In Bloom

06/11/2024

Although we are sold out through 11/18, we may have some availability for Thanksgiving flowers. I will keep you updated via social media.

06/11/2024

Chrysanthemums are good for the soul

02/11/2024

I'm still here :) We took a pause for family time and for me to catch up on farm stuff. Joey and I haven't stopped for a minute until this evening . We're sold out for the season for new orders. If you already have a standing order with us , we should still be okay and I'll be reaching out on confirmation to designers. If we end up with Thanksgiving Chrysanthemums (once subscriptions are complete in a couple of weeks), I will let you all know of availability.
Wanted to give a little update and share the Heirloom Chrysanthemums I'm currently harvesting. A Fall Favorite

20/10/2024

It was an honor to grow and design this bouquet for my nieces wedding yesterday. She gifted this to her Mama I love you .walker96 and I hope your day was everything you'd hoped for! You were absolutely beautiful!

08/10/2024

The Good News is 🥁........
We have ELECTRICITY, oh and The Early Chrysanthemums are starting to bloom. Subscriptions will be delivered this week! This time last week I didn't think we would be able to finish out our season. It's been a rough 12 days for us , all over the area. I really want normalcy back, but as I drove to an appointment today, it broke my heart seeing the devastation . All of the homes where children and grandchildren played just 12 days ago, where husbands and wives watched their favorite shows while eating takeout or grilling with friends, football gatherings etc... crushed, split in half, total losses... it's just different, nothing normal about it. Loving nature as I do, it crushes my spirit to see the trees gone, the ground erupted, not many birds around lately, pavement busted open, and electrical wires all over in a tangled mess. No street looks untouched. I've yet to see a home or piece of property without some form of damage. People have lost loved ones, pets, so much. Businesses having to close or drastically shift to stay afloat, farmers that have lost their entire income for the season or year. Here's to HOPE and counting your blessings even when it seems really hard! Thankful for our community and for all of the Emergency Services helping to restore us all. We are praying hard for our close friends and families in The Tampa Bay Area, And for the entire state of Florida.

23/09/2024

Get your Homecoming Flowers from my friend Mallory Honeycomb Florals! 📣 🏈

22/09/2024

Couldn't resist taking this picture. First Chrysanthemum to cut of 2024. Of course to accent the shades of Eucalyptus behind her. Group 2 of Monthly subscriptions go out tomorrow, then we have a Wedding to cut for all week. Flowers are limited and have been reserved months in advance, so please let us know if you have specific needs for November. September and October are almost maxed. I will post if/when we have availability.

Thanks y'all!!

13/09/2024

A Moody little harvest today- cloudy but still no rain out this way. Hoping that changes and we get a splash of it at some point. Thankful for cooler temps , I may even ask Joey to bring down the Fall decor from the attic this weekend.

07/09/2024

Fall is full of goodness - An arrangement today for a family member that lost her Grandmother. Her Memorial was today.

06/09/2024

Check your emails friends! Subscriptions opened up this afternoon and we are 50% sold out in less than 3 hours!
Once spots are secured that's all we can offer until March of 2025! Winter is dreary so let's make Fall NOT.

I say it every year- "we're not expanding this year"
The LIES I tell myself!!!
We've just cleared for our new peony field and ALSO..... our new Dahlia field. (I say we ...but I was working inside and Joey was working the field on his day off from his full time job). I did go out and hold a tape measure 📏
We're also rotating the spring and summer fields, which means LOTS more room for Spring flowers 🤩
I don't want to hear one word from myself when I'm wore slap out next year!! I love what I do!!!

06/09/2024

Friday Mood but fill it with fragrance.
Dahlias, Queen Zinns, Purple Millet, Mahogany, Cosmos, Globe Amaranth,Giant Marigolds ,Celosia and Euc. A little bit of everything to start the weekend - Autumn Bouquets 💐

05/09/2024

Searching for a bridal gown or wedding attire! Go see my friend Kelly in Aiken!

05/09/2024

05/09/2024

Somewhere there's about to be a VERY happy bride! I'm on the back end of the wedding industry. I grow the flowers, they get delivered or picked up by our Designer clients, and then I wait to see photos from the photographers. It brings me SO much joy to see our babies incorporated into these special events.
Sometimes I ask where the venue is, most of the time , I ask no questions at all. But trust that my heart and soul is right there with them. We don't just walk out and toss seeds to grow specialty flowers. It sounds very simple , I promise it's not. So each bloom we have successfully grown, has a piece of our hearts. Joey and I both love what we do. I hope it shows! Xoxo- Melissa

05/09/2024

After overthinking it for the entire summer , we've decided to open up Fall Bi weekly Subscriptions. Yay!!! It's Spooky Season! Fall flowers, bonfires, gatherings,fall candles and football!!
An email will go out tomorrow with details and instructions on how to sign up. I almost didn't do it because Summer was so hard on us (and the flowers). But after 4 years of offering them (and realizing that consistency is more important than my emotional spells 🤪 ) We are going to offer a limited quantity. As always it will be on first come first serve basis for registration. Be looking for your email and check our social media starting tomorrow 9/6. We're all going to miss the flowers in the winter so I'm ready to soak in this season!

01/09/2024

Fall Flowers are something special! It's Mother Nature's last Hoorah before the flowers fade and start their process of setting seed (at least if you grow strictly in the field like we do here). There are a few flowers that I hold off seeding until they're truly seasonal and living their best life in Georgia. Cranberry Double Cosmos and Cinnamon Basil come in Autumn now. After trying to make them happen for years in the heat and high pest pressure of summer, I've realized what works best for us and our clientele. Both shown here in rich jewel tones. First pic shows them closed at stage of harvest, second shows what would likely be in your order (mid opening). They will continue to open up into big gorgeous whimsical blooms once recut and arranged. We do this to beat the pollinators to them and to also extend vase life.

01/09/2024

🍂 Happy September 🍂 although we have 3 weeks left of Summer, The flowers are setting the tone of the Season coming. We're back from Vacation and ramping up for the most busy time of the year for Southern flower farmers. This prep and space in time gives us our 2025 Spring goodies. Timing is crucial and we have lots of seeds to start.
*pic of this mornings Zinnia harvest, Benarys, Queens and Oklahomas, top quality DIVAS! Now off to purchase a new ac for the walk in cooler and flooring for the studio.

25/12/2022

It’s a Christmas miracle y’all. They survived unscathed down to 10 degrees for the past 3 days and a real feel of -5. We’ve still got some cold nights in the teens until Wednesday but for now , I’m letting them get some sun and fresh air then we will cover again in a few hours.