Farm of the Rising Sun

06/17/2023

Head on over to the Lavender Fest in Sautee - fresh blooms from our farm, Peach House Farm, and the private lavender gardens of The Lavender Cottage & Garden...and so much more!

06/14/2023

Oyster Night!

06/01/2023

Well just go ahead and wow me why don't ya, lilies.

Happy June!!

05/26/2023

In loving memory... ❤️🇺🇲

05/12/2023

These may be some of the sweetest bouquets I've ever arranged, no doubt Mamas were on my mind. Beautiful local blooms grown by Peach House Farm and Farm of the Rising Sun, available at The Lavender Cottage & Garden

04/19/2023

Follow up post: same tulips after a fresh blow out at the salon 💁‍♀️🌷😍

04/14/2023

The eye-catching combo of colors in these tulips did a fine job of coordinating with our farm logo. And they just make me plain happy! You can find these at The Lavender Cottage & Garden.

04/04/2023

I am smitten with this sweet bunny friend at The Lavender Cottage & Garden. He is the perfect partner for these Easter pink tulips!

03/17/2023

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I want to highlight some green and gold beauties that will be featured in arrangements this spring and early summer.

Bells of Ireland (no actual relation to Ireland other than their vivid Celtic green) have the prettiest apple mint fragrance and add some serious interest to bouquets.

Bupleurum is a green and gold stunner that literally sparkles in the sun! It adds so much whimsy to my spring bouquets.

Below are some pictures from last season featuring both. So thankful to have them growing again this year. Can't wait to share! 💚💛🌈🍀

03/10/2023

Bring a touch of spring inside on this wet weekend! You can find our tulips at The Lavender Cottage & Garden!

Did you know tulips are phototropic (they reach toward a light source) and geotropic (they bend with gravity)? This means they can continue to grow in the vase. They love fresh water daily or every other day and I even snip a little off the stems during a refresh if they get a little too wild.

10/22/2022

Dear Flowers,

Same time, same place next year?

What a wild and wonderful growing season 2022 has been. To put things into perspective, I ended my 2021 season with selling my first bouquet ever. I ended my 2022 season with my first invitation to provide floral design for an intimate wedding.

The word growth is an obvious and cliche choice because of the inherent nature of farming, but it sums up so much of what has occurred here over the last season.

While I am a one woman shop when it comes to the daily tasks and chores, I am far from alone in this endeavor. The support of my family, friends, and this community have stretched beyond the dreams I had before I even sowed my first seed.

Parts of this season did not look the way I envisioned, due to some factors within and some out of my control. Despite my inconsistencies, the support remained. Therein lies the motivation to continue to grow and share beautiful flowers. If it were up to me and my self-doubt, it may not happen. Deepest gratitude for those of you who have believed in me. Thank you.

I also have to thank my garden. As much love as I pour into her, I pour in equal amounts of neglect. Yet she still produces and gives and she did so until Mother Nature whispered it was time to rest this week. And what a show she put on until the very end! Homegirl is tired.

Preparations for spring are underway and I'm unbelievably excited about the 2023 season. For now, we rest and regenerate and reevaluate.

Until then,

Peace, love and foxgloves ✌️❤️🦊🧤

Bleu Canoe Holland Produce LLC The Lavender Cottage & Garden David Sosby

08/27/2022

This is what happens when two of my happy places collide. For as long as I can remember, the library has been a place of solitude and growth and learning. The garden has proven to offer the same virtues these last few years. As a product of a strong lineage of educators and agriculturalists, it's no wonder.

Being on the front of a publication is far from my comfort zone, but what an honor it has been to share this journey with the Georgia Public Library Service. Huge thanks to Deborah Hakes, Director of Communications and Marketing for the outstanding journalism!

It was the Clarkesville Library’s gardening section that helped Kelli Dunlap find the knowledge she needed to start a more sustainable life. She left her job in higher education and moved with her family from Florida to rural Clarkesville, Georgia, to start a flower farm.

Many libraries also provide meeting rooms and private work spaces; online jobs skills, workforce development, and entrepreneur training; learning resources; the ability to check out laptops or hotspots; and of course books on every topic imaginable.

Read about how support Georgia’s small business owners: https://georgialibraries.org/libraries-help-georgians-grow-businesses/ Northeast Georgia Regional Library System Clayton County Library System South Georgia Regional Library Sara Hightower Regional Library System