by Jennie Love | Aug 14, 2014 | Backyard Bouquets, Designing
It’s been quite the lively week around the farm, including a major magazine shoot, another corporate shoot, a long-anticipated visit from Debra Prinzing, and an amazing farm dinner that brought together so many of our dearest friends and supporters. This...
by Jennie Love | Aug 12, 2014 | Designing
I had the decided pleasure of being asked to lead, in part, an amazing and talented team to create a dreamy, bucket-list-worthy evening for fans of Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love) at the Woodlands in Philadelphia. Normally an outdoor event in August is a...
by Jennie Love | Aug 7, 2014 | Backyard Bouquets, Designing
First, deepest thanks for the wonderful support many of you showed last week after my dark and moody post. It meant so much to me to get your thoughtful comments and emails. While it’s not all roses over here yet, it’s decidedly on the upswing. This week...
by Jennie Love | Jul 31, 2014 | Backyard Bouquets, Designing
It’s been a tough week. One of the hardest I’ve had in a long time. Making this week’s Backyard Bouquet was cathartic, but I’m afraid it turned out rather dark as a result. Take it for what it’s worth. Included in the design: ninebark,...
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by Jennie Love | Jul 30, 2014 | Farming
AUTUMN APPRENTICESHIP Love ‘n Fresh Flowers is looking for an energetic and detail-oriented farm apprentice for the late-summer/autumn season. This is a great opportunity for an individual passionate about urban farming and/or growing flowers. The apprentice...
by Jennie Love | Jul 24, 2014 | Backyard Bouquets, Designing
It’s incredibly hot and humid here this week. Anyone who envies our lives at the farm should think twice when it involves working in these conditions; conditions where your shirt feels like a 10 pound wet rag and you have an extra salty lunch every day because...
by Jennie Love | Jul 17, 2014 | Backyard Bouquets, Designing
Diana jokes in the dewy mornings while we’re harvesting at the farm that if she ever gets married, she just wants a bouquet of purple kale. Only purple kale. Today I tried to persuade her that it’d be nice to add some other elements too. Maybe pale...
by Jennie Love | Jul 16, 2014 | Farming, Personal
It’s kind of surreal to be loading up a van full of flowers from our farm headed to one of the best wholesale flower markets in the world — New York City. These moments are proof that you can never fully know what to expect out of your journey....
by Jennie Love | Jul 12, 2014 | Flower Farmer Fellowship
From Jennie: I’ve really enjoyed teaching many students in workshop and master class settings, but I wanted to connect a bit more deeply and mentor some newer flower farmers on a more long-term basis in a way that would really support them and give them a...
by Jennie Love | Jul 10, 2014 | Backyard Bouquets
Summer in a bowl, that’s what we have here. And a lovely product of a delightful one-on-one design tutorial with Denise (more on her shortly). And a perfect birthday arrangement for a dear, dear friend who has overcome so much this past year and really deserves...
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