The most long awaited of all the seasons. Ironically, as I sit and write this we have just had a full foot of snow of the first day of Spring. Just a reminder of Mother Nature's power over us, as the one aspect of farming that we can not control, we are forever at her mercy. Reinforcing my husband's life philosophy, "It is what it is"... accept it, move on and do what you have to do. Yet in the end, spring always does come... she proves her strength and vitality and reminds us of the cycle. The season of regeneration and renewal. She makes her presence known and awakens the senses after a long winter, with all that is lush and green, and freshly scented.

our spring blooms

April through to mid-June, we have many of the following:

• ANEMONE and RANUNCULUS • BUTTERFLY RANUNCULUS (New to the lineup!) COLIBRI (Hummingbird) POPPIES

• TULIPS • NARCISSUS (DAFFODILS… tons of varieties!) • HYACINTH • FRITALLARIA PERSICA

• ALLIUM • BAPTISIA • LAMB’S EAR • LEUCOJEUM • LILY of the VALLEY • SPIREA

• HOOP GROWN: STOCK • DIANTHUS • BELLS OF IRELAND • BUPLEURUM

• HERBACIOUS PEONIES (100s of plants!) • DUTCH IRIS • And so much more!

the time we all long for... the sun warm against our faces, our skin takes on that healthy glow. And the field is starting to explode with annual production. All of our hard work during the winter months of crop planning and seed schedules and getting trays started has finally started to come to life with color and starts to thrive in the heat.We use drip irrigation to make sure they don’t get too parched, but usually have enough storms come through to sustain them and give them a good soaking.

our summer blooms

Things to find on the farm through July, August and Mid-SEptember:

• CALLA LILY • CELOSIA (Feather, Plume, Coxcomb) • DAHLIAS, starting end of July/early August

• DIDISCUS • EUPHORBIA • FEVERFEW • GOMPHRENA • LISIANTHUS • MINT • MONARDA

• SCABIOSA • SCENTED GERANIUM • SNAPDRAGONS • SUNFLOWERS • TWEEDIA • ZINNIA

Cooler nights are finally setting in, and bringing along with them warmer hues and deeper, richer tones … so much is still blooming through the fall. We will continue steadily until we have a frost, which tends to range anywhere from end of October through mid-November in our zone. We have a few things that will persevere though it, but mist of our annuals will be done in at this time… and we will start to work on clearing the fields and getting ready for the next season. The cycle continues…

our fall blooms

SEPTEMBER THROUGH TO MID-NOVEMBER YOU CAN FIND:

• Many of the summer blooms above, we plant additional successions to extend the season and take us through to frost.

• HEIRLOOM MUMS • TWEEDIA • SALVIA LEUCANTHA (Mexican Sage) • MILLET + GRASSES • ORNAMENTAL KALE and CABBAGES • LEMONBUSH EUCALYPTUS • SILVERDROP EUCALYPTUS • SWEET ANNIE • CALLA LILY FOLIAGE

From Frost (mid-november) December through March

Winter Months

We often are surprised when we get calls for orders for flowers this time of year… but it’s only because imported flowers are still grown in warmer climates and accessible everywhere. People have become used to flowers at their fingertips. But we have chosen to stay truly seasonal. We do sell some potted paper white and Amaryllis gifts for the holidays and a few custom orders for wreaths… but for the most part our fields shut down once we get a frost. Mother Nature makes the call here for us… we can try to cover and protect, but ultimately once the temps start getting lower we are done for the growing season. We do fall clean-up and immediately start prepping for the next season. We prep our greenhouse late fall/early winter to grow things for the spring and land accordingly, as well as starting our trays which will be our spring planting for annuals in the summer. So while we aren’t actively selling blooms, we are busy with loads of chores and off-season preparations. Our floral share are also available for the upcoming season during this time.