Ferns and Fashion

Fern of Highlands Boutique, located at 255 Spring Street in Highlands, offers a fresh new perspective on Living the Good Life.

What’s that adorable new business at 255 Spring Street that draws your eye and beckons you in with its beautiful wide, welcoming porch covered in ferns?

It’s none other than Fern of Highlands Boutique, Highlands’ hippest and bestsmelling new shop owned by best friends Brooke Wilson and Samantha Perkins. We’ve already mentioned the welcoming front porch bedecked with ferns, but Brook tells us that the name and look of the business is a sentimental and fitting choice as it’s named after her beloved grandmother, who loved ferns and fashion. Brooke’s dream was to have a boutique and she knew from the beginning that honoring her grandmother would start the business off on just the right foot.

Brooke moved to Highlands in 2020 when she married her husband, Seth Wilson, owner of Essential Power, and she loves her new home and family which includes two wonderful children, Ashlynn and Wyatt, and four dogs, two Labs and two German Shorthaired Pointers. This family makes the most of an active mountain lifestyle and the energy carries over to the boutique.

Seth built the Fern of Highlands Boutique building so Brooke and Seth were able to personalize the space of her dreams. Feel free to have a discussion with her about all the unique design features as it is a deserved source of pride.

Dreamy it is, but this charming little boutique isn’t all about looks, it smells heavenly, too. Her selection of candles; perfumes; lotions; potions; loofahs infused with soaps designed to soothe or invigorate, whichever your mood; facial masks; and shampoos are carefully chosen and delight to the senses and enhance your well-being. She also carries a great line of all-natural, non-toxic cleaning supplies.

Once you’ve moved past those little treasures, and trust us that will take a while, it’s time to move on to the rest of the store. It’s filled with beautiful ladies’ clothing including on-trend denim looks, shorts, casual dresses, a necessity in this summer heat; swimwear; loungewear; a bit of lingerie; shoes; boots; purses; slippers; jewelry; hats, and t-shirts. Of course, there’s more and we’ll categorize it as the fun stuff- puzzles, key rings, wristlets, comfy throws and blankets, mugs, and Beach Babe items and drinkware.

Whether you’re shopping for something for yourself or you’re looking for that perfect gift, do yourself a favor and stop by Fern of Highlands.

And take a minute to enjoy the cool and peace of that beautiful porch. You’ll be glad you did.

by Mary Jane McCall