Mar 25, 2024 | Farm, Flowers, Garden
Three years ago, I planted a number of hellebores in an area of our yard that I, frankly, did not know what to do with because it got morning sun but was totally shaded in the afternoon. While I really love gardens and beautiful landscaping, I will readily admit that...
Feb 7, 2024 | Farm, Flowers, Garden, Life
Bryce says that I was always one of the most positive people he knew, that I always just assumed what was supposed to happen would and that it would all work out. I fear that as I’ve gotten older (turned 51 last month!) that perpetual optimism has slowly eroded...
Nov 28, 2023 | Favorite Things, Flowers
I’ve always really enjoyed gift lists so I thought I’d put one together for the flower lover! I don’t ever want to recommend something unless I have personally used it and have loved it (though it would be fun to put together a wish list!) so...
Aug 7, 2023 | Farm, Favorite Things, Flowers, Uncategorized
We have 5 rows of lavender planted on the east side of the garden and for the month of June it’s a place of beauty, a favorite hangout for the bees, and a perfumery for the entire garden- especially if it’s humid! We planted each row (varieties are:...
Jun 28, 2023 | Celebrate, Favorite Things, Flowers, Garden
Grace made a special dinner in celebration of the Summer Solstice. The plan was to serve dinner in the garden but chilly and windy weather forced her to move to the greenhouse which turned out to be such a lovely, and beautiful, decision! Inside the greenhouse was...
Jun 8, 2023 | Farm, Flowers
As peony season comes to a close, I’m finally taking a breath to look back on it. It’s been such a busy season, but also the best peony season yet on the farm. We had hundreds of blooms and keeping up with harvesting them was often comical. While we...
