Laurene Hulbig Floral Design

06/09/2026

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Date: Wednesday, June 10
Location: Briggs Nursery
Time: 8-5pm

Week 1

Love on the Rocks…

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06/08/2026

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Week 24

Celebrate we will because life is short but sweet, we climb on two by two..
Dave Matthews Band

I try to stay away from DMB quotes, only because I have one for each step of my day!! But this one I was humming allllll weeek long!

We celebrated a life this week, seeing an old cousin unexpectedly, our anniversary, the first Norfolk Farmers Market of the season, Earlmar Invitational, picking up litter, easy watering system, the start of Pride month and all the in betweens.
Father Joe that married us passed away, he was also Phil’s PAL Advisor, Professor and Phil looked to him for professional and spiritual guidance. He will be greatly missed. We went in to pay our respects and found ourselves in Boston. After Phil gets me a coffee we start walking. It’s early, but he starts pestering about where do I want to go eat…..I have no clue where I am and let’s face it…I don’t get out much! 😂 But to my surprise as we walk…I see a shape of a certain building and a flag….and it looks familiar. We head that way. How about the North End?!? We scoot up the road….right, left, right on Price! We are at the Gassy in no time. It looks so different….there was a playground, dog park and community gardens! So much different than when we’re kids. Gosh, now that we are here, we have to hit all the old spots….so up Snow Hill we head to the Aunties house. We get to Hull….huffing and puffing (if you know, you know)….and who pops out of one of the doors…..our cousin Maria!!! Aka Pidge 💚
Comment below with your guesses why her nickname is Pidge and a win prize!
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So we had a beautiful visit and headed to dinner after. If you know me…you know I’m a Modern gal….so we stopped at Modern Pastries for a espresso and cannoli, and sat outside St Leonard’s to enjoy them! It was awesome! The next day was the Norfolk Farmers Market opening day…also our 31st wedding anniversary. It was fun to see the market bustling again, and see friendly faces…and sling a few bouquets!! Afterwards we headed to the Primavera in Millis for dinner. Where Father Joe had taught us the most important lesson to live by in a marriage and connected us together 31 years earlier. We toasted that hopefully we are not even have way through our time together. I got a cannoli and a kiss under the gazebo for dessert. Such an awesome night!
I feel full, I spent so much moolah on eating out and I’m pretty sure I didn’t get much farming done at all! And yet….I feel happy, so connected and most importantly…loved! Down to business is on the todo list for next week....But still so much more summer fun to come. 💚 I hope everyone has a great week!!

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06/01/2026

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Week 23

Right here, right now...
Fat Boy Slim

Sitting in the Fog

This morning I woke up to a blanket of fog covering the flower field. It looked beautiful and if it wasn’t so chilly, I would have run out there to and try to lay down under it, and pretend I could touch the clouds. And by the time I got my coffee…the fog had dissipated and was gone. It reminded me of rounding the bend on North Street, by Marshall and seeing the fog on Wiclands field. It hovered it like a dead man’s ghost. And the rocks that surrounded the field gave it a cemetery vibe. I don’t really remember us playing in the tall grass there, or for that matter, ever see it being mowed! I do remember running at full speed to the back of the field where the swamp was to try to pick Cat o Nine Tails, Eupatorium and Golden Rod. If you didn’t run fast….you’d get your stride rights stuck in the mud. Let’s just say, in the 80’s you gotta be quick! 🤣
They built homes on that field….and I wonder to this day. Does farmer Wicland haunt them (I wish he would!)?? And what the heck kind of French Drain system do they have?!?!
But sitting in a fog…sums up this week…
Finished up planting the dahlias this week. Most of them had pre sprouts, some had little nubs for eyes and some not, but were planted with a pray and a good luck kid! Seemed like a huge job before I started, but it was finished in no time. And the tubers that didn’t make the cut went to the graveyard. Where they are more than encouraged to turn into Dahlia zombies. I am always surprised to see what still sprouts from a wrinkled dried up tuber!
They amaze me.
Be on the lookout! I will be posting a calendar of workshops soon!!! I am working with an intern that is studying computer science. So he is in my website, making some great changes to help with the ordering and scheduling of workshops. First up on the docket….
Fairy Garden Workshop
June 18 6pm
Check it out on my website!

Bouquet Subscription Pick up
Pick up: Wednesday, June 10
Location: Briggs Nursery
Time: 8am-5pm

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05/26/2026

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Week 22

Welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends. We are so glad you can attend....come inside, come inside....

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Oh boy oh boy!.....Planting frenzy, irrigation and mulching, seems like it’s been the same old, same old for the past few weeks. But it takes time. Grateful to have some rain this week. Unfortunately living in this little permaculture of North Attleborough, we don’t see a lot of rain. We watch storms roll in on the radar and hit the 495/295/95/rt 1 corridor and the storm clouds dry up and dissipate. I believe it to be the heat from the asphalt?? But who knows, just my guess! So any free nitrogen based water we are provided, I’m in!!

Plus I needed an inside day to dust and GTL. It’s been so hard to stay motivated inside when the peonies are about to pop!! and so have the w**ds!!!

Even though the cooler spring has made me feel behind in the field, the perennial beds are about to burst with color. I’m looking forward to designing again with flowers that are not drenched with …”Hundreds of pesticides are used in ornamental plant and floral production. The most commonly used pesticide classes are insecticides, miticides, and fungicides, with organophosphates, carbamates, triazoles, and pyrethroids being the predominant chemical category (Bethke & Cloyd 2009; Pereira et al. 2021; Toumi et al. 2017, 2016a).”
So think about that next time you purchase flowers from a grocery store. 🤢
Commercial flowers make me feel sticky and dirty, you can feel the carcinogens on you! So gross!! I do believe there is a need for commercial flowers, however there needs to be industry changes. Somehow. I understand that we can not have bugs traveling form one country to invest another, or crops rotting in hot houses with fungus. But we cant poison the people who care for and grow the product. Mostly all of these are sprayed with the workers in house with no masks provided. And unfortunately, we all know (bleep) runs downhill. The communities that live around the farms, the water system is polluted heavily with the run off chemicals and the soil around them is teeming with the same compounds as roundup. Leaving them unable to grow there own food, and poising the soil for generations. This is a standard practice everywhere...no one thinks of their own run off literarily, metaphorically spiritually and physically!
We don't need chemicals, we need to let the cycle of nature be the balance. Stop fighting a fight that isn't a fight.
I can’t wait for some fresh flowers to play with... to say the least!
That being said…we are still a few weeks away from being able to harvest everyday. But getting closer.
The csa pick up starts next Wednesday! June 10th. There is still time to sign up!
Enjoy your week everyone 💚

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05/21/2026

Good morning!! ☀️

05/21/2026

Good morning!! The Lupin are blooming…started from seed spring 2025.

05/18/2026

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Week 21

If you know me, you know that I have a one-track mind, am hyper-focused, and can’t juggle too many things at once. It’s been a blessing and a curse my entire life.

I can’t stop thinking about something until the problem is solved. My attention to detail has made me execute hundreds of gorgeous weddings…and you are probably waiting for a text back from me…😬
Just a few examples of how these traits echo back into my life. But of course, even with the good, there is bad….and even with bad, there is good. Most of the time, the attention to detail keeps me from posting something, because I’m afraid the background looks messy, and analysis paralysis sets in, but at a wedding set up, it leads to perfection. The overthinking to solve problems keeps me fretting and nauseous, but the ruminating sends me down rabbit holes that I end up learning from and changing my mind to something bigger and better. Not being able to juggle or multitask many things makes me present every time someone comes for coffee, or if my kids need me, and helps check off the to-do list one project at a time! It can be very satisfying.
I have always looked up to people who can multitask, stay organized, and still do things perfectly. However, I am really grateful for all my quirks and am constantly trying to grow. Metaphorically, spiritually, physically, and emotionally.
And that goes for my garden too!

I had the pleasure of designing and setting up a beautiful spring wedding on Friday…with big Phil’s help, of course! The weather reminded us of our wedding day…a few sprinkles for good luck! My florist told me on my wedding day..A wet knot doesn’t slip. Great advice I've learned to pass on to my Brides.
They were an adorable couple, and it feels really special to be a part of such an intimate moment! Much love and happiness for the new couple!
B+J= 💚Forever!!

As far as last week’s questions, the why am I doing this, all this hard work, blah blah blah? See above… 😂 I didn’t have time to reflect on it, because I was only thinking of one thing at a time! I stayed focused on my wedding.
I feel like the answers are in the actions….I do this because I love creating beautiful things and sharing them.

Be on the lookout! I'll be posting on social media when my stand opens for the season. Fresh Peonies are right around the corner. Whoohoo!!!
Have a great week.

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05/11/2026

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Week 20

Before the rising sun we fly,
So many roads to choose
We start our walking and we learn to run and yes, we've just begun
Karen Carpenter

The zinnias are in! And the planting blitz was in full swing this week. A few things that were planted weeks back have put on a little hight and started to make some strides. The Lupins and Poppies have buds and I’m starting to feel like not all is lost! Phew!!! 😮‍💨 If you know me you know my mom had 2 nick names for me…the wicked witch of Norfolk and Scarlett O’Hara, apparently I can be dramatic. 🤣 …however despite the rough start to the growing season, flowers are beginning to bud, and I feel like I can do this again this year. It’s a lovely reoccurring feeling at the beginning of each season….then the next overwhelming feeling is abundance, then burn it all to the ground, then dahlia season, then please make it freeze season, then crappers don’t make it freeze season…then I got a plan for next year season….
Farming and dealing with perishable products can be an emotional roller coaster to say the least. Hot coolers, frozen coolers, flat tires, hot summer days, subpar commercial flowers, crop failures on my end, a tweekin back, dehydradration, …so much can go wrong. It’s so much work…why would anyone do this? And as I get older I really have to ask myself this…
And as this prompt has sat empty all week long... as I’ve pondered it, I have still not come to a conclusion.
I'll be in deep though this week....Let me get back to everyone on this topic.

Lots of fun stuff to look forward to this week, cleaning up spaces, hunting for flowers and a
Mid Spring Wedding Night Dream Wedding to round out the fun!💐
Have a great week everyone!

We had a new friend come over to give a little love, support and great snuggles. 💚💚

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05/04/2026

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Week 19

Dandelion don't tell no lies
Dandelion will make you wise
The Rolling Stones

My love of floristry goes as far back as I can remember…not to start off so cliché….but. If you know me you know I grew up in Norfolk and we had a gigantic green field for a backyard, flanked by massive willow trees. Baseball, soccer, a compost pile and snakes lived in the field. And billions and billions of Taraxacums or as we all know and Hate/Love them as …..Dandelions!!!

In that field I learned how to make floral crowns with them and made as many wishes as one little girl could make!
One bright early spring afternoon, I was taken back by the sea of blooms before me! Such tall stems…such a cheerful flower. Knowing Mothers Day was just around the corner…..I envisioned my Mother’s joy of receiving such a bountiful bouquet of glorious blooms. So I harvested as many as would fit into the largest Tupperware I could find. I believe it was the pullman style for storing a loaf of bread, I was thinking long stem roses box like effects on Mother’s Day morning. So not wanting to spoil the surprise, I slid the Tupperware under my bed, until the following Sunday. So proud of myself and I couldn’t wait to see my Mother’s expression that morning!
It’s Mothers Day!!! I leap from my bed to pull out my 8...dozen.. long stem Dandelions harvested at the peek of freshness…..only to unburp…yup you guessed it!!….a moldy stinky mess!! So black..so liquidy! SOOO gross!!
I was horrified and panicked for a gift…but the field had been mowed. Probably as a Mothers Day gift….the irony.
And we never used that Tupperware again.
I would like to say it was a future lesson in post harvest care and handling...
Nowadays I’m harvesting the heads for my salad or the roots. They are delicious in my coffee. I dehydrate them and grind them up. They are super great way of getting some extra potassium and other vitamins. The Italians feed their families on them during the depression. Along with being very nutritious the whole plant is edible. For me they stand for resiliency, immense change and hope! Most see obnoxious w**d, I get it, but lets face it....the best way to fight an over abundance of something, is to harvest and eat it!
I still make wishes….
And today as I look out on my field…I know that every wish that little girl made in that field, has come true. Thank you for reading.
Happy Mother’s Day 💚🌷💚 to all the wonderful Moms out there.

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04/27/2026

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Week 18

Better run, run, run, run, run, run from the fire....
Jello Biafra

What a whirlwind of a week. It started with over 300 plus tomatoes on Monday and ended with dropping a love one off at Logan Airport for an adventure!! With lots of driving, mulching and growing all within that. Somehow, it all seems to be getting done.
Tis the season of working 5-9….me + daylight = energy
I got big plans and I’m full of coffee and ideas……let’s see where it takes us this season. I always try to manage my time to the best of my abilities at this time of year. I don’t always do a good job, sometimes life gets in the way. But I try to schedule what makes the most sense. I’m out and about outside when it’s bright and sunny. Rainy days I try to make time for inside projects or office work. So instead of doing laundry on Sunday (gym, tanning laundry….if you know me you know…) I spent yesterday mulching gardens, moving seedlings out of the greenhouse and up potting. I killed me to not stay on my previously programmed schedule….but we must take advantage of good weather when we can.
🫣I still have not gotten to the east side garden to clean out, but all the other gardens have been and they are about to burst at the seems! It’s always the last garden bed to be cleaned out….someone text me to remind me (light a fire under my butt!!!) this week!!
I also like to take advantage this time of year of the rain. We have a few rainy days coming up , so I spent some time planting new and moving some perennials around. The rain will give them a few days of moisture and settle them in, and it takes the heat off of me to keep up on the watering.
Believe it or not ….within just another flip of the calendar and we will be enjoy fragrant peonies from the garden. 🪏 I don’t have a favorite flower….but for me peonies are a symbol of love, romance and stability.
Don’t forget to order your
Morhers Day flowers!
I will be making gorgeous bouquets for purchase, please reach out to order one.
Also Mothers Day is the perfect time to purchase a
2026 Bouquet Subscription
for your Mum!
Show her you love her 💚and the earth 🌎 by buying and supporting local businesses, it’s 12 weeks of local fresh flowers. Who wouldn’t love that!?!?

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