River Bend Homestead

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas! 🎄✨

12/21/2024

Before I change into Christmas pajamas, fill a big plate up with cookies, and take a much needed rest, I have to acknowledge how much this year has meant to me. I started the year with an LLC, some savings, and a dream to start a local fresh cut flower business and with every season that has passed there has been a new first, from tulips, opening the farm stand, the first CSA bouquet subscriptions, farmers markets, workshops, special events, straight into pumpkins and ending with evergreen wreaths, every idea I had on paper when this year started somehow became a reality and I am so grateful and so proud of myself for pushing through the uglier parts that actually make a business run to make it not only happen, but successfully.

I moved to this town knowing nearly no one and I have met SO many people that have made it home. To every one that has shown up for me this year, whether buying flowers every week or simply liking a post or telling someone about my flowers, it’s all played a roll in helping me grow. The biggest thank you goes to Drew and my parents for always rolling up their sleeves without me asking and just watching me be happy as their reward.

With thousands of tulip bulbs planted just outside and seeds ready to be started when 2025 arrives. The best is yet to come.

12/18/2024

Still mastering the art of remembering the “after” photos, but I got a few! Thank you so much to everyone who attended a wreath workshop or purchased a wreath this season. If you have any pictures you’d like to share please drop them in the comments or send me a DM 🌲✨

12/13/2024

Day ONE of the Holiday Market on the Water is underway at the Jet Express & Island Port in downtown Port Clinton. Come shop now until 8:00 p.m. or tomorrow 10-5! 🌊🛍️🎄 All the details and other vendor info can be found on The Sunday Farmers Market • Port Clinton, OH page! ✨

11/30/2024

SHOP SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY 💐

•Gardener Gift Sets
•Spring bouquet subscription registration is open!
Buy one get one 50% off (code: BOGO50)
•Freshly made evergreen wreaths for pick-up this week
•Dried Floral Ornaments
•Upcycled Holiday Shirts
& so much more!

Check it out --> riverbendhomesteadoh.com/shop
All orders will come with two free seed packets 🌱

11/29/2024

Feeling very very grateful for all the love and support this first year of business has brought my way. Extending the biggest heartfelt thank you to anyone who has shown up for me this year in any way big or small. Looking forward to the rest of the holiday season 🤍 💐

11/27/2024

The cold weather is finally catching us. All the Dahlia tubers are dug, split, and tucked away for winter storage until we do it all again next year! They are a crop that takes a lot of time and effort on both ends of the season, but they’re worth it!

Throwback to our last day of blooms for the season to commemorate the occasion 💐

11/21/2024

Come stop by Flora Salon + Spa 's Friendsgiving event tomorrow and celebrate Pink Friday with us! The event runs all day but I'll be there 11-2🩷

11/18/2024

When you start a business you spend some measurable time thinking about what your logo is going to look like. And what's absolutely wild and exciting to me is that after not even a full year of this adventure people have been asking to wear mine! 😲 So without further ado...preorders for crewnecks and t-shirts are open ✨

Shop All *Preorder* River Bend Homestead T-Shirt $22.00 View Options *Preorder* River Bend Homestead Crewneck $48.00 View Options Evergreen Wreath Pre-order $45.00 Add To Cart Wine and Wreath Making-12/10 $60.00 Only 2 available Add To Cart Wine and Flower Design-7/10/24 $40.00 sold out Add To Cart

11/12/2024

From one grower to another: Document everything! The seeds you bought, the varieties you loved, the ones that were pest prone, ones people always commented on, vegetables you cooked with the most, ALL of it.

I make notes with a good ol’ fashioned clipboard and then summarize the season in a spreadsheet for reference during next year’s planning.

You think you’re going to remember, trust me, you’re not.

11/12/2024

Preorders are open! ✨ riverbendhomesteadoh.com/shop/p/winter-wreath-pre-order

11/11/2024

Workshops aren't the only chance to get a wreath this season, you can preorder one already made and ready for your door! All the details when orders open tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. ✨
riverbendhomesteadoh.com

11/04/2024

The flowers have faded for now, but that doesn't mean we have to stop having fun together! Start texting your friends because I'll be posting holiday workshops VERY soon ✨

11/04/2024

Got to mix a little flower business with pleasure and absolute JOY showering one of my dearest friends yesterday! 🥰

Dried flowers are long lasting like the best friendships!

10/22/2024

There are still some dried floral pumpkins available if you missed them at the markets. They make a great addition to the table at your fall gatherings 🍂 🍁

Just send a DM to claim one or place a custom order before the end of the month!

10/12/2024

It’s the final countdown on this season, a frost is in the forecast and we won’t stop most of what is growing from going with it. I’m soaking in every minute around here and feeling oh so thankful 💐

10/11/2024

We were supposed to be camping in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan last night, but we canceled our trip. Notoriously, a great place to view the Northern Lights. However, the universe delivered with a stunner of a show right here, at home, for the SECOND time this year. How lucky are we!