The Dahlia Darling

03/29/2025

MINIATURE DESIGN COURSE! OMG! SOOOOO CUUUUUUUUTE! 😍😍😍😍😍

03/23/2025

I am taking bookings for preserved flower orders for the 2025 season! If you are a bride who would like to preserve your bouquet or if you have a special event coming up and would like to make a cute meaningful and keepsake to have after, message me!

03/19/2025

I feel the earth waking up again.

03/12/2025

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Here with us to talk about what he's seeing in the flower industry is Micheal the Designer from W-Flowers Ottawa.Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: ...

02/27/2025

My Question i had for myself today: "Do farmers have a voice?" I mean of course they do but have you heard that voice in recent days? Years? I ask only because i feel a silence there when i know they are in trouble. They are fizzling out. And i don't think anyone is actually aware of this... Our own community has lost a substantial number of family generational farmers over the past 10 years and does anyone even know?

And by the way, i feel very very unqualified and overwhelmed to talk so publicly about this stuff, but i feel VERY strongly about it. And if no one speaks up at all..... what happens? The least i can do, is try and start conversation or spark some curiosity on the subject. It is even something i would like more education on so i am so happy i came across this video and maybe ill find more in the coming days.

Bellow i am sharing an uncharged or heated talk on what farming could look like in the coming days in the US from another small scale farmer. I am not trying to be political and this video is not political either. I merely want to shed some light and attention on food security in our country, on the amazing and hard working small scale and family run farmers all over Canada and the US and support those who grow our food and our land that we grow on. Knowledge, curiosity and open safe discussion guys. This is what i am here for!

She mentions something i have been fearing over the last little while. Having a 3rd Generation, Canadian Dairy farm in the family, and hearing the changes our own gov have been making and the hardships they have endured the past few years had a wee voice in my head wondering why the gov has been doing these things unless, it almost seems, they want the little guys to fade away so corporate farming can replace them. Once our gov did things to regulate and protect the farmers who have fed our country for generations and i was proud but i have noticed a shift the past few years and i have been confused and unsure as to why. I hope my worries are silly and our gov is more than ever there and ready to protect our small scale farmers.

Blossom and Branch mentioned corporate farming and a light went off in my head. And im worried, as more and more generational farmers disappear from our very own township every year. My step dad, who has been farming his whole life jsut like his own dad and grand dad, is one of just a few left in our area. Where once, only a few years ago, he was surrounded by other generational farmers as well.

We need food. We need food security. We don't need more billionaire corporations taking over and destroying the earth. We need the farmers who care for their livestock and have a relationship with the land they work on.

Thanks for making this video Blossom and Branch! It is important to share our experiences, thoughts and information on the farming industry and food security.

Today's video is a good one for headphone listening as it's mostly just updating on the current scope of what's happening on our market farm, our conventiona...

02/02/2025

THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR IS ALMOST HERE!

GALENTINES! 🩷🩷🩷

Show your sister from another mister how much you love her with some Coffee and Flowers! Or, does your bestie like Brewskies over Brews? Get her a Seltzer or beer from the local brewery

Celebrate friendship and surprise your BFF this Galentines Day!

Message me to PRE ORDER yours!

02/01/2025

An update in response to today's tuber sale launch! 🥰🥰🥰

I wanted to let everyone know how today went! My sale opened Canada wide at 12 noon Eastern Time. Thank you everyone for the support!

01/21/2025

I watched this and wanted to share. Serena, a fellow Canadian flower farmer i have looked up to for many years now, is going through a divorce and she has had to make some big changes in her life and while i have never been able to make such a beautiful and vulnerabe video that captures my own struggles and feelings, she did so in a way that i related to so much. I had a good cry. My heart goes out to her, i hate that she is going through this. I was there not so long ago myself. But being a few years on the other side now, my heart is also happy for her because i know things are going to get so much better! Its ok to put yourself first. Find your spark again. Its still there! Its just been buried like a seed until you could nurture it again and direct the love you gave to everyone else back to yourself. Sending all the love and support to Serena and everyone going through seperations and big life changes. ❤❤❤

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12/16/2024

BIG ANNOUNEMENT!!!! 😍😍😍 LOOK WHAT I DID GUYS!

https://youtu.be/e_VnsicIpJU?si=D6nqPaPLEeYNLvWP

I did it! And I finally have some time to give an update on the four dahlia varieties I sent to the trial gardens last spring! All four passed, 3 of them wer...

12/15/2024

Need a last min Christmas gift that is wrapped and ready to go?! I have you covered!

I just finished making my yearly batch of organic healing salves!

I'm selling a gift wrapped Salve and a Christmas ornamnet of your choice for $25. These are great for when you need something small for a friend, a teachers gift, a host gift, or for a special co worker.

You get to choose between either a dried flower ball ornamnet or a Botanical cast ornament.

My salves are excellent for burns, scrapes, bruises, dried or cracked skin, and bug bites that are red or itchy. I keep mine in the fridge all year long and use them after a hard day of gardening or on the kiddos bruises and bumps for relief.

I infused grape seed oil with my very own grown calendula, yarrow, Plantain, jewel w**d and dandelion. These are my favorite medicinal herbs to harvest and use. I add beeswax from a local apiary when making my final product and cocoa butter and vitamin e oil. And to make it smell nice I use geranium oil and Grapefruit oil! Oh and of course, drued dahlia petals for decoration! It's lovely! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I have 6 of these package gifts available and ready for pickup in Carleton Place!

Thanks for supporting local! Have a wonderful Christmas everyone! The count down is on and I know I'm feeling it right now! 😄🥰🎄

12/15/2024

Here is a video showing some of my process while making my Healing Salves!

Just thought I'd show a bit of my process while I finish up my batch of healing salves I make using my very own garden grown and harvested (and also foraged ...

12/09/2024

All that's left is the decorative kale❄️❄️❄️❄️

11/19/2024

SOLD OUT! Thanks everyone!

Waxed Christmas Amaryllis bulbs are here again! They don't even need to be watered! Just sit them on your table scape or fireplace mantle or wherever you'd like to decorate and watch them grow and bloom by Christmas! These are great for gifting too! And they come in gift bags ready to give!

Message me to order yours! $22 each, local pickup in Carleton Place.

11/16/2024

Dried Flower Christmas Ornaments are back! These are great gifts for host's, co workers, and school teachers, etc! And they come in gift bags ready to be gifted! $10 each, local pickup in Carleton Place, message mento order yours! 🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄🎅

11/12/2024

Pre order your own Grinch tree for indoor or outdoor decoration! I'll be making them this weekend for pickup in Carleton Place. This is a ceramic pot with live tree cuttings so as long as you water your tree every few days it will last long after Christmas!

$58 each. Stands about 3ft tall.

11/08/2024

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR! 🤯

Dahlias are everywhere in the Pacific Northwest, brightening even the rainiest days. But new research from Oregon Health and Science University and the Unive...

11/04/2024

Seedling #9/22 What do you think of this one? She is a hot pink, darker in the middle and lighter as the petals go out.