Bumblebee’s Flowers and Gifts

Bumblebees perform a valuable service for the ecosystem through pollination, helping plants produce more fruit, and one Rhode Island floral designer takes inspiration from these fuzzy, black and yellow pollinators. Lynda Lisker, owner of Bumblebee’s Flowers & Gifts in Greenville, draws from her love of flowers and deep appreciation for nature to design magnificent and personal floral arrangements for her customers.

“I love what I do,” Lynda says.

And it shows.

Lynda’s own roots in Smithfield run deep. The town has been her home since 1980, and it’s where she raised her two daughters, Samantha and Hannah.

Possessing lengthy experience and a vast knowledge of flowers, Lynda is more than just a florist. In fact, she is a Master Gardener, having gone through URI’s Master Gardener Program. She has twenty-eight acres around her home in Greenville, included five planted acres on which she grows her own flowers and maintains several different gardens, such as a zinnia garden, a

shade garden, a medicinal herb garden, and a perennial garden, which attracts bumblebees, butterflies and other pollinators. She also has a cutting garden, which she keeps so that she will have flowers to cut just about all year round, as well as a greenhouse that is large enough for small production. Her gardens have been featured in the prestigious “Gardening with the Masters Tour,” which essentially is a showcase of the most beautiful gardens in the state, hosted by URI Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardener Program.

These days, Lynda’s uses her long-time experience and skills as a designer and event manager specializing in weddings and other large events. Even if a couple is not sure exactly what they what, she will be able to bring their vision into clear focus, helping them identify a unique style, color palate, and suggest the perfect floral arrangement for them. Couples will be able to see exactly what they will be getting, choosing flowers grown in the gardens at Bumblebees which will complement their wedding linen and achieve the overall aesthetic vision they were hoping to capture.

Lynda is also an educator, and very much enjoys sharing her passion with others to help them with their gardening projects. To that end, she offers a variety of classes and floral workshops to groups of six or more at public venues or in private home settings. She’ll supervise and instruct fellow floraphiles how to create various home decorations and seasonal gifts with plants and flowers.

“I really enjoy doing these classes,” Lynda says. “It’s one month out of the year, but they’re always a lot of fun for everybody who participates.”

It’s all about personal expression and using some imagination and natural creativity that will all possess. You don’t need a green thumb to make a beautiful holiday arrangement.

So, for newly-engaged brides looking for a complete and professional floral designer, Lynda will be able to serve all your wedding flower needs anywhere in Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts and Connecticut. Bumblebees Flowers & Gifts operates out of a studio and Lynda is available for consultation by appointment-only at her Greenville showroom. Couples typically book a year in advance. Wedding floral delivery and professional set-up is limited to one per day.

Lynda is as personable as she is knowledgeable, and it’s not uncommon for friendships to develop with her clients. She will see each wedding through to the exchanges of “I do” and beyond.

You can contact Lynda by email: bumblebeesflowersandgifts@gmail.com or phone: (401) 339-7467.