Holly Heider Chapple Flowers

08/02/2025

We are gaining an incredible addition to the family!! Our fourth child, Riley, has proposed to the girl of our dreams, and we are all in love with Madeline Holder!! This is a union and blessing we have been waiting for, and it is one that Evan would have been so grateful for. Holder has been with us for all the good times and our absolute headrest times. She brings light, love, support, goodness, joy, and beauty to our family, and I can't imagine a life without her!! I know Ev is smiling from above!! Somehow we pulled this off in the middle of and we are so thankful to have been in Spain for this very memorable event!!! A big thank you to photographer - thankful for more to celebrate!!!

07/02/2025

On my way home!!
I bought a new ring, it's a start!! I'm ready for whatever this life has in store, but I won't lose the me I finally found!! I know what I want, what I need, and how to be alone; I am ready!! I'm going to the hardware store to get the gauge of wire uses to see what kinda weird-ass "Art s**t" I can make. Spring flowers are coming; I can feel them. My trainer is waiting to help me get even stronger!!! I can hear the music, and more trips are being planned. My weddings for this year will be epic; I look forward to teaching, speaking, and representing my profession; my career is a blessing!! We want more donkeys and maybe a Sauna, we is me and a friend. The girls and I are baking!! When I return, I will see my healer friends, and I am going to expand on my talents. I am ready to date; I am prepared to live and love and not miss any more of the goodness, joy, and comfort that is still out there for me. I have some big plans for an initiative to create awareness about the devastation that fentanyl use is causing, and I know just who will help me. Me and the farm are signed up to donate time and resources to local charities or to inspire other small businesses, I feel usefully whole!!BTW Spanish, men are extremely hot!! Holly is growing up and I learned a lot on this trip!!’

05/02/2025

Sun On My Face!!! Shortly before my father passed away, I asked him, “Daddy, is being alive even worth it anymore? Are you even having any fun?” he looked at me and said, “Sure I am. I made it down to the barn and worked on some stuff, and I could feel the sun on my face!!” At that moment, I understood the simplest pleasures and the beauty of being alive. Today, I notice and rejoice in the sweetest sensations, the joy of having the sun on my face!! I am trying my best to stay “in the zone,” as my friend calls this place of contentment I have found.
What “in the zone” means to me is this….this is a place we can put ourselves in like it's something we can control. So, I think it comes from honesty, openness, and willingness to let all the energy in. Then, this energy becomes something tangible that others can feel and are attracted to. When you are using this force or energy, you can do great things. You almost have a magical power or pull. Maybe this is the “law of attraction” people talk about. When I am in the zone, I pull other people into my realm, and together, the energy magnifies, and the power increases. When I am in the zone, I am using energy for good, and others want to be a part of it; this is most likely what people are currently responding to and mentioning when they say I am glowing. Being in the zone meant something different to me before, but now I understand it's a place I can put myself. I can choose to stay here and live in a place of hope, strength, and love. I can be here in this zone by being healthy, having confidence in myself, having boundaries, creating, crafting, baking, communal support, practicing good behaviors, being spiritually fit, but most importantly, holding my head up high and knowing that when I look into the eye of another human being that I am a part of them, I have compassion and a true connection with people, a vibration that can be felt.

24/01/2025

Happy Anniversary!! Today, I am full of gratitude, but I must also share knowledge. Do not take love and time for granted. I regret assuming he would always be here and not realizing how incredible he was. Sadly, we wait until someone dies to write an iconic list that encaptures the extraordinary characteristics of someone's life, and we use it in an obituary or eulogy. What if, while living and loving, we took the time to consider and document all the remarkable ways someone impacts our lives and those around them? Yes, we had hard days with bickering and sparring, but I bet we could have skipped that part if I were considering the list of attributes I would one day use at his funeral. What if I greeted him whenever he came through the door with warmth, passion, love, and just plain gratitude? Imagine how many marriages would be impacted if we showed thanks daily.
Since I have helped many couples start their new lives, I would be remiss not to share this with you. Sometimes, we don't comprehend the magnitude & importance of protecting & regarding our marriages until we stand alone. For those who feel things have gone stale, why not exert the slightest effort and reignite your passion? Love is a choice; it always has been and always will be. Keep the commitment and love bigger and harder, more often. On this day, I can say I love him even more because of all I have learned about loss. I am beyond thankful that we had a great marriage, and for the most part, I have little regrets, but I would have done more if I had this knowledge, so now you do!!! Once again, thank you, , for the life we built, our beautiful children, and the lessons your life and loss taught me. Thank you for guiding me from heaven above. To anyone who happens to be reading this, love openly and reap the rewards of giving wholeheartedly. BTW just more kindness in this world would help us all!! As I sat on the airplane writing what would be this post, I was crying. Sensing my pain, the flight attendant touched my shoulder to be sure I was okay. We locked eyes; I thanked her and later shared this note with her. Continued in comments…

11/01/2025

TRUTH - in 2015, we got , which resulted from many years of hard work & several true miracles. At first it was abou flowers, floral design education, and growing for my client's weddings. Throughout my career, I have achieved endless milestones far beyond what I could have imagined, & it has always seemed as if each accolade was leading me to the next subsequent work-related thing, but what if it was never about this? What if I am just really damn good at wedding flowers & teaching so that I could afford to build Hope. What if my successes & ability to generate income were simply a gift from the universe so that I could go on and do the next right thing? Over the last few years, where I want to go is getting clearer. I think I am supposed to work hard to carry the load for others. What if Hope Farm was always to be for all of us? Over the last year and a half, several small businesses have been using Hope or building their dreams around the stability and infrastructure Hope provides. I have been drawn to helping charities, mental health and healing, and struggling youth & I am moved to do something regarding the fentanyl crisis in this country ( I already have a plan developing, but that is for another post). What if I get to work this hard and earn income because I am meant to share my assets with others? I have been given so many opportunities that I am sure it isn't a coincidence. I am certain it was because I have a responsibility to help others. Essentially, I am saying the fact that at 43 years old, I took up social media & became a floral influencer, educator, product developer, brand ally, & author was not because I earned it, not because I was lucky but because I was trusted to bring Hope to others. This week, I have an appointment to see how to create more magic at Hope and provide more service. So know that if you are investing in me as your florist, teacher, or brand ally, I am damn good at what I do, but more importantly, I will always take what I am given to bring more HOPE!! I think I have always been destined to be an incubator, a mother, & a home for others. That is why I was given and my entire career ❤️

09/01/2025

Death & Despair - In January of 2021, my husband Evan had a pulmonary embolism, which would reveal stage four lung cancer. The last four years have been spent in some form of either impending doom or doom. I woke up a few weeks ago as if from a horrific dream. I felt alive, hopeful, encouraged, and excited that there was still a life for me. In my world, we call this a spiritual awakening. My mind and body agreed that I couldn't live in the land of misery anymore. The misery of not fully being awake, the misery of cutting myself off from any and all possibilities. The lights came back on; I could see, feel, and enjoy. I am proud of myself and the work I continued to do during this period of grief, but work is an easy escape because I love my career so much. I am passionate about the dreams for my company, but they do not equal living, breathing, or feeling. Once this transformation happened, I found new freedom; you may have noticed that I have been baking, hanging out with girlfriends, going to bluegrass concerts by myself, and enjoying time with friends. It took the quiet of winter and a few good times to ignite this flame. I can go on living and loving, and I am free to do so; Evan said in a note that he hoped that would be the case for me. This new excitement makes the future way more hopeful and potentially interesting!!! Tomorrow, I speak for the ; next week, I go to Texas to teach; the week after that, I will be in Spain teaching for ; my online community has open enrollment for education comment COMMUNITY if you are interested and we are planning festivals and mini-day retreats , our educational workshops at the farm are listed and filling up (the Feb date is inclusive of stay at the farm for no additional), we have two destination weddings this year and many other beautiful weddings and events to design, the farm is growing, the business is growing but most importantly I am growing, I am living!! If it doesn't snow too much, I am going to the Bluegrass concert in Lucketts this weekend if anyone wants to meet me there!!! Photo by the fantastic !!

18/12/2024

When Evan and I completed this patio, we sat together. He braved mentioning our unspeakable predicament and shared how much he would miss being on the farm. He loved building with me even though he openly admitted he didn't want the farm initially. Today, I had to handle open enrollment for healthcare. I remember how much he dreaded dealing with this task, but I also remember his pride when we managed to provide healthcare to our staff; doing that was our ultimate goal. When Evan passed, we had to hire four people to do the work he did, which ultimately led to me cutting my paycheck, but I did my best to maintain healthcare. I have invested roughly thirty-two thousand dollars this year in health insurance. What is unreal is that two of my children went to the ER this year, and I currently owe approximately six thousand dollars to the local hospital. The insurance covered nothing because we hadn't met our out-of-pocket payment minimum. Had I not paid the healthcare bill and just paid the hospital, I would have been ahead by 26k. Instead, I now have a payment plan with the hospital. Evan used to caution me about how hard it was to be the one dealing with all of this s**z, and he would tell me how lucky I was that I could dream, create and not worry. I have a new compassion for all my husband did, for how screwed up things are, for how impossible it often feels to be—a small business owner, and how it feels to be a hostage to the insurance companies. Today, I had to reassign to a company that makes my skin crawl, a company that denied my husband health care, but as a single parent and the only provider, I have no choice. I got the help of a broker this year, and as I struggled with the decision I had to make, he said that he knew it was a hard choice but that he understood. In actuality, he did not understand. He did not know how I begged this company for my husband's PET scans, MRIs, treatments, and ambulance rides. He doesn't know how resentful I am that I must pay for healthcare before I pay myself this year. Things are very, very wrong, and I miss the naivety I had. Knowing and carrying all of this makes for the heaviest of hearts.

11/10/2024

LIVE - 9am Oct - 11th with to understand just what is happening in regions of NC. COMMENT - Help NC for a list of Amazon supplies needed; this initiative is being managed and distributed by and her amazing community that is volunteering to distribute supplies to four different regions!! These girls are heroes and I am so honored to call them friends!!!

09/10/2024

Tomorrow I will get up and do what I have been doing for years now, just push through. Tomorrow there will be more devastation and loss and my heart is breaking for the many who have lost so much and the many who will be affected tonight while we are sleeping. Grief takes lots of shapes and forms and currently this world is full of a lot of it. I pray Milton loses speed, power and a target, we don’t need more despair. It seems so bizarre to keep flowering and moving forward amidst all of this. I know I am longing for more love, light and joy. This picture is from one of my happiest moments of late. I was in the field with Evans dahlias stopping long enough to share the beauty of the flowers with two adorable little girls. When I am with children and flowers I forget my fears and my grief. I have worked too hard, lost too much to let all of this sadness destroy me. I will do my best to be a little beacon of light in the storm. I have added the wishlist that supports the rescue and recovery efforts for those affected by hurricane Helene to my profile. My dear friend Anna is the steward who is recieving gifts and getting them distributed to four different regions/states. Please help if you can!!!

07/10/2024

Join us for an incredible journey to ; this is the trip of a lifetime! We will tour the most famous garden rose farm in the world, help with selecting the newest roses being trialed for commercial use, enjoy a day of designing with garden roses, and receive educational instruction on design and business with , and our final day will be spent touring the city of Bogota! Link in bio to sign up!!

07/10/2024

is teaching a one-day class next week ; there are still spots available if you would like to study with this incredible teacher. If you prefer observation-style education, check out 's event that is also next week. Link in bio to register!!

07/10/2024

COMMENT - HELP NC for a link to shop supplies and help the communities hit by Helene. I have been looking for a way to help get supplies to areas in NC and regions/states hit by hurricane Helene and this is it, my dear friend Anna is receiving Amazon shipments at her gift shop/flowershop . She is working with several sources to get items distributed to four different regions. I have wanted to help but have been a little weary of how to do this confidently, so Anna (who has a heart of gold) asked her surrounding community what was needed and created this shopping list and plan. If you doubt what you see on the news because you don't know people who live there, I have been corresponding with many of my designer friends , and the need is very, very real. Do what you can, but please help!!

05/10/2024

COMMENT - HELP NC for a link to shop supplies and help the communities hit by Helene. I have been looking for a way to help get supplies to areas in NC and regions hit by hurricane Helene and this is itnmy dear friend Anna is receiving Amazon shipments at her gift shop/flowershop . She is working with several sources to get items distributed. I have wanted to help but have been a little weary of how to do this confidently, so Anna (who has a heart of gold) asked her surrounding community what was needed and created this shopping list and plan. If you doubt what you see on the news because you don't know people who live there, I have been corresponding with many of my designer friends , and the need is very, very real. Do what you can, but please help!!

25/09/2024

FURIOUS- This is not allowed!!! To anyone who has seen this marketing campaign by our company, please forgive me. As most of you know, I am balancing a lot here: single parenting, farming, designing weddings and special events, and a winery/flower destination. Because marketing was one of the things I could get help with, we hired a team to help us. They were given strict guidelines not to misrepresent how many spaces were left or to gild the lily. In my mind, you can say "space is limited," which it is, but you can't lie about how many spaces are left. In fact, we have roughly fifteen spaces left. I do not condone marketing like this and want to apologize. When you see an ad or information from our company, I expect it to be true so that you can feel comfortable and secure in our posts. This whole world of social media has gotten out of control, and I refuse to be a part of it. Once upon a time Insta was a place of authenticity and spontaneity, and that is how I want our posts to read. Is the trip to Bogota epic and iconic? Yes, I can truthfully say this trip is life-changing, and I don't need to lie about that. Come with me or don't; your choice, but please forgive me for the scarcity tactics used by our marketing team. They will be notified, and this will not happen again. We provide incredible education and experiences; we don't need to resort to this or lies!!! So freaking mad that I stumbled upon this and had to stop my real work to fool around with this, heads are gonna roll!!!! Once again, I am sorry. What we have accomplished in this industry is real and we don't and won't resort to this!!!

09/08/2024

I am thrilled to be introducing our next educational opportunities. Join us this October for with educators . You also have the option to add on a one-day workshop with . Join us in November as we travel to Bogota, Colombia, to visit our friends for a remarkable experience showcasing the most prestigious rose grower in the world and the beauty of Bogota! Links to join us are in bio; there are limited seats available so don't delay!

06/08/2024

It's been a bit since I have written to you! It's hard to keep up with the posting that often feels like nonsense because it just doesn't get me close enough to you and its often meaningless. Not to mention the real stuff that goes on around here daily. Today we had to sacrifice the new irrigation system we were so close to affording for tree removal due to storm damage and groundhog removal because they don't stop breeding. These are the everyday decisions I have to make as I try to sustain this farm. Who could have ever imagined I would be doing this all on my own without Ev but I am driven by my focus of service and to make a difference. I think is a vessel or a tool that can be used to unite people and to help with healing. A saying I love is “you gotta give it away to keep it“ accepting my primary purpose is to make a difference in this world I feel less confused and uncertain about my future! I am thankful every day for the team that cares for this company and farm and that they allow me to dream. While I am only a florist and I do make a lot of people happy and I have impacted many people's businesses, I do see where I can make a bigger impact so please don't be concerned or confused when you see me using my resources in a more strategic and intentional way. I haven't lost my love of weddings, flowers, or education I am just a tad bit wiser and more powerful and it's time to use my gifts for things that matter and that are weighing on my mind like why are we losing so many children to fentanyl. Three times Hope Flower Farm and its flowers have supported families in this horrific losses, it's heartbreaking to experience and unbearably unnecessary, why arent we doing more? Why are our wells going dry in this county? Why is farming so unprofitable? Why do we medicate everything instead of learning to feel it and why do my kids get to do retakes on tests and turn their homework in late? This is all on my mind in the midst of chasing groundhogs, can a florist make a stand and a difference? She can with Hope! Watch ME!!!!
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25/07/2024

https://wjla.com/good-morning-washington/small-business-spotlight/defiantly-joyful-a-midsummer-celebration-of-self-care-and-empowerment

Hope Flower Farm and Winery owner Holly Chapple and Ohm Dome founder Jenny Goff promotes the Defiantly Joyful celebration in Leesburg, VA on Saturday. (7News)

08/07/2024

A Healing Experience | “Defiantly Joyful” is an enriching event set in the picturesque surroundings of in Leesburg, Virginia. This unique event, curated by and friends at her multifaceted property—a combination of a working flower farm, winery, and historic site—provides a haven where individuals can explore healing and recovery rituals that promote the strongest versions of ourselves.

The core theme of the event is finding and reclaiming joy despite the challenges posed by life’s most difficult moments. This theme is intricately woven into every activity and session, offering a holistic approach to recovery that involves flowers, multiple forms of spirituality, self-care, and community engagement.

We have so many incredible speakers and instructors to help guide your healing experience.

Visit the link in my bio or visit our upcoming events page at Hope Flower Farm to learn more and purchase tickets!