SMALL BUSINESS Spotlight Deemer Floral Co.

ELLEN & MIKE BUCHANON

Ellen is originally from Bownling Green, and Mike is from Scottsville, KY but moved to Bownling Green at seven and has lived here ever since. Ellen’s grandparents came to BG in 1922 and purchased what was then the Burdell Flower Shop and changed the name to Deemer’s florist.

Ellen’s grandmother Bess Deemer had worked in a family flower shop that her grandfather, Joy’s Florist, started. The Deemers saw BG as a growing community and decided it would be an excellent place to move to and raise a family. Ellen’s parents eventually took over the business, and from there, Mike and Ellen took over when they married in 1973.

Continuing the family business was an obvious choice for Ellen, and a growing city like BG, which is a great place to live and raise a family, allowing Deemer Floral Co. to thrive.