Blue Barn Bouquets Mandan, ND

08/02/2023

A few of my favorite bouquets from the past couple weeks

06/23/2023

I have this beauty up for grabs! I’ll be in Bismarck this afternoon, so let me know if you want it to be yours!

06/14/2023

While the drastic heat last week nearly destroyed my ranunculus, they held out for the more temperate temperatures this week and are gorgeous! Pairing them with yarrow and feverfew.

05/17/2023

The tulip blends in with her dress!

We had complications with our tulip and daffodil growth this season, but we do have a limited number of tulip bouquets available for the next week or two. Also, there are a few other local flower farmers with gorgeous tulips!

04/19/2023

What are your favorite flower varieties?

Here are a few of my early summer favorites that I will be growing again this year! Ranunculus, sweet peas, corncockle, and Nigella 😍 Even more color variations this year!

All these (with exception of the tulips) will be part of the bouquets in my early summer bouquet subscription! Message me with questions or to sign up 🌱

03/30/2023

Guess how many seedlings I have in my grow room? (Not counting Ranunculus and dahlias)

03/29/2023

03/25/2023

Did you know that I grow all my flowers and greenery from seed, tubers, corms, or bulbs?
Some of the seeds, corms, and tubers I am planting this year are from last years’ plants!

What seeds have you collected before and then planted another year? 🌱

PS—don’t you love my little helper?! ♥️

03/20/2023

Happy spring?? While today is technically the first day of spring it sure doesn’t feel like it here in North Dakota! Here are a few spring bouquets from last year to bring hope of what’s to come when the snow melts away 🙂🌸

03/15/2023

Under this snow there are over a thousand bulbs [hopefully] getting ready to emerge in the next 2 months!!

03/11/2023

👀 Look! Green! Ten-ish weeks before our last frost date here in Mandan, ND and I have already started many varieties of flowers. I can’t wait to show you the progress!

01/02/2023

Just a taste of what’s to come this spring 🌼

These are the specialty daffodil varieties that I planted before the first snow storm (literally with a head lamp in the dark while the snow started falling 🥶😆)! Aren’t they precious?

These will be part of the spring bulb bouquet subscription along with a few lovely tulip varieties!

12/06/2022

Bouquet subscriptions for 2023!!! I decided to break up the subscriptions by seasons. I have limited slots for each season so claim yours (or as a gift) soon!

Please note that bouquets will not be mailed. All bouquets must be picked up at the pre-determined time and place (TBD).

12/02/2022

Even as snow falls I’m looking ahead to next season’s flower season 💭🌻🌷

Stay tuned for exciting news about the bouquet subscriptions that I will be offering in 2023! 🎊

A flower bouquet subscription would make a thoughtful and low-clutter gift for Christmas! 🎁

10/27/2022

Seed collecting today with my little partner 🙂 We saved seeds to store and we spread some out on the ground to grow own their own for next season.

We also made a “flower creation” with our strawflowers together 😊

10/23/2022

I gave my garden a little break after the hard frosts recently, but I have to get back at it since the work isn’t yet done for the year!

Over the past few days I’ve been digging up dahlia tubers and gladiolus corms and now they are curing before I store them. I’ve enjoyed letting my daughter help me where she can even if it adds an extra step and more time 😊

Upcoming I will be cutting down all the plants and then spreading compost and leaf mulch over my garden.

Finally, I have 1,000 bulbs to plant so that you all will have beautiful tulips and daffodils to pick from next spring 😁

09/19/2022

Homegrown Fall Decor 🍂

🍁Wheat wreaths $50 (only 2 available!)
🍁Jade+ Blush pumpkins $5/each
🍁White pumpkins $2.50/each
🍁Orange gourds $1.50 each

Message or comment with questions or requests 🍂

09/19/2022

Check out the live video to learn about the home-grown fall decor that I have to offer this season!

09/16/2022

Stay tuned…I have some exciting news about home-grown fall decor coming up next week!!

09/07/2022

I have a few extra bouquets for sale this week! Let me know if you’re interested.

09/06/2022

This morning’s harvest ♥️ and I singled out my favorite zinnia 🤩

09/01/2022

If you came to me and said, “in need a colorful wedding bouquet with fall themes ready in 30 minutes” I would go out into my garden and put together something like this 😊

09/01/2022

Just a few bouquets that went out today 😊

08/09/2022

Remember the beautiful ranunculus blooms from June? Well, today I began processing the corms so that I can save them overwinter and plant them next spring. I’m hoping to have double the amount I had this year so that more of you can enjoy them!

I dug up the corms, washed off the dirt, separated the corms that multiplied off of the original (up to 5 from 1!), and now they are drying enough to be able to store in a cool, dry, dark space until next February or March.

07/28/2022

Enjoy the present, but plan for the future! This is wheat that I am growing for fall wheat wreaths.

07/25/2022

This morning’s harvest and some of the blooms my bouquet subscriptionists will get to enjoy this week!

07/20/2022

Of all the beautiful flowers that I put in my bouquets, this is the one I most frequently get questioned on: Bells of Ireland. They love growing in my garden and have happily self-seeded from last year, for the have done far better than what I started from seed this year! Perfect structural interest and filler! What do you think of this unique flower?

07/13/2022

Our very first sunflowers are beginning to open! I grow a variety that is pollen-less which means you get the beauty without all the pollen mess on your table.

07/05/2022

Sweet peas ♥️ this is my first year successfully growing them and they are here to stay! Their charm has no match for me!