Sunset Among the Alliums

  Videographer I am not, but this May sunset was too pretty not to capture. The gentle breeze and the birds singing only added to the magic of the moment.
Backyard Bouquets {5.15.14}

Backyard Bouquets {5.15.14}

I taught a fun workshop at the farm over the weekend called Vintage Vases & Blooms and made a similar design to this week’s installment of Backyard Bouquets in a milkglass compote. I liked the design but didn’t love it in the milkglass compote and it...
Backyard Bouquets {5.8.14}

Backyard Bouquets {5.8.14}

  This week I’m running a million miles a minute to keep up with everything….weddings, workshops, massive Mother’s Day orders, weeding, planting, meetings, and so much more! I was in a bridal-bouquet-frame-of-mind, being on break between creating...
International Flower Farmer Exchange

International Flower Farmer Exchange

  I’m so excited to announce the launch of our new International Flower Farmer Exchange project here at Love ‘n Fresh Flowers!! We want to connect and collaborate with more international flower farmers. So we’ve created this opportunity to work with...
Backyard Bouquets {5.1.14}

Backyard Bouquets {5.1.14}

Last year’s collaboration, The Seasonal Bouquet Project, was heaps of fun. I really loved the weekly commitment to create simply for the sake of seeking — and sharing — inspiration through seasonal blooms from our farm. While that particular project...
Real Wedding :: Lucy & Jeremy

Real Wedding :: Lucy & Jeremy

Being in the wedding industry, I make some lovely connections with other great vendors. And there is not greater honor than when one of those vendor connections gets hitched and asks me to design the flowers. Lucy and I had worked together on many weddings as...
Spring Scenes

Spring Scenes

Spring is supposedly here. Some days — like today — it’s hard to tell. We’re teetering on the edge of May and our nights are still dipping down into the 30s on occasion and some days we barely get up in to the 40s. Of course there’s still...

Hiring: Part-time Field Hand

WE’RE HIRING! Love ‘n Fresh Flowers is looking for a qualified and energetic individual to assist part time with various manual tasks at the farm, May – November. THIS IS NOT A DESIGN POSITION! Please do not apply if you think you’ll get a chance to design...
Annual Spring Studies in NYC

Annual Spring Studies in NYC

Last spring I went up to NYC to meet and study with Ariella Chezar for a day at the Flower School NY. My mind was blown. It also happened to be my first introduction to the NYC flower market and the beginning of a beautiful and supportive friendship with Sullivan...
How To Take Dahlia Cuttings To Build Your Stock

How To Take Dahlia Cuttings To Build Your Stock

How To Take Dahlia Cuttings  Vices. Everyone’s got them. I don’t smoke. I rarely have more than one drink at a time. I don’t shop for clothes or shoes unless I really need them. But I do consume more dark chocolate than is probably healthy. And I...