Fabled Flora

Fabled Flora Fabled Flora provides the Port Townsend, WA area with locally grown seasonal flowers.
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Are you a Romantic? šŸ’˜ The Romantic era was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the e...
29/10/2024

Are you a Romantic? šŸ’˜

The Romantic era was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century.

It advocated for the importance of subjectivity, imagination, and appreciation of nature in society and culture in response to the Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. They argued that passion and intuition were crucial to understanding the world, and that beauty is more than merely an affair of form, but rather something that evokes a strong emotional response. With this philosophical foundation, the Romanticists elevated among other things a reverence for nature and the supernatural.

(Can you tell I was an Art History major?!)

I think in this anxious, information overloaded, chaotic, ridiculous world we live in - a little Romanticism might do you good.

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ā€œLook, your whole life is a creative activity. People who say, ā€œI donā€™t have a creative bone in my body,ā€ itā€™s like youā€™...
18/10/2024

ā€œLook, your whole life is a creative activity. People who say, ā€œI donā€™t have a creative bone in my body,ā€ itā€™s like youā€™veā€¦ did you not choose the person that you married? That was an act of creativity. You had a creative vision of your future when you met this person. And you came together with them and you two are creating that, thatā€™s creativity. Everything that you decide, everything that you surround yourself with, everything that you make is creativity.ā€ - Elizabeth Gilbert

šŸ¤Æ When you start thinking this way, you canā€™t stop! Every choice is an act of creativity. Every action item on your to do list an opportunity for world making.

I think about this a lot when Iā€™m creating my physical spaces in my home and outdoor spaces. And recently Iā€™m trying to be more engaged in dressing with creativity in mind.

šŸŒ€ Do you agree with Elizabeth Gilbert? Is every decision creative?

šŸ“ø Incredible Holga photos from farm visit this fall.

I recently had the chance to really truly be seen in my messy, magical, imperfect self by the wonderful film photographe...
13/10/2024

I recently had the chance to really truly be seen in my messy, magical, imperfect self by the wonderful film photographer .

I have to admit there was long struggle to get myself here. We had booked the year previously and I totally chickened out. And then we tried again this summer and my husband got Covid that weekend and so we had to reschedule again. And of course, in between all of that, I had plenty of self-doubt and stress.

But I persevered, and even though it rained the whole time, Holly and I laughed and talked for hours and I truly enjoyed the whole experience. I highly recommend them for anyone looking for meaningful, heirloom style photos.

It was a great reminder that the hard things are worth doing. And also that special talents of an artist like a film photographer brings a depth and quality you just canā€™t find an iPhone photo.

Happy anniversary to you two lovebirds. Perfectly dreamy Orcas island wedding two summer ago. Florals by .flora Photos b...
09/09/2024

Happy anniversary to you two lovebirds. Perfectly dreamy Orcas island wedding two summer ago.

Florals by .flora
Photos by

Late summer at the farm. Iā€™m exhausted and Gooseberry can be the boss now. šŸŖæ
07/09/2024

Late summer at the farm. Iā€™m exhausted and Gooseberry can be the boss now. šŸŖæ

Blackberries and dried grasses. Summertime event bits and bobs.If you know what the Pacific Northwest in late summer is ...
13/08/2024

Blackberries and dried grasses. Summertime event bits and bobs.

If you know what the Pacific Northwest in late summer is like, you know what Iā€™m talking about.

Itā€™s not really about the wedding. Itā€™s about the marriage.It might seem like a counterintuitive thing for a wedding flo...
09/08/2024

Itā€™s not really about the wedding. Itā€™s about the marriage.

It might seem like a counterintuitive thing for a wedding florist to say, but Iā€™m going to say it.

And every year on our wedding anniversary, Iā€™m reminded. Our little wedding took place on the beach near our house with 12 guests and a communally-made meal. It was simple. And more importantly, our four years of marriage since have been simply the best.

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Ranunculus - the Queen of the Spring. I know it seems crazy to start thinking about next spring but if you want these be...
30/07/2024

Ranunculus - the Queen of the Spring. I know it seems crazy to start thinking about next spring but if you want these beautiful babes blooming for you in April you gotta get going.

Come spend some time with me on the farm in September and learn all about how to grow these ruffly roses of the spring in your garden.

Included in the price of the class is either 5 baby ranunculus plants that you can put in your garden this fall or five corms that you can hang onto until late winter.

Spend an afternoon, enjoying the farm and learning all my tips and tricks. Sunday, September 22nd from 1-3pm. Sign up link is in my bio. šŸ’„

Big splashy urns with towering hollyhocks and petite vintage inkwell bud vases with twisty nasturtium seed pods. The big...
29/07/2024

Big splashy urns with towering hollyhocks and petite vintage inkwell bud vases with twisty nasturtium seed pods. The big picture and the little picture. Itā€™s both pictures!

What a pleasure and joy to flower a garden party welcome party for R&J at the this past weekend.

Subtle is sexy.*All grown by me. Oriental poppies, campanula, roses, yarrow, sweet peas, ammi, bolted radish, daisies.*
30/06/2024

Subtle is sexy.

*All grown by me. Oriental poppies, campanula, roses, yarrow, sweet peas, ammi, bolted radish, daisies.*

šŸ¦† -duck-duck- GOOSE!We welcomed 8 of these little cuties to the farm recently. Their job is to be the cutest slug patrol...
10/06/2024

šŸ¦† -duck-duck- GOOSE!

We welcomed 8 of these little cuties to the farm recently. Their job is to be the cutest slug patrol. Iā€™m really prefer pets who have jobs. Iā€™ll feed you, but you gotta work! (My cat Pip is the worldā€™s best mouser. šŸˆā€ā¬›)

The gosling will be the guard goose, keeping the duckies safe from aerial attacks. šŸŖæ

Do you like duck eggs? Have you ever eaten a goose egg? If you have, tell me what they are like. Iā€™ve never had one!

Hello dear islanders! .flora is back on Orcas next Monday with flowers and beeswax candles. The lovely folks of .orcas a...
06/06/2024

Hello dear islanders! .flora is back on Orcas next Monday with flowers and beeswax candles. The lovely folks of .orcas are letting let me camp out on their porch. Come peruse their perfect assortment of vintage treasures and get some flowers to boot! Iā€™d love to see you. Iā€™ll be from there 2-5:30.

If youā€™d like to preorder a bouquet, you can do so on my website. Link is in the bio under ā€˜Orcas Pop Up Preorder.ā€™

Do you know that intense pleasure when you bite into that first summer tomato that youā€™ve grown yourself? Thereā€™s a mixt...
26/05/2024

Do you know that intense pleasure when you bite into that first summer tomato that youā€™ve grown yourself?

Thereā€™s a mixture of extreme pride and sweetness. Itā€™s the most delicious tomato youā€™ll ever eat. You will never look at a store-bought tomato the same way. šŸ˜‚

I liken this pleasure with the experience to growing my own flowers for my floral design business.

I could choose to not grow my own and instead buy from the wholesale market. In a lot of ways, it would be way, way easier and letā€™s be honest, a lot of people wouldnā€™t notice.

So why do it? I know that there is a real difference in the diversity, uniqueness, and quality of farm grown flowers that donā€™t travel hundreds of miles. I want to provide you with the most luscious, abundant, and verdant flowers that I possibly can. And that means growing them myself.

Plus, once you get bitten by gardening bug, you become addicted to finding new varieties! I donā€™t usually like to put it this way because addiction is not cute but flower addiction is real. Any other plant addicts out there? Iā€™m about to head to today, heaven help me. Drop a šŸŒ» emoji in the comments and tell me you know what Iā€™m talking about. šŸ¤£

Motherā€™s Day flowers are in full swing! Get some blooms for the mamas in your life at the   farm stand on Howard & Hasti...
11/05/2024

Motherā€™s Day flowers are in full swing! Get some blooms for the mamas in your life at the farm stand on Howard & Hastings Ave. The stand is open 10-7, self-serve accepting cash and Venmo.

We also have hand dipped beeswax candles and gardenerā€™s hand salve.

Hope to see you there! šŸ–¤

Mother's Day is coming up, on May 12th. Think of Fabled Flora, if your mother is in the Port Townsend area. I'll be acce...
02/05/2024

Mother's Day is coming up, on May 12th. Think of Fabled Flora, if your mother is in the Port Townsend area. I'll be accepting orders until Thursday, May 9th. I will also have grab-and-go bouquets at the farm stand all weekend. https://www.fabledflora.com/order-flowers

A flower club subscription is a thoughtful gift for the flower-lover in your life from Fabled Flora, your neighborhood f...
12/02/2024

A flower club subscription is a thoughtful gift for the flower-lover in your life from Fabled Flora, your neighborhood flower farm. Choose from 4, 8 or 12 weeks of blooms.

You can still order one for your Valentine! And if you purchase 12 weeks, you will receive a free dried bouquet to go along with your club membership card. Pick up at our farm stand in PT on Feb 13th or 14th.

https://www.fabledflora.com/order-flowers/p/flower-club-membership

What is it draws your eye? For me it starts with the quality of real materials, then itā€™s  design and color. Definitely ...
25/01/2024

What is it draws your eye?

For me it starts with the quality of real materials, then itā€™s design and color. Definitely patina, age, agelessness, or heirloom quality.

Authenticity is hard to spot without years of experience. I have honed this eye by going estate sales, country auctions and yard sales for several decades. I had a bit of a head start as my parents run a used and rare bookshop. We visited many a country auction throughout my childhood in search of books.

After years of collecting, Iā€™m excited to be offering these vases to my wedding clients to rent for their events.

If you are interested in building your own vintage collection - Iā€™ve written a bit about it on my blog. Check out the link in my bio!

Iā€™ll save you from the end of year montage and just sayTHANK YOU for following along.It may not seem like a big deal to ...
31/12/2023

Iā€™ll save you from the end of year montage and just say
THANK YOU for following along.

It may not seem like a big deal to just click follow or like on one of my posts. But as a small business owner, it means a lot. I really appreciate everyone on here cheering me along.

And this year Iā€™ve needed a lot of encouragement! We moved this year, which involved two ferry rides multiple times. We brought a ton of perennials with us and created a farm out of an empty field. Put up a tunnel and a fence. And worked and worked and worked all while living in a school bus.

We started a farm stand, created a new customer base, did a CSA, did classes, did weddings, and so much more.

Hereā€™s a flower-filled 2024!
Love, Emmy and Kai

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