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Growing Flowers


Signs of spring: the first bumble bee of the season
I saw the first bee of the season yesterday. He was flying a zig zag path desperately looking for something to eat

Shea Flower Farm
Apr 133 min read


Growing Flowers for a May Wedding
It's March first, only a little over two months to go until the May wedding. There are some challenges with selecting garden-inspired, seasonal farm-fresh flowers in New Hampshire. Unfortunately it looks like this outside on my farm right now, not ideal for growing flowers. My farm in March In Whitman Massachusetts, south of Boston, they got 33” of snow last week, and in Providence, Rhode Island, the snow total last week of 38” broke the record set by the Blizzard of ’78. W

Shea Flower Farm
Mar 13 min read


Checking on the dahlia tubers
We want our dahlia tubers to sleep peacefully all winter then wake up plump and super healthy in the spring ready to grow and make gorgeous flowers.

Shea Flower Farm
Jan 292 min read


The final harvest of 2025
Rock on, New Hampshire farmers, rock on.

Shea Flower Farm
Oct 30, 20251 min read


First seedlings of the season
Getting ready for spring in the middle of winter

Shea Flower Farm
Feb 25, 20251 min read
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