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06/06/2026

Still bud city over here.
I’m expecting that by next weekend June 12-14 we’ll be back!

06/04/2026

The most darling hat 🥺

Is this little green frog asleep on a tulip leaf not the cutest!!

A little whimsy from our garden to brighten your feed this morning 🥰

06/02/2026

Bud watch 2026 👀
We’re getting sooooo close!

Apparently I’m growing gladiolus this year🤔⁉️
They were planted last year, experienced horrible rust, like the year before, making for completely unusable stems and I vowed they weren’t worth the trouble to try again. Yet… here we are! Overwintered and eager to prove themselves perhaps. 🤷🏼‍♀️

My winged everlasting also overwintered?! Go figure!

Snaps, ranunculus, anemones, stock, salvia, irises, columbines, feverfew, peonies… all teetering at the edge of budding into bloom. Leaving the blooms to the woodies for now. The deutzia, viburnum and dogwood are showing off big time.

The lissies and sweet peas, after just *being* there for over a month finally decided to do a growth spurt overnight. 🥳

The garden beds are full. Most of the seedlings have been planted out but that doesn’t mean planting is over yet. Winter sowing jugs have been potted up to continue growing bigger and the stragglers that didn’t get space in my plot of land are headed to the neighbours garden so I don’t have to dig out even more beds. 🫶🏻 plant people and dog people… there are no better humans than them. Succession sowings are growing indoors ready to fill gaps later this summer.

Weeds?! How could I forget!! Some have been harvested for compost tea concoctions(comfrey/nettle), or 🧙‍♀️ but there are still hoards threatening to consume and overpower my chosen plantings that need addressing. That will be next weeks mission. 💪🏻

So what does this mean for the flower stand?
It will be CLOSED again this weekend June 5-7 as we just aren’t quite there to be able to stock it.

See you next June 12-14!!

06/01/2026

Sometimes you just gotta shove some stems into a jar and admire them 😍

Thanks to the Lily of the valley these will have to live and be admired outside of the home only because 🐈. Probably for the best because even the lilac and LOTV can’t combat the intensity of the chives 😆

05/30/2026

Weeds🌱 1.
Flower Farmer 👩🏼‍🌾 0.

I am currently losing the battle.

I’m a team of 1. Digging beds, sowing seeds, planting, weeding, staking, harvesting, selling, marketing… it’s all just me! And this all gets juggled around my most important job description of “mama” to 3 littles.

I’ve noticed such a big difference this year. It’s my third season as a flower farmer and I can almost say, I kind of know what I’m doing most of the time now.

Way less crop failures this year.
My crop planning was so much more accurate.
My understanding of plants and how to pair them has also gotten so much better.
And my confidence that even though nothing outside of woodies are currently blooming, and the weeds are already dominating, and there’s still months of planting ahead, that it’ll all be ok… that’s by far the best difference.

If you want a tour of the itty bitty indoor grow room where I start every single seed for this space, let me know in the comments.

05/29/2026

I’ve got summer on my mind, but not yet in my hands.

There’s this funny gap in blooms between spring bulbs ending and spring annuals beginning and I’ve yet to crack the code on how to bridge that gap in my space. (Without a heated high tunnel that is).

So while we wait for the abundance that June brings, the flower stand will be closed this weekend.

05/26/2026

If only there was a market for cleavers, horsetail and DSV. I’d be rich with no effort 🤪

The garden has exploded with growth, most of which is unwanted. Between my kids all being sick at peak planting season, and me deciding to expand beds yet again (ripping out sod by hand is an addiction I cannot seem to fight), there is a LOT of weeding and tray upon tray of summer annuals still to plant.

We’re in that lull of spring where the bulbs are finishing up, woodies are blooming their hearts out, and spring annuals are growing taller but not yet showing any blooms. Soon! The next blooms aren’t far now 😍

Dahlias… I haven’t even finished the bed for their peers, still have 80 or so to plant, and yet here they are, growing vigorously!

P.S. Does anyone else forget they have asparagus that needs harvesting each spring and remember when it’s too late? 🫣 Every. Single. Spring.

05/22/2026

**SOLD OUT**

The final weekend for spring bulbs 🥺

Mixed spring bouquets
Tulips(12), daffodils(3), elderberry and lilacs for $20

The flower stand bouquets are pre-made, as is. Any customizations, or pick ups on other days become a “custom order”. They are possible but must be discussed ahead of time and paid for in advance. DM for more details.

The flower stand details:
💐PRICING: $20 bunches
💐DATE/TIMES: Friday 4-7pm
Saturday, Sunday, 9am-7pm
💐LOCATION: 1503 Regional Rd 3 (Columbus Rd), Hampton, L0B 1J0
1.5km east of the Oshawa Zoo.
💐FLOWER STAND: It’s a self-serve setup where you pick your bouquet and pay with cash (exact change), or e-transfer.

🆘 Help spread the word about our flower farm and flower stand by sharing this listing with your flower besties!

🚧 Our road is open. Construction begins May 11, 2026 and will continue until June 2027 between Townline Rd & Enfield Rd. The road will remain open to traffic with flag people as needed until they reach the wetlands by Langmaid. We have recently received a new culvert and our driveway is a bit chewed up by the stand so please proceed with care.

12/10/2025

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