Warm Thoughts!!

Brrr...it's cold out there!!

 

We thought the sight of this beautiful plant

blooming in our greenhouse

might warm you up a bit!

 

A gorgeous Australian wildflower...

Sturt's Desert Pea!

Happy Thanksgiving!

It's been a busy few weeks out here on the Flower Farm...

 

preparations for the 2014 growing season started long before

 

the 2013 season even ended!

 

Amazing surprises ahead!

 

We are grateful to be blessed by each one of you!

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Firing Up The Grill!

We're firing up the grill under the shade trees

for lunch and refreshments to

benefit the Crisis Center!

 

The shop is bursting with beautiful designs

and delightful treasures,

the fall bloomers are getting ready

to put on their show,

the gardens are in their glory

and the hummingbirds

are dancing everywhere!

 

We are honored

to share our

'labor of love'

with you this weekend!

 

Friday and Saturday 9 to 5

Sunday 10 to 4

 

Can't wait to see you!

The Great Pumpkin!

The Great Pumpkin has arrived!

 

Let the festivities begin!

 

Our Fall Open House begins tomorrow!

 

Friday and Saturday 9 to 5

 

Sunday 10 to 4

Preparations!

Fall Open House

preparations are under way...

with a little extra supervision!

 

September 6, 7 and 8th!

 

Friday and Saturday 9 to 5

Sunday 10 to 4

 

Lots of unexpected treasures!

Fall Open House September 6, 7 and 8!

We've enjoyed giving you a little glimpse

into the gardens this week!

 

Our Fall Open House is

September 6, 7 and 8...

but your visits are always welcome

by appointment

from 9 to 4 daily!

 

Have a great weekend!

Garden Angels

It's a common occurence for our visitors

 

to report an angel sighting

 

in this garden!

Enjoy!

Hope you enjoy today's little peek into the gardens!

Our 'Newest' Outdoor Room...

Our visitors love the 'new' granary...

 

and all the wonderful treasures inside!

A Little Tour...

Can't resist sharing some of the beautiful sights

in the gardens

with you this week!

 

Enjoy the tour!

Growing Love...

An incredible morning spent with some of our favorite kids

and their amazing moms!

 

A reminder that the most special thing

we grow in these gardens...

is love!

Oh, What A Beautiful Morning!

A beautiful morning's harvest!

Another Beauty!!

Another beautiful bloom

to share with our visitors!

 

Pachystachys lutea...aka...Yellow Shrimp Plant!

 

If you are finding yourself in need

of a little 'Flower Power'....

remember your visits are always welcome

by appointment

from 9 to 4 daily!

 

Lots of new treasures in the shop...

and gorgeous blooms in the gardens!

If I Needed a Reason...

If someone were to ask my reason

for getting out of bed this morning...

 

this would be it!!

 

The rose garden is coming into full bloom!!

 

It's hard to believe there could be

so many blooms,

 

so much color

 

and amazing fragrance

 

in one place!!!

 



Wow!!

There are many beautiful Iris in our gardens...

but this one is definitely a favorite!!

Wow!!

Whew!!

Whew!!

 

Over 150 container gardens planted...

and we've simply lost count of the number

of annuals planted in the gardens!

 

Just in time to welcome Peony season!

 

These blooming beauties

are destined

for the Freeze Dry machine!

 

Can't wait to create some

beautiful designs with them!

It's Official!!

Grateful to celebrate a productive week in the gardens

with a little Air Therapy!

 

The growing season has officially arrived

on the Nebraska Prairie!

Smiles!

These smiles say it all!

 

Congratulations Dodge County 4-H'ers for doing such a great job

at our container gardening workshop!

 

Good luck at the fair!

By Request...

By request!!!

 

We have received lots of calls and emails

asking us to be open this weekend...

 

so we've added some new treasures...

 

and will be open May 10, 11 and 12!!!

 

Friday 9 to 4

Saturday 12 to 4

Sunday 11 to 4

 

Love all this celebrating!!!

 



Thank You!

Thank you for joining us for our Spring Open House...

even though it felt more like winter!

 

A big hug and thank you to our amazing friends and neighbors

who worked so hard

in the shop and greenhouse

and brought such delicious food to us

and the TLC Bistro!

 

We are grateful for your generous donations

to the Crisis Center!

 

We are all blessed by your love and support!

Our Celebration Starts Tomorrow!!

Spring Open House this weekend!!

 

Mother Nature seems to be feeling a bit cranky...so we're just going to celebrate without her!!

Poor thing...she's going to miss out on all the fun!!

 

Once you step inside our shop and greenhouse you'll completely forget about being dressed

in winter gear...and we're moving lunch and refreshments to benefit the Crisis Center

into the warm indoors!!

 

Don't forget to leave a bid on this gorgeous vintage stove...the entire sale price will be donated

to the Crisis Center and it would make a great addition to your outdoor kitchen!!

 

Lots of new plants and treasures!!  We'll have Mother Nature...and your garden...

smiling again soon!!

Our Spring Celebration!!!

Are you ready to see where Spring has been hiding???

 

Join us this weekend as we celebrate the start of the growing season with our Spring Open House...

Friday and Saturday 9 to 4 and Sunday 10 to 4!!!

 

The greenhouse and shop are bursting with blooms...

and we are starting to see some beautiful sights in the landscape!!!

 

So many new treasures and ideas!!!  Don't miss this one!!!

Happy Earth Day!

What a beautiful way to celebrate Earth Day!

 

The sun might not be shining in the sky...but it sure feels like it's shining in our greenhouse

with all the beautiful blooms!

 

This Starsister Scarlet and Yellow Dahlia is absolutely gorgeous!

Blooms!!

Another beautiful bloom in the greenhouse!

 

Purslane 'Duet Rose'...a gorgeous heat and drought tolerant plant...

 

with edible flowers!!!

Spring???

Spring is really here...

 

it's just hiding in our greenhouse right now!!!

Are You Ready For Some Color?

Are you ready for some color?

 

Our Spring Open House is just a month away!!

 

So many new treasures to share with you!!

 

May 3, 4 and 5!!

Happy Easter!

What a special day to celebrate the season's first bloom in our gardens!

 

Happy Easter, everyone!

It Must Be Spring...

It must be Spring...

 

the Praying Mantis egg sacks are hatching in the greenhouse!!

 



Garden Angel...

Today's 'to do' list includes a new outfit for the Garden Angel!

 

She's going to be 'pretty in pink' this year!

First Day of Spring!!

First day of spring 2012...the tulips, daffodils and flowering trees were in full bloom!

 

The first day of spring 2013 sure looks a little different, doesn't it?

Today...

A peek at one of today's designs!!!!



Another Sign of Spring!!

Another sign of spring!!

 

The trees were filled with Robins yesterday...

let the nest building begin!!

Veggie Garden...

Doing some dreaming and planning for the veggie garden this week!

 

These beautiful 'Jade' Green Beans are definitely part of that plan!

 

'Jade' is a long and tender gourmet type bean...and it's heat tolerant, too!

Even in last year's heat and drought it kept producing...and producing...and producing!

 

Check out your favorite seed catalogs for this one!

A Promise...

A promise that spring really is coming...

with a sneak peek behind our doors!!

 

Perfectly preserved and freeze dried blooms...

all harvested from our gardens!!

More Dreaming...

Spring officially arrives...

in exactly one month!!

 

Can't wait for the sweet scent of beautiful blooms in the gardens!!

Dreaming...

Doing a little more dreaming...

Yikes!!!!

Sooo...we have all heard the forecast!

Join us this week as we do a little dreaming!!

The Good Guys...

'Cryptolaemus Montrouzieri'

 

The newest member of our beneficial insect program.

You just never know what will be delivered to our door!!

Working With Mother Nature...

We greet each growing season knowing it will be filled with joys...

and challenges, too!!

 

One of this year's challenges could be persisting drought conditions...

so we have made some wise choices to insure blooms and butterflies!!

 

Lantana is one of those plants that thrives in the heat and attracts butterflies!!

 

You are going to love the great collection of plants we have to share with you...

including those unusual plants we all love to show off in our gardens!!

Grand Plans...

The calendar says January...

and yes, it's still winter...

but we have been making grand plans for the spring season

since...oh...September!!

 

Spring Open House!!

May 3, 4 and 5!!

 

 

You don't want to miss this one!!