Love 'n Fresh Flowers

11/30/2024

On this Small Business Saturday, here's a gentle reminder to use this holiday season to both support your local community and our big beautiful planet. Carefully considering your holiday purchases could be one of the most environmentally impactful actions you take all year!

After each holiday season here in the States, it's estimated that some 5 billion pounds of returned gifts end up in landfills! 5 Billion!! When you return a gift to a big box store, there's a 50-50 chance it will not be restocked/resold, but rather will go immediately in the dumpster. All this well-intentioned-gifting-turned-trash typically gets dumped near disparaged, impoverished communities, some as far away as Africa. This post-consumer waste does not even begin to encapsulate the fossil fuels, chemicals and packaging used to make and ship global products to store shelves in the first place.

When you purchase a zero-waste gift from a local small business, you break this not-so-merry-cycle. What is a zero-waste gift? First, no plastic or synthetics are involved. If it is a manufactured gift, like a toy, it's made of all-natural materials. Zero-waste gifts are often experience-based or something that can be consumed or composted, like food and flowers.

Speaking of experienced-based gifts, did you know studies show that such gifts are far more appreciated and created a greater sense of happiness and fulfillment than a "product" gift. Here at Love 'n Fresh, we have three really outstanding zero-waste, experienced-based gift options for those on your list who either already love flowers and gardening or who are ready to give either a try.

Our online shop is now open for holiday ordering. Check out our 2025 Flower Subscription, our curated "Cutting Garden in a Box", and/or our new Workshop Season Pass. Each dollar spent with our regenerative flower farm is immediately used to support healing the earth and nurturing our hyper-local community here in Philly.

Nothing we produce or sell ends up in landfills. 🌿🌎

https://www.shoplovenfreshflowers.com/

08/23/2024

The summer has been a whirlwind of breathtaking beauty, sweat and sore backs. All that hard work is about to pay off as we head into the autumn harvest season! Our fall floral workshops are starting to open for registration. Come visit the farm to learn about how we grow and how we design with Mother Nature always at the forefront. Just one spot left in our Autumn Abundance class and a handful in our Hand-Tied Bouquet class on September 21st.

https://www.shoplovenfreshflowers.com/

05/02/2024

It is the most beautiful time of the year at the farm! May brings all the best blooms, including peonies, viburnum, lilac, ranunculus, snapdragons, sweet peas, and so much more! Would you like to experience some of this spring flower magic? Join us for our series of workshops this month, where you'll learn all about how we farm and how we design.

https://www.shoplovenfreshflowers.com/

04/01/2024

Tulip season is almost upon us! Our farm grows thousands of specialty tulips each season. Come explore the varieties we covet, including "peony" tulips, and learn how to design with them. Join us for our TipToe Through The Tulips workshop on Thursday, April 18th to learn everything there is to know about tulips as a cut flower. Follow the link to sign up now.
https://www.shoplovenfreshflowers.com/product/floral-fundamentals-tiptoe-through-the-tulips

03/08/2024

The hellebores are bursting into bloom at the farm! Our first workshop of the season, Hello Hellebores & Early Spring Bulbs, on April 4th is open for registration now! So excited to kick off another season with you all! It's our 16th year in business! 🤯

https://www.shoplovenfreshflowers.com/product/floral-fundamentals-workshop-hello-hellebores-early-spring-bulbs

02/14/2024

It's Valentine's Day! The biggest flower holiday of the year! While our farm is dormant for the winter, you can still give the gift of locally-grown, sustainable flowers instead of that overpriced, chemical-laden bunch of roses from the grocery store. Sign up your loved one or yourself for a flower subscription from our farm. Get 7 weeks of gorgeous fresh blooms spread out over the entire spring instead of just this one day in February.

Click here to learn more and order now:
https://www.shoplovenfreshflowers.com/product/2024-flower-subscription

01/19/2024

Snow day in Philly! ❄️❄️ Local friends, are you staying cozy inside, planning your garden? If you're eager to grow your own bouquets, we've made starting your own cutting garden super easy and fun with our "Cutting Garden In a Box". Order now and get a curated collection of plants from our farm come spring. 🌸🌼🌷

CUT FLOWER PLANT STARTS This is a tray full of 30 robust, sustainably-grown cut flower plant starts to fill your own cutting garden at home in...

01/17/2024

It's that time of year when so many people are planning weddings for the warmer months ahead. If you're a farmer or florist who is getting a lot of wedding inquiries and you're panicking a bit about how to handle them, we wanted to remind you that Jennie teaches an in-depth online course all about the business of wedding flowers. Proceed into 2024 weddings with confidence and the tools you need!

A recent student, Nicoleta, had this to say about the course: "I absolutely loved the Wedding Process course and the sheer scale of knowledge and advice Jennie provided. Hands down, one of the best investments I have made for myself. It provided me the insights and encouragement to take my flower business to the next level."

Follow the link to learn more.

https://thegardenersworkshop.com/product/farmer-florist-school-online-the-wedding-process-with-jennie-love/

01/03/2024

Our 2024 Floral Design Workshop Schedule is up on our website now! Have a look at all the flower fun we have planned and mark your calendars. Registration for each class opens up 30 days before the class date. The popular classes tend to sell out quickly so set a reminder for yourself for the date they open up. These photos are just a few of the joyful moments at workshops in 2023.

https://lovenfreshflowers.com/workshops/flower-workshop-schedule/

12/22/2023

Still shopping for the gardener on your list? Our “Cutting Garden in a Box” is the perfect last minute gift. Order online now and the plants will be ready for pick up for our farm in April, just at the right time for spring planting. 🎁🌱

https://www.shoplovenfreshflowers.com/product/csa-spring-plant-share