Barnes Flower Farm

07/04/2024

Stop by on greenback tomorrow!!!! 9-noon INSIDE with A/C 😃 Buy some fresh flowers from our Orangevale farm! Dahlias people! Dahlias🎉

06/28/2024

Cafe au lait 😍😍😍 I have many of these beauties growing but because of the insane temperatures next week I don't think we will get much blooms until fall 😭.

Also, 110°?! I may move.

06/27/2024

First lisianthus flower😍. Should be lots next week🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

06/21/2024

Dahlias🤩. Too bad it's gonna be 100° tomorrow and they will stop blooming for a bit 😭

That's ok, the lisianthus are just about to start 😍🤩😍🤩 and a nice harvest of sunflowers next week too!

If you want an arrangement, let me know!

06/20/2024

A little sparkle for the day. My first memory of Zinnia is from high school!!! My biology experiment was something to do with growing zinnia. I remember a little pot sitting by a window. I have no idea what the experiment was lol!

I know the botanical name of every plant in the landscape of my home when I was 5. I can't remember the bedrooms upstairs. But I know I had a euphorbia (poinsettia) outside my window.

I think plants were gonna be my friends from the beginning.

What's your earliest plant/flower memory?

06/19/2024

As I water the plants I bought weeks ago I am reminded of my biggest take away from the Floret gathering?

This doesn't happen over night. Planting a whole farm takes time. Reaching big goals takes years.

I need to stop stressing, I need to still have a life.

One baby step at a time will get me there eventually.

I also need to sit down and make step by step plans so I can organize myself better.

I knew all of this before, it's just hard to realize I am the problem 🤦🏼‍♀️ I gotta stop buying plants I don't have time to plant 🤣

06/17/2024

If you are local please tune in at 9 to watch my sister on TV as a contestant on this seasons The Great American Recipe!

If you aren't local, check what time pbs is airing in your area!

06/17/2024

Tonight at 9(Sacramento)!!! Watch my sister Kim on your local PBS!

Follow eight talented home cooks competing for a chance to win The Great American Recipe.

06/17/2024

My new flower friend Randomly sat next to her at the pre get together, and she just happened to be the only other California farmer! I am grateful for her openness. She started the same way as me but she took it even further! She is farming on 6 urban lots in the San Diego area. She is a badass, kind and funny!

One of the things I loved about the floret alumni gathering was learning other people's business models. So many ways to have a flower business. I also loved that there wasn't a competitive vibe. It was collaborative. Everyone was sharing ideas on how to get more business. What worked for marketing. Even dealing with weeds (not one way works😭). There was also this underlying message of bringing more joy to people's lives, not just how do I make more money.

This was just a little tidbit from my brain today. More tomorrow!

06/17/2024

Yes, I was fan girling! But everyone was!

I was trying to understand why I was so emotional driving up to the farm. I think it was a full circle moment for me. When I took Erin's workshop in 2020 I knew a lot of the basics. I was in the landscape and nursery field my whole adult life. But the missing part was Erin telling me I could do this. I could dream a dream. I could have a different life. Sharing her story and her trials was so inspiring to me. I needed that nudge. That nudge to believe in myself. To believe that I could do something that felt good in my heart and soul. When I pulled up into my parking spot I realized this was all someone's dream come to life.

Wandering the fields at the end of the day I turned around and found another alumni in a dream like state asking if we should just hide in the hedge and stay forever. It really was a wonderland.

I know this all sounds cray cray but it really was this amazing experience. Even Erin and Jill were emotional. They were so honored that so many farmers came together to share their stories.

I am just so glad I went. This was something for my business for sure but it was also for me personally. But more on that tomorrow 💕

06/14/2024

My dahlias are just starting to pop 😍. Hope the weather stays "cool" so they will thrive.

Watch my reels and stories today for snippets from my tour of Florets farm!!! 45 minutes until I get there! 🤩🎉🤩🎉

06/12/2024

Sooooo, tomorrow morning I am headed to Washington to meet with 49 other farmers and I get to meet Erin and Jill and the rest of the Floret crew😍🎉😍🎉😍🎉

I am fan girling for sure🤩🤩🤩 I have all her books of course. I have watched her show on Discovery channel. Most importantly, I took her flower farming workshop in 2020. This is where it all began for me. The confidence and inspiration to do this crazy flower thing.

I am super excited to be with my people! To dive deep into flower farming issues and find community amongst my peers.

Thank you Floret for putting this all together!

06/02/2024

A request for the last of my peony! I pretty much always have flowers and I can whip something up on request. 🥰

04/27/2024

We have a new buddy down by the creek! Anyone know about turtles???

04/26/2024

Three arrangements available today/tomorrow. Message me and we can work out delivery 😊. I can add more peony to 😉😉

04/23/2024

Peony time!!! If you want an arrangement with a few home grown peony watch this page! I will be making a handful of arrangements Wednesday afternoon 🥰🥰🥰

04/06/2024

***all sold***
Plenty of ranunculus in the cooler still so message me for an order 😉😉

Two arrangements left for today, if you would like one let me know! Delivery available this evening fee dependent on distance☺️

04/05/2024

Some crazy weather this spring and the heat is coming next week🤦

We will be bidding a fond farewell to our fluffy ranunculus. They are just too prim and proper for the heat.

If you would like one last arrangement of floofy fluffy prettiness message me ASAP! I will be making arrangements this weekend💐❤️💐

02/27/2024

Some cool stuff looking🤩🤩 if you love the yellow leucadendron let me know I have lots! The foxglove will hopefully really start next week. Sooooo many things almost ready to sell!

02/21/2024

Emails went out last night to those who have expressed interest in our subscription arrangements and to those who have already paid (thank you🤩)

If you keep meaning to join, now's the time! Our most popular is the 8 week, spread out thru the year so you get one arrangement almost every month of the growing season.

Message me for details or head to www.barnesflowerfarm.com to see the options.

02/20/2024

Eeeeek! Tulips are about to start! Along with ranunculus, anemone, freesia, narcissus and stock! You know what that means?!?!?

subscription arrangements will be available soon!! March 1st will be the first week you can have your beautiful flowers delivered right to your front door!!!

If you haven't signed up yet, this is your reminder!!! You can message me or look on the website for options!

www.barnesflowerfarm.com

If you already signed up THANk YOU!! Look for an email tonight with all your dates to choose from!!

02/18/2024

Taking advantage of the few hours with no rain to finish moving bark around the perimeter of the new beds. 🤞we get this area done today and can focus on the shade beds next weekend! I have perennials being shipped next week😬😬

02/17/2024

What's blooming now! Lots of anemone, ranunculus are just barely starting, camellia is about to explode and look at that hakea😍😍😍 hakea will not be available this year, I have two of this variety and 3 of the round flower. Can't wait to have too many blooms!

02/16/2024

Guess what came in the mail yesterday!?! I only bought a couple but I am excited to get things seeded!!!

02/15/2024

I didn't advertise that I had flowers for Valentine's because I mostly had just anemone. But I went out in the field and picked a handful of blooms and made this!🤩.

I loved seeing so many Instagram photos of the flowers people made or received. So many interesting colors and forms! Not just 12 red roses! People are stepping away from that traditional arrangement and looking for more variety I am 100% here for it!

I think I need to plant a bunch of protea for next valentines, they were perfect!

02/15/2024

I know it's valentines day, and I am a flower farmer... But my sweet and crazy Bro Bro, Brodie boy, sugar muffin turned 1 today🥰 He is the best decision I made last year. Our family loves him like you wouldn't believe. We are patheticly in love and loved by him.

Shout out to for fostering this baby boy. ❤️🎉❤️🎉❤️

02/10/2024

Hello sun!!! Time to move some dirt!!! Hoping to get this section done this weekend. 1200 sq feet of planting space coming soon.

02/04/2024

Some beautiful spring colors on the farm today🥰🥰🥰

01/30/2024

I picked this 4 days ago! Looks fantastic still! Guess I will be buying 20 more🥰😍🥰🥰

01/29/2024

Another sexy soil pic! Did some Bermuda removal and some more leveling. Too bad it's gone rain for another week 🙄 I really need to get this area prepped for plants😖😖 I have tons of perennials coming in from farmer bailey!!!