
Cheers
A few snippets from the beauty of our little trip around the sun. Happy New Year!

Caterpillars
Caterpillar tunnels that is! One inexpensive way to extend your growing season, whether it be vegetables or flowers, is by building a caterpillar tunnel in the fall. Our winters can be a little on the bipolar side, with some nights dipping down to 0 degrees and the days barely reaching 20 degrees and then we can have crazy weeks that reach the 60's if not higher during the daytime high. By planting seeds in the fall you can give them a jump start on life so they can establish

What is a Bouquet Subscription??
Last spring we launched our bouquet subscriptions and they were a hit. I sold double the amount that I had hoped to. Bouquet subscriptions are a great way to enjoy fresh flowers throughout the growing season by receiving a fresh bouquet of flowers once a week. They are available on a monthly basis from July-September and are a beautiful way to brighten up your home, office or to give as a gift. You will enjoy a variety of colors, textures and blooms as the season changes. Eac

Reading Recommendations
I mentioned in my last blog post that I researched growing flowers for almost a year and a half before we actually started. During that time I bought a lot of books and read a lot of online articles. Today I wanted to share the top three books that I have found to be incredibly helpful along with my 2018 reading list. THE FLOWER FARMER by Lynn Byczynski Lynn is a pioneer in the industry and in this book she lays everything out. She has 11 chapters covering everything from bas

The Uphill Way: Building a Business Debt Free on a Shoestring Budget
I started dreaming about building a business from our farm years ago. I had ideas ranging from chicken houses to boarding horses to having an on site wedding venue and everything in between. I could never sell my husband on any of them except the wedding venue and we seriously considered that for a period of time...more on that later. One day I stumbled upon an article in a magazine about locally grown flowers. I started doing some research and I was hooked. At the time I did