It’s cold out there but we’re already planning for spring!

Here on the farm, we’re overwintering some flowers so we can extend our growing season and have earlier blooms for our customers. This process involves planting cold-hardy flowers in the fall, before the first frost, giving them a head start so they can be ready for harvest earlier in the spring. Our seedlings and bulbs are planted in the field—no greenhouses or hoop houses yet! —and are covered with mulch and/or frost cloth to protect them from the cold winter weather.

Here’s a peak at what we have out in the field:

Tulips - singles and doubles, purple, pink, rose, red
Gravetye Giant - also known as the summer snowflake; white, bell-shaped flowers
Allium Purple Sensation - large violet-purple globe shaped flowers
Drumstick Allium’- small, reddish, oval-shaped blooms
Dutch Iris - orchid-like blue and yellow blooms
Chabaud Orange Sherbet Dianthus - ruffled, carnation-like blooms in orange, cream, and raspberry
Sweet White Dianthus - densely clustered, fringed, white flowers
Snapdragons - rose, silver, white, burgundy, apricot, bronze, cream, yellow
Bells of Ireland- spikes of emerald green, funnel-shaped bells
White dill Ammi - small clusters of white microblooms

Looking forward to spring!