Original Location - 100th Ave & 111th

Street Location at Fort Edmonton Park - 1905

Street Year Built - 1906

Walter Ramsay built the first greenhouse in Northern Alberta. His work helped develop the horticultural community in Edmonton. 

Ramsay built a small greenhouse at the back of his home in 1906 and eventually built four more to keep up with demand. He eventually had fifty thousand square feet under glass. 

A large portion of his greenhouse space was dedicated to roses and carnations. These were his favourite flowers and found their way into many of the bouquets he created. 

Ramsay was involoved in both the retail and wholesale sides of the floral business. He provided flowers and arrangements year round and offered an order service to towns accross the province. Ramsay's annual Good Friday Open House was a popular event that drew hundreds of people eager to buy and view the spring inventory. 

Business was booming but it wasn't without its problems. The first five of Ramsay's greenhouses collapsed during a snowstorm in 1935. WWII created delivery problems for seeds and bulbs coming from the Netherlands. 

Walter Ramsay passed away in 1959 and his business was handed over to his son.