One customer recently told me they found our farm through a ChatGPT search for "wildflower arrangements in West Cape May." That conversation led me down an interesting rabbit hole about what people really mean when they ask for a wildflower bouquet—and why the answer isn't as straightforward as you might think.
Summer flowers have arrived, and with them came a question I hear every year: "Do you still have tulips?" The answer is simple, but the reason behind it says a lot about how we've come to expect everything, all the time.
Sometimes it takes a complete stranger to point out something you've stopped seeing. A few viral videos made me laugh... and then unexpectedly changed the way I looked at both my farm and my everyday life.
Sometimes the most surprising lessons on the farm happen when we leave the farm. A visit with one of our customers this week started with antique cars, wandered through beautiful gardens, and ended with a conversation about flowers that I've been having over and over again lately. If you've ever grown something you were proud of, you'll probably understand exactly why.
A winter reflection on small course corrections, intermittent fasting, sourdough temptations, and the deep, quiet waiting season before spring flowers return to the farm.
When a complicated winter storm hit Cape May, we had to make some fast decisions to protect our overwintering flowers—especially our ranunculus. Snow, rain, and freezing temperatures made it a true farm gamble, and this is what we learned.
A flower farmer’s reflection on “marigold people” and “walnut tree people,” boundaries, and why not everything thrives in every environment—plus what gardening teaches us about relationships and growth.
