New Year Updates & Lavender Rose Floral Design

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We’ve started 2017 with a bang.  As I previously posted, my husband had his aortic valve replacement surgery, and I am happy to report he is at home recovering.  He’s doing very well.  We are in the thick of my son’s final swim season.  He is a senior this year and it’s the last year of varsity swim.  The schedule is fairly busy at this time of year for us.  

I have had a little time in the past few days to do some planning for our growing season 2017. For our family, a happy medium is in order. We have decided when our planting matures and are ready for harvest, we will open our farm for select U-pick weekends in season rather than being open to the public full-time.  Our products will be available onsite at these events.   We also plan to be more involved in local Farmer’s markets/craft shows and we will continue to sell online through our Etsy store and ecommerce on this website.  

Garden Design:  I am having a lot fun and getting the creative juices flowing planning the design of our new farm/gardens.  We are looking into erecting a small greenhouse and also planning our plots of lavender and a herb garden.  Plan for a lavender labyrinth and butterfly garden are also in the mix. 

We will be doing some mass planting this spring so I will be ordering plants soon.  We plan to get some locally and some online.  We are really excited about all the changes coming!  Please continue to follow our progress. 

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LAVENDER ROSE FLORAL DESIGN

I have started creating bouquets of lavender and lavender and other dried wildflowers, herbs, and ornamental grasses. I used a larkspur, wheat, oregano, yarrow, cedar and berries (see our Etsy store for bouquet offerings).  I’ve found the bouquets are one of my favorites to make.  I enjoy working with the flowers and creating beautiful bouquets that can be used for weddings but also for home decor. I do see floral design being more prevalent in our product offerings including more wreaths.   ​