Rowdy Poppy

Rowdy Poppy was launched in 2018 and is the soul-child of grower and designer Kim Zimmerman. It is both a floral design house as well as an urban microfarm. Kim grew up in the Southeast and her gardening life started with her grandmother Gaga’s vegetable plot and prized African violets. Throughout the years, her love and curiosity about plants continued to grow – she would harvest wild lilies by the creek and try (again and again) to grow the wrong plants in the wrong places. She found tremendous joy in taking hikes full of (possibly annoying but definitely necessary) stops to observe the details of the flora around every turn. Plants and cultivation continued with her all through college and early adulthood but after years of successes and many more failures, she decided more formal training was in order. Moving from Atlanta to Colorado meant starting from scratch as far as understanding the climate, growing conditions, and plant selections, so it was the perfect time to dive back into school. Kim enrolled in many Native Plant Master classes as well as completed the Colorado Master Gardener training. In addition, she enrolled in floral design courses, flower farmer training, and began volunteering with the horticulture staff at Denver Botanic Gardens, all while continuing her ongoing self-driven studies.