Treehouse Flower Farm

06/01/2024

We closed in November of 2022. I am now retired. Anyone out there know how to close a FB business page, please let me know. I am now retired. Thank you for your patronage over the years. Take care.

12/19/2022

Came up with this design today.

12/17/2022

Merry Christmas!

12/12/2022

Having a great deal of fun making Scandinavian paper ornaments!

12/08/2022

10:45 AM Thursday, December 8th. There is a heard of cattle running down Parpala Rd. Just down passed the house that has their front drive decorated with the old pick up and the scarecrow mechanic. Black, white faced, about 9 of em.

12/03/2022

Not a bad haul for todays walk! Chicken fettuccine with chanterelle mushrooms tonight.

12/02/2022

Wreaths delivered! Enjoy the holidays everyone.

11/23/2022

I've been hacked! Pay no attention to the weight loss messages.

10/15/2022

Gosh darn if Dahlias just aren't the most fun to work with.

10/15/2022

Encore is right!

10/12/2022

Special Order for a Special Lady. Welcome home.

10/12/2022

I've always wanted to do a birdcage design and using lisianthus in it, what fun!

10/02/2022

Decorated Mini Pumpkins available in the flower stand today. 20 Parpala Rd. Prices vary.

10/02/2022

Playing with mini pumpkin decorating tonight. Fun!

09/30/2022

Happy Bride!

09/28/2022

Smokey Lavender Larkspur Seed

One of the major differences between collecting your own seed vs purchasing seed from a vendor is the guaranteed quality of the seed. Well that, and the volume vs the cost. This next growing season, Smokey Lavender Larkspur seed will be one of our many no cost seed options. I plan to pair this gorgeous color up with some Lady Coral Asters next year.

09/27/2022

Oh goodness sake, working on corsage bows today. Trying to get a head of the game this time. Going to be a busy weekend. Our final wedding of the season along with several corsages and boutonnieres for home coming and both on Saturday! Wish me luck.

09/27/2022

Kama’aina is at the farm 10am-4pm!! Fields are in full bloom!!! 4 days to see them, then the fields closed for the season!🌸
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09/26/2022

Here's a shout out to whoever left me that bag of the most delicious little grapes that I have ever had the pleasure of snacking on. Thank you so much! Such a delightful treat to find in the flower stand.

09/26/2022

Taking Mom to Swan Island Dahlias for the dahlia fest on Thursday. I hope you get to enjoy some flower time with your Mom as well. Mom, lunch out with Mom and beautiful flowers, now that should make for a fabulous day! Happy Fall Everyone.

09/25/2022

A little fall color!

09/22/2022

Remembering Dolores

09/21/2022

End of Season - Well Almost - Blurb

Wow, just wow! Next year I’ll be headed into my 7th growing season here at Treehouse Flower Farm. Craziness, right? Well, there are times that I think exactly that. Especially when it’s time to pull w**ds, but even in the w**d pulling department I have learned much. Unlike my first few years where I mimicked both my mother and my grandmother’s gardening style, I have since learned a few tricks about how to actually farm. The first, use w**d membrane everywhere you can! Being a conscientious farmer who cares about this big blue marble that we all live on and share, I do use a corn based biodegradable type of mulch, though this year I found out that it is not as biodegradable as the manufacturer of this product would have you believe. Still, it does biodegrade and is no where near as bad as most plastic mulches. It's an on the fence sort of thing. Weeds or mulch? And when I’m out there pulling w**ds, it’s a no brainer for me. I told myself two years ago that w**d suppression was going to become a priority and by God, it has.

There have been a few flowers that I have had a desire to grow well, but damned if after my 6th year of trying, those varieties have done their best to dissuade me, but give up? Hell no! So, ranunculus will be back on my growing list this year only this time I think I have really figured them out. We’ll see. This last growing season I managed a few nice blooms after realizing that they need a spring start here in my 9b zone. As well, they need to be grown in raised containers that are place on round stone bases (like the old timers used to do to their grain storage) to keep those pesky mice and voles away from the corms. I’m just not ready to give up on them yet. They are one of the most beautiful flowers, I think. Right up there with old fashioned roses and parrot tulips. Because of that, I’ll probably never give up on trying to grow them.

The lisianthus was a huge success this year! I’ve got every color imaginable, and I am really looking forward to a successful crop again next year. They take forever to grow. Nine months to be exact, but boy are they ever worth the time and effort. In the beginning of the season, I had bought a few stems from a wholesaler, but those blooms just don’t compare to the full, lush blooms that came on this year in my high tunnel. Absolutely stunning!

I found my first praying mantis this year! That was exciting. Every year my flower farming friends who post and boast about finding these little guys in their flower rows and I was always so envious, but this year, I found my own beautiful gal and quickly named her Gladys. You know for being glad. Funny thing though, when I found her, I was busy putting together a wedding package, so I politely introduced myself and then went on about my business thinking I’d catch up to her again the next day, but damned if I can find her now. I think my husband thinks I was seeing things.

As most of you know, the Youth Camp closed in our area and with that my husband lost his job and along with that I lost about six flower subscriptions. Both of those things have been a real drag as far as income loss here on the farm, but we are dredging through and trying to figure it all out. So, heads up, when we start flower subscriptions again next year, I have six spots open, so anyone interested in gifting or receiving flowers once weekly, PLEASE be sure to message me. I am limited as to how many subscriptions I can manage each year, so once I’ve reached capacity it’s hard to join that club, so the earlier you can let me know that you are interested, the better. That being said, I would like to give a big shout out to those of you who have been subscribers since the very beginning of my farms existence. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY EACH FRIDAY and for supporting my little flower farm. You have no idea what purchasing those flower subscriptions every month does to help support our growth.

This week I am concentrating on putting a good portion of the flower field to bed for the winter. Most of the annual beds are being torn down. New compost and a fresh layer of mulch will tuck them in for the long winter ahead. Seed collection is part of my repertoire as well. Smokey eyes larkspur, some snap seeds, a few sweet peas though I didn’t really enjoy the varieties I planted last year and am going back to varieties like April in Paris and High Scent for 2023. For me, with sweet peas, it’s the scent and the frill, not so much the color. Though April in Paris is one of my absolute favorites! I thought long and hard about buying some of Floret’s new varieties, but paying six dollars plus shipping for a packet of ten seeds? Not doing that.

Next year’s grow list will not be a long as this year was. Partly because a lot of those on this year’s growing list were perennials and they have now become a part of the field for as long as they choose to grow here. We have two new eucalyptus varieties doing well, Book-leaf and Parvifolia join Baby Blue and Silver Dollar. Artichokes should start to bloom next year, Brazilian Bachelor's Buttons have just started to bloom and though their color is to die for, the size of the bloom is somewhat disappointing. Some of those will be headed out with this week’s subscriptions, so let me know what you think. White Gooseneck loosestrife have been a successful perennial addition this year as well.

With the leaves falling I usually advertise for pumpkin arrangements this time of year, but I will not be. The price of pumpkins has become ridiculous, and I got so busy with growing flowers this year that I forgot all about my orange and white pumpkin seedlings and so they eventually withered and died. Poor pumpkins. Maybe next year. Note to self, do not germinate more seedlings than you can manage in a single growing season. A lot of seedlings never made it to the field, but at least I know I can germinate them successfully.

Weddings are now going to consist of a little more than DIY flowers for brides. I am going to be offering some smaller wedding packages next year. Nothing huge. I’m still not ready to get into elaborate arch construction or floating flower-ways, but I have found enjoyment in creating some beautiful bridal bouquets and nice arrangements for tables and cakes. Buttonholes for grooms and their stand-up guys, bridesmaid bouquets and flower crowns for little girls. Keeping weddings on the smaller scale and only booking one or two per month will be the key to my success, I hope anyway. They’ve been fun, a delight actually and I am looking forward to a few more. One more booked for this season that will finish us up for 2022 weddings.

I am going to be offering Thanksgiving Center Pieces this year and Christmas wreathes for the holidays. Am also looking into an offering for Valentine’s Day as well, but still working on those details. If you’re interested in Thanksgiving or Christmas items, please let me know as soon as possible, so that I can get everyone dialed in and not overwhelm myself.

This has become a long-winded end of season update, so I’ll end it by saying thank you to everyone who has helped make Treehouse Flower Farm a success. Gosh seven years, I still can hardly believe it, so here’s to the next season and hopefully the next one after that.

Take care everyone.
Natalie

09/20/2022

Just donated $100 to the Kid's Halloween Bash here in our lovely little town of Naselle, WA. Have fun you guys!

09/19/2022

500 Tulips Planted Today!
Pinks, reds, oranges, apricots & lavender.
Going to be a lovely spring.

09/17/2022

Well I guess this makes it official. Weddings are now a thing at Treehouse Flower Farm. Such an enjoyable experience. Let me know if I can help you with one.

09/17/2022

09/13/2022

09/12/2022

Just joined Local Harvest. Check em out. https://www.localharvest.org

09/10/2022

Put a basket of Golden Crookneck Squash in the flower stand at 20 Parpala Rd, Naselle, WA tonight. 50 cents each or whatever you think is fair. They're beautiful! Good to eat or beautiful fall decorations. Enjoy!