It is peak local hydrangea season here in Philadelphia at the moment. Everyone is familiar with the classic big blue bloom. But did you know there are over 70 varieties of hydrangeas? Each has it’s on unique beauty and each lends itself in different ways to designs. So let’s learn a little more about hydrangeas! …
This past week, most of our farms got hit (again) with an epic storm. Six inches of rain in an afternoon, flash flooding, direct lightning strikes, and gale force winds. Let me just tell you that flower farming in our region is not for the faint of heart! Thankfully the courageous crews at all our …
In hot humid late July, it’s hard to find many happy campers, unless it’s a bunch of kids eating popsicles while bobbing around in a wave pool. In the flower fields, most everything goes limp in the blazing afternoon sun. Our growers rush to get their morning harvests done by 10AM or else it will …
Early spring blooms are perhaps the most precious, save for those frost survivors in late fall that we clutch to our breasts, begging them not to go (lookin’ at you, dahlias). Certainly, early spring blooms are the most romantic. The ruffles of ranunculus and the gauzy petals of poppies downright ooze feminine grace and soft …
Papaver nudicaule, often known as the Icelandic poppy, is a lovely and delicate bloom that can give a touch of class and sophistication to any garden or floral arrangement. Icelandic poppies are actually not native to Iceland. Despite their name, these flowers are believed to have originated in the subarctic regions of North America, Europe, …
