*Announcement!!!!
We will be launching the first in a series of educational courses next week! We are both nervous and SO excited!
We want to help you grow the farm / garden of your dreams! We can't wait to share all of the invaluable information we've learned over the last 6 years with you! We have grown a wide range of commercial cut flowers while running a studio floristry business from our farmhouse kitchen and what we know can help you create a profitable business or simply enjoy your garden more!
Watch out for our first course coming next week!
'Peonies: Everything You Could Want to Know!'
😭🎉 So nervous, excited, and grateful for all of you and your support!
#garden #course #comingsoon #nervous #excited
Making space for the things that matter most can be hard, but it's always worth it. There are A LOT of things that can get in the way and take over the precious little moments so that we can miss them all together. I'm not interested in missing the things that matter most of all! Right now, my role as mommy to all these little (and not so little anymore) people is the very most important one I have, so I'm making space for more of their love!
The last 6 years have created growth and change in me and my family that have truly been mind opening and life altering in the best ways. I wouldn't even want to imagine who I'd be without this flower operation and the people it's brought into my life and the person I've become in turn. So from the bottom of my flower loving heart, truly and with my whole soul, thank you, thank you, thank you for supporting me in my dreams and endeavors!❤️
As we make this massive shift away from growing for cut flower production we will have a large amount of our specialty varieties of flowers available for home landscape or to buy in bulk for those wishing to cut flowers themselves! I hope if you have the space, you can bring a little bit of Floral Woods Farm into your own gardens and that you'll cut them fondly and share them with your friends! DM me if you'd like a list of plants and pricing that we have available!
I can't wait to share the rest of this flower season with you and show you the shifts and changes we will be making once it ends. In the meantime, I've been photographing and videoing all of the things so that these little pieces of my life will never be forgotten as I forge ahead into this next chapter! 🫶
#flowers
#family
#mom
#life
#purpose
#love
#changeisgood
Peony Retreat & Workshop! 💖
If you're looking for a moment of peace to reconnect with nature and enjoy some company with like minded people you're at the right post!
I'll be holding an exclusive peony retreat & workshop this coming Saturday Morning, June 15th! Come learn everything I know about growing the most beautiful peonies imaginable, enjoy a morning treat, and take home a bunch of my gorgeous peonies to enjoy!
See you in the flowers!
Visit floralwoodsfarm.com to sign up!
#retreat #workshop #peony #education #flowers
Exciting NEWS!! We are now #SHIPPING #TULIPS! And... we are going to be shipping #PEONIES as well when they come on! 🥳🥳🥳 We are soooo excited to be taking this very big step! We are not shipping nationwide, but pretty much throughout the western half of the United States!
I have a lot of work to do behind the scenes to have this all going and I don't honestly feel like I've got even half of what I want to done yet, but there is truly no time like the present and I could procrastinate this decision with my perfectionist mentality forever.... So, I'm diving in head first like I often do with things, and I'll work out the kinks as I get going. Last season we did some experiments with shipping and are still continuing those for quality assurance, but so far, we've had great results!
Our tulips this season are absolute perfection!! It's by far the best stand of tulips we've ever grown! It's so exciting watching them come up and get harvested, we've got some truly incredible varieties and all of them are spectacular this spring! I'll be highlighting them over the next couple of weeks with more regular posts now that our season is in full swing! #idahotulips for the win!
Shipping link to shop by variety will be posted to my story highlights!
#floralwoodsfarm
Take a look at how we plant our dahlias tubers! 💖
There are a few VERY important things to note when planting dahlias. Without turning this into an intense diatribe on all the things you should and shouldn't do when it cones to purchasing, planting and caring for them, let's take a look at just 3 things you should do when planting dahlias!
1- DO make sure it's warm enough outside. And if it's not warm enough be sure to give them covering. We are planting our tubers into a low tunnel inside our high greenhouse tunnel in April. We are in a zone 5. Sprouting dahlias need plenty of warmth to get growing! If planting outside with no cover, wait until after your last frost date.
2- DO NOT water them! At least not until they have sprouted and put out leaves. Until the tubers get some roots they are prone to rotting. The last thing you want is to rot your tubers with impatience. Watering will not bring them up more quickly, it might just make them not come up at all. If your soil is absolutely parched and you feel a dire need, you can pre dampen the soil ever so slightly with a light mist. But please don't do more than that. Also, if planting outside, wait until there is no rain in the forecast if possible.
3- DO enrich the soil when you plant. Dahlias and I both love to eat. 🤪 Do feed your dahlis with something very rich and nutritious for them. We amend with compost or nutrimulch (as seen in this video) and then fertilize periodically throughout their growing season.
Side note, my boys were SO helpful with planting this last weekend! Besides these dahlia tubers, we also planted an entire row of lisianthus seedlings and got them covered as well! I sure love all these sweet boys in my life. They are the best!
#getgrowing #flowerfarmer #dahlias #takealook #familyfarm
Hello and Welcome! My name is Lexie, and with my husband Dan and our 4 boys and baby girl, we are forging out the life of our dreams! I hope our little bit of chaos and heaven can help you recognize that you can create the life you want if you just take a step each day towards your goals. It's a lot of work. It takes a lot of patience, grace, clear vision, and a lot of love and teamwork to create the joy filled life we are searching for... But... little by little, day by day, we are getting there! And I hope what we have going on can inspire you to go after your dreams too! ✨️
What's your big dream? I'd love to get to know you in the comments below!
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#artist
#hardwork
#worthit
#grow
#itsgonnabegood
#buildingourdreamlife
#husbandandwife
#seasonallyinspired
#flowerfarm
#kids
#animals
#homeschool
#homesteading
#planthybridizing
#homebuilding
#DIY
#floralwoodsfarm
#wherelovegrows
#Idaho
#Utah
You guys... I have a confession, I've just spent the most I've ever spent per packet of seeds AND bought a bazillion dahlia tubers so far this year and I'm not even done yet! ...
What does this mean for you? Well, if you're local, it means you're gonna have some freaking gorgeous flowers to work with or in your bouquets! You're welcome! 😁
If you're not local. It means you get to see a billion gorgeous flowers in pictures and a lot of behind the scenes how it's going for us in growing all of this beauty!
This year marks some big shifts and changes for us. For one, we are coming full circle on refocusing towards more florist sales. We absolutely love our local event florists and want them to have the joy of working with the most beautiful new flowers available!
2- we are also focusing much more heavily on dahlia growing and will hopefully be doing dahlia tuber sales starting next year! 🙏 pray for us in those efforts! Lol
3- We are going to be planting our first peony hybrids into a nursery space! 🥳
4- We are going to start experimenting with dahlia hybridizing!
5- We have plans to start building a new house and will start slowly transitioning sections of our perennials there this fall so we don't lose all of our production in one fell swoop.
6- We added baby #5 to our family on top of all of that!
Oh... and Dan is taking up sourdough baking @realmenbakesourdough ... because, why not? 😂 . .. and we have a pregnant horse, pregnant milk cow and 2 goats who need bred. But we fixed the dog. Soooo.... trade offs? 🤷♀️ we won't talk about the chickens and cats.
Follow along to see all the beautiful, messy, and wonderfully imperfect things to come!
Looking to be inspired by the world around you? I have something for you! If you're a florist, an eco-conscious bride, a DIY bride, a garden lover, or you just want to connect with the beauty of the coming seasons and take a few deep breaths in a field of blooms to reconnect with mother nature, then, join me this season in the flowers!
We have fabulous wholesale options (and the opportunity for you to join me in harvesting your blooms) for florists and DIYers! I offer workshops to teach you about harvesting, arranging, and caring for cut flowers, and we have a whole lot of flower varieties to inspire your choices, both from the vase to the home landscape!
I'd love to have you join me in the 2024 growing season! Send me a message or give me a call and let's get you the inspiration you're looking for!
#weddingflowers
#seasonallyinspired
#curatedblooms
#2024wedding
#unique
#beinspired
#Flowers
#locallygrown
#beautifulflowers
#flowerfarm
#floralwoodsfarm
#wherelovegrows
#familyfarm
#cachevalley
#Idaho
#Utah
#bestgift
#beautiful
#freshflowers
#driedflowers
#weddings
#floraldesign
#diyflowers
#wholesaleflowers
#Bespoke
#loganutah
#smithfieldutah
#prestonidaho
#westonidaho
#usu
POLL!! PLEASE COMMENT and tell me what you want to see more of! I am in the thick of purchases and decisions for the 2024 flower season and beyond and I'd love your input! So tell me, are you more of a peony, rose or dahlia lover? Help me decide what I should put more of my money, time and energy into in the coming years!
#weddingflowers
#seasonallyinspired
#curatedblooms
#2024wedding
#unique
#beinspired
#Flowers
#locallygrown
#beautifulflowers
#flowerfarm
#floralwoodsfarm
#wherelovegrows
#familyfarm
#cachevalley
#Idaho
#Utah
#bestgift
#beautiful
#freshflowers
#driedflowers
#weddings
#floraldesign
#diyflowers
#wholesaleflowers
#Bespoke
#loganutah
#smithfieldutah
#prestonidaho
#westonidaho
#usu
Getting married in 2024? 🎉🩷 I am now beginning to book the 2024 wedding season! I am here and ready for brides who want unique, seasonally inspired wedding florals! I'll be limiting my wedding availability this season due to some other ventures our family has on the horizon. But, I can't wait to help some beautiful brides bring their wedding dreams to life!
Message me to set up a phone consultation! If I'm not available for your wedding date, I can point you in the direction of other, amazing, local wedding designers who utilize fresh, seasonally available blooms!
I also offer curated wholesale options for the DIY bride!
Can't wait to flower some 2024 weddings! 💞
#weddingflowers
#seasonallyinspired
#curatedblooms
#2024wedding
#unique
#beinspired
#Flowers
#locallygrown
#beautifulflowers
#flowerfarm
#floralwoodsfarm
#wherelovegrows
#familyfarm
#cachevalley
#Idaho
#Utah
#bestgift
#beautiful
#freshflowers
#driedflowers
#weddings
#floraldesign
#diyflowers
#wholesaleflowers
#Bespoke
#loganutah
#smithfieldutah
#prestonidaho
#westonidaho
#usu
As 2023 fades out of view, we get ready to ring in a new year of opportunities! We get better, we grow, we adjust, we review, and we start anew! 2024, here we come! 🎉🥹😍
Happy New Year's Eve!!
#celebrate
#newyearseve
#review
#beautifulflowers
#flowerfarm
#floralwoodsfarm
#wherelovegrows
#familyfarm
#cachevalley
#Idaho
#Utah
#bestgift
#beautiful
#freshflowers
#driedflowers
#weddings
#floraldesign
#diyflowers
#wholesaleflowers
#Bespoke
#loganutah
#smithfieldutah
#prestonidaho
#westonidaho
#usu
2023 year in review! Going through my photos from 2023 to make this was like opening a treasure trove. I can't believe what a whirlwind of beauty, unexpected changes and growth, and complete and utter hard work 2023 has been! So much changed on our farm and in our family. We have new, unfolding plans for our future, a new family member, new land to work, more projects than we know what to do with, and we've accomplished so much! I am in awe of the beauty around me and recognize how tremendously blessed I am. This Christmas is definitely looking very different than I'd have imagined it to be at the beginning of this year... oh how God has different plans than we make for ourselves sometimes! How grateful I am for that! I can't imagine a better end to this year than the one I have before my eyes!
Merry Christmas to you, my flower family! I am so glad you're part of my life and journey! Wherever the roads lead, I love that the flowers have brought us together!
#christmastime
#merrychristmas
#yearinreview
#dontblink
#family
#timeflies
#new
#love
#flowerfarm
#floralwoodsfarm
#wherelovegrows
#familyfarm
#cachevalley
#Idaho
#Utah
#bestgift
#beautiful
#freshflowers
#weddings
#floraldesign
#diyflowers
#wholesaleflowers
#Bespoke
#loganutah
#smithfieldutah
#prestonidaho
#westonidaho
