03/06/2026
✨Breaking Dormancy.
The quiet, underground work of winter has been coming to a close. It was the coldest winter in over a decade, and being that this year starts my 6th year of cut-flower farming, it was full of lessons. I learned what can survive with no protection, fully encapsulated in ice and what needs to be grown in the greenhouse or under row cover. In the fall I choose to split some risk and take others. Thankfully there are only 3 varieties that couldn’t withstand the cold, and one of which I had back ups in the greenhouse. The blooms are starting to show up and before I know it the biweekly harvests will turn into every other day and then twice a day during the 30 day peony season. When I chose this venture, fully out of grief, I didn’t know how incredibly structured of a life it would force upon me. While it’s filled with beauty, it waits for no one… especially a sleep in kind of night owl like myself. The purpose of flowers is to make you present in today, in the very fleeting moment that is right now. My mind splits time in the past and in the future, so I supposed this is the perfect occupation to anchor me in the here and now. If you can relate, join me throughout this year for all the seasonal, local blooms this land gifts us! Reach out anytime for fresh flower pick up at the farm!
Immediate Flower Line Up:
-Icelandic poppies
-Tulips
-Scented Daffofils
-Anemones
-Hellebores
-Branches in bloom
Snowdrops are a new and welcomed longer stemmed, early alternative to Lily of the Valley. Early variety peonies are emerging and estimated kick off the season around April 15th (last year started 4/5, historically 4/22). “Mother’s Day” lissianthus trial is growing with 4 hours of additional light in the greenhouse, if it works wonderful, if not there will be some very fortunate late May brides!
There is so much more so stay tuned and remember to sign up for the newsletter to hear about small on-the-farm events!
Much love- Dayana
