Our Mission

To grow kindness, promote wellness, and foster community connections by empowering people to cultivate and share flowers.

Bestside Blooms: A Social Enterprise

What is a Social Enterprise?
As a social enterprise, Bestside Blooms blends business with purpose. Our goal is to deliver high-quality floral products and services while supporting programs that make a difference in our community.

When you shop with Bestside Blooms, you’re not just buying flowers—you’re helping fund:


🌻 Neighborhood Blooms: Transforming unused yard spaces into vibrant flower gardens.
💐 Floral Renewal Project: Repurposing flowers from events to bring joy to senior centers, nonprofits, and neighbors in need of cheer.
🌱 Grow & Give Workshops: Teaching neighbors to grow their own flowers while fostering community connections.

Kind Hearts Bloom: The Nonprofit

Kind Hearts Bloom is a nonprofit organization founded to expand the mission of Bestside Blooms. Through programs like Neighborhood Blooms, we’re empowering neighbors to come together to grow, give, and make a lasting impact in Grand Rapids.

Our nonprofit focuses on three key areas:
🌸 Building community connection.
🌸 Promoting physical and mental wellness through gardening.
🌸 Creating a sustainable impact with eco-friendly practices.

What We Offer

Bestside Blooms Products and Services:

  • Premium floral subscriptions, including double daffodils in spring and dahlias in fall.

  • Custom arrangements featuring locally grown blooms.

Kind Hearts Bloom Programs:

  • Educational workshops for neighbors, families and children.

  • Summer CSA bouquets using flowers grown from our yard sharing program, Neighborhood Blooms.

  • Volunteer opportunities to connect and give back.

  • Flower donations to spread kindness across Grand Rapids.

Let’s Grow Together

Whether you’re shopping for blooms, volunteering your time, or spreading the word, your support helps us make Grand Rapids bloom with kindness.

Meet the Founder

Howdy, Neighbor! I’m Kristen, the face behind Bestside Blooms and Founder of Kind Hearts Bloom. What started as a love for gardening, evolved into a passion for cut flowers and floral design in 2020.

Like so many others during the pandemic, I found healing in the process of nurturing my garden when the world felt lonely and isolating. As a form of self-care, I treated myself to a store bought bouquet on grocery runs. Soon, I was researching how to grow my own cut flowers and learning skills to create beautiful and long lasting bouquets.

In 2023 my family and I moved to Grand Rapids after living all our lives in the South. We still miss the Sweet Tea, but have found a welcoming and supportive community in West Michigan. I am so excited to bring beauty and connection to our neighbors and friends!