May 14, 2026

We are rapidly heading into peak peony season! 

Farmstand open 9-6 daily.

We're so excited!

   Friends! Coming up for air. What a great weekend. So many plants went off to bring joy to their new homes and tons of bouquets left to brighten someone's day. It was the kind of busy I love the most. Thank you!

It's now Monday and I am in crunch mode. There are dozens of trays to get planted. A couple thousand more dahlias to divide, a field to prep, thistle to slay, a farmstand garden to weed, greens and blooms to harvest, and seedlings to bump. And it's just me. Have you seen Chris Fleming's "Company is Coming"?(check YouTube). That's my energy. Doing my best to breathe and simmer  down, but there are so many exciting things to take care of and "Summer is Coming!!!" Always a fine line between exuberance and anxiety for me. 😵‍💫 To be an octopus in the garden would be helpful. Eight arms? Yes!

All that being said, I'm not going to be doing a ton of flower arranging for the next few days. Farmstand is open with lovely plant starts, honey, eggs, soap, cards, and more. 

Thanks so much for understanding. We appreciate you all so much!

😘

Oh, and yes!! There is a project happening in the front yard. Does is make sense? Not reallly. But let's be real. Does anything make sense these days? Nope. More flowers makes sense to me, though. Especially now.

Take care!

#dahlias #flowers #marathon #joy #anxiety

Cheers to a fresh Saturday morning.

Lots of color to be found in the farmstand!

One note about the plant sale in front of the farmstand. Most plants are in 4" pots and the majority out this weekend are perennial. Some are patented varieties that we pay royalties on and they're priced to reflect that. Also we're a business and obligated to pay taxes. Like the fresh cut bouquets, tax is already included so they are marked up 7.8% to include that. 

Included in the plant sale are some of my absolute favorites like Achillea New Vintage Terracotta and the Fama series Scabiosa. So lovely! They're babies now but should provide years of blooms!

Flowers in the farmstand today! What a gorgeous Spring Break! I hope everyone's enjoying this sunshine!

It's feeling like spring and we are loving it!

Farmstand is open daily 9-6

Hope you are well. 

💛

I know I haven't really been posting about the farmstand and what's available but a big thanks to those messaging me to ask what's up and reminding me to update.

The farmstand is open 10-5 daily right now. It has:

-little dried bouquets

-dried arrangements (some in Hockinson Pottery)

-farm made soap, bath fizzies, and candles

-Barn Dog shirts/hats/stickers

-Chappelle Farms honey (sooo good!)

-chocolate/cards

-ranunculus corms

-free community bookshelf/swap

With Valentine's next Saturday, we will have oodles of goodies for gifting AND you can pop online and grab an egift card that can be used all season long for anything in the farmstand or at our booth at the Salmon Creek Farmers Market. This month, 50% of egift cert sales will go to Clark County YWCA.  

Egift certs can be sent directly to the recipient via email or text and you can schedule when you want it delivered OR you can send it to yourself, print it, and pop it in a card. All gift certs can be reloaded at any time. 

If you're interested in a plastic Barn Dog Gift card please send me a private message!

As always, thanks so much for your support over the years. Nothing makes us happier than growing for you!

❤️

Peekaboo! I miss you!

I miss these bodacious blooms and miss seeing so many of you. As we head into the shortest, darkest days of the year, it means we're only a few days aways from the increasing light. Days will slowly be getting longer and I think that'll be a good thing.

Quite a few of you have reached out asking about the farmstand and yes, it's still open from 9-5 with goodies. Honey, soap, tshirts, hats, holiday cards, etc. It's still a source of joy for me daily, but I'm just not in the mood for the marketing hype this week. Thanks so much to those of you who've been keeping us afloat in the offseason and popping in even when I don't post updates. You know who you are and we appreciate you all.

The lil food pantry is full so please, please feel free to take what you need from the pantry shelves. We all have different circumstances and there is zero judgement. If you're wanting to donate food items, all overflow in the farmstand is taken to North County Community Food Bank in Battle Ground. Thank you to all those who have kept the pantry going and to those of you who have been open to receiving care.

Things have felt heavy in many aspects of our lives lately and the kindness and generousity we continue to witness is the light we need right now. Thank you!

“Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts.”

— Leo Tolstoy

#flowers #solstice #light #kindness #community #flowerfarm #farm

"What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?"

-Rousseau

It's World Kindness Day and I didn't even know until this afternoon! It was the perfect day for it, though, because I had the fortune of hanging out in the farmstand this morning with one of the kindest, most talented people I know. Nicole of @teowchocolat. If you haven't seen her handcrafted chocolates, you must. If my mother calls them "absolutely exquisite" you know they are! You can find some of her gorgeous boxes in the farmstand and online. 

Not only did she deliver the chocolat, but she also came with a bag of food for the community pantry. Too sweet! So, a reminder that anyone is welcome to stop in and take what they need from the pantry shelves. If you're looking for a place to donate, feel free to leave non-perishable items in the farmstand and when we run out of room, we'll take the extra to the North Clark County Food Bank in Battle Ground.

As for other farmstand offerings, we have flowers stocked today. Bundles of mums, some arrangements in glass, and some mini jars of blooms perfect for gifting on a day of kindness! Chocolates; honey from Chappelle Farms; local art by @shannonelleart, @thecraftyweebothy, and @katrina40garcia (Kathryn by Design); rustic farm soap & bath fizzies, Barn Dog FF hats & tshirts AND the free community book corner. Hoping to have fresh euc bundles out Friday (as soon as one of the kids helps me chainsaw down one of the eucs).

Stay kind, y'all. Or for those who are workin' on it, you can do it!

It's another gorgeous day. The farmstand is open and stocked.

Flowers, new soap & bath fizzies, honey, Missionary chocolates, dog treats, t-shirts (on sale!), and more! 

Take care, friends.

xo

S

Friends! I'm back on the farm. Thanks for your patience while I slipped away to check on family. I'm hoping to have fresh flowers out a little later today but I'm trying to get my bearings. So much to do and "reset" for the week. Losing a few days throws me off for sure.

First thing is first. A farm walk to see if we had wind damage and to assess what's harvestable for farmers market tomorrow. The good news is I twisted someone's arm and they harvested some dahlias for me last night while I was away so the stems should be nice and conditioned for this morning. 

Again, no flowers out right away this morning. Stay tuned as I'll post stories when they're available. 

Reminder that fall farmstand hours are now 9-7.

Thanks, again, for your patience and understanding.

-S

#flowers #farm #farmstand

Full restock of mixed market bouquets happened at 10:16. Thanks for all the love and enthusiasm this morning!

Morning sunbeam joy. Wrapped in the sound of birdsong and last night's rain drops dripping off the firs. Perfection.

Market bouquets are in the shed. Will be adding arrangements. Keep an eye on stories for those. 

Also, find aronia berries in the farmstand cooler along with some other goodies!

#sunbeams #morning #rain #pnw #august #flowers #dahlia #flowerfarm #bouquet #localflowers #farmstand #vanwa #vancouverwa #hockinsonwa

Off to the @salmoncreekfarmersmarket today from 11-3. Will be bring tons of market bouqs, mason jar arrangements, some sweet peas, single bunch varieties of a few blooms, and tshirts.

A reminder that you get $1 credit on your next purchase for returning a mason jar with a Barn Dog tag.

If you can't make it to the market, the farmstand is filled to the brim with market bouqs and mason jar arrangements. Opened early today (7:30qm).

See some of you soon!

Abundance in the farmstand today! Swing by from 8-8 to check it out! Market bouqs, mason jars, and loads of single variety bunches.

Also, big thanks to everyone who came out to say hello at the farmers market. It was another heart filling day. I love visiting with you all. So many hugs. Thank you.

It's an exciting say here because after a month away, my husband is coming home today (it's actually been five days). I can't wait to show him the batteries on the golf cart that were trying to catch fire and the new zone of irrigation that needs to be constructed. 😆🫠 Oh, and to see his sweet face.

Yay! 

#flowers #farmstand

Thursday in the farmstand is BONKERS! Bonkers.

It may be impossible to squeeze another bouquet in the stand right now. It hasn't been this full in ages!

You should definitely check it out! Should be overflowing all weekend.

Peony bunches and market bouquets in the farmstand today.

It's cold and rainy and it looks like it will be for a solid week. It's making it hard on the zinnia seedlings which really should have been in the ground last week. The weather never fails to keep us humble and questioning if we're on schedule.

Regardless of the bone chilling damp in the field, the farmstand is cozy. You can find some straight peony bunches and $30 market bouquets (as of 9:30am) and I'm working to make some mason jars before noon.

A note about pricing. All prices in the farmstand include Brush Prairie sales tax (7.8%) already wrapped up in price to keep the math simple and the loose change to a minimum.

For instance, a $30 bouquet is $27.83 and the tax brings it to an even $30. While you might be able to find cheaper flowers at Trader Joe's, our flowers have zero travel miles. Zero icky chemical residue. They are generally harvested within 24 hours of going home with customers and nearly every dollar made from a bouquet goes back into production and stays in our local, regional economy.

The business that receive our flower dollars include amendments and fertilizers at @concentrates_nw, to integrated pest management needs from @evergreengrowerssupply, regionally adapted seed from @adaptive_seeds, @uprising.seeds, and @territorialseedcompany, to compost from just up I-5, trucking from local companies (Outlaw is our neighbor), to local printing at @opakescreenprinting, pottery from @hockinsonpotteryworks and @sipandspinpotteryco, cards by @katrina40garcia, art by @thecraftyweebothy, ingredients for our bath supplies purchased in Oregon City at @shayandcompany, and more. There is so much value in supporting our local economy and I'm incredibly grateful for all of you who support small farms and choose local flowers.

Thank you!

#community #supportlocal #smallbusiness #flowerfarm #peony #peonies #localflowers #collaboration #farm #localeconomy #shopsmall