When planning, I always begin with my goal and work backward: Start big, work small. First we set the goal(s) - cast the vision. Then we sort out the details that make the magic happen. When working on our annual Flower Farm Business Plan, I break up each “arm” of...
Sharing beauty
THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
Sharing beauty
THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
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...
Best vs. Good Returns & Business Development
As we decide what we want the next few years to look like at the farm, taking into account our long-term goals, our available resources (and how COVID might affect them), and our time limitations, we have to make choices about what areas of our business to develop....
The Pedigree of Honey
The pedigree of honeyDoes not concern the bee;A clover, any time, to himIs aristocracy. by Emily Dickinson {Honey Dijon roses and an August sunset at the farm}
The Future is Bright
This morning I was thinking about how easily I forget that while we are all wet and chilly and mud, it’s just about high flower season in the Southern Hemisphere. Gardeners are picking armloads of long-awaited beauty already, and dahlias will bloom soon enough! Too...
Triple Wren’s New “Legacy Collection” of Dahlias
In January, Triple Wren Farms will turn nine years old. When we look back at what we have accomplished in less than a decade, we are very proud to see the results of our hard work, and diligent planning, but those are not the only two ingredients to our success. We...
Happy Fall from the Farm
Happy fall from the flower farm and happy weekend, flower friends! Photo @pearlphotographybyelena
Hey, flower friends!
Hey flower friends! We’re Steve and Sarah, and we own Triple Wren Farms, a 20-acre flower farm in NW Washington state. We grow dahlias for fresh cuts and tuber sales, and offer summer events and workshops at the farm. We never thought we’d be flower farmers, but here...
Triple Wren Values
We share beauty. And this summer while we were busy making and sharing it, we were talking a lot around the farm about the core values that we treasure the most. Generosity. Graciousness. Resilience, Flexibility. Grit. Determination. Then... in an untimely summer...
Last Day of Summer 2020
I can’t believe it’s fall tomorrow. How has this summer zipped by at lightning speed? Well, we’re doing our best to “embrace the moment” this year, so I won’t mourn for the long sunny days (too much ????☀️) but will throw myself into all things AUTUMN! (Pictured:...
Self Care
We’re all taking a day off since Dahlia Camp-Dahlia Festival-Dahlia Tuber PreSale-the Great Smoke Of 2020 has worn us out! Today I’m taking time to pray for our neighbors in central WA, OR, and CA who are truly suffering from smoke and fire destruction, to...
Planning Instincts
Towards the end of each flower season, my planning instincts kick into high gear (and it always gives the same comforting rush as nesting did before childbirth????). I used to (ignorantly!) think that flower businesses who changed their plans radically from year to...
Hello from the Farm!
Hello flower friends! It’s been a while since we introduced ourselves. We’re Steve and Sarah Pabody, and we own Triple Wren Farms, a flower farm in NW Washington state. This week has been FULL of dahlia fun at the farm as we’ve had several lovely guests here for...
Golden Warmth
The golden warmth and bounty of early September here at the farm makes me want to share its joy and beauty with the whole world. I’ll be content with our Dahlia Camp guests and Festival attendees this week, and look forward to sending tubers all over the U.S. in the...
Brimming
The flower fields are brimming, and so are our hearts. I’m learning (yet again) more than I dreamed about grace, endurance, marriage, patience, parenting our sweet growing kids, forgiveness, and perseverance through our farm life and the circumstances we’re all...
Cultivate 2020 Coming Soon
We can hardly believe that our Cultivate Women’s Evening is just two weeks from tonight! With socially distanced seating in our open air farm setting, we are carefully preparing for a safe, inspiring evening. There are still tickets available for this first annual...