveren, have combined the best of two worlds their European background and their love for the great outdoors in Canada.
The pioneers moved from Holland to Canada in 1994 with no concrete plans, but a many dreams! They both have a horticultural degree from Holland, and soon after arriving in the Lower Mainland in BC , they pursued careers in their own field of expertise. Pim set up a landscaping business and Mary-Ann started teaching floral design at the University College of the Fraser Valley.
In 2002 they moved to Alberta. Mary-Ann became instructor floral design at Olds College.

In 2003, the couple bought a twenty-seven acre property north west of Didsbury and started a nursery. What started out as a plan for a semi-retirement, turned out to be more work than they had ever thought. Instead of making just a nursery, they got very exited about the fact that their place should be a destination place for people who wanted to buy plants. The layout of the nursery is very unique and different from many other nurseries. It is set up to become a park, with two large ponds, meandering pathways through the trees and a spot to pick berries and vegetables. This whole plan meant not only putting in plants, but also building a store and tea house.
In a short while the nursery will look attractive enough for people to book their wedding at The Blooming Fields. What do you think of a wedding in the middle of all these beautiful trees, or near a pond, or with alpaca's in the background?
Of course trees need time to grow, but for those people who have been there over the last three years, it is amazing how well they've grown, and how much the set-up of the place starts already to become like a dream come true. Pim and Mary-Ann want customers to come out and enjoy their place, the beautiful, serene spot overlooking the Rocky Mountains.

They are passionate about what they are doing and they love to share their knowledge with their customers. Pim and Mary-Ann truly live by their motto -
The Blooming Fields
Nurturing Plants and People.