There is something special about June. All winter long, flower farmers dream about June. We study seed catalogs, start tiny seeds under lights, watch weather forecasts, protect tender plants from frost, and wait. And then one day, almost without noticing, June arrives. The gardens begin to fill in. The peonies open. The herbs grow taller. Pollinators return. The rows that once looked empty begin to overflow with life. For me, June is a reminder that growth often happens long before we can see...

For nearly 30 years, dispatching was all I knew. It was my very first job in the same small town where I grew up — the same town where I now own my business. Life didn’t take me down the college path I once imagined, so I built a life the way I knew how… through hard work, sacrifice, long hours, and simply showing up. Dispatching became my career. It taught me resilience. It taught me strength. It taught me how to stay calm in chaos. For almost three decades, that was my world. And while I’m...

This is that time of year where everything is just starting. Sweet peas are going in, snapdragons and stock are getting settled, and the ranunculus and anemone are slowly waking up. It’s that in-between season where everything feels a little fragile—but full of possibility. Dahlias will be going in later this week, which always feels exciting—like we’re really stepping into the season. Last year I almost gave up on my ranunculus. Our tunnels collapsed and I really didn’t think they were going...