It’s Sweet Pea Time!

Sweet Peas! Everyone’s fragrant favorite and one of the founding flowers of Aunt Willie’s. Even before we grew them up trellises in the hoop we gathered them from the roadside ditches in front of Aunt Willie’s house where the old perennial varieties...

Embracing Seasons Past

I never had the pleasure of meeting Roy’s dad as he passed away before I “came along”. . .  so when we discovered the flower journal he created for a school assignment in 1926 along with the  flower press he used, needless to say I was excited....

Let’s Celebrate Winter

There’s a special peace and a clean quiet beauty that accompanies a fresh blanket of snow. . .  full of the wonder of winter.  On a farm a quiet energy walks with that peace and beauty, always thinking of the growth to come and working forward. Winter farm tasks...

Fall is Slipping in Quietly – Time for a Blog!

IT”S DAHLIA SEASON,  FINALLY!!! But let’s back up a bit . . .   I haven’t posted a blog in years, so let’s take a minute to catch up on 2024 here at the farm.  A beautiful spring with cool temps and plenty of rain. We left our windows open in...