Where it all began.

Hi, I’m Lucas—flower grower, designer, and someone obsessed with creating something beautiful.

I didn’t grow up dreaming of being a flower farmer or a florist.
But I did grow up in a garden.

Some of my earliest memories are alongside my mom—pulling weeds, wandering garden centers, and keeping my hands in the dirt. She loved gardening—really loved it—and she noticed when I began to love it too. She encouraged that curiosity quietly, gently.

When we planted the first seeds in my very own vegetable garden, she was planting something else, too. I didn’t know it then, but something was already taking root.

Years later, that seed resurfaced—not in a field, but on a third-floor balcony. I grew sunflowers in grow bags that stretched twelve feet tall, reaching past the roofline of my apartment in West Town, Chicago. When I moved across the city and gained a little more space, I turned the roof of my townhouse into a cutting garden of my own.

Beau Shi began with curiosity, creativity, and a desire to grow something beautiful—some beautiful sh*t.

As Beau Shi grew, so did my sense of connection. I found community in other gardeners, florists, and flower farmers across Chicagoland and beyond. Their creativity inspired me. Their generosity shaped me. Their work reminded me that this isn’t just about flowers—it’s about connection, celebration, and creating something meaningful to share.

What began as a personal return to flowers has grown into a design-led floral studio rooted in seasonality, artistry, and honest beauty.

Beau Shi was shaped by a mother who believed in nurturing what was beautiful—and it continues, one stem, one bloom, one celebration at a time.