Our story begins with founder Pamela Parker. After working in the floral industry for thirteen years in Minneapolis, Pam returned to Indiana to live on the family farm. A third generation farmer, Pam developed her love of flowers and growing from her deep Indiana roots. J P Parker Flowers was born when her sister, Janet, became her first employee,.They began growing flowers such as sunflowers, alliums and zinnias on the family farm. While Pam enjoyed growing flowers, she missed the corporate and event floral work she had been involved in Minneapolis .She had produced major projects for clients such as General Mills and as a personal designer for the Pillsbury family. In 1986, Pam decided to follow her passion and return to event and corporate flowers.