Where do I start!? The end-of-summer / fall rush always always is more intense than I remember (perhaps writing this will help remind me come 2022!) but I have to take some time before October ends to look back at another amazing, memorable and successful season. A HUGE THANK YOU is in order for so many who helped the farm churn out so much beauty this season! I had amazing help this season - Including a volunteer-turned-friend named Kathy who I looked forward to seeing weekly, a super fun and chill helper Kelsey who has amazing design skills and was always up for anything, my parents who help with so much but most of all with moral support and child care… Another HUGE THANK YOU to my amazing customers who bought CSA subscriptions, bouquets, plants and tubers… To the flower lovers and fellow farmers who answer questions, share knowledge willingly, and cheer on the wins, especially the Monocacy Valley Flower Coop farmily… To the wholesale clients who choose locally grown for events of all shapes, colors and sizes and whom I admire so much… THANK YOU THANK YOU!

I am getting some questions about our cut flower gardens to-go, and wanted to put some info here in case you are wondering about them for 2022…

The gardens will be approx. 30 plants with two options again - a peach and a pink, both include plenty of white, plenty of variety, plenty of texture. I try to always include an echinacea and a delphinium start, both of which should be perennial in our area. Other varieties include zinnias, cosmos, gomphrena, strawflower, celosia and more. The price for 2022 will be $60 for each tray, and we will aim for pickups (only) again around the first and second week’s of May at the farm in Adamstown, MD. They require full sun to thrive!

These trays make wonderful and super creative gifts — I can provide a gift certificate for you if you’d like, which explains what/when/where. The trays come with a printout of instructions about what is included and how to plant/care for them.

If I am being honest, this is one of my favorite things to sell - I hear feedback all season long, often with customer’s sharing photos, and it delights me to grow alongside of you!

We are also offering (for the next week or so) a limited number of anemone and ranunculus corms for home gardeners to try out, both in pastel mixes…Our tuber store will open sometime in February - aiming for earlier than last year - and in the meantime if you are local and want to learn how to divide, shoot me a note about volunteering in exchange for some tubers! And finally, I will be changing up our CSA offerings for 2022, stay tuned for more info on that program. It was one of my favorite parts of this season and I’m excited to fine tune it in the off-season!

Thank you again for supporting, buying local, reading and encouraging!

— Morgan