What is our hope in life and death?Christ alone, Christ aloneWhat is our only confidence?That our souls to him belongWho holds our days within his hand?What comes, apart from his command?And what will keep us to the end?The love of Christ, in which we stand O sing...
Sharing beauty
THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
Sharing beauty
THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
Yellow is always my jam
Remembering the golden warmth of a experimenting creative day in the farm workshop last summer! Rudbeckia, "Orsett Beauty" dahlias, golden-orange rose hips, Japanese anemone, "Blyton's Softer Gleam" and "Crichton Honey" dahlias in a brass...
Rudbeckia Triloba
A riot of "rudbeckia triloba," really in her prime in late August/ early September here at the farm.
Fiery Jowey Chantal
"Jowey Chantal" is such a showstopper. It photographs as electric, which is sort of a shame because while it is relentlessly cheerful, it's not at all obnoxious. She blends so well, pulling in cool colors to a happy party with her hot tones.
Sierra Glow Dahlias
So, I believe we've finally solved a mystery at the farm: I bought Hamari Gold dahlia tubers a few years ago, but.... the blooms didn't look like I expected. It was one of our most-requested dahlia tubers from farm visitors and social medial viewers, so we built up...
{Note to self} Consider the lilies, and don’t be anxious.
Matthew 6:25ff "Do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into...
Walk away from anxiety
Matthew 6:25 and the following verses say: "Do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither...
Coral Crush
Coral-to-pink collage (Clockwise from top left) "Intrigue," "All That Jazz," "Robinhood," "Snoho Doris," "Linda's Baby," "Islander," "Totally Tangerine," "American Dawn" dahlias.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Hot + cool dahlias
"Loverboy" at top left, then clockwise to "Karma Amore," more "Loverboy," "Karma Choc," and a bounty of "Chilson's Pride" dahlias.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
A Rose is a Rose
Strawberry Hill garden roses from David Austin... blooming at the farm by mid-June (only 80-ish days away!). There's LOTS to do between now and then... but it will be here before we know it! ???? (NO foolin'!) ????????⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Dahlia Tubers Shipping Spring 2020
Hello dahlia lovers! Here is a quick tuber shipping update: Dahlia tubers will begin leaving the farm *as planned* on April 5, 2020. Due to the current COVID-19 situation, our dear employees are staying safe at home while we ship. Our family is working...
Can I still sing when the sky is falling?
While checking on newly sprouted sweet peas in our big tunnel today, I was struck by a powerful metaphor for our current daily situation. Notes on our planting methods below-but first think about this for a minute. These little sweet peas are doing exactly what they...
A thing of beauty
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:Its loveliness increases; it will neverPass into nothingness; but still will keepA bower quiet for us, and a sleepFull of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing. {Endymion opening by John Keats}
Yellow for Joy
Yellow is a joyful color and cheers my heart like few others. I’m posting it tonight to remind myself that joy IS possible, even in the most difficult times. And true joy isn’t found in our circumstances, or our good prospects, or our earthly security. It isn’t found...
Spring cleaning
We deep cleaned the house this AM (it’s been many years since we actually, properly spring-cleaned instead of investing time in the flower fields. We typically WINTER clean haha!) and I spent time early this AM finishing the decisions about where all the dahlias will...
Flowers for friends
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