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The Farmette Journal

  • Beginnings of a Flower Season

    Beginnings of a Flower Season

    Mid-June brings on a new wave, a new flower season, of posies after the irises in late May and the peonies in early June for our PA mountain…

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  • Farmhouse Hydrangea Bouquet

    Farmhouse Hydrangea Bouquet

    Visits to my mom’s family farm always entails my first task- discover the flowers; browse the hydrangea bushes. My flower farming journey wouldn’t have happened without my years…

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  • Sunflowers and Zinnias for Labor Day

    Sunflowers and Zinnias for Labor Day

    I am such a spring loving flower girl, until these sunflowers and zinnias are in high speed pursuit in late August and early September. Sunflowers and zinnias are…

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  • Walk Through the Garden Bouquet

    Walk Through the Garden Bouquet

    Hey, Mom! Look at These Flowers. Spending a morning walking through the flower fields to harvest a garden bouquet with every flower I find. Before I ever sold…

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  • Yellow and Blue July Bouquet

    Yellow and Blue July Bouquet

    Walking through the garden in mid-July, I selectively harvest early summer blooms for a subscriber’s large vase bouquet. With the yellow oriental lily, I match it with other…

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  • Golden Yellow Sunflower Bouquet

    Golden Yellow Sunflower Bouquet

    A part of flower farming is to create beautiful arrangements for my own home. Market bouquets are easy to put together, but to unleash my creative side with…

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