I’m a driven, goal-oriented, spreadsheet-loving, list-writing person. I show up to work with a plan of action every day.But sometimes when the job at hand is big and I have too many big tasks on my plate (hello, farm life!), it can be hard to motivate myself to start...
Sharing beauty
THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
Sharing beauty
THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
Triple Wren in Santa Cruz
Earlier this month Steve and I zipped down to Santa Cruz to pick fresh lemons, gaze at the ocean for five minutes, feel the sun on our skin, and most importantly to meet Kristine Albrecht, of Santa Cruz Dahlias, and her lovely, supportive family and crew. It was...
On Letting Go of Rigidity
As our farm business plans expand and morph, I can see them reflected in our flower fields. They’re a beautiful echo of the direction we’re headed. And isn’t this a familiar echo?! We often set out with our best-laid plans, but desires, abilities, resources, markets,...
Beauty in Unexpected Places
The beauty we’ve unexpectedly found in our farming adventure - in partnering as spouses, as business-colleagues, as parents, as best friends, in working with these breathtaking blooms, in building sweet relationships with hybridizers and other farmers, in...
Sunshine for the Heart via Honey Dijon
Yesterday’s glorious sunshine gave way to buckets of PNW rain... so I’m showing you my warmest, most romantic “Honey Dijon” roses today to warm your heart! It may have been yucky outdoors, but our crew was snuggled in the barn dividing tubers all day! We’re meeting...
Red Flags: Indications that your Plan Needs a Reset
Last week I wrote more about my personal journey in planning for business success. Taking big projects, breaking them down into manageable pieces, and then planning the details for how to make it all happen is one of my favorite things in the world. I joke that...
Business Planning for Flower Farms: Bite-Sized Pieces
Sometimes when the job at hand is too big, it’s hard for me to even start chipping away at it. However, if I break it down into sections, or “bite-sized” pieces, it’s way more manageable. This is not a novel concept: we cut up our food instead of trying to eat a whole...
Seed Sale Coming January 25th!
We’ll be putting sweet peas in our tunnel in just a few weeks (mostly from seed we grew right here at the farm!), but we have saved up a few extra seeds to share, too. So... if you’d like a grow a bit of Triple Wren magic in your own garden, make a note that our seed...
With Hope-filled Determination
I have serious questions for this New Year. Will we gather? Will we prosper? Will we buy or sell or go or come?? There are so many unknowns, which makes long-range planning dicey and keeps a sharp edge on my faith. But there are also so many *knowns,* and decisions we...
An Inside Peak: What We Do
Sometimes, when we are in the thick of decision-making, elements-battling, soil-building, tractor-fixing, customer-serving, family-living, putting out all the fires, and running from one task to the next trying to pretend like our hair is not on fire… it’s easy to...
Building a Legacy
Because of the programs we are building here at Triple Wren, we have the incredible privilege of growing out a few very special hybridizers’ varieties on our farm. In 2021, we will add several new trial sections and two new hybridizers’ collections to our fields. This...
BossLady Feature!
I'm still pretty amazed at the sweetness of Liz and Erika over at The Streets of Gold blog for their lovely interview and feature of the work I do, and what I'm learning about life while I do it. If you have time, click over and read, and take some extra time to look...