The end of another great season!

Every year this time when the weather turns a little cooler and the flowers slow down we stop going to the Market.



We enjoy our time at the market, but all good things must come to an end. We will miss moments like these that make you squeal...



And, moments like this that just make you smile from the inside out!



We will miss seeing our buddy, Joe! There's no one that can make you smile like Joe does.



With each summer market season we continue to build our friendships that go back to our first year 8 seasons ago! Like our friend, Taco, and his mom!



And, Mrs. Moyer, our dear sweet friend who comes rain or shine to pick up her flowers for church and give us hugs...

We will miss all of you, our new friends...

And, old ones!



And, Charlie will REALLY miss his time the most we know! He's adapted quite well to his role as "Market Dog" don't you think? Any dog that will let kids put stickers all over him has to be pretty awesome! We sure do think so!  We'd like to thank each of you for loving our family and our fur-child! We thank you for your hugs, your well wishes, and your support each and every week and throughout the year! We love all of you!



As I've said many many times before...it's not about selling flowers and soap for us! It's about being with you, our friends, each and every week! Be blessed and we hope to see you before next market season!

Flower Friday

It's Friday and doesn't that make you wanna do this?



Because life is just that good...



Even though it looks like it will be a rainy weekend we plan to still be at the market tomorrow with soaps and flowers!



And you know you can't wait to come to see this smiling face...



Be there or be square!

Silly boy

Last week my parents got this new concrete driveway pad! For some reason I thought they put it in just for me to sun myself!



And, my mom just kept bugging me to look at that silly camera of hers! She even tried to get Dad to tempt me with flowers! Nope, still not looking!



I finally threw her a little bone (no pun intended) and gave a glance...

Yard Works

We decided to install irrigation to our veggies and flowers this year! Dynamo is so handy. He knows just how to do everything! It always amazes me how much he can do!



During the installation there was a lot of inspection by the Little Man! He just had to get in the middle of everything to see what was going on!



The most funny was when the elbows weren't on yet and the water shot up like a geyser!! Charlie had a blast!






So, we kept turning it on and off so he could play!





He loves to be dirty!



Then he wondered where it went?!!



We're excited that the irrigation will save us some watering time this year!
The little man is proud of his completed irrigation job! Where'd the geyser go, Mom?



How's your garden growing?

How do the flowers grow?

A few of you have asked about where we grow the flowers! Well, most of the flowers are grown in Waverly at Mom's!

Their house is in the middle of a field of 100 acres. The flowers are grown on about 1 acre behind and around their house.

The "patch" is tiny in comparison to the wheat field that surrounds it!

In the above pic you'll see lots of glads popping up.

Around most every tree and empty spot there are flowers...

Dynamo and I grow a few flowers in raised beds and around our house too! We grow zinnias, sunflowers, glads, and celosia!

Every week when it's time to get ready for the market we cut really early in the morning and then begin the process of assembling the bouquets!

My dad actually does most of the harvesting since the rest of us work full-time jobs! Yes, he works for free! And, Dynamo does too! We are so blessed to have them!

We pick the hydrangeas late after the sun goes down...

On Friday nights we come in after work to an air-conditioned garage full of flowers all separated in buckets according to their type! This makes it easier to assemble the bouquets.

After a few hours of work the bouquets are finished. They hang out in the garage cooling...

Early Saturday morning before leaving for the market, they are loaded up in the truck and off we go...



We take great care with our flowers. We deliver only the best to you, our customers. They are treated with love as we want to give you the best possible product that will last the longest.



We work hard to create a beautiful display!







You'll notice Mom's table cloths and of course we always wear matching aprons!



We like for our flowers to go straight home to you, our customers, as soon as possible. The market can be sunny and hot, so the earlier you come the better!



Market time is a fun time for everyone!



It's a time to gather as a community and see old friends and neighbors!



Yes, all of us get excited and ready for the market! Especially Charlie!





We are grateful for you, our customers, who come back week after week!



You even bring me special muffins!



And, last week an old friend of mine stopped by with her boys and her parents!



We hadn't seen each other in a long time!



Her son enjoyed the soaps!

And so did these beautiful girls...



Might I also say that those little girls would love for you to stop by and try their Dad's BBQ! Yes, their Dad is the owner of Saucy's BBQ in Petersburg! It's the best around!! At the corner of 5th and Bollingbrook Streets!



So, stop on by this week and see us at the Petersburg Farmers Market! We'd love to see you! And, thanks so much for your continued support of The Flower Patch and The Daily Scrub!

Have a safe and happy 4th!!!