Mermaid City Flowers

03/25/2025

Like the cobbler with no shoes, I am often without flowers at home. From a business perspective, this is a good thing. It means that what has been harvested has been sold. But to poorly paraphrase, the worker must have bread and roses, or tulips, as it were. So while the cooler is bursting with color and full to the brim with blooms awaiting their final destinations, I get to enjoy these beauties (Van Eijk varieties) on my candlelit mantle.....

03/20/2025

Spring, that’s all🌷.....

03/19/2025

My latest newsletter is out and it’s all about my upcoming floral workshop series which starts in April! Link in bio and stories. And the little car? Means will be there?

03/16/2025

Thanks to everyone who stopped by .studio.on.colley yesterday and made ’s first outing such a success!💐💕.....

03/11/2025

The collective known as .studio.on.colley is hosting our Spring Open House this Saturday! There will be incredible paintings, fine art photography, jewelry, candles, and home goods in addition to fresh cut local flowers! I’m planning to fill with bouquets on Saturday! She got her canopy last week and will have a new paint job soon, but I can think of no better space and time to take her for her first official spin!

03/09/2025

This photo by my .studio.on.colley sister captured the absolute joy of two of my workshop attendees last year who had just made their first arrangements! But it also captures the feeling I have when I’m in the company of other creative women, of women who trailblaze, who don’t gatekeep, and those who say here, my community is your community because when I help you, I help myself. I’m a day late, but Happy International Women’s Day, especially to my other studio sisters , and . And to all the flower friends I saw at Flower Show Yesterday. and Kamili aka The Plant Blerd! I’m in awe of all of you, who inspire and delight us all.....

03/04/2025

Happy Birthday to the person who has supported all my creative endeavors from ballet to bouquets and everything in between: my mother! First picture: Mom at home in St. Lucia with cuetlaxóchitl, which we mostly know as a potted holiday plant in the United States but has a rich botanical history. Second picture: The two of us at Norfolk Botanical Garden, which has its own rich botanical history.....

02/27/2025

From NBG: Join us as we interview Dee Hall Goodwin, owner of Mermaid City Flowers and a member of the President's Council on Inclusion and Diversity Committee (PCID) at Norfolk Botanical Garden. She talks about her journey becoming an urban Black flower farmer and her involvement in the PCID committee.

Join us as we interview Dee Hall owner of Mermaid City Flowers and a member of the President's Council on Inclusion and Diversity Committee (PCID) at Norfolk...

02/24/2025

My cousin got married this weekend and I made myself a pair of hyacinth hoop earrings for the occasion. Seasonal, local, beautiful🪻.....

02/12/2025

Here’s some of the gorgeous farm fresh American-Grown floral goodness that awaits you this week at workshops, Equinox Coffee Co. starting mid-day tomorrow, and via DoorDash delivery. Might even have open hours on Saturday! Did you know that when you shop local, 68 cents out of every dollar stay in your community? Want to shop?

https://www.mermaidcityflowers.com/shop

And

https://www.doordash.com/store/23590581?utm_source=mx_share

02/06/2025

Attending today? Join me and this afternoon as we talk all things flower farming! I’ll talk about my experience occupying ‘both sides of the flower equation’ and the unique aspects of being both a farmer and a florist. Then, learn about flower farmers Taij and Victoria Cotten of Cotten Picked Farm (NC) and their journey starting from flower farming under an experienced mentor to leasing land and setting off on their own. See you in C104 at 2:30!

02/03/2025

Look Ma, I’m in a museum! Mermaid City Flowers is proud to be among those featured in the Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum’s new exhibit-Forged in Hampton Roads: A History of Black Labor. I encourage you all to visit if you’re able. The museum tells not just my story but that of so many others who have helped create and innovate in our community for centuries. What legacy. Happy Black History Month.

02/03/2025

Sometimes as a creative, you get bogged down with the boring administrative parts. This is not what I signed up for! I want to grow and create! But these taxes won’t do themselves! And at least for me, I find that just when I get to the point where I want to cry, along comes the thing that reignites my spark. The thing is always flowers for me. I hope your week has a little sprinkle of whatever your thing is, friends.

01/30/2025

Spring is starting to peek through, and I’ve got some exciting updates! 🌱✨ From the first hyacinth of the season to upcoming travels and Valentine’s Day flowers, there’s lots to share. Plus, a little nudge—if you’re eyeing a workshop, now’s the time to sign up! 💐💌

📩 Check out the latest newsletter for all the details! https://us7.campaign-archive.com/?e=bc8718c089&u=c8eabba125361636abf080814&id=a966bf58d7!

01/23/2025

Today, I attended the Elizabeth River Project River Star Business Awards Luncheon recognizing the environmental contributions of local businesses including this one. Mermaid City Flowers moved up a level and…”has shown significant results in both pollution prevention and wildlife habitat, relative to size and nature of organization”.💐🍃 Stay tuned for another native plant arranging workshop this spring at the Ryan Resilience Lab!

01/13/2025

Happy New Year! My latest newsletter is out! Read it here and subscribe to keep up: http://eepurl.com/i7Kf9E

12/31/2024

Flower farming is hard work and often, the photos that make the grid are meant to entice. But I love this photo my kid captured of me yesterday planting out a wave of daffodils and tulips in our increasingly more seasonal unseasonably warm weather. I’m so grateful for my literal and figurative grounding, the ability to have my hands in the soil, to coax beauty from it, and to share it with all of you. Happy New Year, flower friends.💕💐