About us.

Years ago, I rented a small house with a large, yet very plain yard. The landscaping consisted only of bushes under the front windows and in the spring a couple of bright red tulips with black centers would pop up by the back door. I had little experience with outdoor plants and never had tulips before. I fell in love with their beauty and thought about trying to grow something that would bloom longer.

While chatting with a dear friend of mine I mentioned I would like to try some more outdoor plants. She said she needed to split the hostas that were outgrowing their space in her yard and would happily provide me with some. I planted them along the side and back of the house. As those hostas flourished so did my newfound love of gardening.

I reconnected with an old high school friend of mine and although I was horribly rude to him in high school he gave me the chance to get to know him and his three daughters. Long story short, we are now married and he has become my biggest source of encouragement and support. Standing next to him I feel I can accomplish anything.

We purchased a house that according to the photos in the real estate listing looked to have some landscaping that had become horribly overgrown. That first spring we were in for a treat. It is not much of an exaggeration to say that almost every day of that spring and early summer I discovered a new plant growing somewhere on the property. Thanks to my Mother-in-Law and a couple of plant identification apps we identified daffodils, tulips, hyacinth, rhododendrons, peonies, hydrangea, columbine, lupine, lilac, iris, various types of lillies, heuchera and many large hostas.

Over the next couple of years, I learned everything I could about growing and caring for these perennials as well as how to start annuals from seed. As much as I enjoyed the foliage and the short-lived flowers from the perennials, I wanted more flowers. I wanted flowers everywhere! In the spring of 2021, I grew zinnia, celosia, sunflowers, snapdragons, asters and a few other annuals. We had fresh bouquets on the fireplace mantle, the kitchen windowsill and my office desk almost every day.

I discovered a vast community of people on social media who had labeled themselves flower farmers. They had turned their love of growing flowers into a profitable business providing locally grown cut flowers to florists and the public. I had no idea so few of the flowers we see at florists or in grocery stores are grown in the U.S. By the time the flowers are shipped here and sold they have been out of water for a week or more. Once they are purchased and sitting in a vase on your dining room table they might only have a few more days left to live. What a shame.

I’m proud to join this growing group of flower farmers and provide locally grown, pesticide-free cut flowers to florists and the general public in the Homer/Cortland NY area.