The Edge of Spring

New Blog Post - The Edge of Spring

One of the many things I’m discovering as a full time flower farmer is that winters don’t feel as long or give me the doldrums much anymore. Since I’m planning and planting a season ahead, in winter, to me, spring seems just around the corner. I see my fancy daffodils popping up, the fall planted flowers growing away looking ready to burst open, and budding in many of my flowering bushes. It’s uplifting! And, noticing the increasing daylight hours since the end of winter solstice doesn’t hurt.

Of course, a portion of the nation is suffering from the icy, wintry havoc, but here in Cape May, whether it’s the Cape May Bubble or the fact that we are so far down south, we’ve escaped a major snow and ice storm and blistering cold temperatures.

As I write this, I’m getting a special weather announcement of an arctic airmass spreading into our area with temperatures dipping into the single digits and low teens. Ugh . . . I’m getting flashback nightmares about last year’s arctic blast.

UPDATE: Thankfully, other than the wind (which is normal here), the temperatures did not dip below 20 degrees. Fingers crossed that the expected temperatures for this coming week will stay in the double-digits and that this will be the last hurrah of the cold in these parts of NJ. What do you think?

Fall and early winter have been about catching up on weeding and preparing the perennials for the winter. If you’ve been following me on social media, you know I’ve been doing some massive and long-needed weeding. Little by little (I’m a big believer in incrementalism), I’ve been chipping away at the weeding and am delighted to say I’ve finished weeding my perennial bed. The hardest part . . . .

Spring Bouquet Subscription

We have only 15 spots left for our spring bouquet subscription, and we ship nationwide!

I meant to remind my subscribers about the sale deadline on the subscription for shipping but farm tasks took over and I never sent out the reminder.

So, if you missed the sale, just for my newsletter subscribers, I’m extending the discount to January 31. Use code “SHIP” during checkout and you’ll receive 10% off!

The Art of Tataki-Zomé (Flower Pounding Workshop)

If you’re into or want to start learning about the eco-dyeing process with flowers, this is a fun way to start. Tataki-zomé is used for flower printing where you pound the flowers with a hammer onto your chosen medium. What’s interesting is that the dye you expect to see from the flowers are not necessarily what results and the transfer shapes can be pleasantly surprising.

While we wait for winter to end, let’s have fun pounding our stress away with flowers. 🤣

Vegetable Grow Along

Along with my flowers, this season I’ll be growing vegetables to help stave off the high cost of food. An added bonus, food you grow are more nutritionally dense than what you purchase in the store.

If you have wanted to learn how to sow and germinate seeds and grow your own vegetables this summer (for yourself and for sharing), reply to this email and I will send you our initial information and follow up instructions. Everyone will be part of our private Facebook group where I’ll either do a live or drop instructional videos and answer your questions. Best of all, it’s FREE!