Wild Rose Flower Farm

Wild Rose Flower Farm Specializing in roses for cut flower production & specialty cut flowers 🌹

Jack in the pulpit plants for sale - 12/ea
05/23/2025

Jack in the pulpit plants for sale - 12/ea

Happy geum & lilac day to all who celebrate!
05/23/2025

Happy geum & lilac day to all who celebrate!

Still kicking it out here. Learning (more like forcing myself) to take it super slow and plan rests rather than crashing...
05/07/2025

Still kicking it out here. Learning (more like forcing myself) to take it super slow and plan rests rather than crashing into them. This morning I was able to get about 25-30’ of mountain mint divided and planted into the field. A portion is for sell, and then the rest is destined for cut foliage. Next up: four varieties of Monarda (including coral, lavender, lemon mint) and lambs ear. All of these are for sale, plus many other perennials I’ll get to throughout the season as time and health allows. I’m still here ☺️

🍀 black p***y willows for attention 🍀Just took my first dose of Mestinon for myasthenia gravis. It’s a low starter dose,...
03/20/2025

🍀 black p***y willows for attention 🍀

Just took my first dose of Mestinon for myasthenia gravis. It’s a low starter dose, but that’s often enough for some people, so I’m hoping for the best! But definitely still bracing for the potential nasty GI side effects that seem to affect a lot of those who try this med. Sticking close to the house and watching the dogs play.

FARM UPDATE….Hi, friends! I hope everyone is enjoying their emergence from hibernation. A little update on the farm:I’ve...
03/20/2025

FARM UPDATE….

Hi, friends! I hope everyone is enjoying their emergence from hibernation.

A little update on the farm:

I’ve scaled back to refocus on my original purpose, roses. Around 1,000 open-pollinated rose seeds from David Austin roses were started yesterday. An unexpected gift from falling behind last year was that my roses were for the first time able to produce gorgeous hips/viable seeds. Hoping for awesome hybrids!

Re medical…I’m having some problems with mobility. Last year, my doctors began to suspect that I might have a neuromuscular disease called myasthenia gravis in addition to CIDP. Basically, MG causes rapid muscle fatigue which can set in within minutes. Ex: I can leave my house to walk to the mailbox feeling fine, but halfway there my leg muscles quit and fail like I’ve overdone an intense workout. Things are extremely slow going/uncomfortable.

The good news - tomorrow I start a new treatment for MG called Mestinon. It should help within minutes, so I’ll know really soon if it’s going to be effective!

A big ask…

I could really use a volunteer on Saturday, if anyone has the time. I’d be deeply grateful for anyone who can come get their hands dirty this weekend! If you’d like to volunteer, please shoot me a DM

Definitely the ugliest image I might ever post. But also another reason why I’m backing off hard this year. What you’re ...
01/28/2025

Definitely the ugliest image I might ever post. But also another reason why I’m backing off hard this year. What you’re looking at is the 1-2acres I had cleared a few years ago just for roses. In my very naive mind, I thought it would be $2-3k to get in there and clean it up to make ready for beds. The reality, however, was being quoted $30,000 (!!!) for the job. That won’t be happening in my lifetime. I have zero irrigation at the field, so I really REALLY needed that space. It’s also closer to the house and with my medical issues would’ve been much more accessible. But now it’s an unruly jungle that chips away at my mental health every time I look at it. I honestly hate my property at this point, although “Loathe” might be a more accurate term. This year, I’m pulling a Hail Mary and getting pigs. We’ll see what magic they can work, but I’m seriously wanting to put this place up for sale at this point. So between the pigs and trying to accomplish remodels on the cabin this year, we’ll see how hard 2025 wants me to stay.

Hello, friends & supporters - It’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted. Getting straight to the point: the last two year...
01/25/2025

Hello, friends & supporters -

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted.

Getting straight to the point: the last two years for me have been absolutely brutal and I needed some time to step back and regroup. The catastrophic losses from flooding, fungal issues and biblical plagues of slugs, alongside worsening of my neuromuscular disease, zapped me completely. So for 2025, I’m focusing almost solely on my roses, beginning with rehabilitating the ones which were overtaken by weeds as I was consumed by running annuals. I started the farm with only roses in mind, but quickly became distracted by playing the annual game. That was never supposed to happen.

Ive pushed myself so hard over the past few years that for most of 2024 I struggled to just stay out of a wheelchair. At one point, I was again looking at the possibility of being hospitalized. It was by far the worst year medically since my diagnosis in 2018. Ultimately, I was told by my doctors to stop farming. And in truth, they’ve been telling me to do so for several years, but I’m stubborn. This year, however, I decided to listen.

Going forward, I’m exclusively a small rose hobby farm, probably closer to “garden,” though there are a few super easy annuals Ill be growing. But my only goal for 2025 is to find the new scale that works best physically and to have energy leftover to grow things I can actually eat 😂 I have no idea what that’s going to look like, but just know I’m still here trying my best to adjust to my medical realities.

Thank you to everyone who’s supported me along this journey

Zero regrets for growing all the different Queenies this season… 🎵
09/15/2024

Zero regrets for growing all the different Queenies this season… 🎵

Thank god.
08/05/2024

Thank god.

✨ one of my seed started dahlias I’m calling “Night Out” 👠 🥂 🐞 ✨
08/02/2024

✨ one of my seed started dahlias I’m calling “Night Out” 👠 🥂 🐞 ✨

✨ working on my lily collection ✨
07/29/2024

✨ working on my lily collection ✨

I’ve debated whether or not to post this, but really doing so for all my other farmer friends who may be feeling the con...
07/26/2024

I’ve debated whether or not to post this, but really doing so for all my other farmer friends who may be feeling the continuation of 2023. No, fungal spores don’t magically disappear from the soil. Add to that continued flooding through winter, spring, and early summer, and this is what happens. Another 40’ gone. Really thinking hard about moving somewhere with at least better airflow. This is devastating.

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