Our Story: The things we do for love…
David and I originally met in 1976. Fast forward 30 years... After reconnecting in 2007, we began a long distance relationship and farm business partnership that spanned the state of Kentucky! In 2012 I chucked the life I knew in Lexington and moved west to the tiny town of Gracey, KY, where we married and now make our home, along with indoor/outdoor cat Buddy.
I was a late bloomer, so to speak, in the flower biz. I didn’t discover my passion for flowers until the empty nest syndrome set in.
In my forties in Columbus, OH, I experienced the wonder of planting something that lived to come back the next year. It was a miracle! Echinacea, a few day lilies, and some hostas were my first experiment. I've been experimenting ever since.
In 2010 in Gracey, KY, I thought it would be fun to try selling zinnias and sunflowers along with our usual fare at the local farmers' market. We had no idea how hungry for locally grown flowers our customers would be! The flower business boomed and David and I began to focus almost exclusively on locally-grown, seasonal, specialty cut flowers and floral design. I have a strong background in customer service and marketing, and loved creating beautiful, custom floral arrangements for my clients. It was my privilege and joy to work with each customer to identify some unique aspect of her personality which could be reflected in the flowers we provided. Even through Covid, our business boomed. But in 2022, we realized we were getting older and a surprise autoimmune disease took the wind out of my sails. We realized we needed to cut way back. So no more weddings, farmers market or special events for us. We sell only to a wholesaler who specializes in locally grown flowers. Ruffled Willow in Hopkinsville buys many of our special flowers, greens and grasses so your support of this locally owned flower shop also helps us! We continue to love and grow many beautiful flowers and sharing what we have learned on our little farm keeps us connected to the flower world Thanks to all of our customers who have become friends for supporting us over our 12 years of flower growing and sharing.
David: husband, horticulturalist, plant breeder, and flower farmer. David turned his love of the outdoors into a business which includes four acres of fruit, perennials, shrubs and trees, which we sell to a local cut flower wholesaler or at a local produce auction. David is a true renaissance man who can fix, make or grow almost anything! He is now focusing his attention on his plant breeding projects which include gooseberries, grapes and plums. We make a great team!
Photographed by Tom Marshall, Hopkinsville, KY