Lavender & Lu Flower Co. (2024)

21/07/2024

This beauty on the left just went out the door and is headed on a flight to Arkansas today! I have to say, I think this has to be the farthest my flowers have traveled! 💐✈️

I have availability for lisianthus with other mixed flower bud vases ($12) and small jar arrangements ($20) for pick up today and this week and can be ordered by sending me a message. *Please note that for right now, all flowers are picked as the orders come in so that my time is spent more efficiently, which makes more time for my family. I appreciate your understanding!*

20/07/2024

Good afternoon! Just a quick update to let you all know that I have some availability for pick up this evening (must notify me by 4:30) and tomorrow for $12 mixed bud vases with lisianthus. These have been fun to put together with each one a little different! They can be ordered by sending me a message.

Pictured here is one that I did this morning as well as a 50th Anniversary bouquet that was a request for a pink scheme.🩷

19/07/2024

TGIF! What a week! How did everyone fare after Monday's storms? Thankfully, we were spared with just a few limbs down. I was mostly worried about my sunflowers so I was out after dark tying those up in any whichway and configuration I could think of to keep them sturdy, and it worked!🌻

Most things are really starting to come into bloom & it's been so fun seeing all the new varieties I am growing this year and their beautiful colors! I have been busy getting our subscribers their first bouquets this week. With that said, I will have extra mixed bud vases available this weekend. These will be for pre-order only and are $12 each. Each one is a little different, depending on what's in bloom, but all will have lisianthus in them. 😍 These are fun to set around the little nooks and crannies of your home, several down the center of a table, or for a gift for that special someone. Please send me a message if you would like to order.

Have a beautiful weekend!💐

12/07/2024

Happy Friday! After this week’s rain, things are finally starting to really pop around here! Lisianthus, zinnias, celosia, statis, and more are slowly starting to show their faces. As things are ramping up, I will only be offering bud vases and jar arrangements as the stems seem to start off on the shorter side.

I have a limited amount of mixed bud vases that will include lisianthus & other pretty blooms available for pick up today or tomorrow for $12 each. These will vary some depending on what is blooming but will be somewhat similar to the one pictured. If you would like to secure one, please send me a message.

Summer subscriptions are sold out and will be starting by the end of July. Be on the lookout though for posts when the stand will be open, & you can always message me to check availability.

If you’re looking for something to do tomorrow, the Homer Glen Junior Woman's Club is hosting their garden walk of 7 local homes. It’s so fun to see how nature inspires all of us differently, & I always come home ready to plant more! 😀 Check out the link below for tickets or you can purchase them tomorrow at the start of the garden walk at the Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church on Will Cook Rd. All of the info is on the link or their page. Have a wonderful weekend! 💐

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/homer-glen-junior-womans-club-garden-walk-every-garden-has-a-story-tickets-925864966037?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1RdlYlpy6e8LH0OaL4ZGy25T9q5gzVeVlvTAqf3n7VJDfuXrWjomAKHO0_aem_8p9QpR0B41FTEz9f4D8KIw

05/07/2024

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.”
― Alfred Tennyson

I have received several special requests in the last few weeks for arrangements to memorialize loved ones and for a customer’s friend whose mother is terminally ill with cancer. It's not a club or an experience we all want to be a part of, but usually it's inevitable. I remember making the phone call to one of the most talented florists in Central IL when my dad died in 2019. I knew we wanted the best and somehow flowers and the little details surrounding them have a way of helping us honor our loved ones, spark memories, and are healing at the same time.

This week, I coordinated with a customer who requested a Bleeding Heart plant, one her dad was always trying to find for his house. With that in mind, I made a mixed planter that included a cross because he loved to study the bible, several blooming plants, a fern, and the Bleeding Heart that she can eventually plant out in her yard in his memory. She also wanted an arrangement that was less "funeraly", so I created an arrangement of 100% locally grown flowers by me.

Growing flowers has been healing for me & it’s an honor and a privilege to help you through times of celebration and sadness with them. ❤️🌻

27/06/2024

"Be the one who pays attention to the details..no matter how scattered they seem...for perhaps they are seeds that will bloom into beautiful and worth-the-wait kinds of things." - Morgan Harper Nichols

I usually get restless this time of year while waiting on the annuals to bloom & trying to keep the pests away. I have been working hard the last few years to plant more perennials to help fill in the gaps, and I am excited to say, they are doing their job! Pictured here are what's currently blooming: echinacea, Shasta daisies, lots of yarrow, rudbeckia, and more - they are putting on a show and the bees are loving it! 🐝Oh, and the first sunflower & lisianthus petals are peaking out! 🌻

With that said, I do have availability for wrapped bouquets and mason jar arrangements. I would love to put something together for you for pick up tomorrow or this weekend! Please send me a message to coordinate.

One more quick update: You all have nearly sold me out of our Bi-Weekly Bouquet Subscriptions! I only have a few more left so if you are interested in securing one, please see my previous post for more info.

24/06/2024

It’s been a hot week of working overtime watering & getting in my final seeds. The much prayed for rain last night and the cooler temperatures today are a great relief!

Now that I have everything planted, I am excited to offer our exclusive Summer/early Fall bi-weekly bouquet subscription! Want to ensure you have locally grown fresh cut blooms on your table or to gift this summer? 🌼

Here’s how:
🌻Give the gift or treat yourself to 4 bouquets of fresh flowers - mid to end of July through beginning of September (specific dates will be assigned once the weather permits). Subscribers will receive priority during the growing season over any flowers going on the stand or at other local merchants, & will receive a premium bouquet of the best of what’s blooming.

How it works:
Please message me to purchase your subscription for $90 (tax included), choose pickup at my home in Homer Glen or delivery (extra $10 fee per bouquet with delivery within a 10-mile radius), bi-weekly coordination & communication will take place with the recipient. If you are unable to complete one of the pick-ups, feel free to gift it to a friend or loved one, or your bouquet can be donated to a local long-term care facility. If you are giving the subscription as a gift, we can provide an electronic printable gift certificate via email. Cash, Venmo, & Zelle are accepted.

💐Please note this is a very limited subscription due to our micro growing space & orders will be taken on a first come, first serve basis. Going into our 4th growing season, our focus is on providing locally grown specialty cut flowers that have been grown sustainably with a concentration on conserving pollinators. We look forward to sharing our summer blooms with all of you soon! 💐

15/06/2024

The last few weeks have been a time for adjustments, pauses, perspective, sadness, celebration, and lots of weeding and watering.

I lost my great-uncle on Tuesday evening after we saw him for the last time on Sunday. Seeing that glimmer in his eyes as he looked at each of us for what was most likely the last time, was heartbreaking and humbling. He lived a life surrounded by nature, his family and friends, & always had an orneriness about him with kids that would make us all eager for an 'Uncle Herman adventure'. And as my one cousin put it, he just met children where they were at in those moments. The sunsets since then have been beautiful and cause me to pause in my haste to get it all done outside before bedtime, with last night's being especially amazing.

Thankful for all of the prayers for my husband & he is on the mend thanks to a positive attitude, acupuncture, and the help of good old vitamin D on days like today when he finally got out to plant the last of the tomatoes he started from seed. Fourteen years ago today, we were married in the beautiful mountains of Sonoma, CA at a winery. Thankful each and every day for him, the family we have, and his support for my business!

As for what's blooming: I have feverfew, yarrow, snapdragons, rudbeckia, bupleurum, lavender, and a few others showing their beautiful colors. I currently have enough for a few $15 pint size mason jar arrangements for pre-order to pick up tomorrow or Sunday. They will be similar to the one pictured here and can be ordered by sending me a message.

As a side note, if you are celebrating your Dad on Sunday, give him an extra squeeze as I wish mine was still here to do the same. Have a great weekend! 💙

03/06/2024

Who needs a Monday pick-me-up? Well, you might be in luck! I have enough ranunculus for 2 $25 mason jar arrangements to pick up today to help brighten yours (or someone else’s) start of the week. They will be similar to the one pictured that I delivered to a dear customer this morning with a mix of beautiful blooms & can be ordered via messenger. Have a great day!💐

01/06/2024

How in the world is it June 1st already?! I told myself I would have all my planting done by now and I'm close but not quite. I've had a few roadblocks, but I'm determined to get it done! The ranunculus is nearly finished blooming and after this weekend, I will most likely be pulling them to get a few more varieties of seeds in the ground. They been a great spring addition and I plan on growing them again next year.

I will have a lull for a while in flower availability with less varieties blooming until July. I love sharing beautiful blooms so always feel free to reach out if you are looking for something and I can see if I can help. I can always outsource, if I need to. Currently, I have availability for events in June, July, and August & a couple weeks notice is appreciated.

A few recent highlights:

🎂A birthday bouquet went out to a good friend this morning full of fresh flowers all grown by me. ☺️

💐I am growing over 35 dahlia plants this year - I believe a record for me with my micro space.

Thorn: My husband has a lower tibial fracture and has been out of commission for all yardwork. I missed having him help with digging for dahlias, but I got it done. 💪🏻

Rose: Having lots of spring blooms and not having to wait until July for flowers! 🙌🏻

Bud: Growing the most flowers I ever have this season and I can't wait to see them all bloom! ❤️

28/05/2024

I am pausing between planting and arranging to share these beauties with you. You all might get sick of me sharing my ranunculus but I can't help myself! ☺️
I am taking pre-orders via messenger for this week for mason jar arrangements with these and other spring blooms. Hope you are having a wonderful Tuesday!

27/05/2024

The ranunculus is hitting its peak and are available in mixed $25 mason jar arrangements for pick up this afternoon/evening and this week with orders taken via messenger. Which color is your favorite?😍

27/05/2024

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." –Ronald Reagan

Remembering the men & women today & always, who never came home while fighting for our country’s freedom. ❤️🇺🇸

25/05/2024

Good morning! Yesterday, I officially had enough ranunculus to make an arrangement and I feel like I’ve finally won the lottery with these! I grow several high maintenance flowers and this one is right up there as I started them in February. I have a spring subscription waitlist that I am working through as they bloom but if you would like to be contacted if I have extra, please let me know.

I picked the last of the peonies yesterday with this later variety & decided these needed a spot in my home. I wish I had oodles more to share!

I do have other flowers to share such as feverfew, nigella, & snapdragons. They all happen to be red, white, & blue so if you are looking for flowers for your holiday weekend, I can put something together for you. 🇺🇸❤️

21/05/2024

Happy Tuesday, flower friends! Today has been filled with flowers for teachers & bosses! I have enough flowers for 2 more $20 jar arrangements for pick up this evening or tomorrow. They can be personalized with a tag from your child to their teacher (see comments for example), be gifted to anyone, or for yourself. 🙂 Please send me a message if you would like to order. Stay safe this windy evening!

18/05/2024

Update: Sold Out!

It's been busy morning of picking and designing! Here's what's currently available:

*1 $25 Quart-size mixed arrangement with peonies, ranunculus & other flowers.
*Both Sold 2 $25 Wrapped Bouquets
*Both Sold 2 $20 Pint-size mixed arrangement with ranunculus and other flowers.

Beaded by Giada has out her beaded bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and DIY bead kits as well. Our self-serve porch stand is open until 5pm this evening (or sold out) and is located at our home at 14346 S. Birchdale Dr. in Homer Glen. We accept cash (preferred), Venmo, & Zelle. Enjoy this beautiful day!

17/05/2024

It’s a very busy and exciting time around here trying to get all the seeds, dahlia tubers, & plants in the ground while revolving it around the rain and family activities. I get easily distracted by all that is starting to come into bloom and by the pollinators enjoying the fruits of my labor. And who can forget, the evidence the cicadas are leaving behind!

I will be opening the stand tomorrow morning from 9:30am-5:00pm (or sold out) with a handful of peony (these are pretty much the last of them) and ranunculus wrapped bouquets and mason jar arrangements for $25 each. The peonies are ones that I grew but like last summer, I will be supplementing with blooms from other local growers to help fill in the gaps. I am thankful for all of the connections and friendships flowers have brought me & supporting local is always my first choice. These ranunculus are from Lowen’s Flower Farm & they make me even more excited for mine that are just starting to show a little color!

Beaded by Giada will have out her beaded bracelets & necklaces too! Please stop by our self-serve porch stand at our home at 14346 S. Birchdale Dr. in Homer Glen. We accept cash (preferred), Venmo, & Zelle.

13/05/2024

It's hard to believe it's almost the end of another school year! I think those of us that are teachers or homeschool moms are feeling a little bit of senioritis right about now! 😬

I am currently taking pre-orders for pint-sized posies as a way of saying "Thank You" to those that helped your child(ren) grow during the year & had a positive influence on their life. Perhaps you know a teacher, homeschool mom, co-op teacher, bus driver, paraprofessional, or tutor that deserves one! 📚🚌✏️🖍️

Each mixed flower arrangement comes with a personalized tag and colorful bow and are $20 each. Pick up will be the afternoon/evening of Tuesday, 5/21 or anytime on Wednesday, 5/22. Orders can be placed via messenger & are due by Sunday, May 19 at 8pm. If you cannot make these times, I am starting a waitlist for other days, depending on interest.

12/05/2024

Update: Sold! ☺️

Well, this is it for the flowers for Mother's Day with this arrangement. Full of lots of beautiful blooms, including a few purple ranunculus & white campanula, it is available for $45 to pick up this afternoon or evening to the first person to comment or message me.

I hope you all are enjoying this beautiful day!☀️

12/05/2024

The last few days have been a beautiful whirlwind of flowers, 1st baseball wins of the season for my son’s team whom my husband coaches, & realizing I have my first ranunculus buds after almost giving up on them!

This is my first year of doing Mother’s Day flowers, and like Christmas & Valentine’s Day, you all showed up.😊 For a moment Friday night, I thought I would have extra flowers to open the stand but the last minute messages kept coming and the flowers dwindled. I am almost sold out but probably have enough for 1 more bouquet or arrangement today. Blissful Brew Coffee Co. has a few extra coffee and arrangement sets available Biteable in Lockport for $35 today and is open from 7am-10:30am. Please go support her! ☕️💐

Here are a few of the bouquets & arrangements that made their way to homes this weekend and a note that will be one that I go back to and reread when I am doubting myself. Thank you again & I hope that you all have a wonderful day, whether you are celebrating or remembering your mothers. ❤️

PS: I would love for you to share Lavender & Lu flowers you received in the comments. Tags and shares are also greatly appreciated!

09/05/2024

I'm calling this picture, "Beauty and the Beast" because it was taken right before the hailstorm yesterday afternoon, thus the ominous skies. We were lucky to escape any damage, unlike the east side of town and some surrounding areas. Don't tell that to the storm chasers that called me 2 times and my husband 9 times and were scouring our neighborhood today though. 🙃How did you all fare?

These beauties will be tucked into some Mother's Day pre-orders this weekend! I hope to have more peonies blooming for other orders early next week. If you missed out on the pre-orders, I am extending it until noon tomorrow and then that will be it until I know for sure if I will have extras to open up the porch stand this weekend. I have 2 options - $45 wrapped bouquets and $65 large vase arrangements. Both offer a garden-like look to them and I promise will be beautiful!💐

07/05/2024

"He who plants a garden plants happiness." - Chinese proverb

On a beautiful Saturday morning a little over a week ago, I held a private workshop at the Church of the Transfiguration, Palos Park with some fellow plant fanatics to make spring/summer container gardens. The time was filled with lots of gardening talk with everyone excited to get their hands in more dirt with the anticipation of beautiful blooms throughout the summer. We packed the planters with several types of ferns, pansies, and begonias. I loved how whimsical they all looked with the moss and pebbles that helped finish them off!🌿🧚‍♀️

06/05/2024

I hope you all got a chance to soak up the sun today! A quick reminder and weekend roundup:

* I have decided to extend my Mother's Day order deadline to Wednesday at 8pm. I will have wrapped bouquets for $45 & large vase arrangements $65 available for pre-order. They will be full of garden inspired flowers similar to those pictured here. I will post later this week if I think I will have the porch open with extras.

*I put together several orders including these arrangements for a new baby Sip and See. I am currently booking for graduations, showers, & other fun summer celebrations!

*Between yesterday and today, I transplanted 400 lisianthus plugs. This was a very tedious job but kind of like childbirth, I think I'll forget what a pain they are to plant once they start blooming!

*Planted more peonies so hopefully in the next year or two, I will have more to share with all of you.

*Speaking of peonies, I think we'll have some blooms this week into next weekend!

*Lots of preparation to get seeds, more transplants, and dahlia tubers in the ground - soon.

I think that's it for now - whew! 😀

02/05/2024

Mother's Day is just around the corner on Sunday, May 12 and of course, I recommend flowers for this occasion! I will be outsourcing blooms for this special day, but my peonies might be blooming by then. Fingers crossed!🤞🏻I will be offering a mix of garden inspired wrapped bouquets and arrangements full of color and sure to bring a smile to her face! 💐

I am taking pre-orders for mixed wrapped bouquets ($45) and large vase arrangements ($65). Pre-orders will close on Monday, 5/6 at 8pm and can be made by sending me a message. Delivery is available for an additional fee within a short distance of Homer Glen. Pick up will be Saturday, 5/11 from 10am to 2pm at my home in Homer Glen, unless otherwise arranged. I am unsure at this time if I will have the stand open on the porch with extras, so please pre-order to ensure availability. Your likes & shares to help me spread the word, are greatly appreciated! ❤️

*All flowers are designer's choice with those pictured being the inspiration.*

28/04/2024

These beauties are the last of the tulips! It's been a great run, and I can't wait to grow them again next year! I have had so many of you tell me these are unlike any tulips you have ever purchased before; they are truly unique. I have a handful of $10 bud vases and 2 $25 mason jar arrangements available today.

The self-serve porch stand will be open until 5pm (or sold out). Our address is: 14346 S. Birchdale Dr. in Homer Glen. Have a great Sunday!

28/04/2024

Today was one of those days you dream of in winter where you're outside, & breathing the fresh air until the sun goes down (and exhaustion sets in). The last of the tulips will be for sale tomorrow in adorable bud vase posies for $10 each. These are perfect for all the nooks and crannies around your house or to gift to a special someone. If you would like to pre-order one, please send me a message.

Our self-serve stand will be open from 9am-5pm (or sold out) & our address is 14346 S. Birchdale Dr. in Homer Glen. We accept cash (preferred), Zelle, & Venmo.

27/04/2024

Update: SOLD OUT! Thank you all for once again selling me out! I will have $10 tulip bud vases available tomorrow from 9am-5pm (or sold out). If you would like to reserve one, please send me a message.

Good morning! Come by and grab you some sunshine after yesterday's much needed rain! The stand is stocked with so many beautiful flowers in wrapped bouquets and jar arrangements from $15-30 from now until 6pm or sold out. I will not be able to hold anything this morning due to my schedule but if you need something for this afternoon or tomorrow, please let me know.

Our self-serve porch stand is located at our home at 14346 S. Birchdale Dr. in Homer Glen. We accept cash (preferrred), Venmo, & Zelle. Enjoy this gift of a day!

27/04/2024

The last of the tulips will be hitting the stand in the morning so grab them while you can. The peony-styled pictured here will dominate in the bouquets so if you love pink, you are in luck! I will have $20 all tulip & $30 mixed wrapped bouquets & jar arrangements. Due to my schedule for the first half of the day, I will not be able to hold anything so it will be first come, first served.

The self-serve porch stand at our home will be open from 9am-6pm tomorrow. Our address is: 14346 S. Birchdale Dr. in Homer Glen. We accept cash, Venmo, & Zelle.

24/04/2024

Our tulips showed up for a prom and 1st birthday party this past weekend! A garden party themed birthday and a simple but elegant prom bouquet. 💜If you're seeking something for an event, please reach out!💐

23/04/2024

Tomorrow is Administrative Professionals Day, & let me tell you, I know firsthand how hard they work. What seems like a lifetime ago, I walked into an office building, resume in hand looking to apply for a purchasing assistant position I found on monster.com. I needed a job and was willing to work at McDonald's if I had to. Ironically, this company was one of the biggest suppliers of beef for McDonald’s around the world. The receptionist called my future boss and he came out to the reception area and asked if I had time for an interview right then and there. Time was all I had, and I had an offer letter by the next day.

I worked long hours, taking on my job plus one other of a vacated administrative assistant. Booking travel for trips to McDonald's offices around the world, doing lots of expense reports, & one of the craziest - faxing emails to hotels in Japan because one of the executives didn’t know how to set up his laptop remotely & then responding to them while he dictated over the phone (don’t forget to put the “san” at the end of their names out of respect).

I did all of this while doing the job I was hired for: arranging shipments of beef & pork from processing plants in South America & Australia to all over the world & communicating daily to people all over the world. The days were long but the experience I gained will live with me forever.

If you have a special someone who is helping you keep it all together, the first person your customers see when they walk in the door or communicate with, they deserve to be recognized & I think flowers would be the perfect way! You know where to find me! ☺️

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