WILD THING ferme florale

02/10/2024

We'll be on Campus at Bishop's tomorrow with fresh and dried flowers as well as spring bulbs, some of our hand dyed silks, cards, balms and more!

Swing by to say hi, grab a little floral pick me up and see what the other vendors have to offer!


On sera sur le Campus de Bishop's demain avec des bouquets de fleurs séchées et fraîches, des bulbes printannières, des baumes, des cartes, des soies teintes à la main et plus!

Passez dire allô et vous ramasser un petit peu de bonheur fleuri et voir tout ce qu'ont à offrir les autres marchands!

🍅💜Bishop's University Campus Farmers' Market
Join us next Thursday September 26th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Quad for the 2024 Edition of our now traditional yearly Farmer's Market! This event is meant to highlight the efforts made by our local agricultural community!
Find:
🍯 Local honey made directly on campus by Bishop's Bees
🍅 Local preserves made from the Educational Farm veggies by Bishop's University - Environment, Agriculture, and Geography Department students
🎨 Arts and crafts made by Bishop's University Fine Arts Department students
🧡 Crafts handmade by the Indigenous Student Support Center people
🧼 Various crafts made by our community of staff and students
🥬 Local veggies from Les Hôtes Épinettes, Ferme maraîchère biologique, forestière et d'élevage and from
🐔 Local eggs from Ferme l'étincelle
🍄 Local mushrooms from Le Réseau Souterrain - Champignonnière
🌻 Local flowers from WILD THING ferme florale and Les jardins d'etc
☕ Free fairtrade hot chocolate and educational kiosk with Carrefour de Solidarité Internationale
💚 Educational kiosk about various sustainability projects going on around campus!
*Please note that in case of rain the event will be postponed!
See you there! ✌️

13/02/2024

If you are in Lennoxville on Valentine's Day and are looking for some sustainable options to show your love with this year pop by Bishop's University between 10 and 2 tomorrow the 14th! Come find us indoors in the toasty warmth in front of Doolittle's Coop.

We'll have a limited quantity of our very first tulips of the year as well as dried flower bouquets, lip and hand balms and a few of our hand died silks!

There will also be Fairtrade chocolate bars available for purchase to sweeten up your gift and an education booth to learn all about why FairTrade is the way to go when it comes to buying chocolate!

Stop by to say hi & grab some goodies if you are around, we'd love to see you!

19/12/2023

Silver poplar, Sedum, Buplureum, Mountain Mint and Artemisia formed the base of what would become an early August Bridal Bouquet.

The colours and textures in this one make my heart happy.

There is so much beauty and magic in bouquets that comes from the plants we use as supporting members of the cast.

19/12/2023

My dad ( on instagram) made me these little "Wild Things" to pop throughout the gardens as rebar top protectors.

He sculpted 5 or 6 different heads and then cast multiples of them from a mould he made.

This little gnome fellow is hanging out in the Anthemis Tinctoria, Dyer's Chamomile.

The following slides are of other mid to late July blooms.

Astrantia, Sedum, Rudbeckia, Orlaya, Buplureum, Poppy Pods and Eringeron.

19/12/2023

June and July always make me feel a little droopy.

In June we've usually just made it out of trying to keep on top of sowing and planting crops we need for the summer and fall all the while trying to stay on top of harvesting, processing, packagin and delivering an enourmous wave of tulips.

In July the temps rise and working outdoors becomes far less pleasant than in the cooler days of spring and fall.

The flowers in the vase are so simple and yet so lovely to me.

Daisies and fleabane.

19/12/2023

Diana holding some of the later ranunculus.

A handful of JOY!

They always remind me of Sfogliatella, a beautiful and tasty italian pastry!

(If you don't know what they are I recommend hunting down the closest Italian bakery to you and tracking some down! Sometimes they go by the name Lobster Tail in North America.)

In Beebe sells chocolate hazelnut ones and pistacchio ones that I have a particular weakness for! Cut them lengthwise before eating for the best tastiest bite with just the right ratio of pastry to filling😁

Back to Ranunculus😅

The tuberous roots that we grow our ranuncs from are bred and produced by , brought to our continent by and make their way to us through
!

We start their waking up process in mid to late winter to get them in the ground outside as early as we can.

Their happy temp time is somewhere between about -2C (they can take down to -5C when not in bloom) and 17C.

With the shading set up I showed from a few posts back we manage to keep them producing at temperatures far warmer, but they definitely show more signs of stress and prepping for dormancy as the temperatures rise.

19/12/2023

Peonies are a long game plant in the cut flower world.

They take a couple years to get well established before you should harvest heavily off of them as their leaves grow on stalks they share with blooms.

If you were to harvest too many stems early on, your peonies might not have enough leaves to snag enough energy from the sun to put down the roots that'll help them make it from year to year.

After a couple years of disbudding most of the plants and letting them get a good root system going, next year most of these beauties should start pumping out more stalks i.e. more flowers and leaves, so more of the plant can be harvested and more happy peony blooms can make it home to you!

Looking forward to mid to late June for these pretties!

19/12/2023

In early July I had the pleasure of flowering up a number of Wanda Rozynski's vases in the context of an exhibition called "A Natural Life: The Gift" curated by at the in the woods by the river .

The exhibition ran for the duration of Ceramystic, a 10 day event where folks can view and purchase works from a number of amazing ceramicists all on the beautiful grounds of the Centre d'Art Rozynski in Way's Mills.

(They offer ceramics classes and workshops for those interested I recommend checking their page👆)

The little arrangements of local blooms were snuggled into their vases, stationned along a path under the dappled shade of the deciduous trees, amongst their cathedralesque trunks with the river singing alongside.

The cooling effect of the shade and the nearby river made the exhibition's location a refreshing one on the site and kept the flowers happier for longer despite being outdoors and subject to Mother Nature' whims.

19/12/2023

Our shading set up is simple and not plastic based.

We have one swath of jute running centered along the top of the arches, and another that has one edge fastened along the center.

When the season gets toasty, we start flipping the center pinned one from east to west around midday when the sun starts creeping onto the beds.

We also give them a good cold drink to knock down the soil temps.
We manage to keep our ranuncs going a little longer this way, which without a sizeable greenhouse within which to start them really early we find we need to take a couple measures to add alittle time to the tail end of the season.

19/12/2023

Ranunculus 😍

Corms courtesy of

Mid June

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Minou in the Ranunculus in June.

Supervise our work.

You can see in the back ground our jute shade cloths keeping the ranunc's cooler and happy for longer into the season.

19/12/2023

Early June we did a little Pop Up .bakery for Convocation 2023.

We made Bishop's University hued bouquets for graduates!

I loved seeing the joy our flowers brought people🥰

Flowers have a way of becoming a vessel to convey feelings and messages to loved ones for so many different kinds of occasions.

Something I hadn't thought about too much when I first got into flowers for the wonder and joy of planting and growing them; but that is now one of the main reasons I stick with it.

Getting to be a part of these moments is magical!

19/12/2023

Can't wait for these beauties to be back.
These were harvested in May in the field.

The past couple years we have been figuring out tulip forcing for earlier blooms.

Last year our first tulips were harvested around March 18th; allowing us to have tulips, (which I must admit are one of my very favourites), available for customers for a total of about 12 weeks! The beauty and JOY of it!

This year we are trying to have some for you for Valentine's Day.

Since it's our first year trialing for this early of a harvest date we won't be doing pre sales way ahead of time but rather as we get closer to the big day we'll share our progress and let you know if we succeeded and have flowers for you!

All our tulips have been planted for our 2024 harvest! Without the help of Diana my magical garden helper, I would have struggled to get it done alone. 🙌🙌 Thank you Diana!!!

Can't wait for all these beautiful blooms to make it out into your homes, their gentle joy and beauty settling into your day to day lives. 😊

17/10/2023

I did it again😅

Another season where from June onwards we kept on the flower train but I didn't get around to keeping you folks online up to date with the happenings. For the next little bit you'll be getting some catch up posts!

This is an assortment of some of the tulips we had for the last week of spring subscription bouquets this year. Some of my faves in here!

We just received our bulbs for 2024 and will soon be popping some of them online for folks that want to try their hand at having some of these beauties in their own gardens!
Encore une fois à partir de juin malgré le fait que nous fleurissions notre entourage je ne suis pas arrivée à vous tenir, belle communauté en ligne, au courant!

Attendez-vous à plusieurs posts de rattrapage!

Ici vous trouvez une séléction de nos tulipes qui se sont retrouvées dans nos derniers bouquets d'abonnements printaniers cette année. Plusieurs de mes variétés chouchous se retrouvent dans cette photo. J'i un soft spot particulier pour Columbus à l'avant (qui sent la réglisse!) 🥰

Nous venons de recevoir nos bulbes pour 2024 et nous allons bientôt en mettre sur la boutique pour que celles et ceux qui aimeraient planter de ces beautés dans leurs jardins puissent le faire!

01/06/2023

BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY'S FRIENDS AND FAMILY!
We've popped some Convocation bouquets in the online shop for pre orders of bouquets for this Saturday! WE ALSO HAVE BOUTONNIERES💐😁

We'll be at Bekkah's Bakery on Saturday as of 8 am. 🌞

Pre-orders can be picked up all day until closing at 6.

If ever you are seeing this post after pre orders close at 10 pm Friday the 2nd, we will be assembling some grab and go bouquets for you until 2 pm at the bakery.

If you are seeing this prior to the pre order cut off, please opt to place an order as it helps us gauge quantities greatly and will ensure you have local sustainable flowers to offer to your loved ones on their graduation! 🥳

Please spread the word with your Bishop's peeps if you feel so moved!

I love seeing my flowers take part in celebrating these important moments in peoples lives. ❤️

See you Saturday!

The link to the online shop is in the comments below:)
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FAMILLE ET AMIS DE L'UNIVERSITÉ BISHOP'S!

Nous avons mis des bouquets de graduation dans la boutique en ligne pour Convocation ce samedi! DES BOUTONNIÈRES AUSSI💐😁

Nous serons à la Pâtisserie Bekkah's samedi à partir de 8h. 🌞

Vous pourrez y récupérer vos précommandes jusqu'à la fermeture à 18h.

Si vous voyez cette publication après la fermeture des précommandes à 22h vendredi le 2 juin, je serai présente sur les lieux pour assembler des bouquets en vente libre jusqu'à 14h samedi à la pâtisserie.

Si vous lisez cette publication avant la fermeture des précommandes, de préférence opter pour commander à l'avance pour qu'on puisse s'assurer d'avoir amplement de fleurs prêtes pour vous et ça vous assure d'avoir des belles fleurs locales et cultivées sans intrants chimiques pour la graduation de vos proches! 🥳

Si ça vous chante passez le mot à votre gang Bishop-oise!

J'adore voir nos fleurs faire partie intégrante de ces moments de vie importants. ❤️

À samedi!

Lien vers la boutique dans les commentaires:)

12/05/2023

FÊTE DES MÈRES! Il ne reste que 3 jours avant la fête des mamans!

Si vous êtes à la recherche du cadeau parfait pour célébrer une maman dans votre vie cette fête des mères, nous avons les fleurs pour vous!

Offrez à votre maman, conjointe, soeur, tante, grand-maman ou amie ou toute autre figure maternelle importante dans votre vie un de nos fantabuleux bouquets de tulipes emballées tout spécialement pour l'occasion. 💐🎉

Nous offrons 3 formats, régulier, grand et JUMBO!

Tous sont constitués d'un bel assortiment de nos magnifiques tulipes que nous cultivons avec tant d'amour et d'heures de travail fort pour pouvoir vous les offrir.

Les livraisons se feront samedi le 13 mai pour l'Estrie et dimanche le 14 mai pour Mtl et la Rive-Sud.

Les commandes fermeront à 20h la veille du jour de livraison.

Nous livrons à Stanstead, Sherbrooke, Lennoxville, Magog, Coaticook, et toutes les petites municipalités sur le chemin en Estrie samedi.

À Montréal vous trouverez les quartiers couvert lors de nos livraisons pour la fête des mères ce dimanche, sur notre site web sous l'onglet abonnements

Vous pouvez aussi choisir de faire déposer votre bouquet à un de nos points de chute:
Stanstead:
Beebe: Garage LP coin Junction
Magog:
Coaticook:
Sherbrooke/Lennoxville: .bakery
Mile-End/Outremont:
Villeray: .oda
Saint-Henri: Coin St-Ambroise et Ste-Marguerite, adresse après l'achat.

Crédit photo à Rose de .bakery
Merci!

04/05/2023

MOTHER'S DAY ! Only 10 days to go!
If you are looking for a little special something for a mama in your life this Mother's Day, we've got you covered!

Option 1 : Flower up your mama's life with 4 weeks of pure JOY in the form of our Early Spring subscription! 🥰

4 weekly deliveries of tulip bouquets starting next week, delivered to her door or to one of our local pick up spots!!!

Deliveries are on Wednesdays in Mtl and on the South Shore and on Fridays in the Townships.

Option 2 : Order a fantabulous bouquet in our fancier gift wrap to be delivered Saturday the 13th in the Townships or Sunday the 14th in Montreal or on the South Shore.

Either way you'll be making her week (or weeks), as she will get to live a reminder of your love for her, daily, as she watches the tulips unfurl into their full splendor!

For those of you who have already placed your orders, thank you!!! I truly truly appreciate you choosing to flower up your lives and your mamas' with our bouquets!

(If you are the mama in this equation, don't hesitate to order one for yourself, {self care is important!} or tag someone you'd like to receive our flowers from, down below😁.)

Our Mother's Day bouquets are offered in 3 sizes again this year: Regular, Large and JUMBO! The photos represent each size in descending order.

If you've been tagged, follow the link below.👇😂 www.wildthingfermeflorale.com/boutique

Our lovely pick up spots:
Magog: Café Les Estries
Coaticook: Boulangerie Ô Terroir
Lennox/Sherbrooke: Bekkah's Bakery
Stanstead: Auberge Le Sunshine - Café Bistro
Beebe: Garage LP
Mile-End/Outremont: Boutique locolocal
Villeray: Marché Oda
St-Henri: A lovely subscriber's porch, corner of Ste-Marguerite and St-Ambroise.

The neighbourhoods we home deliver to are listed under the tab "Abonnements" on the website:)