Grace and Petals

10/27/2023

I can’t wait for Halloween!!

Why? Because my Christmas tree is going up the very next day 😍🤭😄

10/25/2023

Let’s address the elephant in the room…what do you think about this whole Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce thing? 🤭🤭🤭

A. I do not care
B. I am hitting refresh on google every five minutes for the latest update
C. It has peaked my interest and now I know who Travis Kelce is and who won the Super Bowl last year
D. Other: ——— (fill in the blank)

I will admit, I am not a Swiftie…or a Football-y (?!) but I am decently fascinated by the whole thing 🤷🏼‍♀️😃 so it’s C for me.

10/23/2023

The frost finally arrived last night 😭❤️ Third season is a wrap!

(Pictures from last year, I’m too tired 🥱 🤰🏼)

10/18/2023

My six year old walks into the kitchen and opens the refrigerator.

“Alright Refrigerator, what do ya have for me today?”

😂 😍🍔🌭🥪

10/12/2023

What’s your favorite season?

Fall in PA is pretty spectacular…

10/10/2023

Walking through the garden and making a bouquet as I go, just for the fun of it ❤️

10/03/2023

Current flower subscribers look out for an email from me soon ❤️

Everlasting flower bouquets…yes or no? Strawflowers, gomphrena, celosia, I will never NOT grow these amazing flowers! Doubling the amount for next year😍🥰

09/29/2023

Do you ever feel surrounded by enemies?

I’m sitting on my front porch and counted 15 stink bugs and they’re closing in on me ☠️☠️☠️

In other news, today was the last official day of subscription bouquets 💐! Phew 😅 I am so thankful for this season and this super pregnant lady is so tired 😴

09/26/2023

This or That? Let’s call them “Something blue” and “Rosie the Riveter” 🤭 sorry it’s the first thing that popped into my head 🤷🏼‍♀️

09/26/2023

A friend of mine crawled through the dirt tonight to label my dahlia varieties for me🤰🏼😍 She kind of owed me though, because she’s the one who stole three ladybugs earlier this summer 😉🤭 😂

09/22/2023

One of today’s subscription bouquets 😍

In October I’ll be opening subscriptions up for Summer of 2024 to my current subscribers first ❤️

Then I’ll open it up to new subscribers and spots will be limited. Make sure to message me if you’d like more info about next year! I’m hoping to add another pickup location on William Penn Highway 😱 Stay tuned…

09/21/2023

Last year the flower farm got a killing frost the first week of October 😱😱😱 I really hope that doesn’t happen again, but I’m taking note to enjoy these beauties as much as I can right now ❤️

09/19/2023

Some behind the scenes work on a bridal bouquet! ❤️

09/15/2023

UPDATE: Cooper is sold out of minis! 😭 He is going to be one surprised guy when he hops off the bus ❤️ thank you so much, I’ll let you know if he does this again 💐😱

My six year old worked hard last night to put together some minis for sale 🤭 When I asked him what he’s saving his money for, he said it’s for his favorite place…the Dollar Store…and for Gatorade 😂 So if you’d like to stop by HIS flower stand, his minis are $4.00 😘

09/14/2023

What would you name this bouquet? 💐 I’d love to hear your ideas 🤭😄

09/12/2023

1. Harvest flowers for subscription bouquets ✅
2. Finish soldering a few bridal bouquet frames
3. Support Graham’s thriving ice cream business to all his stuffed animal customers…we’re a family of entrepreneurs, what can I say? 🤭😍

09/08/2023

Happy Friday ❤️

Ps. If you have mason jars laying around from previous bouquets etc. I’d be happy to take them off your hands! Running low on my supply 🥰

09/06/2023

Did you know that gratitude can change and rewire your brain for the better?

According to one article, “Gratitude activates the hypothalamus as well, with downstream effects on metabolism, stress, and various behaviors. The hypothalamus is located at the base of the brain and regulates hormones responsible for many critical functions, such as body temperature, emotional responses, and survival functions like appetite and sleep.”

Wowzers! How do you practice gratitude? Who in your life are you thankful for? Have you told them?

Answer in the comments for a chance to win a Mini Flower arrangement for THAT person you are thankful for and why! (pickup from my flower cart!) ❤️

09/05/2023

The last of the FR Desktop Minis have been dropped off! PHEW 😅 That was fun! Thank you to everyone who sent minis to our wonderful educators and for supporting my small business ❤️

09/02/2023

This or That? Which bouquet do you prefer, Sunrise or Sunset?

Ps. I have three minis up for grabs tomorrow morning let me know if you want to claim them! 😘

08/31/2023

Who else is loving these cool, sunny mornings in PA?!

08/30/2023

Handsome delivery guy 😍 dropping off Desktop Minis for me today. Couldn’t do this without him! He has definitely made this flower season possible for me.

08/30/2023

The first wave of Desktop Minis headed out the door tomorrow 😍

08/25/2023

This morning’s harvest of flowers 🤤 I should have lots of extras after I make up subscription bouquets so let me know if you need something heading into the weekend ❤️

08/24/2023

Do you have a memorable teacher from your past?

I had a chemistry teacher in high school who would climb on the dry-erase board and jump up and down acting like a monkey. I have no idea why he did this 🤣 but it sure was memorable and made me pay attention!

Desktop Minis for FR will start heading out next week 😍

08/22/2023

It’s Desktop Mini time!💐🌸😍

Tomorrow is the first day of school for Franklin Regional School District, and these first few weeks of school can be a LOT 😅

If you would like to show your appreciation for a teacher, principal, nurse, or any staff member at FR, consider surprising them with a Desktop Mini ❤️

Click here to order!

https://www.graceandpetals.com

Welcome! Grace and Petals is a small, family-owned flower farm

08/22/2023

Pretty excited to start harvesting this eucalyptus that I started from seed on January 1st 😱😱😱! Going into subscription bouquets today 😘🥰 it smells so good!

08/19/2023

One of my customers shared with me that she had a very hard time picking which arrangement to take on her pick-up day, so she decided to name the arrangements…it was between Joy and Tranquility, and she went with Joy that day 😄😃😃. I loved this so much ☺️❤️!

08/18/2023

Have I mentioned lately how much I love what I get to do each summer? I don’t have the words to describe how much joy I receive from harvesting flowers and then thinking of the wonderful people I get to share them with ❤️

This is last night’s harvest for my subscription bouquets being picked up today! 😍🥰

08/16/2023

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08/16/2023

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08/15/2023

What are some of your favorite local businesses in the area? I think Murrysville/Export/HarrisonCity/Irwin etc. is a pretty special area don’t you? 😍

08/12/2023

Four minis in the stand, let me know if you’re stopping by ❤️❤️❤️

08/11/2023

Saturdays are for Minis!!! Let me know if you want one reserved for you in the flower stand tomorrow 😍🌸💐 I’m thinking 10am I’ll open the stand!

08/10/2023

This looks like rainbow sherbet to me 😍… how do you, personally, pronounce “sherbet”? Does anyone eat sherbet anymore?!?

08/07/2023

It’s almost time for 🤩Desktop Minis🤩which I will admit is one of my favorite parts of the growing season!!

I’m trying to pace myself this year (🤰🏼) so first up will be Franklin Regional School District and then I’ll see where we go from there!

First day of school for us is August 23rd, how are we feeling about that, parents/educators/etc.?!?

08/01/2023

Orange is underrated 😍 I’m loving the pop of color it provides in bouquets!

07/29/2023

Don’t ask me why, but in elementary school …one way my friends and I insulted each other was by calling one another a “Lime-Green P**f Begone-er” 🤷🏼‍♀️🤣 I can’t help but think of that when I see these lime-green zinnias!!!

Poll time : love lime-green, like it, or could do without it?

07/28/2023

Here are some things to keep in mind about flowers from Grace & Petals

- The most important thing is fresh water! Change the water every other day if you can remember. Trimming the stems is also helpful!

-😍DAHLIAS😍 my favorite quote about dahlias is “they’re here for a good time, not for a long time”….if your bouquet has dahlias in it, they may fade faster than other flowers. Enjoy their beauty and then pluck them out when they wilt.

-BUGS…it’s very unusual for grocery store flowers to have insects in them. That’s because they’ve likely been flown in from other countries and chemically preserved. My flowers, however, are bug hotels about 12 hours before they reach you 🤣🤣🤣 but I do rinse them in water which removes *most* of the bugs.

I may open the flower stand tomorrow (Saturday!) what would you like to see? Minis (15) ? Deluxe (30)? Let me know!

07/27/2023

Another round of subscription bouquets headed out tomorrow, but this was a gift for my Mama! 🥰 She lives 7 hours away so I have to spoil her with flowers whenever I get the chance ❤️