Obstinate Farmer

05/23/2026

This feels so very, very good! It takes years to be able to do one of these. A wedding bouquet mixed with perennials and annual cuttings (at least 10 different items). Crops I have nurtured for 6 years or some only months. Every single stem was grown and cut at an ideal stage here by me; some carefully saved in cooler, some just the day before. Curated and assembled with love…and she already said, I do!

05/18/2026

For those still following along, overwintered dahlias looking fabulous!! 🧿

05/08/2026

Second full day of prom work is about to start, but when I see these photos I remember this is dream work.
From the growing of the flowers to getting them memorialized in their high school memory banks, I love it all!

05/03/2026

For those following along, a heavy frost gave these overwintered dahlias a reality check! Mother Nature is in a mood this year.
I’m sure they will still be fine. An early pinching I will consider this.
But in reality, if you get a dahlia from me this year just know we have both been thru some stress!

04/25/2026

I overwintered my dahlias! In zone 6b you should be digging them up to store for the winter. But even with the seriously wintery weather this last season they seem to be very happy. A little too happy!
I uncovered them April 8th and a few days later saw some green tips. Knowing hard frosts were still expected, though the temps were often excessively warm, I shrugged. What will be will be.
But here I am watching them be burned Monday and Tuesday to blackness by frost, and then pushing new growth to look this good Saturday, I just may be onto something. Or not. Probably they could stall for cooler temps ahead in a long drawn out season. But for now it’s a win until it’s a loss! I just may have my best dahlia season yet. Or not. Kind of how the year is going. I’ll keep you posted!

04/16/2026

This growing season came in HOT! I have never in 8 years had all of these items ready at the same moment.
Is it ideal, no.
Is it beautiful, yes!
Is it making me reconsider a few things like subscription commitments, also yes.
I didn’t sell my subscriptions this year as I wanted to wait until I saw how the flowering went with some recent changes. Now Mother Nature and this unusual dry and hot weather has everything coming on early, and in a rush. My field tulips were short and blew open quickly, so I just enjoyed the display. Not having commitments to people in advance has reduced my spring stress level which is good! I have applied myself to really getting my growing dialed in and growing space in order which makes me happier. So I am gardening more than hustling, but the hustle will come. All things in their own time is how I am trying to live.
The weddings I have booked keep my mind turning as I work the ground like the earth sign I have learned to be. Oh, and Proms. The proms have begun!! More on those soon. Check you later, AG

04/07/2026

Because you asked nicely, the making of the cascade-start to finish on 10x speed. Enjoy.

11/23/2025

Fresh sheeting, new doors, and an appreciation of the growth in me (and by me) has this flower farmer all kind of optimistic for the next season. The sunshine today is helping as well 😎

10/28/2025

For Lauren Cedar & Lace Boutique

10/16/2025