Chatting all things flowers with The Flower Podcast

Recently I had the opportunity to get to know Scott Shepherd from the Flower Podcast and sit down with him for an interview. If you’re not familiar, Scott’s podcast centers around the cut flower i...

Dreams do come true

This spring is a monumental time for our little farm. Two of the things I pinned on my vision board years ago are taking place right now!! I’m a dreamer with lofty goals and I honestly wasn’t sure ...

The barn: the heart of our farm

We are clearing the winter dust bunnies in our sleepy barn to go back into full production in under two weeks!! Packaging and shipping supplies are ordered, new shears are on their way, tape guns a...

Mother's Day Bouquet Shop

  Our Mother's Day Bouquet Shop We are touched and overwhelmed by the amount of inquiries we’ve received for our garden rose bouquets! It's heartwarming to know so many of you want to support our...

Going organic from the ground up!

This photo is not one I would typically share, but it’s beautiful in it's own way and I’m so proud of it. For the first year in our farming journey we will not battle weeds. I can’t believe I’m say...

Japanese Beetles: Prevent your roses from being eaten by summer's worst pest

This week's rose care newsletter is contributed by Susan Lyell of Restoration Rose. You can follow Susan on Instagram where she shares her vast knowledge of growing roses and shop her artisan rose ...

Taking on Thrips Naturally

Everyday I receive numerous messages from people asking what the brown marks are all over their roses, specially in the heat of the summer. I don’t even need to see a photo to know it’s western flo...

Old fashioned roses, grown the old fashioned way: Our reality of flower farming and building sustainability

Before I get into the heart of this post I want to preface it with the following: We (Ryan and I) are fully aware of and thankful for our good fortune. We are blessed to live this life. We came in...

rose planting: getting roses off to a great start for many years of beauty!

Happy almost spring! It seems like everything in the garden is starting to wake up! Today we gained an extra hour of daylight which is so appreciated with how much work we have left to do at the fa...

rose pruning: a little work for a great reward

It's January in California and that means rose pruning time! To be honest, up until recently I've always dreaded pruning, not because of the work involved, but because it meant stripping my roses d...