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Reverie Flower Farm

Reverie Flower Farm "Where daydreams of vintage and modern intertwine."

Welcome to our newest endeavor...WE BOUGHT A FARM! Our recent move to the Kansas City area led us to pursue a dream of owning a farm, so we bought almost 12 acres of crops in Bucyrus, Kansas, just 18 miles South of Leawood, Kansas and close to the State Line. Join us on our journey as we use this page to post our trials and tribulations of owning land. From working with an architect, to picking a builder, to getting all utilities to the property, to developing a cut floral farm business and more!

06/05/2019

Our 12 acres is thriving finally with native plants and cover crops that were planted end of last year via a seed drill. Since taking ownership we have not conventionally farmed the land by not spraying pesticides or herbicides. We wanted to heal the soil and bring the biology into and the wildlife above the soil back. If weather ever cooperates, we will be planting about 10 acres of black oil seed sunflowers 🌻 for production. Hopefully we will be able to cold press some seeds for sunflower oil, some dried heads will be used for natural bird feeders, some will be used for cut flower bunches, and some for animal feed. We will also be planting hundreds of pumpkins 🎃 in multiple varieties. 🤞

05/28/2019

3 days into the extended family vacation. @ Destin, Florida

05/12/2019

My Mother’s Day gift today was to move our 5 week old chicks out of the apartment and to the farm. It felt good to get our living room back, but we actually miss hearing them chirping and playing. Can’t wait to get them set up in a good spot in the field once this deluge subsides. I’m so over the rain and slop at our farm. @ Bucyrus, Kansas

04/29/2019

Who wants to run with the cows in a couple weeks? It’s a race right by our farm that Layla’s school puts together. There are thousands of runners from all over the US and abroad that come to run this race. Chris is running and Layla and I will be volunteering. Come join us!! Half marathon and 5k race options are available.

https://www.facebook.com/events/218461888860924/?ti=ia

04/22/2019

Every day is earth day. 🌎 Let’s start to act like it.

04/21/2019

The Easter chicken interrogation.

04/19/2019

She’s an awesome sidekick...We are building the base for the chicken coop together on a beautiful day at the farm.

04/19/2019

Excited and disappointed all at the same time about the big bags of coffee grounds that @starbucks offers for free at some of their locations. The grounds are great for my compost piles, but why aren’t they in a compostable package? I don’t think the bag they are in is even recyclable. So torn. I love using the grounds, but hate throwing the bags in the trash. 🥺

04/16/2019

A little progress over the weekend. Winds are a battle we are learning to win and we keep trying new techniques to find good solutions. We covered one planting area with silage tarp so the warmer temps during the day will help kill most of the weeds in a week or two. Then we can start getting some seeds in the ground.

04/12/2019

Layla’s a little excited about the chicken coop we put together after school today. @ Bucyrus, Kansas

04/11/2019

Curious little birds. They are already testing their wings, cleaning themselves, trying to roost, taking dust baths in their chick feed and growing little tail feathers.

04/08/2019

We are going to give chicken keeping a go with 6 chicks. They are a few days old now and already quite the characters. @ Bucyrus, Kansas

04/08/2019

Sunset over the farm.

04/08/2019

Relaxing right before sunset and getting put to bed in the barn.

03/26/2019

Layla and her buddy Nimy. @ Bucyrus, Kansas

03/25/2019

Spent Saturday at a Specialty Cut Flower Growers Association Conference that happened to be in St. Louis. Thank you to @urbanbuds for your time and farm tour. It was wonderful to see your urban farm. Thank you to @baischandskinner for the wholesale tour too. @ St. Louis, MO

03/18/2019

Progress. Finally. A sunny and calm day made it the perfect day to get one of our 80’ x 14’ caterpillar tunnel up. I’m so excited to get transplants in there with some direct seeding too. I think it was the luck O’ the Irish that was behind the progress today. My maiden name is Colleen Sullivan McCoole. The Irish luck is ingrained in my soul. ☘️ @ Bucyrus, Kansas

03/06/2019

The desert is in bloom in Scottsdale, AZ. Lucky to experience some warm weather while at a conference. @ McDowell Sonoran Preserve Gateway Trailhead

02/14/2019

Gotta love a guy that gets flowers for himself.

02/14/2019

Back at it today at the cutest store selling more bouquets. Stop by between 10-6 to grab your gifts for your loved ones. Pink Antlers has darling gifts and cards and Midwest Cookie Company will be featuring the cutest cookie creations. It’s one stop shopping at Pink Antlers for your valentine...kid or adult... ❌⭕️❌⭕️ @ Pink Antlers Studio

02/13/2019

It’s a fun mashup...flowers and the perfect cookie for my valentine. Come see us and Midwest Cookie Company for our pop-up today and tomorrow at Pink Antlers Studio ❤️ @ Park Place

02/13/2019

2/13 & 2/14 | @pinkantlers 10-6 pm | $30+

02/12/2019

❤️ Day Bouquets! Grab & Go with a hand-tied bouquet at Pink Antlers Studio tomorrow, 2/13, and Thursday, 2/14, from 10-6. Bouquets start at $30. Each bouquet will have an Eco Fresh Bouquet wrap so you don’t need to rush off to get the bouquet in a vase. @ Leawood, Kansas

02/12/2019

Spent the day unboxing and hydrating over 1000 stems from Florasource KC for the Valentine’s Day Hand-tied bouquets we are making. Come by Pink Antlers Studio on 2/13 and 2/14 between 10-6 to pick up a bouquet and/or other Valentine gift. I’ll be posting some sample bouquets tomorrow!

02/12/2019

Layla’s father-daughter hand-tied bouquet. She may have forgotten to bring it Saturday night, but we got a few cute shots of it today after school. She has it in a vase next to her bed now and will hopefully enjoy it for a few more days. @ Bucyrus, Kansas

02/10/2019

I spy a real, live mini-pineapple stem in these arrangements. 🍍 I love using Florasource KC for my stems when it’s not the season for our flower farm stems. When I was asked to do the flowers for Layla’s father-daughter dance last night I couldn’t resist going a little overboard. There were 12 small vases for the guest tables and 1 large vase for the punch and treat table.

#waxflower #tulips #veronicaflower #kalestems #minihydraengas #eryngium #minipineapples #spidergerbera @ Wea, Kansas

02/08/2019

Had fun doing 40 of these corporate “Thank You” gifts for my husband’s office. They feature a KC rainbow glass from Ampersand Design Studio and a gorgeous succulent from Family Tree Nursery Kansas City in an IKEA container. Thank you for the inspiration Claudia Stilwell! @ Overland Park, Kansas

02/08/2019

Snuggles in a sea of ice.

02/05/2019

9 more days to bouquets! Come see me @pinkantlersstudio on Feb. 13th & 14th from 10-6. I’ll have hand-tied bouquets starting at $30 ready to go! Each bouquet will have their own source of water via a compostable wrap from @ecofreshbouquet so you can take it back to the office or home before you present it to your loved one.

#vdaybouquet
#vdaykansascity
#vdaykc
#handtiedbouquet
#kcflowers

02/02/2019

The lionesses welcome this warm weather.

02/02/2019

Yesterday, the warmer weather had us at the farm just hanging out and enjoying the view. My little helper came around the corner and said, “Ma’am, I’m here to get working on fixing things. Can you point me in the direction of what you need fixed first?” She’s a funny one. I love how much she loves being at our farm even though there’s not much to it yet.

02/01/2019

She’s baaack...and we’ll be moving back in full time in a couple months (or as soon as we get the temp electric installed at the farm).

Finally picked Betsy up yesterday from the dealership where she had been getting a warranty overhaul for about 3 months. Glad to have her nestled back in her spot. @ Bucyrus, Kansas

01/24/2019

It’s a frozen tundra out there, but we had big news today regarding our home build. Can’t wait to finalize it tomorrow!

01/19/2019

So, toying with offering a flower bar as a pop-up for Valentine’s Day. IF we were to find a space to do it in, would that be something you would like? Do you prefer to buy a pre-made bunch or would you prefer to choose your stems from a bar and pick your own custom bunch? I would love your input on this idea!

01/18/2019

My delivery helper and I decided to surprise some friends with free bouquets so they didn’t go to waste. We were so lucky to land initially in a great spot in KC @parkplaceleawood and became friends with our neighbors @pinkantlersstudio and @handandland. We hope you enjoyed your bright flowers during this dreary day! Thank you for your friendships...😊 PS: Layla’s hat is from @tinysuperheroes and if you don’t know about this charity, check them out!

01/17/2019

Wow! 💘28 Days until Valentine’s Day💘 and I’ll be offering assorted market bouquets for sale! Each will contain 10-15 stems and will start at $35 depending on what focal flowers are available. The bunches pictured feature Peonies, Protea, Ranunculus, Lisianthus, Veronica, Willow, Seeded Eucalyptus, etc. You won’t find the every day Carnations or Roses, unless they are a vintage variety in these bunches. Pick up location(s) in and around the KCMO/KCK area to be announced soon. Pick up dates will be 2/13 and 2/14. The bunches above are examples of what your bouquet will look like and product availability may be different the week of Valentine’s Day. If you’d like to pre-order, feel free to message me. #KCmarketbouquets #KCvalentines #KCflowers

01/14/2019

We love Nimi. He’s our one-eyed, sweet neighbor horse. He comes when Layla calls him. So cute.

01/14/2019

Life of a mailbox on a rural road. Ours is taking a beating and it’s only been up for almost 2 months. Thank goodness it wasn’t expensive. @ Bucyrus, Kansas

01/12/2019

It felt like a good igloo building day. Thanks @htebazilepayne for the inspiration! ❄️ @ Bucyrus, Kansas

01/12/2019

Runaway was eager to see what was happening outside the barn this morning.

01/11/2019

Not sure how we feel about snow. @ Bucyrus, Kansas

Colleen McCoole Payne

01/09/2019

Hunter, one of our three barn cats, decided to venture further away from the barn to help me walk out three 5000 SF flower beds.

01/09/2019

We love walking around our property during the golden hour with the three kittens following close behind. The sunsets are amazing and every once in awhile I catch her in the glowing light.

01/01/2019

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#sararichardsonphoto

01/01/2019

This is our favorite part of San Jose del Cabo...The art district of Old Town San Jose.

“I don’t know what you see in me, but don’t stop looking.”

~ acción poética

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#sararichardsonphoto

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223rd Street
Bucyrus, KS
66013

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The Easter chicken interrogation.

Curious little birds. They are already testing their wings, cleaning themselves, trying to roost, taking dust baths in their chick feed and growing little tail feathers.

2/13 & 2/14 | @pinkantlers 10-6 pm | $30+

Putting her to work today. With Christopher Payne.

Turns out these are not a good chrysalis to have. It’s an infestation of evergreen bagworms. Was hoping for some beautiful butterflies. 😕

We FINALLY had no wind at the farm and in a last minute decision to drag out the 100’ caterpillar cover from the barn, I found this little surprise.

Late Start On Bed Prep

Got a little help setting up 100' of silage tarp to prep an area for cut flower beds in the spring. The prior farmer that was leasing the land didn't harvest the soybean until late November. It's a small start, but better late than never.