New Greenhouse
In this, my first blog I 'd like to tell you about my new greenhouse! I have two cold frames but this is my first greenhouse with heat. Michael Harrison, from Garden Heritage, put it up for me with some help from Dylan, my son. We picked a cold, but wind free day in December to put the poly roof on and now I've planted every square inch of growing space available. I've planted 2,000 lilies, 600 tulips, 300 dutch iris, 300 iris reticulata, 100 brodeia, 1,000 daffodils and rows of ranunculus, larkspur, and blue and pink campanula. I grow the bulbs in black plastic crates. They 're heavy but otherwise easy to move. I already need another house because I've ordered too many lilies! What was I thinking? I hope we have a warm spring so I can put lilies in the big cold frame without any heat. Tough love, I know but what's a mom to do? Anyway, I will have lots of flowers in early spring when the farmers markets open.
I will also be selling bouquets here at the farm. As soon as the bulbs start blooming we will put up the canopy. Look for bouquets just before Easter.
To Pre-order Easter flowers contact kate.
215-345-7282
215-313-1429
The Doylestown farmers market will open on Saturday, April 19 and run every Saturday from 7:00 AM to 12:00 noon, through November 22. The market is located in downtown Doylestown boro, on Hamilton st. just behind the boro parking lot which borders State st. All the friendly farmers will be there showing off their early spring veggies, lettuce, baked goods, granola, fresh eggs and honey, you get the picture. Lots of good eats! Oh, and beautiful flowers too! Come check it out.
The food shed alliance, which sponsors the Wrightstown farmers market is still working on a new, permanent location for their market. I'm not sure when it will open but there is a possibility of using the Grange fair grounds as a pickup point for Saturday, March 22. If this works customers will be able to pick up food and flowers for Easter, March 23. I will keep you posted.
