We are flower farmers. One of the ways our cut flowers are marketed is through a weekly subscription bouquet drop-off service. A few years ago it turned out that I had 4 friends all going through cancer treatments at the same time and living in our drop-off service...
October is breast cancer awareness month. Those who haven't been touched in some way by breast cancer may think "what's all the hoopla" about? Well, I am going to share my story that is known by few as to why we need to make a big splash, stink,...
I must apologize for not stopping to sit and write.... We have had a fabulously busy past couple weeks. In preparing for our special garden visitors (Country Gardens Magazine crew), then the actual visit for two days, then my garden had to have a major...
I am happy to report that I have been buried alive with flowers...literally. Which explains my absence from this blog...sorry. The harvesting and planting chores have overlapped more then usual this year and there just is not enough time in the day. I have...
I am beginning to feel like a broken record this year, or as my sister points out a "whiner", but this is a tough season! Cold temps, lots of rain make for three times the work for not so many flowers. Why so much extra work? Well we haven't been able to...
I don’t know about any of you, but I have been in a terrible battle this past season with fleas, and so I went into serious prevention to get ahead for the coming season. I won’t bore you with all the details, only the nematode yard treatment part that appears to be...
We have just returned from a week of two separate events--both which I had the honor to hear authors of two great books speak. I recommend the books and also a visit to their websites: Flower Confidential by Amy Stewart , click here to visit her website. Organic...
