ABOUT US

The Flora Culture is a family run interior plant and design business in Houston, Texas. Our company was created out of a love for plants, and the desire to make them attainable for all people -- whether or not they were born with a green thumb.

OUR TEAM

Jemine Oakes

Co-Founder/Director of Operations

Jemine has always been passionate about floral design. Growing up in Nigeria, she was surrounded by tropical plants and loved using the vivid colors from her home-grown garden to create bouquets.

Favorite Plant – Snake Plant (Sansevieria Cylindrica)
Favorite Flower – Italian Ranunculus

Matthew Oakes

Co-Founder/Design Director

Matthew grew up with an affinity for horticulture and began with a botanical garden on his parents’ property at age 12. He has since combined his professional background in design with his love for nature to create a place where both meet and thrive.

Favorite Plant – Philodendron 'el choco red'
Favorite Flower – Juliet David Austin Rose

Anna Oakes

Store Manager

Anna has worked in the wedding and special events industry for several years and has a love of floral design. She believes a room is incomplete until it is brimming with plants and fresh flowers to breathe life into the space. (No, really, the plants provide more oxygen!)

Favorite Plant – Philodendron Erubescens 'Pink Princess'
Favorite Flower – Dahlia 'Cafe Au Lait'

Jennifer Truong

Shop Associate

Favorite Plant – Asplenium Nidus 'Birdsnest Fern'
Favorite Flower – King Protea

Oliver Oakes

Director of Play

Oliver is our resident lizard-wrangler and garden assistant.

Favorite Plant – Red
Favorite Flower – Blue

Emory Oakes

Assistant Director of Play

Emory is a soil connoisseur (but we are trying our best to keep him from eating it).

Favorite Plant – Anything that doesn't poke me when I hit it
Favorite Flower – Anything Edible