When Flowers Become Feelings

It’s Valentine’s Week, which means our fields are still taking their long winter nap… but inside the barn? It’s all hands on deck. It’s the never-ending. The entire farm team has jumped in as part time floral designers to make our sleeved Valentine tulip bouquets for our local partnerships this weekend.

Sure, there aren’t rows of blooming fields just outside the door right now, but handling flowers again during winter feels downright magical. The colors alone are therapy. It reminds us that even when the ground is frozen solid, life is still happening, still moving forward, still plotting its big comeback.

And then there are the notes. Ohhhh, the order notes. Tiny love letters between friends, coworkers, parents, partners, and brave “just because” senders who deserve their own parade. We read every single one. We smile. We pause. Sometimes we tear up and have to remind ourselves that we are, in fact, at work and not in a Hallmark movie. There’s an emotional current flowing through the farm this week that says we don’t just ship flowers. We get to deliver feelings, wrapped in petals and bouquet paper, straight from one heart to another. No big deal. (Okay, huge deal.)

This is why we grow flowers. Because flowers make emotion tangible. You can hold them. Smell them. See them across the room and remember why they’re there. They turn “I love you,” “I’m thinking of you,” and “you matter” into something physical. And sometimes, that’s exactly what people need. Valentine’s Day makes all of this extra visible: kindness moving hand to hand, joy passing freely, love showing up in beautiful, messy, imperfect ways. Playing a role in those moments is our favorite part of the job!

However you’re celebrating this week - big plans, quiet moments, complicated feelings, or takeout straight from the container - just know we’ve got a little extra love hanging around the farm. And we’d be honored to share it. Sending beauty out into the world and trusting it lands exactly where it’s needed? That’s the whole mission!

XOXO, Jess

PS: And thanks to all of you who support what we do here at the farm. Because of you we were able to donate flowers to the entire 4th grade class at Clymore Elementary School this week to learn about the anatomy of flowers. Thanks for helping us teach and inspire the little ones in our community to discover a better life with flowers.