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Pleasant Hills Farm

Growing flowers sustainably and organically on a historic farm just outside of Washington DC.

01/08/2025

What does winter really look like on a flower farm? It's not the season of rest and revitalization one might think!

❄️ Trudging down to hoop houses in the evening, sometimes middle of the night, to cover rows and turn on / check on heaters. Why did we build them so far from our house?
❄️ Trudging back down to hoop houses in the morning to uncover rows and turn off heaters, followed by trip to Tractor Supply to refill tanks.
❄️ Heated water buckets and troughs. Anyone with horses knows what a pain they are.
❄️ The inevitable frozen hose leading to numerous trips between pump and trough to fill with buckets.
❄️ Lots of planning and seed orders preparing for the new year.
❄️ Starting seeds indoors under lights.

What am I missing fellow growers? Of course, I wouldn't be doing it if I didn't love the farm and life that we've built.

12/20/2024

THE COUNT-DOWN IS ON but here is still time to gift one of our flower subscriptions! 🎁 🌸

Our flexible flower subscription packages allow the recipients to schedule deliveries of locally grown bouquets, buckets of bloom or floral arrangements whenever they desire. Order by 12/22 and we'll beautifully package and deliver your subscription gift.

Sorry to our long-distance followers, but our subscription deliveries are limited to the DMV area, which is still pretty broad!

Happy holiday shopping!

12/14/2024

THIS GIRL! 💗 🌸 🌸 💗 So fun, so talented and so in today's Holiday Home Tour! Yes, TODAY! 12-4 in Darnestown. I got a sneak peak at Anahit's incredibly styled room last night and, let me tell you, it is AMAZING! ❗ Her impressive international floral training and innate talent shines through in her stunning designs. You seriously don't want to miss this!

Anahit's room is sponsored by Carolyn Homes . Carolyn is a long-time friend and uber realtor. We wouldn't be sharing our with the community today if it weren't for Carolyn.

There is still time to get tickets for today's home tour. https://buff.ly/41xfQZw Tickets can also be purchased at the homes. Homes can be toured in any order.

will be serving at our home and and will be here as well along with local girl scouts selling baked goods and hot drinks to keep you warm.

17200 Riffle Ford Road
14820 Kelley Farm Drive
14930 Springfield Road
13321 Manor Stone Drive

12/12/2024

Yeon Kim and Laura Zimmerman are joining their creative forces in collaboration for the Darnestown Holiday Home Tour. I'm so happy to welcome Laura and Yeon, two of my favorite fellow flower farmer-florists to this year's tour. They'll be waving their magic floral wand in the beautiful Victorian foyer at the 17200 Riffle Ford Road house.

The absolute best part of my flower farming journey has been meeting other farmers, floral designers and floral enthusiasts like Laura and Yeon. The collaboration I've experienced and friendships I've built have been beyond measure and well worth every dirty fingernail, aching back, sweaty summer days and cold winter nights that goes into flower farming. Along the way, I've learned so much from Yeon and Laura, along with all the other friends I've made on this journey. Thank you! 🌸 💗

🎄 🎁 DARNESTOWN HOLIDAY HOME TOUR 🎁 🎄
Saturday 12/14 12 -4
Tickets - https://buff.ly/41xfQZw / or at door - 14820 Kelley Farm Drive Darnestown, MD 20874

12/11/2024

Kelly Shore is in the house! And by house, we mean one of our fabulous Holiday Home Tour houses in Darnestown, MD this Saturday from 12-4. Kelly will be decorating the magnificent foyer of in the tour house on Manor Stone Drive, sponsored by I have a special affiliation and love for this foyer and house as we lived there before moving to the farm and I am so happy to have it featured on this year's tour

I know Kelly will do the foyer justice beyond measure with all of the holiday greenery and blooms she sources from US farms. For us flower farmers, Kelly is one of the pioneer floral designers who champions local and US grown floral product for which we are so grateful. In fact, Kelly founded the Floral Source in 2019 promote and advance the connection between US floral farms and florists.

12/05/2024

The countdown is on for the Darnestown Holiday Home Tour! We’re honored to have Sidra Forman join us as a new designer this year. Sidra will be decorating a room sponsored by Stiles Dentistry. You can expect the unexpected in Sidra’s work with her cunning sense of style, texture and color. We love seeing how she incorporates our flowers in her designs.

Thank you and !

Link to home tour tickets in bio. Ticket proceeds benefit the Darnestown Civic Association’s scholarship fund.

12/03/2024

Today is ! Giving Tuesday celebrates the generosity of our community and the difference they make in the lives of others. This year, we're supporting the C&O Canal Trust and hope you will also. Our farm has a special connection to the Canal as it was the primary means of transportation to and from the farm for the original owners back in 1765. Additionally, our farm was used as an encampment during the Civil War with the primary mission of protecting DC from invasion along the Canal. Giving to the C&O Canal Trust helps ensure the C&O Canal National Historical Park’s historical treasures and natural beauty are preserved for generations to come. Join us in making an impact where you live. Give here: https://buff.ly/2MHwjnT

12/02/2024

The Darnestown Holiday Home Tour is less than 2 weeks away! Get your tickets now for the December 14th event taking you through a tour of four local homes beautifully decorated for the holiday’s by talented floral designers such as Tonya Jones .

For last year’s tour, Tonya transformed our parlor into an ethereal holiday wonderland with her breathtaking and airy installation using both dried and fresh elements with a nod toward the wild and free and embraced with sophistication. This year, Tonya will bring her magic to the Manor Stone dining room, sponsored by MCP Chimney & Masonry , who recently completed work on the property including installation of a beautiful new wood-burning stove in the dining room fireplace. Hoping to have them out for some work at our place soon!

Link for tickets in bio. Ticket proceeds benefit Darnestown Civic Association’s scholarship fund. Purchase tickets early for chances to win local business gift certificates.

11/26/2024

If you haven’t experienced the floral magic that Rachel Johnson brings to events, you’ll be in for a real treat if you attend the Darnestown Holiday Home Tour December 14th 12-4. We’ve been honored to have our flowers used in some of Rachel’s exquisite installations and are thrilled to have her be a part of this year’s tour.

Rachel will be decorating the dining room at Pleasant Hills Farm thanks to the sponsorship of DB&C Restorations .restorations, a local awarded-winning & woman-owned contractor that has done beautiful work across our community.

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Ticket link available in bio.

11/25/2024

The talented Ellen Seagraves will be back for the second year of the Darnestown Holiday Home Tour! This year, her work will be featured in the beautiful living room at Natalie and Matthew Hansen’s home on Springfield Road, sponsored by Christmas at Calleva Farm! .

Ellen’s warm cranberry and rosy pink arrangements paired with a lush mix of winter greenery four the garland and wreaths were a stunning compliment to the Victorian foyer at the Riffle Ford Road historic home last year. We know her designs will be just as exquisite this year!

Get your tickets by 5pm today for a chance to win this week’s drawing - a $50 Crossvines gift certificate ! All drawing certificates will be available for pick up upon check in at our farm.

And, if you haven’t made plans yet to visit Christmas at Calleva Farm, now is the time! Check out progress pictures . Looks like it will be an epic inaugural holiday tradition for our community. Nov 30-Dec 1 and Dec 6-8 … 5pm-9pm each evening. We’ll be there Dec 6-8 selling wreaths. Come enjoy unique holiday vendors, festive foods and an amazing holiday trail.

11/22/2024

Lisa Ruf is back in the house this year for the Darnestown Holiday Home Tour! And by house, I mean our house... how lucky are we?! 💕 🌹 I was blown away by her installation and table setting in our dining room last year. I'm not going to drop any hints for what she has planned for our foyer this year, but I know her creativity is running wild!

Lisa's foyer installation is being sponsored by her design business - Goodness Gracious Florals. Lisa is a highly trained and talented floral designer who does so much for the local floral design industry and our community. I'm so grateful for her support and help with the tour this year!

11/19/2024

As I continue spending hours tucking our dahlias in for the winter, I’ve been thinking a lot about the joy and honor I’ve had sharing their beauty this past year. Top of my mind these past few weeks has been a beautiful young bride who loved dahlias and asked us to make rehearsal dinner arrangements filled with dahlias and pops of color.

Sadly, the bride tragically passed away just a couple months after her beautiful wedding day. I carry her family and friends in my thoughts and heart and will always think of her as I care for our dahlias. It was a sad but important reminder of how precious every day is and that life is too short not to take a moment each day to be grateful for what we have, appreciate the beauty around us and find a way to share it with another.

Address

14820 Kelley Farm Drive
Darnestown, MD
20874

Opening Hours

1pm - 5pm

Website

http://www.pleasanthillsfarm.com/

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Our Story

The original plantation of Pleasant Hills was founded in 1765. Over the years, it has only had a handful of owners, including the Kelley Family who owned the property for roughly 100 yers starting in the mid 1800’s. They operated Pleasant Hills Farms Dairy. Since then, much of the original farm has been developed into the lovely neighborhood in which we live, Spring Meadows in Darnestown, MD, and little has been farmed. Since 2015, we’ve been fortunate to call the original manor home and about 10 acres of the original farm our home.

We’ve been working hard to turn our ivestment into a working farm once again and have decided to keep it’s original name out of respect for it’s rich history, which we hope to preserve and pass on to future generations. Like our farm’s founders, we follow organic farming principles and embrace traditional homesteading.

In 2018, we’re excited to launch Pleasant Hills Farm CSA, offering fresh produce, flowers and eggs, as well as a farm-stay AirBNB. Stay tuned for updates and more information!