Somehow we skipped right over July...Truthfully July is always a hard month for me - the heat! the bugs! THE WEEDS!!! It’s the month where the season feels like a runaway train. I see my mistakes so crystal clearly. The tubers that didn’t get planted or sold...the beds that didn’t get made in time...the cosmos that didn’t get staked properly…But we always get through it. Thankful for daily pool dips, sometimes in work clothes. Also very thankful for volunteer help (thanks Kathy + Lezlie!!!), a fast getaway to the beach, and my parents who help me with everything from photography to childcare, laundry to seed-starting — you get the picture…The dahlias are quite healthy this year considering the heat and lack of water. For the first time ever I have everything staked and netted prior to anything falling over because of a storm (thanks Kelsey!!!). Hopefully we’ll be swimming in blooms this fall.

Our small CSA has been one of the great delights of my season! I’m enjoying seeing some of you regularly, getting to know you, having some of you out to the farm for walks in the field...I am so glad I decided to try it this season and continue to be so thankful for those of you who trusted me for monthly flowers for yourselves or as a gift to a loved one - thank you thank you for loving our blooms and believing in local flowers!

We will be offering Saturday morning bouquet pickups beginning this week and would love to welcome you out to the farm to grab some color for your world or to share with a loved one! Head over to the shop if you are interested. In the meantime, I’d love to hear from you! If you bought tubers or a cut flower garden from us this spring - How are they doing!? Photos? Feedback? I am planning to finally write that delphinium how-to in the next few weeks - any other flowers giving you a hard time when starting from seed? Anything else you’d like to hear about?
Wishing you a slow, healthy and happy August!