First Harvest & Fresh Bouquets!!

An exciting day indeed!!

The first full harvest at The Old Flower Patch took place this morning!  Buckets filled with beautiful old-fashioned flowers and wildflowers... how can that not make you smile?

The harvest this morning included Shasta daisies, yarrow, blanket flower, larkspur, feverfew, cosmos, cornflowers, sweet peas, and snapdragons.  And this is just the beginning!




Clearly, I'm very excited to see how these first bouquets turn out, and even more excited to share them with you!  Enjoy!

 

Planting Season

Planting has begun at The Old Flower Patch!


With lots of help from the excellent folks at McKinley Family Farm - Kristine McKinley, Jennifer Lacy, Frank Moglia, and Nancy Wilkerson - and the man who supports me as I chase my dreams, Eric Nystrom, my flower patch is ready for planting! 




With manure spread, ground tilled, rows marked, and irrigation lines in place, my first season as a flower farmer is off to a fine start.


This past winter, I started a variety of plants (mostly perennials) from seed under grow-lights and plastic in a protected part of the back porch.


With the beginning of spring, the seedlings are ready to be transplanted and seeds
can now be direct-sown into the field.
 





Welcome!

Welcome to The Old Flower Patch, a small flower farming operation in its infancy! 

I am very excited to begin growing cut flowers at McKinley Family Farm!  I have been a backyard organic gardener since I was a little kid helping my dad plant the summer garden each year, and am thrilled to have the opportunity to try my hand at growing and selling cut flowers this coming season.  I'm looking forward to sharing my experiences as I sow seed, pull weeds, fend off pests, and hopefully harvest beautiful blooms!

Spring has arrived, the soil has been tilled... It's time to plant!