BARN DOG Flower FARM

BARN DOG Flower FARM We're a specialty cut flower farm located at the base of the Cascades in Hockinson, Wa.

We think today is definitely a day worth celebrating because what's not to love about freedom? Juneteenth or Jubilee Day...
06/19/2026

We think today is definitely a day worth celebrating because what's not to love about freedom? Juneteenth or Jubilee Day, celebrated since 1866 in various parts of the United States, marks the anniversary of the end of slavery in the southern U.S. when 250,000 people in Texas were informed of their freedom under the Emancipation Proclamation. President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years earlier, on Jan. 1, 1863, declaring that everyone held as a slave was, and would continue to be, free. Their freedom is something we should all be applauding.

Happy Juneteenth!

Oh, and yes, flowers are in the farmstand.

Come say "hi" and support small local businesses at the Salmon Creek Farmers Market today from 11-3 at Legacy Hospital. ...
06/18/2026

Come say "hi" and support small local businesses at the Salmon Creek Farmers Market today from 11-3 at Legacy Hospital. A perfect spot to grab lunch.

For those worried about parking, we like to park at Vancouver Clinic and walk over. It takes about 2 minutes.

See some of you soon!

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Keeping up with the weeds around the farm could be a full-time job. One of the ways we manage them is by placing cardboa...
06/17/2026

Keeping up with the weeds around the farm could be a full-time job. One of the ways we manage them is by placing cardboard in the walking paths and topping with woodchips. It works great at suppressing weeds for the season as is much healthier for the soil than landscape fabric or *gasp* chemicals. This saves our hands for all that hand-pulling in the planting beds.

Huge thanks to our friends at for being so gracious and saving us their used cardboard. We are grateful for businesses like theirs who are committed to sustainability. As their website says "The earth deserves our care."

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Live and let live, loves. What the heck. Reading comments in local news sites makes me think a whole lotta peeps need to...
06/17/2026

Live and let live, loves. What the heck. Reading comments in local news sites makes me think a whole lotta peeps need to unplug from the socials and go out to their local parks and get some fresh air. Drink some water. Maybe pick up some trash and wave hello to the neighbors. Wowzer.

It's the last day of school for our precious kiddos in the community and I just put some jars of blooms in the farmstand for all you scramblin' for teachers' gifts. Or heck, flowers just because we all need them right now. They're featuring the very first bucket of our dahlias (from the farmstand garden) along with support from and their gorgeous dahlias. So grateful for other amazing growers who are helping supplement in these couple weeks before our dahlias really get pumpin.'

Am managing a crew in the field today (thank you, family) while getting everything prepped for tomorrow's Salmon Creek Farmers Market at Legacy Hospital. We'll be there from 11-3! Will have more Raindrop dahlias and some pink snaps in the mix from Galena at

Wishing you a lovely mid-week!

Is it August? It feels like August. Or maybe it really does feel like June. The new June. Remember June 21, 2021? It was...
06/16/2026

Is it August? It feels like August. Or maybe it really does feel like June. The new June. Remember June 21, 2021? It was around 115°F? I remember it well. The gusts of wind, the panic trying to shade the dahlia field and watching all the cloth catch like a sail. Ahhhh, yeah. I've lived on this side of the state for over 25 years and when I first moved here I remember it being reliably cool until after the 4th of July. Am I remembering this wrong?

Hope everyone is staying cool and hydrated. Keep those pups out of hot cars and off asphalt. Looking forward to a cool down here on the farm tomorrow.

Pic of flowers from some day in August, some year passed.

Well, I guess we do have flowers. After my post-farmers market panic, I did some harvesting and cooler clean out and fil...
06/13/2026

Well, I guess we do have flowers. After my post-farmers market panic, I did some harvesting and cooler clean out and filled up the farmstand this morning.

So while we have limited market bouqs, we have bunches of sunflowers, nigella, Canterbury Bells, and THESE! The very, very last of the peonies. While I want to hoard them and savor every last second of them, I think I should probably share.
They've been in the cooler and won't have the greatest vase life but they should still provide ample joy. At only $1/stem-you just have to sort through the buckets and take your chances. Be wild! Be brave!

Thanks for all your support on the floral ride with all it's highs and lows.

As we head into the upcoming week, I'll begin restocking the cooler for the farmers market and the fresh cuts in the farmstand will become limited. For reals this time. But soon we hope to be swimming with dahlias, zinnias, and other summertime loves.

Stay cool, hydrated, and kind this weekend!

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*update-sunflower bouqs still available probably until close (6pm ish)Friends! I think I should make this announcement n...
06/12/2026

*update-sunflower bouqs still available probably until close (6pm ish)

Friends! I think I should make this announcement now instead of waiting and seeing, but this weekend is going to be light on flowers in the farmstand for many reasons. At this point, I do not expect to be making market bouquets or arrangements. We'll have some straight bunches of a few blooms and maybe some sunflower bouquets but I wanted to give a heads up now before anyone planned a drive out for market bouqs.

Mid-June is our trickiest time of the season due to spring blooms wrapping up (peonies/ranunculus) and main summer focals not quite on the scene (dahlias & zinnias). Some seasons we make it work by planting dahlias and zinnias in the tunnels for earlier blooms but I took a break from that this winter due to heavy rodent pressure (crop loss) the season prior.

We usually have plenty of sunflowers this time of year but the first few sunflower successions were eaten by bunnies (rascals). Boo! We also had a full shaded tunnel of late planted ranunculus that was blooming beautifully and would have helped bridge this gap right now BUT we had an irrigation issue in there and got a wild case of powdery mildew that spread like wildfire so it was all ripped out prematurely. Double boo!

While we did have our first two dahlia blooms this week, we're still a few weeks away from a reliable harvest. Farming is nothing if not challenging and unpredictable. It sure keeps us on our toes (and sometimes on our heineys).

Thanks for understanding! I'll keep you updated.

Feel free to text or DM with any questions.

*photo of the big clary sage making its comeback today!

Starting graduation weekend off with a farmstand full of twenty dollar sunny bouquets. Big shoutout to for saving some ...
06/12/2026

Starting graduation weekend off with a farmstand full of twenty dollar sunny bouquets. Big shoutout to for saving some sunflowers for me. Needed to supplement after the bunnies wiped out more than half of ours. At this point, I do not plan on restocking the stand throughout the as I am soooooo far behind in field work and need to put all the focus there (I need a crew 🤣😬).

Also, a big thanks to everyone who came out to the Salmon Creek Farmers Market yesterday. It was the perfect day. I went into the week a little anxious about it wondering if I'd remember how to work a market booth and it all went great. Seeing so many familiar faces and chatting with you all washed away any tiny bits of anxiety. Muah 😘

Wishing everyone a lovely weekend. Stay cool. Stay kind.

It's opening day for the Salmon Creek Farmers Market at Legacy Hospital and we're so excited! We're here with the flower...
06/11/2026

It's opening day for the Salmon Creek Farmers Market at Legacy Hospital and we're so excited! We're here with the flowers, new totes, and a few other goodies (like the last of the embroidered Barn Dog hats-get em while you can!). New hats soon!

*meant to post this morning but whoops! It's been so busy! Thank you!!

Ah, watch out...You might get what you're after...dreams walking in broad daylight....You may ask yourself, "Where did t...
06/09/2026

Ah, watch out...
You might get what you're after...
dreams walking in broad daylight....

You may ask yourself, "Where did the weedwhacker go to?"
And you may ask yourself, "Am I right, am I wrong?"
And you may say to yourself, "My God, what have I done?"

Just a few Talking Heads lyrics that pop into mind as I walk through this area by the farmstand. I *think* one of the guys mentioned weedwhacking these boxes would be tedious. Hmmm. Oh well, it's going to be beautiful and that's all that ever really matters.

Let's just focus on that, right?

See ya at the Salmon Creek Farmers Market on Thursday? 11-3 at Legacy Hospital.

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11926 NE 212th AV
Brush Prairie, WA
98606

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+13606008979

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