Bennett Flower Co

08/19/2021

As horrible as the quality of this photo is, it was such fun to have a new visitor while cutting flowers for Kentwood Farmers Market today!

See ya there 4:30-7:30 ☺️

08/07/2021

Pssst…. Marge's Donut Den is a favorite when we’re feeling blue, flowers help too 🥰

08/06/2021

How we love growing and arranging these lovelies 🥰

07/28/2021

Soooo many lovely things to share with you tomorrow 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

07/24/2021

It’s been a busy few days, but we really enjoyed making these bouquets at the ☺️

07/12/2021

Goodness, it’s fun to see a rainbow of zinnias peeking playfully at you.

07/10/2021

To know the joy of sharing flowers, is to know the joy of sharing a small cheerful part of your soul with others.

07/07/2021

The color development is dreamy in these Oklahoma salmon zinnias 😍

07/04/2021

Seeing these two lovely butterflies flitting through my Madame Butterfly Snapdragons this morning was quit the treat 🥰

07/01/2021

Made this pretty gal up for the market today, someone’s going to have an extra lovely 4th of July 🥰 (maybe you?!)

4:30-7:30 today!

06/29/2021

Oh! I realized I forgot to share these lovely snaps with you☺️ My husband joined in to help get these all cut last night.

You’ll see them at the market come Thursday (cross your fingers we don’t get rained out🤞🏻)

🎶🎵

06/29/2021

I’m so enjoying these lovely zinnias starting to pop! These are the start of my Oklahoma Salmon’s from 😊

06/26/2021

At least the rain sounds lovely, this does have me a bit worried about the dahlia tubers that’d I’d just gotten into the ground prior to all of this rain.

06/26/2021

A tad messy, but since we’ve had rain, rain, and 10 days more rain according to the forecast, I thought I’d share a photo of some of our house plant set up.



😂😂 hubs in the background sipping iced coffee*

06/24/2021

Hello,

We’ll see you in person next week, but for this week we are offering FREE delivery for orders placed by 5pm Friday 6/25/21.

Please see our Facebook or Instagram post(s) for details.

Thanks!
Sara - Bennett Flower Co

06/24/2021

No market today, but we will be offering free delivery for all orders.

Photos and price info to come.

Orders will be delivered tomorrow 6/25/21 or Saturday 6/26/21, I will work with you on your preference of delivery date. Orders to be placed by 5pm Friday 6/25/21.

Please DM (message me directly) to order or to ask additional questions.

06/24/2021

Bee butt. 🥰

06/19/2021

We were happy to share these lovelies with you this week! You can look forward to more snapdragons next week 😊

06/17/2021

If you’re looking to brighten someone’s day come see us 4:30-7:30pm

So very happy with these lovelies, you can take them home like this for 12$ or take the flowers wrapped to go for 10$.

06/14/2021

Cut these lovelies this morning. They made an already pleasant morning even better (thank you for sleeping till 7:30 E 🤩). Also it may be my new favorite thing for my son to point out and tell me the colors he sees ❤️

06/13/2021

Hello there,

Today I’m wanting to share a bit with you and also to thank you. I’ve been able to reflect a bit on the changes in my life recently, there have been many. But we’ll talk flowers mainly since that’s what this page is about.

Flowers are being used in my life in ways I truly didn’t except. So what did I expect? I’ll share a little background, but will aim not to wander too much like my Grandpa does (ahem back to not wondering. Flowers. Ok, here we go.)

2020 I feel like I don’t need to say too much, but I will share a little. There were great joys, celebrating our Rainbow baby’s 1st Birthday in our very own home, but lows as well. The lows seemed to pile up and with that came huge struggles with mental health and life in general.

One thing you should know about me, is simply that I love the out of doors and my favorite things all involve creating, but during this time I couldn’t find that spark or desire or hope. I just kind of stalled out.

After the new year I purchased a book I had been wanting for quite some time. I had forgotten about it but saw it pop up somewhere and decided I would purchase it, Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden.

Our journey from a purchased book to where we are now is less than a 6 month journey. It started with me talking with my husband about a small garden bed. My husband made the passing statement that he didn’t like mowing anyway. The next thing he knew our entire front was garden beds. Some friends graciously provided and tilled more space for us and now here we are.

I’m thankful for here. It’s not where I want to be ( if you’ve seen me at the market I really do want to say hello and engage, still struggling with anxiety makes it intimidating to initiate things but I’m working on it!) The flower farm itself is a good bit behind on some things but by Gods grace we’ve been to market each week with arrangements that I’m happy with. All in all we’ve given away more than we’ve sold but I hear you as you walk by and say kind things about the arrangements and that is healing.

So after all of that, Thank you. Thank you for sharing your life with me, and for letting me celebrate and grieve with you.

06/11/2021

I’ve got a lovely bunch of snapdragons (insert trumpets) there they are all standing in a row.” - new rendition of I’ve Got A Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts by the song writers known collectively as Fred Heatherton.

Anyways, now that we’ve all learned the origin of a song, I think of only as a diddy in The Jungle Book… Hey! Look guys, pretty Snapdragons 🥰

I’m thinking my neighbors are probably rather pleased that flowers are finally blooming. I know I am 😍

06/11/2021

We enjoyed this afternoon tremendously — even with the wacky weather 😆

We do have a few of these lovelies left and offer delivery w/i 5 mile radius DM for details 💐💐

06/10/2021

The first of the Iceland Poppies decided to pop today. Excited to work this into an arrangement in a bit! Who will this go home with today, hmm? See you between 4:30-7:30 pm 😊

06/09/2021

Heavy Rains you say, we got this 😊

06/09/2021

We enjoy being a part of this market every week but as members of John Ball Zoo we’re a bit extra excited to see them at the market this week!

06/07/2021

I was looking through some photos and realized I hadn’t shared this pretty view of the ranunculus patch. Today I am working on switching this over to an actual hoop system to make caring for and harvesting these ladies a bit more efficient.

06/07/2021

We have been so enjoying this huge centerpiece which was made by combining 2 left over arrangements from Thursday’s market.

Now we’re getting excited for this Thursday’s market where we’ll be welcoming ranunculus and saying adieu to the last of the peonies for 2021 ❤️

06/06/2021

These warrior babes beat the heat! I was able to take my first ranunculus cuttings which, with the (too hot for these guys) spring we’ve had, is a miracle. Woot happy dance 💃🏻

06/05/2021

I spy with my little eye something orange.

These ranunculus are such teases at the moment, but I’m still so excited to see them finally starting to bloom 🥰

P.S. these were started all the way at the beginning of March so the wait is real for these guys.

06/04/2021

We did it y’all! Opening day was beautiful (even if we played hide the flowers from the sun 😂). We loved spending the afternoon with you as you passed by. We are so thankful to be a part of this community. Thanks go to the city and county of Kent for organizing the market 😊 We’ll see you again next week!

06/03/2021

Looks a tad wild in here at the moment and I’m not sure where to feed my child, but I’m loving this!

06/03/2021

Arrangement Care:
Lilac, lovely though they are, have a maximum vase life of about 5 days.
Here is an article to guide you on getting that max:

https://homeguides.sfgate.com/keep-cut-lilacs-fresh-42407.html

Hope this helps you enjoy these fleeting beauties a bit longer😊

06/03/2021

To Long Don’t Read; TLDR:
A really mushy post about how thankful I am to be here, doing what I’m doing with the people I couldn’t do it without. See you at the market😊

It’s been a long day, a tiring day on many fronts, still I am thankful for this day. Tonight I was able to reflect a bit on this season of life.
I’ve taken so many tentative and sometimes bold steps and now we are here. It feels like the final dress rehearsal before opening night. I’ve been putting in the study, the hours, the work and tomorrow I get to share it with you. I’ll still be putting in the work but now the results are blooming and tangible. The opaque memories of past flowers are being overwritten by the ever present scent of peony at my kitchen sink. It’s where I’m keeping a small piece of this all to myself.
I’m feeling that mix of nerves and excitement that’s not making it easy to sleep tonight. I’m so grateful and excited to share these blooms with you ☺️ I couldn’t have done it without my family and friends.

05/31/2021

Hi loves,

TLDR; Flowers are great for many reasons, come to the farmers market and grab a mini arrangement for just 10$ to brighten up your space.

If you, like many of us, are working from a home office (or maybe you’re back to the office) you’ve probably looked into ways to make your space a designated work area. You may already know that studies have shown including elements from nature (flower arrangements, house plants, natural lighting) in your environment work together to reduce stress and anxiety, which helps with focus.

Did you know plants also spark creativity and compassion?

If yes, I hope to see you Thursday June 3rd 4:30-7:30 so you can bring home a mini mason jar arrangement for 10$.

If no, I still hope to see you Thursday so you can grab a mini, talk plants, and see if you notice a difference.

I look forward to seeing you and to sharing the joy these lovelies have brought to me with you 😊

05/29/2021

We are so thankful to our friends for letting us expand into their space this year. Also pretty thankful for their littles and time spent together outside.

Grow zinnias grow 😍

05/28/2021

On June 3rd you can partake in a yoga class at 6 pm and continue the self care by bringing home a locally grown and fresh cut bouquet 😊

We’re excited to see you there!

The market will take place 4:30-7:30 p.m. each Thursday in front of the Kent District Library – Kentwood (Richard L. Root) Branch, 4950 Breton Ave. SE.

05/27/2021

Can you smell this photo? Maybe not but if I see you on June 3rd at the Kentwood Farmers Market you might just take home a lovely peony mason jar arrangement!

To enter:
Like this post and follow here on Facebook or Instagram

Tag a friend for an additional entry ☺️.

****Winner must be able to pick up on June 3rd at the Kentwood farmers market 4950 Breton Rd SE Kentwood MI 49508 😊 4:30-7:30pm.

I can hardly wait to see you there!

05/26/2021

Can you smell this photo? Maybe not but if I see you on June 3rd at the you might just take home a lovely peony mason jar arrangement!

To enter:
Like this post and follow .flower.co here or on Facebook.
Tag a friend for an additional entry ☺️.

****Winner must be able to pick up on June 3rd at the Kentwood farmers market 4950 Breton Rd SE Kentwood MI 49508 😊 4:30-7:30pm.

I can hardly wait to see you there!