Anne Traer

ANNE TRAER is a floral artist and founder of Garden and Roads, a Boston-based florist and small-scale flower farm. After 20+ years of leaning into a technology career that spanned financial services systems to software start-ups and tech giants like Oracle and PayPal, Anne found her career had too many of the typical obstacles women face in corporate America and lacked independence, creativity, and tangible sense of accomplishment. After some soul searching and planning, Anne decided to unleash her inner artist and founded Garden and Roads Florist around an ethos of using methods gentle to the environment and creating experiences that bring joy! With calloused hands, an endless task list, and a heart-soaring sense of satisfaction when she sees floral recipients’ smiles, she’s working harder than ever and has never been happier. www.gardenandroads.com @gardenandroads