Warmer temps and sunny days have provided the boost to the lavender we have been waiting for! These tiny shoots will develop into the purple blooming haze of lavender in late June.

When I’m not researching and curating content for my day job as a Global Health Security Analyst for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, I’m a flower farmer! Farming was never in the plans, it just sort of happened, and my husband and I couldn’t be more thrilled. We have 65 acres of a former…

It wasn’t even on our ever-growing list of things to do, but it sounded like a great idea—so we went for it. Our friend at Tobacco Barn Distillery, retired two-star Admiral Scott Sanders, asked if we’d be interested in partnering with the distillery to make bourbon barrel aged maple syrup. Naturally, we said yes. We…

That’s a wrap on the summer flowers of 2021! I cut thousands of stems over the season—despite making so many mistakes along the way. My 2021 flower season actually began back in January, when I seeded my first lisianthus. I waited nearly a month for them to germinate, then eventually gave up, convinced I had…