Brew City Blooms

04/06/2025

No flower garnishes just yet, but celebrating the new flower beds with a brew! Shrubs are one of my favorite non-boozy beverages. I had my first one when we dined at last June and have been making them ever since. For this early spring version I combine 1 cup apple cider vinegar, 1 cup sugar, and 1-2 cups of rhubarb sliced into chunks. Let that soak in the fridge for 4-5 days, strain out the fruit, and enjoy over ice with a splash of soda! YUM.

03/25/2025

There are only a few weeks left to snag a spring bouquet subscription! Head on over to the site to reserve yours today. Link in bio.

The tulips that make up the spring subscription are just starting to peek through the soil. These are not your average tulips! Think doubled, parrot, and fringed varieties. My absolute favorites 🤎

03/23/2025

A snowdrops in your tabis kind of Sunday. Things are greening up (slowly but surely) around here. Snowdrops are sprinkled through the yard, the tulips have burst through the soil, and the daff foliage is getting taller every day 🤎🤎🤎

03/21/2025

Who is ready for narcissus (aka fancy daffodil) season? We are only a couple weeks out from the first daffodils of the season. These are not your average daffodils. Think doubled and ruffled varieties in shades of buttercream, white, apricot, and pink.

03/14/2025

Not the signs we wanted to see in our yard as we start building our new farm stand! Our road will be closed for the majority of the growing season from March-August. We knew the construction was coming, but didn’t know we would be in the middle of it for nearly the entire growing season. We are working to find some amazing community partner pick up points for bouquet subscribers and will have more information on how to brave the construction to access the stand as the season nears. More information to come🤎 Luckily flowers don’t mind construction noise and will keep growing regardless.

03/04/2025

Specialty tulips hold a special place in my heart. Some will fool you for peonies while others offer unique and spike filled flower forms. Reserve some of this year’s tulip stems with a spring bouquet subscription. Available on the website now!

03/03/2025

Did you know fragrance is bread out of most modern day flowers? When flowers have to travel halfway around the world to get to your vase, breeders need to prioritize surviving that travel time over things like scent. Fragrance is a huge benefit of local blooms! Currently dreaming about the sweet scent of these early summer sweet peas. A fragrance like none other!

Thank you tCarrie l Women in Bloom Photography & Brandinghy for snapping this picture of me with the sweet 🫛 just as they were starting to fade last season!

03/02/2025

Dahlias. Some of my favorites, like Cafe Au Lait, Sweet Nathalie, and Who Me?, will be making a come back this year! I couldn’t help but add a few new varieties to the field plan. Any guesses on the new varieties joining the line up?

02/22/2025

The bouquet bag tutorial is up on my YouTube channel! Visit the link in bio to watch. Don’t worry if you are not the sewing type! Limited quantities will be available on the website and at the flower stand early this spring 🌼

02/16/2025

I always love seeing how couples use blooms from the flower farm for their wedding. This bride and her bridesmaids made their own bouquets with flowers grown right here on the flower farm. More info on my bulk + DIY bloom buckets on the site now.
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02/12/2025

Dahlias 🤎 I spent the weekend checking all of the winter stored dahlia tubers (these potato like roots) for the season ahead. I cannot wait to see some of my favorites back in the garden this year. This year is all about growing more of less. That means even MORE Cafe Au Lait, Sweet Nathalie, Irish-D-Porter, and Who Me? dahlias.

02/09/2025

And seed starting is underway! This month I am starting my cool loving flowers. Blooms like pansies and sweet peas are getting tucked into their seed trays and the countdown to flowers is officially on!

It is not too late to start your own cut flower garden. I started my first cut flower garden in pots tucked into the corners of my porch - you do not need a ton of space! Head on over to my YouTube channel to watch my seed starting tutorial. Link in bio.

01/31/2025

Counting down the minutes ‘till spring blooms 🤍

01/27/2025

Some have asked about Valentine’s Day blooms from the farm 🥀 The temps are still far too cool for fresh February flowers, though a bouquet subscription is the gift that keeps on giving! Reserve a subscription for your Valentine now so they can enjoy farm fresh flowers all summer long. Leave a note at checkout to let me know it is a gift and I will send you a gift certificate and some other goodies to provide to your Valentine. Link in bio 💌

01/24/2025

Head on over to YouTube for this week’s bonus video! This week I share the flowers I am starting from seed for this year’s garden. Link in bio ✿

01/21/2025

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! Send this to your Valentine to let them know you want a bouquet subscription ♥️

Bouquet subscriptions are the gift that keeps on giving! The spring tulip sibscription inclues THREE bouquets while the summer subscription includes SIX. Visit the link in bio to learn more and to shop.

01/17/2025

Come along with me for a winter garden tour! New videos on the first and third Friday of every month.

Brew City Blooms Website: https://www.brewcityblooms.orgIG: https://www.instagram.com/brewcityblooms/Come along for a winter garden walk on the flower farm. ...

01/16/2025

Did you know only 22% of the flowers in the US are grown here? That means roughly 80% of blooms are imported! Most of these flowers spend more time traveling to you than they spend in your vase.

When an imported flower is cut, say in places like Columbia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, or Kenya, they get boxed up without water, tucked into cargo ships and jets, and transported across the world. Chemicals are often applied to these blooms to prevent pests and critters from entering the destination country too! NIH research has found there is not only risk of exposure to, “a very high number of toxic chemicals [but also] rather high concentration levels,” when touching these flowers. Not great for people growing these flowers and not great for you! Once they arrive, these blooms are sent to wholesalers and eventually to the grocery store where you purchase them. All of that travel time can add up to a week without water. And we wonder why these blooms only last a day or two in your vase!

Local flowers are often grown using regenerative or organic growing practices, boast long vase life, and support your local community. What’s not to love!