Flower High in 25′ Season Highlights

Over 600 bouquets, 11 elopement floral bookings, 50+ arrangements, 50+ farm walk tour goers and 2 sold-out dinner tours=’s more people getting flower high in 2025 than ever!

Besides flowers holding on into October with the long fall Mother Nature blessed us with I bring to you my most favorite season highlights.

Taking the stage at the Seattle Northwest Garden & Flower Festival https://www.gardenshow.com/ for the last two February’s in a row has been a wonderful experience. In 2024 I was talking about growing dahlias in a cold climate. This year I had the pleasure to design with Gina Shrewsberry of Inspirations by Gina on the Bubbles & Blooms stage.

Up next the highlight I still think is pretty surreal. ABRAMS publishing house published New book — The Flower Farmers — promotes the use of locally grown, seasonal, and sustainably harvested flowers

the Flower Farmers Book that co-authors Debra Prinzing & Robin Avni along with 28 other flower farmers, chose me and my farm to represent Alaska floral culture. Debra flew up for the Book Signing on the farm to celebrate my feature and agriculture in Alaska. She even brought her Mom. Which was such a delight. The party was very well attended. 8 cases of books were proof! Gone in no time. https://seattlemag.com/not-flown-grown-the-slow-flowers-movement-is-having-a-moment/

Misty Vanderweele and the Flower Farmers Book

The flower season started with a few upgrades, a new wash station, studio sink and a new to me side by side, Blueberry Bee Bop. We also had a mostly new flower team that did well. Implementing a new sales outlet is always a bit scary in the beginning but all in all the new self serve honor system went better than expected. Self Serve days will be back in 2026.

Tulips in the Spring, Peony’s in July

To meet the local demand for flowers in spring and early summer before our main crops of blooms really take off can be a challenge. Especially in May as the majority don’t go into the ground until Memorial Weekend. The last couple of years we’ve collaborated with Alaska Stems in Homer for their tulips & Wildberry Meadows in Wasilla for their peonies. Alaska Grown flowers is what we do so bringing in flowers from imported sources or gathered at a wholesaler dealing with out of state blooms just isn’t gonna cut it. I’m so thankful for these two beautiful Alaska flower farms we get to work with.

After a few years of testing and learning I started growing sweetpea flower seed. However I still had some questions. Then low and behold The Farm House Flower farm opened their farm for a book signing about her book Sweepea School and to tour their 40,000 some sweetpeas. What an incredible site to witness. And yes, I got my question answered. Leaving the farm in July was a bit nuts. But oh so good. When I returned I was met with our first sweetpea seed pods. A sign to be sure.

Our Dinners & Events are always the highlight every summer. Here is a shot of when the August Dinner ended. After everyone goes home I stroll the grounds basking in the evening before I head to bed.