Front Yard Foraging: Using Common Landscaping Shrubs for Floral Design
Greenery provides an important foundation in floral design – both visually and structurally.
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- Feb 21
Autumnal Wedding on the Water
Alex and Billy's wedding on the waterfront was dappled in autumnal tones featuring dahlias, romantic candlelight, and tables full of fruit
- Feb 13
Why You Should Ditch the Roses and Go Local for Your Valentine/Galentine
Read our top 5 reasons why buying local flowers for your Valentine is way better than getting roses from the store.
- Dec 19, 2021
5 Reasons Why We’ll Be Busy Planting in Winter
You can probably guess what many of our winter activities are here on the farm: poring over seed catalogs and placing orders, starting...
- Dec 12, 2021
What to Put in a Farmer-Florist's Stocking
Please note: this isn’t an exhaustive list of flower farming must-haves, by any stretch – but all of these items are easy to fit in a...
- Dec 6, 2021
Drooling Over Design Magazines (and Adding Imaginary Flowers)
They say everyone has a superpower, and I most definitely believe this to be true. My husband can back into even the narrowest of...
- Jul 23, 2020
5 Farmer-Florist Secrets for Keeping Cut Flowers Looking Fresh
Part of what makes us appreciate a vase of flowers, I think, is the fact that they are so ephemeral, with some blooms lasting less than a...
- Aug 1, 2019
Practicing Gratitude, or How I Used Google to Find Happiness
Several years ago, feeling wholly unsatisfied in my job – and thus fairly miserable in my life – I offhandedly typed the following into...
- Mar 22, 2017
The Diamond Thief
The member of the animal kingdom most frequently associated with jewelry heists is decidedly feline: the cat burglar. But in my case, it...
- Mar 11, 2017
Tunnel Vision
Some women pine for a Birken bag, or long for a pair of Louboutins. I, on the other hand, want a hoop house. Also known as a high tunnel,...
- Mar 10, 2017
Flowers, Full Circle
I surprised myself when I decided to become a farmer-florist. I definitely surprised my husband, who still hasn’t quite wrapped his head...
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