Journal
Finding Local Flowers in the South Carolina Ups...
May your vase never run dry--Flower Farmer's Blessing You love flowers. I know you do, because you hang out here with me. I also know peonies are your favorite, because...
Finding Local Flowers in the South Carolina Ups...
May your vase never run dry--Flower Farmer's Blessing You love flowers. I know you do, because you hang out here with me. I also know peonies are your favorite, because...
Field Tour, Early Spring 2024
Ah! These last few weeks before the peonies bloom! We're watching the peony shoots race for the sky, as we put down fertilizer, spray fungicide, make sure the field is...
Field Tour, Early Spring 2024
Ah! These last few weeks before the peonies bloom! We're watching the peony shoots race for the sky, as we put down fertilizer, spray fungicide, make sure the field is...
The Peony Fields-Can You See Them?
In 2015, when I put my first flower seeds and peony roots in the ground, I agonized over what to call my fledgling business. A name means so much, it's...
The Peony Fields-Can You See Them?
In 2015, when I put my first flower seeds and peony roots in the ground, I agonized over what to call my fledgling business. A name means so much, it's...
Around and Around Again
It’s between four and five in the afternoon. I’ve spent the morning studying and schooling my children, and the early afternoon chasing down and checking off household tasks. So now...
Around and Around Again
It’s between four and five in the afternoon. I’ve spent the morning studying and schooling my children, and the early afternoon chasing down and checking off household tasks. So now...
How to Start a Flower Farm
I’ve noticed a trend among flower farmers: they’ll start a farm, work hard at it for several years, and then write a book. The book will be full of gorgeous...
How to Start a Flower Farm
I’ve noticed a trend among flower farmers: they’ll start a farm, work hard at it for several years, and then write a book. The book will be full of gorgeous...
Friends Like You
This winter I was reading George Eliot’s magnificent shadow-box of English rural life at the turn of the 19th century, Adam Bede, when I came across a quote that made...
Friends Like You
This winter I was reading George Eliot’s magnificent shadow-box of English rural life at the turn of the 19th century, Adam Bede, when I came across a quote that made...