Hi, I’m Lourdes
The creative behind this brand is also a flower farmer, natural dyer and experience guide. Let’s start nurturing your creative side through on-farm, immersive botanical dyeing experiences.
experience guide
flower grower
natural dyer
“I hope I inspire people to find that joy in their life,” she says. “If that’s flowers, great.”
Chatelaine print feature, September 2022
masagana:
adjective/(ma-sa-ga-na) meaning abundant, plentiful and prosperous
Masagana is a Tagalog word which is my mother tongue. It means abundant, plentiful and prosperous. My love for this word as my business name is two-fold. First, it represents my Filipino heritage and; second, it recognizes what I have been given. It is also a mindset. There is abundance around me, in the garden, and my own gift and calling. Choosing to live from this abundance versus to live for what I don’t have.
The idea to grow flowers on our lawn came from my deep desire to be a better steward of the land on which we live.
In 2017, I began turning lawn into garden. In 2018, I was blown away with how much flowers my small garden had produced.
My house was filled with fresh flowers that I didn't sell and so did my compost bins. It didn't sit well for me that the flowers I grew only had one use, as a fresh flower display.
Masagana Flower Farm gradually expanded to a year-round floral experience to better utilize the flowers my garden was producing.
Local fibre farms inspired me to offer naturally dyed textiles, and the Tinta Experience grew out of my love for helping people make plant magic a part of their lives.
I believe that growing joy and creating magic are right at our fingertips. I’m here to inspire eco-conscious consumers and florists alike to embrace local, seasonal, and sustainable blooms as their flowers of choice and re-imagine their own greenspaces.
selected floral features
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