Double tulips don’t behave like the single Easter-egg tulips we all know best. Unlike singles, they expand, change, and preen like birds as they unfold over several days, like a new butterfly expanding and drying its fresh wings. They also change color depending on the weather. The warm late-winter weather surprised ‘Foxy Foxtrot’ – normally…Read more »
Author: Betsy at Woodbine Flowers
Farmer florist in the Pacific Northwest
Gloves for foxes
Posted by in Uncategorized These imposing but delicate flower towers, often four feet tall and more…
Sweet peas tamed
Posted by in Uncategorized The British have been cordoning sweet peas for cut flowers since the 1910’s.
Is it spring yet?
Posted by in Uncategorized March brings everything from snowstorms to anemones, so it’s anyone’s guess.
Bugs and flowers
Posted by in Uncategorized Bugs. You can’t grow flowers without em. There’s the bugs you love, and the bugs you love to hate.
farmstand flowers for March 29th – Balm of Gilead
I remember my first Northwest spring. Every walk became a search for the source of a mysterious and captivating scent, my nose in the air and my eyes scanning the greenery instead of watching where I walked, with sometimes unfortunate results. That scent has become a much-loved sign of spring for me. I now know…Read more »
It’s Spring – lambs and flowers time
Posted by in Flowers, Spring, Uncategorized Meet Dot. She’s a big fan of local flowers (for breakfast) and the smallest lamb we’ve had here. She’s a serious distraction from my work! Speaking of – the farm stand will be stocked for the first time this spring on Friday afternoon, March 29th. Stop on your way home for bouquets featuring daffodils, tulips,…Read more »
