Sweethaven Farm & Flowers

09/26/2024

A break to remind me the amazing world beyond my small beloved universe. Oregon coast 2024.

09/11/2024

Oregon 2024

08/09/2024

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07/24/2024

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07/07/2024

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06/23/2024

Probably one more weekend left of the peonies. Reminder: New farmstand hours for 2024. Weekends 10 to 6. No personal deliveries so we can focus on much needed farm projects. Thanks for your understanding. ❤️ , , , ,

06/22/2024

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06/22/2024

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06/18/2024

Miles of chinese forget me nots. The hidden beauty within our natural landscape. So many flowers have emerged since we began our mowing regime. Every summer provides a new surprise. , , ,

06/15/2024

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06/08/2024

Fresh peony bouquets headed to the farmstand. , ,

06/07/2024

Peony abundance!!! , , , ,

06/05/2024

Itoh peonies (and some other beauties) at the farmstand. Friday-Sundays for the next few weeks. , .

04/14/2024

Things are shaping up at the homestead after long winter of projects. Now on to the gardens!!! Just praying that we are finished with the snow! , , ,

02/16/2024

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01/05/2024

This winter morning view from my back door at the farm of a stand of trees beneath Peter Hill always reminds me of Sylvia Plimack Mangold's works of trees and my 4th grade elementary achool teacher. I had the fortune of meeting Ms. Mangold and her husband very briefly while volunteering at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford many winters ago. My fascination with the tones and the simple beauty of her paintings drew me to purchase the exhibition catalogue which she graciously signed for me and which I still have.

There are some pretty craggly old pine trees on that hill. They stand out, some times hovering above the deciduous tree line. Inevitably, pine trees almost always lead to a quick thought about Miss Baum, my 4th grade teacher, who took the opportunity to leverage her name as a kind of personal brand of sorts and was quite the promoter of all things trees - especially pine trees. Our school plays, songs and assignments showed it with arbor day being the highlight of the year. This love for trees definitely absorbed a great deal of her heart, leaving little available to be shared with a classroom of 8 and 9 year old children (or so it seemed). She could have quite a temper and was known for wizzing erasers (yes we still had blackboards then!) and other antics. I was quite surprised (and oddly proud and maybe a little confused?) when, at the end of the school year, she gave me a small, green leather pouch with an evergreen tree etched into the back flap. There was no reason provided to support the gesture. Just a smile and a well wish for the summer. I used the pouch for years to keep pencils and still have it in a box of childhood sentiments and papers in the attic.

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12/21/2023

12/19/2023

New collection of Val Saint Lambert vintage compotes. For events up to 250 guests. , , ,

12/19/2023

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11/14/2023

Sucker for David Austin roses. Hoping our brides will never tire of them. ,

10/08/2023

We had the great pleasure of working with Dan Cooper, owner of who assisted with today's chuppah installation . Dan's got a great eye and I am looking forward to working with him to incorporate his historic lace panels into future arbor and cbuppah work. ,

09/04/2023

Took advantage of the great weather and worked outside vs. in the workshop this weekend. Taking back some time to regroup before the next string of fall weddings which means farmstand will be open "by chance" for as long as the season holds out. , , ,