14/07/2024
Perfection…
As a small flower farm, we sustainably grow specialty cut flowers and provide floral design services
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Amber is a local florist specializing in locally grown seasonal flowers as well as commercially grown flowers. Amber has a passion for floral design and designs exclusively for weddings and special events.
Perfection…
From the flower field…
Anemone and dahlias at the same time?!? Crazy!
I have a flower problem…. They are all just so delicious 💕💕💕
Almost there…. These Coral Charm peonies will be the first variety of peony to bloom here at our farm. Their colour will be enough to brighten anyone’s day!!
Peony Tip
I forgot to take a video while I pinched the suckers off of my peony plants for you 🙄. If you notice on your peonies, there may be extra buds on one stem. These extra bud’s can be removed so that the plant has more energy for the main flower. It will make that single bloom larger and yummier!
Another season under way… 🌸🌼
Harvesting and bundling greens for our winter workshops! A beautiful time of mindfulness while we harvest delicious greens for you to create with!
Looking forward to creating with you this season! Workshop offerings of foraged wreaths and urn inserts are currently on the website. For most of the workshops we will be creating in our hoophouse and because we have a healthy stand of eucalyptus our space is limited. Join us at the flower farm!
Looking forward to creating with you this season! Workshop offerings of foraged wreaths and urn inserts are currently on the website (link in the bio). For most of the workshops we will be creating in our hoophouse and because we have a healthy stand of eucalyptus our space is limited. Join us at the flower farm!
Workshop Dates and times are now live.. Head to our webpage at www.petalsflowerco.ca and click on Workshops in the Menu. There are wreath and urn insert workshops to choose from. Can’t wait to see you at the flower farm!
Workshop Dates and times are now live. Head to our webpage at www.petalsflowerco.ca and click on Workshops in the Menu. There are wreath and urn insert workshops for you to choose from. Can’t wait to see you at the flower farm!
Come and create with us! Workshop Dates and times to go live on Nov 8th, 2023! Can’t wait to see you at the flower farm!
Best,
Amber
Come and create with us! Workshop dates and times to go live on Nov 8th, 2023!! Can’t wait to see you at the flower farm!
Best,
Amber
Thank you M&M for allowing me to participate in your beautiful wedding day 💕💕.
Dual purpose florals! We grow current, raspberry, blackberries and peas for the lush foliage and viney bits for our designs. The side benefit is the delicious fruit and veggies!
Welcome to the first of the peonies! Coral charm… can’t wait until the others arrive!
In the midst of planting, a little ranunc harvest/therapy doesn’t suck! Their beauty never gets old…
Petals Winter Creating Hiatus
What a beautiful weekend to wrap up our busy and successful wedding season! It was a pleasure and an honour to create for all of our couples this summer.
Petals has not been present on social media during the wedding and growing season this year due to a conscience effort to be present in the field and spend more time building personal relationships. Rather than feeling pressure and anxiety to create content, I embraced and enjoyed my time and creative energy tending to the flowers and designing beautiful florals.
What many of you may not know is that it has been a fun year of transition for my family! Both of the kids left home this fall to pursue different life adventures!! I am living vicariously through their new experiences and still adjusting to being an “empty nester”. Due to the kids returning during the Christmas holidays I have made the tough decision to take a sabbatical on winter creating and our Petals workshops to focus on the family during the holidays. I hope that you can understand and appreciate the rationale for this season’s hiatus. Wishing you and your families all the best for the holiday season!
Best,
Amber
Two totally different styles of wedding bouquet. Which is your favourite?
Weekend wedding prep starts now!
I wish you could smell the spicy scent of this stock from the hoophouse!!
Can you identify this flower baby?? It is a fan favourite!
The season is beginning!
One of my favourite summer colour palettes….
Centerpieces, that extra touch…
We love creating and installing beautiful arbours! Thanks A&B for the opportunity!!!
📸Amanda Arch Photography
Summer wedding vibes…. Thanks K&J for letting me be a part of your amazing day!!
📸Reanna Corkum
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So far we have started the following seed babies; eucalyptus, stock, celosia, tweedia, craspedia, rudbekia, strawflower, foxglove. The studio is officially a grow op! #startingseeds #petalsflowerco #shelburneflorist #dufferincountyflorist #farmerflorist #weddingflorist #localblooms #grownathome
This weekend we (Dad and I) converted the flower studio into our “grow op”. It will not be long before we are starting our seedlings for early spring planting. Our cooler is converted to a germination chamber which is heated so that the seeds will germinate faster. We then move into the studio space under lights to continue to grow before another move to a wagon or the hoophouse from hardening off. #neveradullmoment This video is from March 2020. #petalsflowerco #shelburneflorist #dufferincountyflorist #farmerflorist #weddingflorist #localblooms #grownathome
My favourite thing to do is to create beautiful arrangements from the field. The seasonal blooms in this arrangement are; Thornless raspberry Ninebark Sweet peas Bee Balm Yarrow Brome Grass Eucalyptus Astilbe Stock Lisianthus (Ontario grown but not ours, yet) Nigella Cherry caramel phlox Can you identify all of the blooms? Smiles, Amber #grownathome #weddingflorist #farmerflorist #petalsflowerco
Pre-Orders are now available! If you would like to pre-order any of our centrepieces or the beautifully unique paperwhite garden, please head over to: https://petals-flower-co.myshopify.com/collections/flowers All centrepieces will be adorned with a few extra fabulous bit such as cinnamon sticks, clementines, pomegranates, etc! In the notes section of your order, please be sure to indicate your pick up date, time and location. Pick up dates, times and locations are as follows: Saturday, December 1st - Petals Flower Farm: Open House - 10am - 2pm Thursday, December 13th - Petals Flower Farm - 10am - 4pm Tuesday, December 18th - The French Press Cafe, Orangeville - 4pm - 6pm Thursday, December 20th - Cobwebs and Caviar, Shelburne - 4pm - 6pm Friday, December 21st - Petals Flower Farm - 10am - 4pm
PINCHING – The Most Counterintuitive Practice at Petals! Pinching is a term that describes the practice of cutting off the top of the flower stem prior to it blooming. Pinching is very difficult to do because as a grower you are so excited for every bloom. However, pinching can be used to increase yield and prolong the bloom of your annual crop. It is an important strategy here at Petals to maximize our yields. The science behind pinching… When you pinch a plant it sends out new stems below the area that you cut. This essentially stimulates the plant to send out multiple new stems that will bloom at the same time. As with everything in life there is a slight trade off. An unpinched flower will have a single bloom, bloom earlier and have a longer stem then one that is pinched. However, the pinched flower will have more blooms but at a slightly later date. So depending on these considerations you may decide to pinch or not. There are some flowers that should never be pinched – those that grow from a rosette of leaves. Some of the varieties that Petals grow that pinched include dahlias, cosmos, snapdragons, sweet peas, celosia and many more. Have an awesome day flower friends! Smiles, Amber #farmerflorist #shelburneflorist #petalsflowerco #ourdufferin #grownathome
How to cut and preserve your peonies for lasting blooms! For all of you that have a secret stash of your own peonies… There is a way to harvest and care for them that will allow you to enjoy blooms for up to 3+ weeks. What you will need – refrigerator space, newspaper and good timing. As you know, your peonies will mature and often explode into bloom all in one afternoon. In order to capture these fragrant blossoms and have them for a couple of weeks as cut flowers do the following: 1. You must watch the peony patch frequently as the blooms get ready to explode. Feel the buds and when they are in a “marshmallow” state cut the stems. 2. Tightly wrap 5-10 stems together in newspaper. Place them in a refrigerator (not in water, they can lie at the back of the fridge). 3. A day prior to wanting the blooms in your home, take them out of the fridge. Dip the buds in warm water to remove the sugary coating the ants are usually taking off. Peel back the green guard petals so they are open. Cut the stems on an angle and place in warm water. The peony should open in the next 12-24 hours! 4. Peonies can be held in the fridge for a number of weeks. This allows you to maximize the peony goodness in your home from your own peony patch! Enjoy flower friends! Smiles, Amber #farmerflorist #shelburneflorist #petalsflowerco #ourdufferin #grownathome
Hey flower friends! I just thought I would let you know what we have been up to here at Petals. Over the winter my Dad built me a mulch layer?!?! I DO have the best Dad EVER! What does that mean? For those of you that are new to following us, last year we laid thick landscape fabric and burnt holes in it to plant our flower seeds into. The landscape fabric is to help us control weeds. Last year's method was great but we were sure that we could improve the efficiency of planting by changing our practices (PROGRESS!). That is when we began investigating mulch layers and biodegradable fabric. My Dad is super handy and thought that he could manufacture a unit to lay this biodegradable landscape fabric (for a huge cost savings to purchasing this piece of equipment). Which as you can see in this video is super effective! In terms of efficiency what does this mean for Petals? Last year: *a 60ft length of fabric would take 10mins to unroll and pin down *it would take approximately 12mins to burn holes in the 60ft of landscape fabric *it took extensive physical effort in the fall to pull up the landscape fabric and fold it This year: *we are laying 150ft of fabric in 1min per pass *it takes us 5mins to cut the fabric and turn the tractor and setup for the next row *today we had laid 14 rows of fabric in 2hours (there were some glitches to remedy) *in the fall we will disc the biodegradable fabric into the soil so that it breaksdown over the winter AMAZING improvements over last year. I cannot wait to get planting! Thanks for following along on this journey with us!! Have a lovely evening! Smiles, Amber #farmerflorist #shelburneflorist #ourdufferin #flowerplanting2018 #petalsflowerco #awesomedad
Good morning flower friends! Check out what we have available at Petals today!! It is worth the drive to the flower farm! We are here today from 9am until 7pm and as a reminder we take cash, VISA, Mastercard and etransfer. Please tag family and friends that may be interested or need ideas for Mother's Day!! We would love if you would stop by! Have a super Saturday! Smiles, Amber #Mother'sDay2018 #momlove #shelburneflorist #petalsflowerco #ourdufferin #farmerflorist
Hey flower friends! Hope that you all had a great day! We sure did! Check out what we accomplished! The hoophouse is officially planted! Smiles, Amber #farmerflorist #livinthedream #shelburneflorist #grownathome #ourdufferin #petalsflowerco
Good morning flower friends! **PETALS WINTER MARKET OPEN TODAY FROM 10-5pm** We have cleared a path for you to the Petals Winter Market! Bring your family to check out all of the beauty and wonderful local creations the market has to offer! Only two more Saturday's before it is time for Christmas and the market is full of wonderful and unique treasures! Local artisans include: Jade's Junkyard Jems Fiona's Funky Junk & Hats Ann's Antique Finds Lennox Farm 1988 Ltd Landman Gardens and Bakery Boris' Birdhouses Meet us at the studio and take a stroll out to the market. Looking forward to seeing you! Smiles, Amber #shelburneflorist #petalswintermarket #ourdufferin
Hello flower friends! I hope that you are having or have had a terrific Tuesday! I know I have! I would like to share with you this "behind the scenes" wreath making time lapse. All of the winter arrangements created at Petals contain fir, cedar, balsam, hemlock and cones carefully foraged at our farm. Every wreath is made as you see here - quality hand crafted with fresh product and intention. Sure you could purchase your wreath at Walmert or Costco, it is convenient and it may even be cheaper. But we are so grateful to our customers that buy locally! They know that their money spent in their community stays in their community. Your patronage of this small flower farm allows us do what we LOVE - create beautiful things for you!! Thank you so much for your generosity and unwavering support. We appreciate you!! This wreath was made today with love and intention for Jeff & Sarah. Hoping to see you guys soon!! Smiles, Amber #petalsflowerco #shelburneflorist #buylocal #ourdufferin #petalswintermarket
Hello flower friends! We are all setup and ready to see you today at the My Crafty Neighbour craft show! Find us at the Shelburne Legion from 10-3pm! Smiles, Amber #petalsflowerco #shelburneflorist #slowchristmas #ourdufferin
Hello flower friends! I hope that you all enjoyed the long weekend and that everyone had great first day of school! Such an exciting time! I had an awesome day of harvesting for the upcoming Shelburne Farmer's Market and some fabulous anniversary arrangements. I did this time lapse video to give you an idea what bouquet building looks like for Petals when I prep on a Thursday morning!! Lovin' what I do! Livin' the dream! Smiles, Amber #farmerflorist #shelburneflorist #ourdufferin #petalsflowerco.
Hey there flower friends! A sneak peak at the flowers coming to you tomorrow at the market! This morning's dazzling dahlia harvest! Farm fresh flowers!! Smiles, Amber #shelburneflorist #ourdufferin #petalsflowerco #farmerflorist #shelburnemarket
Thank you! I am feeling grateful and overwhelmed by the support you have all shown our small flower farm and flower studio. Thanks to you our page hit over 400 followers this week! We had over 100 likes and shares our Wednesday post and all of the names have been entered into a vase for our draw. Watch the video to see who has won the $45 vase arrangement for Mother's Day! Thank you again for your help in spreading the word about Petals! It is truly appreciated! Smiles, Amber
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Amber is a local florist specializing in locally sustainably grown seasonal flowers. Amber has a passion for floral design, her passion includes flowers for weddings and events. Amber and Petals Flower Co offer beautiful garden-inspired floral designs from seed to centerpiece! Serving Southwestern Ontario from this little flower farm in Dufferin County.