Meadow Farm Florals

Name: Meadow Farm Florals
Address: RR1, Red Deer, AB, T0C0J0, CA
Telephone: +14038962384
Rating: 5

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We are a small flower farm providing fresh market bouquets, wholesale blooms, and a la cart wedding services.

09/08/2024

The hardest part of wedding florals for me ⏬️
DOCUMENTING THEM! I usually design in my grubby farm clothes, and I'm exhausted and hungry at the end of my work day. Getting in clean clothes, running a brush through my hair, and hitting golden hour is usually the last thing on my mind. But every time I summon the courage, my job actually feels complete.
Each bouquet that leaves the hands of a farmer florist represents countless hours of planning, seeding, transplanting, weeding, feeding + fertilizing and harvesting before the designing even starts. So when we Iet a bouquet slips through our fingers undocumented, there is a little bouquet shaped hole in our hearts that can never be filled 😂😂.
So this is your encouragement, whether you're a home grower playing with flowers, a farmer florist trying to make a living, or anywhere in between, to build that portfolio, slap on some clean clothes and run the photoshoot that your creation deserves!)

08/19/2024

FLASH SALE!
Quart Mason Jar Arrangements on offer for delivery through Red Deer, Blackflads, Lacombe, Sylvan, Bentley, and Rimbey for $30 DELIVERY INCLUDED to your doorstep (or the doorstep of someone you love!)
Drop a comment or send a DM to get yours!

08/15/2024

Come see us!!! We will be joining the amazing group of vendors at for this upcoming Sunday, August 18th, from 10am to 4pm.
Learn about the benefits of local food and regenerative farming practices while enjoying farm filled fun activities for all ages. Shop at our mini-farmers’ market featuring local food and artisanal vendors, have the kids get their faces painted, and get out into the field to fill a bag with our special OFD-only u-pick. Savor delicious food from a local food truck, relax with coffee and snacks while listening to live music from a talented young musician, and unwind in our 8-acre veggie garden. Tables and chairs will be provided to relax and enjoy your lunch, and the kids can play, go on a scavenger hunt, or color their Open Farm Days coloring sheets. Rain or shine, we’re gearing up for another fantastic turnout. We can't wait to see you there! Bring the whole family and make wonderful memories!
Who's coming???

08/06/2024

Not disappointed

07/10/2024

We call this one "Summer Berries" 🍓🫐. Swipe for ingredients!

07/03/2024

I absolutely loved our first colour palette of the season. If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times...."GIMMIE ALL THE COLOUR"! Not sure of some variety names? Swipe to see every ingredient labeled 🌈

06/12/2024

They say I did something bad. I all but forgot about Instagram. I haven't posted a single story, or a square, or a reel for over a month, and mannnnnn does it feel good.
It hasn't been this massively intentional goal I set out to achieve. Rather, I have just been living real life and loving it. The thought of spending time on the app right now - doom scrolling, comparing, trying to turn life into content... nopey, no thank you, not interested. Sometimes I feel so inspired to show up, and the process feels so natural, but right now, even writing this post is draining me.
So, instead, this is where I am. In the garden. At soccer. Making sourdough. Going camping. Watching the odd hockey game, but only if the place I'm going to watch has snacks, chatting with my Grow Group, mowing the lawn, having coffee with friends, planning all the weddings, supporting my husand as he works 60 hour weeks. Anywhere but here.
3 sentence Meadow update:
1️⃣ My garden is still only 90% in, but what is in looks bangin'.
2️⃣The spring is cold and slow, and everything is behind.
3️⃣I love my little business, first and foremost, for the people it brings into my life, and I'm wildly grateful for the people side of this venture.
If you made it this far... 👋HI! Thank you for being here. I deeply appreciate that even though I'm not posting funny reels, or ones that inspire you, or teach you - that you haven't hit unfollow. I appreciate that in a way, you're supporting me living life the way I need to right now. It's a horrible feeling to constantly feel a "responsibility" to your followers - to always be turning that next mundane task into content. You being here shows me that you trust that when I do show up again, that I'll have something you need or want, or that even if I don't, that you are invested enough to trust the process. So thank you.
Flowers are coming soon, and it will be hard not to share them. But until the spirit moves me, I'll leave you with this, in case anyone needs to hear it. We are more than our social media accounts ✌️.

05/08/2024

A question I'm seeing over on our private Grow Together group chat is about the rate of emergence of perennials. This time of year, we are so eager to see signs of life in part to put our minds at ease that our plants made it through the long, harsh winter.
My advice....don't do anything rash. Don't dig around at the base if you can help yourself so as to avoid breaking off sweet, new baby growth. Don't dig them up because they look dead. Don't till them in. Let the rains that we have had wake them up and the sun coming in the forecast to warm them up. It's early yet and a ton of factors are at play.
On my farm alone, I have peonies that look like the one in the post, peonies that are 18 inches tall, peonies that are JUST sending up the smaller glimmer of hope TODAY, and plenty that look absolutely dead (but that I know in my heart... are alive and well, but that are just taking their time). Your microclimate will influence growth this year to an incredible degree... even in different spots of your yard.
Hold tight, friends. As they say, patience is a virtue 😉.
Let me know in the poll if you still have perennials you are waiting for signs of life from!

04/10/2024

My recent revelation is actually just old wisdom, remembered.
If you follow my stories, I've talked a bit about the craziness of life with a young family and all that that entails. I know a lot of you are right there with me on this one, and even if it's not young kids in your case, it's a farm, or other businesses, or jobs, or volunteering, or relationships, or commitments. We are likely one of the busiest generations this world has ever seen.
So I'm taking it back to the old school (because I'm an old fool - points if you can name the song ✌️). Basically, if it CAN be direct sowed.... it's WILL be direct sowed this year. I'm not just talking about the cold hardy stuff, I'm talking about ALL the stuff. Cosmos, zinnias, amaranth, sunflower, marigolds, strawflower. If it has a short enough window to maturity, those babies are going IN THE GROUND.
Sure, some direct sowed blooms might come on a little later, but if you're diligent about getting them in the ground EARLY, like as early as temps will possibly allow, I honestly find that they usually catch up with their indoor started counterparts in the end.
Direct seeded plants just tend to be more rough and tumble... they are born directly into the environment that they will grow and mature in, and it makes a wild world of difference.
Check your seed packs and do a test for yourself. Pop some tender annuals in the ground if they have a reasonable number of days to maturity for your growing season and compare and contrast the final result with your indoor started plants.
Gardening doesn't have to be as complicated as we sometimes make it. It can be if we want it to be, that's forsure. But right now, this old fool is happily and intentionally uncomplicating things until I trust that my baby won't just casually toddle into our bull pen if I take my eyes off him for more than 9 seconds 🐮😊😅.
Where do you stand on direct sowing tender annuals?

03/18/2024

On failing forward. Does anyone even read captions anymore, or is our attention span so short and our need for an immediate release of those feel-good hormones so intense that we instantly scroll? Guess we will find out 😉.
Anyways, on failing forward. I've been thinking a lot about the concept of failing this past week. Any guesses why? 🤣🤣. So listen, the bad news is, you're going to fail. The good news is that when you do, you can choose to fail in the forward direction, with a trajectory that hurdles you through reflection and into growth. Sounds cliche. Maybe. But this is something that has really clicked for me and lightened my mental load as of late.
Every year, I tell myself the lie that this year will finally be without failure, that it'll be as close to perfect as it gets. And every year, I'm humbled. Something always goes... not right. 1/4 of my trays have weird, white, fuzzy, mold that I'm battling with. I left some seeds too long in their wet paper towel, and they slimed out. I forgot to turn off my lights 3 times in one week in January and lost my early seedings due to stress.
I used to beat myself up over these types of mistakes. But here is the truth. I'm okay. It's ok. I'm not pursuing this to be perfect or to be a millionaire. I'm pursuing this to challenge myself physically, mentally, and emotionally and because we are meant to shoulder responsibility so that we can learn and grow through failing forward, one trip, stumble, and flub at a time.
Are you becoming more comfortable with failing? Have you been able to re-frame it as a tool necessary for becoming the person in the future that you would look at and admire today?

03/06/2024

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02/01/2024

Screamed when I opened my seed order today and found a sneaky little package of WPF Honey Peach zins. 🍑 Be still my heart... Dawn, I promise I'll take such good care of these sweetie pies and will grow them out into their full glory 🥰. SWIPE to the 3rd pic to see them in full bloom at the Whistling Prairie Flowers farm.

01/22/2024

Last chance to register. Link in bio or comment DETAILS and I'll DM you the event link.

09/06/2023

FYI: buckets are the new Home Depot buckets.

08/19/2023

Eeeee! So excited about this ⏬️⏬️⏬️ Details below and it's ALMOST sold out already, so act quick ☺️.

Call your besties...this is a workshop NOT to be missed!

From 1pm-3pm August 27 in the Garden Centre, enjoy an afternoon immersed in local garden blooms with local floral farmer Ang Hall of Meadow Farm Florals.

This instructional and hands on workshop will not only leave you with a deeper knowledge of the cut flowers you can grow and harvest from your own garden, but you’ll also design your own garden fresh hand tied bouquet to take home and enjoy!

Come enjoy an afternoon of flowers, wine, and good company!
Cost: $60
Register is open NOW, sign up on our website at https://bluegrassnursery.com/shop-blue-grass/events/

07/06/2023

Nothing makes me feel more like I've got this adulting thing under control than having a fresh bouquet of flowers on a clean kitchen table or counter.... even if I just moved the mess to another surface 😅 (which 9 times out of 10... I did).
Last call for subscriptions! The fields are putting on growth and the first subscription goes out in a few short weeks. Don't miss out!
Link in bio!

06/28/2023

It's scape season, baby! Garlic question for ya 🤔.
Have you ever heard of leaving a portion of your garlic crop in the ground all season and into following year, leaving you with extra big bulbs to harvest the year after?! A friend just told me to try it and try it I'm going to! Let me know in the comments if you've ever had luck with that technique.

05/20/2023

We hired a new babysitter for the greenhouse 🤭.
This custom, handmade, + engraved swing might just be one of the sweetest gifts we received for baby K. 👶 💙

05/11/2023

That moment when your house immediately becomes a home. 💫
I'm not growing any spring crops this year, but thankfully, Olivia over at is. Her tulips and more are available this Saturday, right in time for Mothers Day 🥰.

05/08/2023

I like how this one is formatted better, so I did it again 😅.
May 8th photo dump 📸 after a much needed rain. Dahlias. Wood cut, split, and stacked for the fall. The beginnings of a new tree fort. Proof my husband is a butcher. Cotyledons. Leaves budding. Seedlings. Plants. And a cat.

05/08/2023

May 8th photo dump 📸 after a much needed rain. Dahlias. Wood cut, split, and stacked for the fall. The beginnings of a new tree fort. Proof my husband is a butcher. Cotyledons. Leaves budding. Seedlings. Plants. And a cat.
I like how this one is formatted better, so I did it again 😅.

05/08/2023

05/04/2023

Sending some cool, spring-like temp vibes to all my Central Alberta growers who are in the thick of a May heat wave. Many spring crops become stunted or can even shut down entirely once temps hit 25 C consistently. 👎
I had the good sense to not grow any spring crops this year, not because I can predict the long-range forecast (can you imagine? Now THAT is a desirable superpower), but because I knew it would be a lot to harvest and market them with a 6 month old on my hip.
Thankfully, I managed to grab just a few shots of the over 5000 tulips we grew on the farm last year 😉 so that'll have to get me through.
Curious how others spring crops are doing if they are in the thick of this heat wave. Tell me about it!! ⏬️

04/16/2023

Grow Together Full Membership Registration Deadline tomorrow!

Address

RR1
Red Deer, AB
T0C0J0

Telephone

+14038962384

Website

http://www.meadowflorals.com/

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