by Jennie Love | Oct 16, 2019 | Farming
Here in October, we farmers all a little (or a lot) weary as the 2019 growing season winds down. Every year in autumn, I go through quite the range of emotions. So much bittersweet relief, anxiety, anticipation, unease, antsy-ness, appreciation, and much more as the...
by Jennie Love | Aug 29, 2019 | Designing, Farming, Weddings
Late summer is gracing the farm with long, low rays of sun in the mornings and the evenings. The dew is heavy on the grass. The bird song and pollinator buzz are reaching a new crescendo as everyone realizes the clock is ticking for scarfing down the bounty. You...
by Jennie Love | Jul 31, 2019 | Weddings
A summer MAAS Building wedding is the epitome of a fun, urban, sweet and simple celebration of two awesome people saying “I do”. Emma and Julian did just that on 6.8.19, surrounded by lots of people who clearly adored them, including Emma’s awesome...
by Jennie Love | Jul 4, 2019 | Designing
I often get quizzed about how I come up with my floral design color combinations. It’s easy. I just go shopping! I make a regular habit of taking slow strolls around the entire farm in the evenings after all the crew are gone and all the major tasks and distractions...
by Jennie Love | Jun 18, 2019 | Farming
Life on a flower farm is a mix of beauty and grit. Really, if I’m being honest, it’s about 95% grit and 5% beauty if you’re the person doing the farming. It can be hard to see all the “pretty” when there’s sweat in your eyes and...
by Jennie Love | May 30, 2019 | Farming, Regenerative Agriculture/No-Till
No-till flower farming is a system of farming that (nearly, if not entirely) eliminates the turning over of the soil, be it with machinery or by hand. There are many reasons that may spur a farmer to decide to go with no-till farming practices. Mine specifically were...
by Jennie Love | May 8, 2019 | Backyard Bouquets, Designing, Video
We had fun shooting images at the flower farm for this short DIY Bouquet video with Jessie from Sun Gro Horticulture a few seasons back. This how-to DIY Bouquet video shows you all the basic steps for making an easy summer arrangement in a canning jar. If you enjoy...
by Jennie Love | May 1, 2019 | Workshops
Our Floral Jewelry Floral Design Workshop was a blast this past weekend! We welcomed ten eager students into our brand-new barn to enjoy an afternoon of creative floral jewelry making with our farm’s freshly picked flowers. Students joined us for this Floral...
by Jennie Love | Apr 14, 2019 | Designing, Workshops
May Floral Design Workshops at Our Farm How can it possibly be mid-April already?! Time is flying by as the farm comes into full bloom after a long rest over the winter. We’re harvesting flowers every day now, including armfuls of ranuculus, specialty tulips,...
by Jennie Love | Apr 1, 2019 | Designing, Weddings
We always love designing flowers for weddings at the Horticulture Center in Philadelphia, one of our very favorite venues in this beautiful city of ours. This past weekend we deeply enjoyed being back at the Horticulture Center for Samantha and Geoff’s late...
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