I have many favorite flowers – the nature of the farmer / florist – but one I am especially fond of is the sunflower. Sunflowers are so incredibly useful! They can be grown for oil, feed or seed for humans, animals or birds. These are wonderful uses – but the reason I love them is because of their sunny faces. They just look happy to me! Most sunflowers are annuals so they go from seed, to plant, to harvest in a single life cycle. Many people mistakenly believe sunflowers are

I love the change of the season. I am always amazed when the Lord touches the earth and transforms everything that grows to suit the...

During the summer months last year, my flower sales at the Farmer’s Market really took off. My husband was amazed at the number of...

Over the past several years, I have taken great interest in companion planting. The concept that planting certain varieties of plants...

As a former florist, I take great pleasure in growing flowers. I am still called on upon occasion to make an arrangement and it gives me...