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06/05/2026

05/30/2026

If I could offer one piece of advice to new growers it would be to invest in perennials for cutting early on! They form the backbone and basis of any bouquet made this time of year, before any annuals are ready to harvest from.

Some of my favourites are:
- apple mint
- lupine
- columbine
- brunnera
- nine bark
- lady’s mantle
- bleeding heart

Note that some of these plants can be considered invasive and may spread more than desired in your garden. For example, we grow all of our apple mint in pots around our garden!

05/12/2026

We planted over 100 peonies on our farm last fall, but we won’t be picking a single stem from them this year. Here’s why:

Remember learning about photosynthesis in school? Plants perform photosynthesis in their leaves and stems. This gives them energy they need to grow and establish!

When picking stems for cut flowers, farmers cut deep into the plant in order to get the longest stem length possible for bouquets. But cutting long stems means less leaves for plants to do photosynthesis.

Flower farmers typically wait a few years before harvesting peony stems so the plant has time to do lots of photosynthesis and store lots of energy. This means the plant will be happier, larger, and healthier in the long run!

It’s also common for flower farmers to remove peony flowers from the plant for the first year or two, so that the plant puts less energy into making the flowers that will eventually form seeds. This means it could be years before farmers even see a flower on their plants!

So remember, if you have a newly planted peony in your garden, try to refrain from bringing the flowers indoors for the first few years. Or, if you must, then just cut shorty stems, like this one!

05/10/2026

This is what our locally grown Mother’s Day Tulip Bouquets looked like this year!
Each year is different, depending on what varieties we grow, the weather, Mother Nature, etc. Thank you to all of you who ordered bouquets from us this weekend 🌷🌷🌷 Mother’s Day typically brings the end of tulip season for us, but we are looking forward to even more beauty as we move into summer flowers over the next few months!

05/09/2026

All ready for mothersday with buckets of our favorite tulips 🌷. Heading to South Langley Church for mothersday Market tomorrow 10-4 come say hi and pick up some flowers for someone important in your life

05/04/2026

Where to find our flowers this Mother’s Day?
🌷 preorder online for pickup from our studio in Uplands (link in bio)
🌷 grab a bunch of tulips from the Mother’s Day Market at the South Langley Church on Saturday May 9th from 10-4

04/27/2026

Kurt was voted most likely to become a Hollywood actor in high-school do you think he still got it? 😆

Check out our Web store for info on pre-ordering your beautiful mothersday bouquets 💐

04/24/2026

Our Mother’s Day offerings are live! Order early for the best selection
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This year we are offering both regular and deluxe sized bouquets, which can be picked up on May 8-10. All bouquets are hand tied with ribbon and double wrapped in tissue and kraft paper. Everything is grown on our property in Langley, harvested, and lovingly arranged by me— a local mom! Fun fact: our Mother’s Day bouquets are over a year in the making as we ordered our tulip bulbs in April 2025! Which means that it takes longer for us to grow these bouquets than it does to grow a baby!

04/13/2026

last call for spring flower shares! we have 2 spots left for flower shares starting next week. This is also the last chance to buy 2 flower shares for 20% off! After next week, all remaining 2026 flower shares will be full price. If you don’t want to commit to the full flower share, you can preorder single bouquets on our website. 🌷🌷🌷

04/07/2026

come and pick the first tulip of 2026 with me!