About

Karen Salem is an artisan, grower, and designer passionate about creating living works of art. After years of nurturing organic gardens and studying the natural rhythm of plants, she founded Sunkissed Garden to bridge the gap between nature and modern life. Because she is eco-conscious and uses locally grown, non-toxic flowers and materials, more skill is required to use soaked pine needles wrapped in burlap for event work, rather than highly toxic floral foam and chemical-laden flowers. 

Every floral arrangement is filled with organically grown flowers and interesting botanicals, and crafted with the belief that beauty should be alive, evolving, and rooted in care.
Her mission is simple: to bring more living, breathing beauty into the spaces where we work, gather, and rest.

Karen formerly owned "Exotica Florist Gallery" in Coconut Grove, Florida, and is relatively new to Ocala, re-establishing her business. Her goal is to produce more organically grown flowers on her farm and specialize in wedding and event floral design. 

"In a world flooded with mass production, we offer something rare: each piece is unique, imperfect, alive — just like nature itself. Our floral designs and garden planters are living sculptures that evolve, grow, and enrich the spaces they inhabit".

- Karen Salem