Melanie Hopper passed away on October 20th, 2026, at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance at the young age of 60. She fought Ovarian cancer for about 14 months.
Melanie’s values are very important at Tee’s Plants. She taught me a lot of what I know in the garden. She made fun of me for starting to like things I used to dislike..
She found it particularly funny that I now enjoy coffee, which I used to hate, and hostas, which I also used to hate! Now I love them both! As a matter of fact, the first project me and Melanie ever did together was to move a bunch of hostas. Now they’re fully grown plants. That was 10 years ago.
Melanie’s spirit will be felt and shared at Tee’s Plants forever. She invested every bit of energy to become better, and help others.
We miss you lots. We will grow lots of black and purple flowers for you this year. Your favorite. Which you also knew, I really don’t like super dark flowers!
To learn more about ovarian cancer, you can find more information at Ovarian Canada.