Front Porch Blooms

30/03/2024

Just a reminder for my lily-loving cat people like myself

This Easter season, please remember: LILIES KILL CATS.

The more dangerous, potentially fatal lilies are true lilies of the Lilium or Hemerocallis species. Examples of some of these dangerous lilies include the following:
Tiger lilies
Day lilies
Asiatic hybrid lilies
Japanese show lilies
Easter lilies
Rubrum lilies
Stargazer lilies
Red lilies
Western lilies
Wood lilies
Of these dangerous lilies, keep in mind that all parts of the plant are highly toxic to cats! Even small ingestions (such as 2-3 petals or leaves) – even the pollen or water from the vase – can result in severe, acute kidney failure, and DEATH

28/03/2024

𝔻𝕠𝕘𝕨𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕎𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣
I spied some Dogwoods blooming today! That means the overnight cold snap we have been experiencing has been the dogwood winter!
Why is that significant? Because traditionally the dogwood winter is the last killing freeze for the season and it should now be safe to plant out your tender annuals. Though if you want to err on the side of caution, our last official frost date for our area is April 10th.
Last year the Dogwoods bloomed on March 29, and the year before that was April 9th.

09/02/2024

I won't be offering vegetable starts this year, but I bet this is a great resource for starting your own!

February 29th! Area Vegetable Gardening 101 Meeting at Stewart Co. Visitors Center! Call 289-3242 to RSVP

18/08/2023

𝔻𝕠𝕫𝕖𝕟𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝔻𝕒𝕙𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕤

No market for us this or next week unfortunately, so that means dead-heading blooms that will come to maturity before the next harvest. I’ll likely have another Sittin n Sippin event next week to make up for it- the flowers don’t care if I need to wait for another event, they bloom anyway!

I collected some Dahlias to example what my “Dozens of Dahlias” subscription for September could look like - can you tell I have a favorite color palette? But different varieties bloom at different times, so no two weeks will look alike.

Enjoy the late summer break in the heat, friends ✌️

14/08/2023

𝕊𝕦𝕓𝕤𝕔𝕣𝕚𝕡𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 ℙ𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕦𝕡 𝔻𝕒𝕪

I’ve been a little quiet lately. Life outside the garden has been crazy, and the weather has made it difficult to have the Market.

But today is my summer premium bouquet subscription pickup day and I’m just loving how these ladies came together. It really shows how even using the same “formula” of flowers, they can look drastically different. This week features lemon basil (seriously, herbs are such an underrated form of greenery), sunflowers, Dahlias, zinnias, celosia, and a couple cosmos.

August subscriptions are full, but there is still September availability for Weekly Premium Bouquets or the Dozens of Dahlias programs. >>> https://doverblooms.square.site/s/order

25/07/2023

The gorgeous Black Family Farms has watermelons! Pick up a tasty treat and visit their U-Pick flower field on this summer day.

24/07/2023

𝕃𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕙𝕦𝕤

I have complicated feelings about this one. I wanted to dislike it so that I wouldn’t waste my time with it in the future; it’s slow growing, it’s temperamental, it’s susceptible to disease as a small seedling. I wanted to feel justified in deciding not to grow it again, and use my limited real estate for something more productive.

BUT GUYS LOOK AT THOSE BLOOMS. Those delicate, elegant, perfect blooms.

I guess I’ll save a spot for it next year

What do you think?

22/07/2023

𝔹𝕐𝕆𝔹
𝔹𝕦𝕚𝕝𝕕 𝕐𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕆𝕨𝕟 𝔹𝕠𝕦𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕥
(Or tell me what you like and I’ll work some magic 😉)
Saturday 8-1 at the

22/07/2023

✨𝕀𝕥'𝕤 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕖𝕥 𝔻𝕒𝕪✨

15/07/2023

ℙ𝕦𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕋𝕙𝕖 "𝔽𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕥 ℙ𝕠𝕣𝕔𝕙" 𝕚𝕟 "𝔽𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕥 ℙ𝕠𝕣𝕔𝕙 𝔹𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕞𝕤"

Due to the market being closed, I have plenty of flowers! Front porch is OPEN for BYOB- I just ask you Venmo me at t-luffman02 or leave cash in the jar in the mailbox.
$1 per stem please

862 Bumpus Mills Rd, Dover

15/07/2023

The rain has claimed today. See you next week!

14/07/2023

Market Day Saturday

Weather Permitting

14/07/2023

𝕊𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝔻𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪

I don’t normally take orders outside of my premium bouquet subscriptions because Mother Nature is unpredictable, but this special delivery was for a special customer on their Anniversary 💕

12/07/2023

𝒞𝑜𝓂𝓂𝓊𝓃𝒾𝓉𝓎 𝒮𝓊𝓅𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝒜𝑔𝓇𝒾𝒸𝓊𝓁𝓉𝓊𝓇𝑒 𝒪𝓅𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝓊𝓃𝒾𝓉𝓎

I'm very excited to offer a 4 Week Bouquet CSA Subscription for the months of August & September. We have over 100 varieties of Dahlias in addition to our Sunflowers, Zinnias, Cosmos, and more growing in our field, giving endless possibilities for flowers of all shapes, sizes, and colors. Dahlia Bouquets will be made up of 12 or more stems of exclusively dahlia blossoms, whereas the Premium Bouquets will be made up of all fresh blooms of multiple varieties.

What is a CSA? CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture, which is a system where the customer pays upfront for a portion of an upcoming harvest. This helps offset the upfront cost of seed, fertilizer, irrigation, and other overhead expenses before the plants even start growing. In exchange, the CSA members get first "dibs" on our premium flower offerings.

Click the link to order for yourself or a special someone 😘
https://doverblooms.square.site/s/order

04/07/2023

🎆ℍ𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕪 𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝔻𝕒𝕪!🎆

These zinnias remind me of fireworks 😍 Explosions of Color

03/07/2023

My friend Lora Bagwell Black has her U-Pick open! Go see her stunning flowers!

01/07/2023

Man, I’m having some fun with the Grab-n-Go Bunches ❤️

01/07/2023

What do we think of these wrapped jar bouquets?

Come get yours at the HWY 79 Farmers Market!

01/07/2023

✨𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕖𝕥 𝔻𝕒𝕪✨

26/06/2023

ℍ𝕠𝕨 𝕀 𝕃𝕆𝕍𝔼 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕪 𝕔𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕖 𝕦𝕡𝕕𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕡𝕚𝕔𝕤 ❤️

24/06/2023

𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕚𝕤 𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕕!
$10 Jar Bouquets
862 Bumpus Mills Rd

24/06/2023

$10 𝕁𝕒𝕣 𝔹𝕠𝕦𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕥𝕤

Keeping the special going! There will be an assortment of $10 Pint Jar Bouquets available at the roadside stand after the market closes.
862 Bumpus Mills Rd

24/06/2023

It’s Market Day at the HWY 79 Farmers Market!

21/06/2023

$10 𝕁𝕒𝕣 𝔹𝕠𝕦𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕥𝕤

Go see my market-partner Christy from 𝔽𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝔾𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕐𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕋𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 this afternoon at the Erin 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕖𝕥 𝕠𝕟 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 3-6pm today!

17/06/2023

✨𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕖𝕥 𝔻𝕒𝕪 ✨

16/06/2023

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕖𝕥 𝔻𝕒𝕪 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕤 𝕋𝕠𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕨 🌸

Come see us Saturday at the Hwy 79 Farmers Market and create your own arrangement!
BYOB Build Your Own Bouquet and Grab-n-Go bunches will be looking for their new residences.

13/06/2023

LOVING seeing our flowers at the local florists 🤩💐🌺🌹🌼

08/06/2023

Dropped some more bunches in the stand! Sweet peas, snapdragons, and sunflowers.
$5-15
862 Bumpus Mills Rd

07/06/2023

𝔽𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕔𝕜

Sunflowers, Snapdragons, and sweet pea bunches to grab and go $5-10

862 Bumpus Mills Rd

07/06/2023

𝔽𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣 ℍ𝕒𝕦𝕝

Wednesday morning harvest of Snaps and Sweet Peas ❤️