About Us

Our Story

Hello! I am Doug, and I started Blue Eyed Violet Gardens with my daughter Carlie. We are based out of our 1700 sq ft “plant”, which is what we have lovingly named our shop in Regina, SK, Canada.

Carlie has a passion for plants and I have recently acquired a passion for yoga and meditation. Our two worlds collided when Carlie asked me to find her a big bottle to plant in. When she showed me the garden she put in a bottle, I was in awe. I saw a beautiful product for people who loved nature but were not able to take regular care of plants. The name of our product, “Be Present Garden”, encourages you to view this garden in a bottle and be present with your thoughts - which is very calming.

Our Mission

Our mission includes serving our customers and serving the environment. With our Be Present Gardens, we are aiming to allow you to bring a small piece of a nature into your life in the most convenient way possible. We understand that not everyone has a passion for plants, but we believe that everyone should experience their beauty and serenity in their lives as much as possible. This also includes doing our part to maintain the environment and thrive to find ways to reduce our carbon footprint- for you, and the environment.

Eco-Friendlly

As part of our mission, we are constantly looking for ways to improve in regards to our impact on the environment.

We have moved from single-use stencils to 90% reusable stencils which have up to six uses
Although sand is cheap, we do not use it to sandblast because it is unhealthy for our plant artists to use. We use aluminum oxide for this purpose, which is also reusable.
Modified sandblasting cabinet to recycle blasting medium for up to eight uses.
Our 4-6 gallon bottles are repurposed glass carboys which we buy locally.
We donate any unused soil from plants to community gardens
Materials like rocks, coal and soil are purchased in bulk to reduce unnecessary packaging