The Peony Workshop
The day of our third annual Peony Workshop dawned rainy and cold! I had fretted and fretted up until the day of because the chilly, cloudy weather had caused the peonies to stay rather closed and the freeze had taken out so many of our early producers! Fortunately,...
State of the Peonies
We are pretty much in the heart of peony season! We've just had our Peony Workshop (more on that to come soon) but I wanted to post a little bit about the state of our peonies. It's been a very unusual spring, weather wise, and also a very educational spring for me as...
A Garden Tour: Bunny Mellon’s Little Oak Spring
Bryce and I recently went on a tour of Bunny Mellon's gardens, offered through the Garden Club of Virginia. We were lucky to get a beautiful day in which to stroll around this gem in Upperville, Virginia. Little Oak Springs, as her and Paul's farm is known, is now...
On the Farm- April Edition
As I mentioned in my last post, April has been a mixed bag around here! We are still assessing the damage from the freeze but, of course, moving along with other things that need to get done! The weeds have taken on a life of their own (if only I could get everything...
Highs and Lows
The past few weeks have felt rough. There have been literal highs and lows in the form of our weather. We haven't had significant rain, we are already in a drought for the year, and a perfect storm of weather happened within a week that has devastated farmers across...
Around The Farm
At the beginning of every season, I declare confidently that I am going to do a better job of documenting our season. And every year it seems I get worse and worse about actually doing it! During the day, I get too busy working and don't take the time to take photos...
