Harvesting dahlias at the farm! Photo @tbolinskicreative Check out our discussion on this topic between Heather (@borealblooms) and I on our podcast webpage sustainableflowerspodcast.libsyn.com, or read on! My first “in person” experience with dahlias was at the University of Alberta Devon Botanic Gardens, approximately 6 or so years ago (my memory is not so good...Read More
I am both excited and terrified to announce that my friend Heather, of Boreal Blooms in Cold Lake, and I, have started a podcast! After numerous chats about life, flower farming and the world, we decided that we would try sharing our conversations and through a podcast. With tons of help from the totally amazing...Read More
Alas here I am again, late. Sigh. This past week was difficult for me, for all kinds of reasons, including the fact that I have always found February very hard. Although it may be the shortest month of the year, it always has felt like the longest month to me. Once March arrives the days...Read More
Happy Valentine’s Day! The fact that it is Valentine’s Day means its Wednesday and last week’s farm update is LATE! Better late than never? I am not sure about that for most things, but perhaps a 3 day slippage on this post is forgivable? The past week was a busy one with much driving and...Read More
Quiet start, busy end. That describes the past week. I spent most of the start of the week working on my “availability list”, the excel spreadsheet that lists all the flowers I plan on growing this year along with their expected dates of peak bloom. This document is critical for both my planning as well...Read More
No plan. That’s kind of how the week went. I failed to plan out my week on my big piece of Kraft paper that is pinned to my easel (yes at one time I wanted to paint, still do, but ….) as I had started to do in the weeks prior to this one. But...Read More
Why Meadow & Thicket? Well, hope you are sitting down, or in some comfortable stance, because this is a bit long… just like the name, far too long if you follow all the marketing rules.. but naming isn’t about following rules. It’s about being enchanted. When I was little I adored “Anne of Green Gables”...Read More
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