What We're Growing

We strive to grow gorgeous blooms to share with flower lovers right here in our neighborhood. We know you can get cheaper flowers at the grocery store, but our blooms are different! We focus on varieties and colors you don't see at everyday retailers. 

Ever seen a double tulip? You might think you are looking at a peony! What about cosmos? These light and airy beauties don't ship well, so grocery stores won't stock them. And how about sunflowers, you can buy those everywhere, right? Not in the colors we have! Watch for pale yellows, plum, and deep reds coming throughout the summer. And don't even get me started on dahlias!

The quality of our blooms is also superior. No crushed petals and slimy stems. Our flowers are harvested at just the right stage, and typically cut less than 24 hours before they get into your hands.

Concerned about the environment? We use organic growing practices that give back to the ecosystem, supporting everything from soil microorganisms to pollinators. Buying local also means there is minimal carbon footprint from the transport of your blooms. Most grocery store flowers are shipped across the country if not across the world.

Give us a try and you will see just how special our blooms are!

Tulips

Nothing says spring like the tulip foliage popping through the soil. Even if there is frost on the grass, that foliage gives you hope of things to come. My favorite varieties are the double or peony style with their fluffy shape and in just about any color you can dream up!

Peonies

Peonies are one of the most well known cut flowers and a landscape flower with which many people are familiar. Peonies take many years to establish themselves, but once they are settled in they will pump out blooms for 100+ years. We are just now establishing our peonie beds, but are looking forward to cutting beautiful blooms from them in the years to come.

Lilacs

Lilacs are one of the most fragrant blooms. They bloom mid-spring, but have a short season. Their vase life is also quite short, but we do all we can with hydrating solutions and flower food to be able to enjoy the indoors. A few small stems of these blooms will fill an entire room with the heady scent.

Snapdragons

We grow multiple varieties of snapdragons including the traditional shape and the azalea type open blooms. Snapdragons are a cold-hardy annual, which means that here in western Pennsylvania we can plant them as early as mid March.  With a little bit of protection we can get blooms in May. The flower spikes can reach 3-4 feet tall and can be coaxed to send out multiple spikes per plant. Fun fact: snapdragons are edible and are often used as a garnish in gourmet dishes.

Baptisia

These beauties come in a myriad of colors and the foliage looks like eucalyptus. I love to use the stems in the spring for the flowers and throughout the season just for their foliage. The best part is they are perennial and long lived. Need something beautiful and durable for your landscape, give baptisia a try!

Sunflowers

A sunflower was the first flower I remember growing all on my own. My mom was generous enough to let me plant it on the periphery of her flower beds. I started it from seed. It grew 5-6 feet tall, and had an enormous flower head. It was gold with a dark center that eventually filled with seeds. I even removed those seeds and roasted them myself. It was the whole experience, start to finish.

Surprisingly, sunflowers didn't stick with me; after a while they felt too common. It wasn't until I discovered all of the gorgeous color variations that my love was rekindled. Creamy pale yellow, plum, and chocolatey red. I'm not sure if I will ever grow an orange sunflower now that I have all of these.

Zinnias

Over the last few years, zinnias have risen in popularity as a landscape bedding plant. You can walk into most any garden center and choose from a huge variety of colors to brighten up your your flower beds.

Not surprisingly, their popularity has been on the rise with cut flower growers as well, although the varities we grow are much taller, and typically have larger blooms. Interest in the species has also led to an explosion in breeding, especially from small scale famers. We now have a huge variation of colors as well as bloom shapes. The bright colors will always be fun, but the unique two-toned blooms, and the more subtle/muted tones are what I adore.

Dahlias

If you know about dahlias, then I don't have to explain to you how special they are. Dahlias can be huge "dinner plate" varieties to tiny little perfectly formed balls. For cut flowers, I grow the ball shape and some of the fluffier decorative types. Dahlias come into flower mid to late summer and bloom until the first frost. They aren't annuals nor perennials here in our zone. They have tuberous roots that will not survive freezing. However, the tubers can be dug up and carefully stored overwinter before replanting the next year. I heard recently that there were some societies that grew dahlias in order to eat the tubers for food. I can't imagine eating the roots of such a beautiful plant, but then again, carrot tops are pretty lovely as well!

Cosmos

I was first introduced to cosmos by Monty Don. For those who don't watch British TV, Monty Don hosts a number of gardening shows in Britain and is by the far the most famous gardener in England.

Monty was growing cosmos from seed to include in his own personal garden. I was initially struck by their lovely feathery foliage. The flowers are just as light and airy. They don't last super long in the vase, but their unique beauty is worth it.