not Yet, But soon

Not yet but soon. Underneath blankets of snow and sheets of ice, I know you are there, waiting.

Walking out this morning wasn’t just simply cold, it was a frigid negative 3 degrees F. I have lived here in the Mid West for over 20 years, (transplant from California), and I still do not know how that is possible. Natives laugh, but it is just something my head won’t wrap around even now. What I do know is thankfully there is quite a bit of snow covering the garden and it’s insulating everything from this cold deep dive. All the hard work and planting done in the Fall is there gathering energy , holding on, as am I. This won’t last, and while it does I stay warm inside without liking it. I draw plans, and then draw them again. More plans, more dreams, of how the garden will evolve this season. In January it could be anything that I can dream. Books of great gardens past and present scattered around me. Bookmarked and poured through a million times. I look outside and see the garden there sleeping. It can be still be anything in January. It’s the moment to plan and dream.

Moving Forward, A Look into 2024

Underplanting of Wall Flowers surround the peonies

Hello!

Well here we are at the end of December and I cannot wait for Spring 2024! I have been excitedly planning out the 2024 growing season since way back in August of this year, which may seem pretty early, but when working a flower business with just a little over an acre, maximizing the growing space for cutting becomes really important. The first year we were on the property I had these huge, wild, over the top ambitions, to complete everything in just one season, two at the most. I don’t know how I pictured myself, and hubby on his day off, as a gardening army capable of achieving this but quickly, and laughably, that proved not to be an option. I learned (and am still learning), how to be patient and let the gardens evolve a little more slowly, rather than telling nature what to do. I realized that it was benificial to wait a while and live with my surroundings a bit more before trying to make something work that maybe wouldn’t be the best option both for the space or for what I needed from it. This coming season we have increased the annual cutting garden 56% and more than tripled the perinnial bed space. Sometimes it is hard for me to see all that I have done, because I constantly compare it to what I still want to get accomplished. So many flowers planted this Fall. I am like a child at Christmas, only I am waiting for Spring.

The Allium in Spring

Our Spring 2024 bouquet subscription membership is now available with a limited number of slots available! This year again we will be delivering within a 12 mile radius in Cincinnati/NKY area. You can see all the details HERE. Anderson Township customers please choose the Anderson membership. We would love to welcome you as a member of our flower farm family.

xo

Shari

Fall, the end or just the beginning of a garden

Some of the most brilliant colors of the season happen in Fall when mother nature is preparing to power down . Like a huge firework finale, the garden does not go quietly. Everyone takes notice as she leaves the room.