09/23/2026
Have you ever had a bouquet with one of these little guys in it? Go ahead, look at the picture again…I’ll wait.
Little piggybackers like this are truly a good sign! They are an invitation to bury your nose in a bouquet and breathe deeply; a symbol to invite your children or grandchildren to help you arrange the flowers in a vase; a reminder that these blooms—a gift from nature—are something you can completely welcome into your home. Why??
At Leepa Farm, we don’t use any pesticides or herbicides to grow our flowers. We rely on beneficial insects and good old hand-picking to keep the bugs in check. This is not at all how large-scale, imported flowers are grown, so seeing a creepy-crawly on your bouquet can catch you off guard.
Simply pluck it off or give it a little flick into the grass for the birds, and go on enjoying your fresh, local flowers. And as always, thank you so very much for supporting our little family farm!