It’s been a lovely day of rest, first rainy then brilliantly sunny, full of quiet, sweet memory making. Workshops are done, big harvests of dahlias are done, and we’re transitioning tomorrow to cataloguing the MANY new varieties we added this year. We’re about to...
Sharing beauty
THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
Sharing beauty
THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
Welcome Arbor
Hercules, Jowey Chantal, Cornel Bronze dahlias, & Viburnum Dentatum on our incredibel 2021 Dahlia Festival Welcome Arbor. Photo credit: Dani Winters Photography
Mid-Summer Flower Fertilization
It's mid-August, and here we are in the throes of summer heat, enjoying the warmth and magical light. Most of us in the Northern Hemisphere still have at least 60 days until our first hard frost and maybe you're excited about the remaining days of blooms, but at the...
What is a Garden Rose?
Almost everyone knows what a rose looks like and could easily pick one out of any bouquet of flowers, but did you know there are 3 specific categories of roses commonly grown today? Wild Roses, Old Garden Roses, and Modern Roses Wild roses (or species roses) are...
Summer 2021 Tees
We're pumped about our summer 2021 Triple Wren Farms tee shirts! We have a gorgeous rainbow of colors planned, and will have them available the first week in August. Come visit us at the farm during our you-pick days and grab one from the farm store or watch our...
Sunflowers, Roses, Flower Therapy
As June comes to a close, we're seeing the first of our overachiever dahlias showing up to the party, making sure we're appreciating their flare and singing their praises. Oh how we are, Bloomquist Whimsical, we sure are! These smatterings of color put...
Continuing the Legacy Matters to Us
At Triple Wren, we are passionate about doing good in our industry by not only the way we grow, but by the way we help others grow. We’ve been given an incredible heritage of dahlia beauty to use and enjoy, and in keeping with the core values of Triple Wren Farms, we...
Reshaping in Retrospect
This photo from the first year at our own farm holds so many memories. Photographer Ben Bender came over at dawn to capture us working, and we were so weary. It was near the end of our hardest season, and our bodies were tired, our nerves frayed. Looking back, those...
The Wonder of Willow
Dahlias hold a special place in our hearts (they ARE deservedly spectacular), but do you know we also grow more than 100 other types of flowers in our fields? Over the next few weeks, our Rose Garden is going to explode with gorgeous blooms. Summer-blooming...
Rose Workshop at Christianson’s Nursery
If you’re a garden rose lover, do you enjoy them more outside your home in your garden, or do you like to cut and design arrangements with them? I’ll admit it’s a little hard for even me to answer this question, but I generally land on enjoying the cut flowers. For...
Fun with Foxglove
The magic of foxglove season is beginning here in the PNW, where it grows wild, hiding near blackberries in the woods or sweetly springing up around the back steps of abandoned farmhouses. We have grown lots of hybrid digitalis (foxglove) in our fields over the years,...
As the Birds See Us
A bird’s eye view of Triple Wren in early spring! {Thank you Like the River Films!}
Pinching Dahlias
Here at the farm, it is time for us to pinch dahlias! We know it can feel counterintuitive and even "mean," but pinching out the growth point of a dahlia that's about 8" tall will cause it to branch from that point and create many more blooms than NOT pinching would...
Reflecting Back, Striving Forward
Today I’m remembering this life-changing moment from almost exactly 4 years ago: “Early in our 2017 flower season, a dear friend (@liketheriverfilms) stopped by the farm with his drone.I was up to my eyebrows in weeds, trying to stay faithful on succession plantings,...
Metamorphosis
Dahlias star here at our farm in summer and early fall, but this pastel palette feels perfect for Easter! Instead of cradling these blooms right now, we’re beginning to ship dahlia tubers from the farm next week. (Yay!) The amazing metamorphosis that occurs when these...
Hot Tips: When to Order
Our business plan has shifted a lot over the past few years, And we’re growing fewer spring cuts as a result. All in all the changes are lovely and positive... EXCEPT... somehow we did not grow ranunculus this year. And guess what? I miss them fiercely! Ordering now...