Luella Acres

Luella Acres Michigan born, Michigan grown. Luella Acres provides flowers of superior freshness and quality that reflect the changing of the seasons.

I know the circus isn’t what it used to be…well perhaps it is what it used to be but it’s definitely not as popular as i...
06/07/2019

I know the circus isn’t what it used to be…well perhaps it is what it used to be but it’s definitely not as popular as it used to be, what with all the heart healthy snacks (ahem), questionable treatment of animals (ahem), and onslaught of carnies in your town. Anyhow, call me old-fashioned but I love when the circus comes to the farm! My favorite act is the bearded lady. I was lucky enough to snag this picture of her backstage just before the curtains opened on her final act. She’s a stone cold hottie and I will miss her. Until next spring!





@ Dexter, Michigan

Oh snap! Our first substantial harvest of some very substantial snaps. I am SO loving the cool season annual crops we pl...
06/04/2019

Oh snap! Our first substantial harvest of some very substantial snaps. I am SO loving the cool season annual crops we planted last fall. There is a fantastic selection of very hardy flowers we are able to over winter in the hoop house, including bachelor button, poppies, bupleurum, larkspur, ammi, gypsophila, scabiosa, and more! They have been essential in helping us fill the gap between spring bulbs and the first harvest of annuals from the field. I am impressed by their fortitude and am especially loving them during this cool, wet, grey spring where everything is behind schedule.






06/01/2019

June 1 marks the first peony of 2019 and she’s a beaut! Coral sunset. On May 31 the peonies are usually peaking or petering out. This inaugural bloom is a testament to the wet cool spring we’ve had. While we’ve enjoyed a banging tulip, poppy, ranunculus and anemone year everything else is far behind “schedule”. I wonder what kind of summer we have in store for us...

05/19/2019

I woke up early this morning ready to fight the world. Then I was humbly reminded why I am not a macho man. Oh well.

Anyway, here we have one of my most favorite tasks on the farm: processing poppies. The ends need to be cauterized after harvest in order to keep the milky sap from bleeding out. Some people use a lighter. I prefer a blow torch. Such a contrary task burning a flower in order to hold it longer. Yet another reason I love flower farming.

05/01/2019

flower farmer’s springtime prayer
Dear Big Dahlia in The Sky
Please don’t let me burn out in July
I promise to keep up on succession planting, or at least try
No w**d on the farm shall get knee high
If I fell the urge I will let myself cry
Please don’t let me burn out in July

Front side, back side. Apricot parrot from nearly 2 weeks old! She’s since lost her scent but is going out with a bang....
04/27/2019

Front side, back side. Apricot parrot from nearly 2 weeks old! She’s since lost her scent but is going out with a bang.
@ Ann Arbor, Michigan

04/24/2019

You guys! I played farm hooky today and went to the most amazing pop up called Tulip Bar. You must check it out. It’s on the west side of Ann Arbor and they’ll be open next Sunday, May 5th from 11am to 2pm. Come and choose from a one of a kind selection of Luella tulips and take home a truly magical bouquet. Farmer Michael will definitely be there!
Stay tuned for more details...

It’s good to be back in the game. This week marked our first sizable harvest of the season. Peach, salmon, apricot, purp...
04/13/2019

It’s good to be back in the game. This week marked our first sizable harvest of the season. Peach, salmon, apricot, purple-black, and ivory toned tulips are taking over the cooler. We’ll have a sweet selection at the market this Wednesday. And let me know if you want to make someone’s day with a special bouquet. Have flowers. Will travel.

One advantage of a well drained sandy loam soil is that we can get in early to prepare our beds. After only a few relati...
03/28/2019

One advantage of a well drained sandy loam soil is that we can get in early to prepare our beds. After only a few relatively warm, dry days it is safe to cultivate. In two weeks we will transplant snapdragons, stock, matricaria, cynoglossum, strawflower, and direct seed a whole mess of cool season annuals. And not a moment too soon as the hoop house is bursting at the seams.

Unlike the soil I am not well drained. On the contrary, I am amped up and feeling spring fever. The sun is warm and the peepers are jamming away behind me. So much to do I might not sleep tonight. DM me if you’re bored and awake at 2am. We can talk flowers. 🧟‍♂️

02/25/2019

I quit Instagram for the winter and feel much better for it. Now that the spring seeding season is in full swing I feel obligated to participate, so here you go. P.S. I think I swallowed one...

I had a dream last night. I was crushed under the weight of a thousand dahlia tubers. I awoke in a cold sweat. Clearly t...
10/27/2018

I had a dream last night. I was crushed under the weight of a thousand dahlia tubers. I awoke in a cold sweat. Clearly this was a subconscious representation of my fear of the monumental task before me: The Great Dahlia Dig. What do you do when you farm alone and are faced with a daunting seasonal task? Call on friend (and fellow solo-farmer) to tap-in and lighten the load. Just as the Bushwhackers, The Heart Foundation, and The Mega Powers did before us, we got er done. The Great Dahlia Dig of 2018 is behind us. Another one for the record books ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@ Washtenaw County, Michigan

10/14/2018

Post Frost End of Season Reflection. ❤️



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