Local Flora

30/01/2025

In case you missed my newsletter this week, you should know that all subscriptions purchased between now and Feb 13th (looking at you Valentine’s Day), will come with a FREE 10 stem bunch of locally grown tulips ready for picking up on Feb 13 or 14th! Printable gift certificates will also be sent with every order! This way you have a little something to give with the BEST Valentine’s Day gift around! I’ll have another newsletter coming out next week as to why subscriptions are the way to go so be sure to sign up on the website!

05/01/2025

Imperfection is the most natural thing in the world. Highlighting it is honest and appreciating it is beautiful. I love how the winter garden may look bleak and lifeless but when you look closely there is still so much to its messy, imperfect patches of green and brown. A fun time to try and create something from garden bits and bobs, aided by the low light of December.

03/01/2025

What a fabulous year for flowers and plants 🌱✨

I started the year in Vietnam and Thailand where botanical inspiration was around every corner, and made it back just in time for March blooming narcissus and tulips. From there we were full steam into markets, weddings, and pop ups and oh my it was a lot! I hired my first set of hands to help with markets and Cecile was a huge asset this season. Sharing my world with someone after doing it solo for 3 years was a bit clunky and I will need better systems in place next time around, lots of lessons learned there. By the fall I was blazing through markets, making connections and preparing for spring all over again. November had me grinding with my, um, four jobs and Christmas prep so needless to say I was happy to get to drop all of it and head to California for the end of December. Now here we are, ready to do it all *better* this time around! Let’s go!

Thank you kindly to everyone who supported me and cheered me on this year! It was a year of growth, trying new things, failing and getting back up, changing my mind (again), feeling the love, and going for it. All good things, even the rough and the challenging were full of lessons I’m glad I was able to learn. 2025 is going to be about narrowing down my focus while also…. starting a new business?! More to come on that this month! Happy happy new year! ✨

29/12/2024

Happy Holidays from California and the many plants I cannot name! Look at these lovelies!

13/12/2024

When we say tulips, THIS is what we are talking about! Not your average grocery store bunch that last three days and costs $5 because they’re a loss leader for a giant corporation! These gorgeous ladies are striking from bud to blown open and are worth joining the All Tulip Subscription for! If you think you know tulips, just you wait!

10/12/2024

28/10/2024

I hope you’ve had the chance to step outside on a chilly day and take in October. Try Gerry’s Garden by Loutet Farms if you crave a quiet place to read or watch the birds eating seeds.

23/10/2024

Last call for fresh flowers!! I will be out harvesting the very last of the fresh flowers today and tomorrow! If you’re interested in one last bunch of fresh flowers, send me a DM or order through the website! After this weekend they will be taken down from the online flower shop! I will still be able to do a few larger custom orders until the end of the year but this will be it for bouquets 🥲 sad to see them go but this means it’s time for planting tulips, getting hardy annuals in the ground and prep for SPRING ✨

22/10/2024

Three charming ladies looking for new homes! Perfect for an apartment dwellers front door, hanging on the wall as natural art, or complimenting an autumnal mantle! All handmade with 100% natural materials. Grapevine base, naturally dried florals, grasses and foliage tied with a jute twine and finished with a silk, plant dyed ribbon ✨

18/10/2024

It has been an incredible market season this year at Loutet Farms! So many new faces, great conversations, learning experiences and dear friends! I’m so grateful to be involved in this wonderful community of vendors, growers, and supporters of all things local. Without our lovely customers this market would not be possible, so thank you for continually showing up and supporting your community makers, bakers, artists, and farmers! We have one last market this weekend, the ANNUAL PUMPKIN PATCH 🎃 The weather is looking damp at best, but we will be there with hot coffee, live music and pumpkins for the picking! Maybe some flowers will be just the thing to brighten up your weekend!

15/10/2024

The cutest bout and bridal for a fall elopement! A simple mix of foliage with some of falls best florals, chrysanthemums, dahlias, hydrangea, and perfect little echinacea centres 🍁🍂✨

12/10/2024

See these shining faces at Loutet Farm Market today! I’ve got a few centrepieces, lots of bouquets and dried flowers with me at the second last market of the season! It’s looking like a beautiful day today so come by and support your local makers, bakers and growers!

10/10/2024

Local flowers are here for a good time, not a long time! Which means this weekend we have your thanksgiving bouquets, your centrepieces and your host gifts all covered! Order online, swing by on Friday or Loutet Farm Market on Saturday! 🦃🍂🍁✨

02/10/2024

Market bouquets at this time of year are worth the Saturday stroll to the market! See you this weekend at Loutet Farms! Only three markets left this season so come by while you still can! Lots of excellent produce and vendors this weekend!

28/09/2024

Three very different colour palettes that are all screaming AUTUMN! 🍂🍁Which one is your favourite? Swing by Loutet Farm today and pick one up! Flowers are starting to slowly wind down for the season, so get them before they’re gone!

20/09/2024

A reminder that is stoked with dried bouquets for the fall! Swing by and pick one up any day of the week ✨