Greenhouse Walk // Early March

by Jennie Love | Mar 2, 2013 | Farming

Time once again to stroll around the greenhouse and check in with the kiddos. Some are growing rapidly. Some not so much. Each in their own time. Go back and check out this post to see how things have grown in the past ten days. ~ ~ The dusty miller seedlings have...

{The Bulletin :: March}

by Jennie Love | Mar 1, 2013 | Designing, Farming

{The Bulletin} is a monthly collection of links and points of interest that didn’t merit a blog post all their own but are definitely worth sharing.   ~*~ This is starting soon and I’m nearly about to burst with anticipation!!! ~*~ Holly Chapple, a...

Here We Go Again

by Jennie Love | Feb 26, 2013 | Farming

It was sunny and a balmy 43 degrees this afternoon here in Philadelphia. I spent a full nine hours in the fields today. In my mind, that makes it the first day of spring; the first day of a new growing season. I’m sure there’ll be another cold snap or two,...

Greenhouse Walk // Mid-February

by Jennie Love | Feb 19, 2013 | Farming

I thought it would be fun to share some of what is growing in the greenhouse right now, anxiously awaiting spring. Come take a walk with me! My friends who have small kids often take a picture of their child once a month next to the same stuffed animal, and it really...

And Another Reason

by Jennie Love | Feb 16, 2013 | Designing, Farming

I had someone challenge me today about my beliefs that locally-grown flowers are indeed a better choice than flowers grown in Ecuador. It seems obvious to me, but he was very passionate. I had several rebuttals to his argument that Ecuadorian roses are actually more...

A Love Note

by Jennie Love | Feb 14, 2013 | Designing, Farming

  Dearest clients and friends, Words cannot express how grateful I am for you. When I first hatched the plan to start a flower farm in the city and design for weddings with the flowers I grew, I think more than a few people in my life thought I was a loon. I expected...