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The season has definitely shifted into high gear. We have had days filled to the brim of flowering and non-flowering, spending our energy until the battery light starts flashing in our brains indicating that that the energy reserve has been used. I typed this dressed to go out and cut some peonies and allium in preparation of making our cute mini-bouquets for our Mother’s Day event. I made sure to give Oscar a little coffee time first though. It is his favorite time of the day aside from meals.

Monday was farm school and Perriee reviewed our drip irrigation setup with the teachers. We are ready to get it set up in good time. I stayed back and cut flowers to deliver to the Kentucky Flower Market in Frankfort which was well worth it. We brought the most luscious bunch of lupine that was almost 3 feet long along with some dianthus, cress and some mixed bunches that went over well! Some of the extras did not make the cut, but you live and learn. Our flower boss is good at giving feedback on your harvest stage and letting you know what they are looking for. For example, the crimson clover we brought did not light up the room, but it was our first time cutting it to sell and now we know more of what to look for when using it in the future.

While we were there, we had the opportunity to peek in the very full cooler which is always a treat! It was stuffed full with premium flowers that we dream of growing. Once we get our own cooler, it will be a possibility! There were delphinium that seemed taller then us and peonies and bleeding hearts and all of the beautiful things. Currently, we are kind of limited with how many flowers we can cut and bring as fresh as possible because the fancy ones definitely need to be in a cooler to maintain their good harvest stage. Its ok though. We are really on the “grow slow so you don’t owe” pathway (a quote from Farmer Cee from Green Heffa Farms). A floral cooler is coming to Loving Farm soon enough.

Thank you to each person who helped us prepare our pollinator patch. The earth has been burned, weeded and beautifully turned and is seeded as of Sunday! We are counting on Mother Nature to finish off settling in the seed for us with a little rain. Now we wait and see what comes up. I don’t think we will be disappointed. We literally could not have done it alone. It took a village. Did we say thank you? Thank you.

After we prepped our flowers for the weekend, we dropped off our monthly subscription winner’s bouquet at Turtleback. Of course we had a beer and got to catch up with some friends at the same time. It was well needed socialization.

Sunday was spent hanging with the amazing team at Mj’s Coffee Roastery at Flock during a Mother’s Day brunch. We had the opportunity to make bouquets with our spring flowers that they in turn gifted to the moms who came to eat. It was so special getting to see them with their blooms. We were really excited about how they turned out, so vibrant and fresh. The flowers worked their magic, creating joy with each turn they took from their time as an emerging seedling through seeing them land on a table at the venue. I like to imagine their next adventures sometimes, thinking about people soaking in their joy long after they leave our care. Flock is such a special place, luring me into a feeling of mediation or something each time we go there. Today we were sun kissed as we sat near the lake, watching a pair of Canada geese enjoy the music by the shoreline as the people dined.

This coming week we will attempt to get more annuals into the ground and keep the remainder of our seedlings happy in the meantime. On deck are many varieties of celosia and a whole lot of lemon basil. We have several flower beds to finish prepping to make room for them, but slow and steady will win the race, right? The days coming are already very full with other cards life has dealt us that don’t have a lot of flowers in them. I feel like one day next week should be open to farming. Maybe two. Remind me to take some deep breaths and know that it is all going to work out. The flowers are going to grow.

Cut list: irises daisies, wheat, crimson clover, lupine, ranunculus, dianthus, chamomile, cress, peonies, allium.