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10/14/2026

10/10/2026

Give a way time!

How many daffodils will I plant this season?

Whoever guesses closest will win a free bunch of 20 premium daffodils stems in spring.

This little tool here pictured allows me to plant more efficiently than by digging with a shovel!

Here are some clues and rules:

💐No guess can be the same as a previous poster. This one’s non negotiable.
💐Yesterday I planted 74, so the number is significantly higher than that.
💐If you are not local and still want to participate, your winnings will be donated to Green Acres of Mason to bring joy to the residents.
💐 Pick up only if you are local.
💐 Your guess needs to be here. This original post. Not on IG. Not on someone’s page if this is shared. Not on a link if I reshare the contest. Not a reply to a story. This first post made today, October 10th. It’s too difficult to sort through several posts. I make a spreadsheet with names and guesses and a quick filter. Bam. Easy.
💐Click on the photo to redirect to the original post.
💐 I’ll announce when the contest is closed and I am done planting daffodils for the season. Why don’t I have an exact date? Because I’m guessing a few more bulbs might be purchased. I do know what I already have on order. (Over 200 haven’t arrived yet). So it’s a guessing game for me, too 😝 An easy way to keep the content fair!

Have a great Saturday!

10/10/2026

What is your favorite spring flower?

For me, it’s daffodils. There’s something so beautiful about seeing the first signs of spring come up out of the ground after a long, cold winter. A sign of hope, a sign of what’s to come.

There’s your classic yellow, which is usually a carleton, trumpet or dutch master variety. And then there’s so many unique varieties with different petal shapes and colors. These varieties are all going to be going in the ground in the next couple of weeks. Which one do you like best?

Why do I keep planting them when last year was rough on the daffodils when we had a couple days of 70+ degrees? The answer is simple. Because I love them and they bring so much joy to people after a long winter.

10/07/2026

Tips for why knowing how much space your plant will expand is so important!

This is a firework plant! It is in the gomphrena family and was about 10” tall when I planted it in mid May!

I love that it is a bright pink flower with a few yellow spots in it. It can also be used as a dried flower and makes great filler that’s colorful. I only planted a half dozen because they get so large, but if you liked them in your late summer arrangements, they’ll be back again next season!

10/06/2026

What’s on the agenda now that the stand is closed for the season? Pulling out annuals. This will take about another week yet. Why pull them out now and dump them far from the gardens instead of in spring? Easy…it helps with pest control for next season! It leaves less homes for bugs to sleep in over winter. Somewhere in this photo is a truck bed 😂 Once the annuals are out, I’ll move over the some w**d clean up and planting daffodils! 🌼

10/04/2026

What a lovely thing to see while cleaning up zinnias today!

10/03/2026

3 pm update - there are a couple bunches left by donation 💕 Last bunches to be on the stand for the season! We are so grateful for the support!

10/03/2026

It’s Saturday, October 3 and we are restocked with bud sized arrangements! There are only 9 of them. To say I’m happy to be getting flowers at this time of year is an understatement. It’s such a blessing!

Today will sadly also be our last day for the season. The flowers are still beautiful, but it’s harder and harder to get bunches put together as the cold sets in.

Same this morning as yesterday….donations are appreciated in honor of our first stand which was started as a simple way to bring joy to the community during a difficult time but has turned into a life changing adventure!

Grateful!

10/02/2026

🌼🌼🌼 Edit - you all are amazing. We are empty as of 2:30 p.m. I do see another few that will be ready tomorrow morning.🌼🌼🌼

In honor of our very first “flower stand” in 2020, everything that’s set out until the end of the season will be by donations only. There are around a dozen bud vases this morning available for first come, first serve. No reserves.

Selling flowers started as a way to bring happiness to the community during the covid shutdown. It has turned into so much more. At a time when there was so much uncertainty, it gave me an outlet. A way to get outside, a way to enjoy my gardens, and most importantly, meet beautiful people.

Thank you for letting me be a part of you bringing joy to others. I look forward to meeting more of you next season

09/30/2026

These bunches are ready to grace someone’s table! Available for first come, first serve.

Today is Wednesday, September 30. Yesterday I clipped everything down to hopefully get one more day of flowers before the frost hits. The flowers will decide when that will be! But with a little rain, I am guessing Saturday or Sunday. And then that will likely be it for the season. 😭