by Blue Gables | Apr 8, 2022
We don’t grow Iceland Poppies because Sessy is half Icelandic, although she is. We grow them because they are beautiful, popular with our customers and bloom in early spring (now) when few other flowers are doing much of anything. Unlike Sessy, Iceland poppies did not...
by Blue Gables | Mar 29, 2022
We were putting together dried flower wreaths last week in the mow of our barn and chatting as you do when you’re doing repetitive tasks with your hands, and we came to the realization that Blue Gables Farm is a manufacturer. We take raw materials, apply processes to...
by Blue Gables | Feb 27, 2022
We flower farmers were reminded this month that we are at the mercy of the weather when we discovered that our stock seedlings had frozen and died. We planted stock in landscape fabric in October and covered it with a low (“caterpillar”) tunnel made of Pex hoops and...
by Blue Gables | Jan 18, 2022
We typically order most of our cut flower seeds in December and January from Johnny’s Selected Seeds in Maine and GeoSeed in South Carolina. This year, we ran into a problem. Some of our favorite varieties were sold out, and we were told that they wouldn’t be...
by Blue Gables | Dec 30, 2021
Years feel to us like laps in a journey where December represents the home-stretch sprint to the start/finish line. When the ground goes dormant, and the daily demands of farming lighten, we have an opportunity to slow down and assess the most recent lap. To reflect...
by Blue Gables | Nov 14, 2021
As Thanksgiving approaches and we contemplate all that we’re thankful for, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed with gratitude. We are grateful for the customers we met at farmers markets, those who came to our farm for custom cuts and special events, our CSA subscribers,...
