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Hello Friends, It is with a heavy heart that I a

Hello Friends,

It is with a heavy heart that I announce that I will not be able to run Nickel City Floral this year. This past Friday my life was turned upside down with a diagnosis of leukemia. I packed my bag and was admitted to Roswell that night. Less than 24 hours later (after a whirlwind of testing and procedures), I started chemotherapy. I will be hospitalized for at least the next 4 to 6 weeks and will have a better idea of my long term health outcomes after that time. I was told to expect to be totally unavailable for anyone’s needs but my own for the next year.

For those of you who already bought subscriptions for this spring or summer, please accept my deepest apologies. I will be working on sending out refunds within the next few days.

I love the friendships and beauty I’ve found through this account, so I will keep the it active, though I probably will not post often. Ironically, we are not allowed to have fresh flowers on my floor, so I will have to absorb all the beauty of the season virtually through the photos you all share.

Sooo excited to pull the frost cloth off my bed an

Sooo excited to pull the frost cloth off my bed and find the first anemone!!! This plant actually overwintered, so most of my plants are a few weeks behind, but this gives me so much hope for the coming season! Now it’s time to start several hundred more seedlings! 😃🌿💐

[Spring subscriptions are sold out but you can still sign up for a summer subscription (4 weeks or 10 weeks at a time) on my website. (Link in bio.)]

Giveaway alert! Have you been poking around in you

Giveaway alert! Have you been poking around in your yard yet to see what is emerging? Here is what I found a few days ago- Don’t comment here- but go to my stories and see if you can name them all! First person to get them all right (or person that’s closest after 24 hours) wins a free bouquet! *local pickup only- and bouquet can be redeemed once the growing season is in full swing!*

I’m so pumped about the spring flowers this year

I’m so pumped about the spring flowers this year. 😍I planted quadruple the amount of ranunculus and anemones that I had last year, so the spring subscriptions should be extra lush and beautiful! These are challenging flowers to grow, but each year I figure out another piece of the puzzle, here’s hoping for longer stems and that we’ll be spared a major hail storm like we had last spring!🤞🏼 I’m offering a very small number of spring subscriptions, so if you’re interested, be sure to sign up soon! (Link in bio.)

12 inch asymmetrical dried floral hoop. All the c

12 inch asymmetrical dried floral hoop. All the colors 😍🥀🌸💐 Edit: sold!

A rarity for me- a wreath that is actually symmetr

A rarity for me- a wreath that is actually symmetrical! Edit: sold! ⚔️🥀🌾🌻

What does a flower grower do in February? This is

What does a flower grower do in February? This is half garden plan/half vision board- full of all my hopes and dreams for the coming season. They are organized by theoretical bloom time and color, but you know what they say about best laid plans. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I have grown many of these varieties before but added at least 7 completely new kinds to learn about and lots of new colors. Most of my garden mapping is pretty much done, but I still have to figure out the timing of how to fit all the seedlings/successions in my house. 😄. I also have several trays already started under grow lights in my basement which require almost daily attention. So I guess technically the season has already begun! 👩🏼‍🌾🙏🏻🌱💐

I was just scrolling through old flower photos, re

I was just scrolling through old flower photos, reminiscing about the warmth and sunshine of summer- when what should pop into my inbox but this amazing painting of my backyard garden by @wlwjsw ! I love it and it makes me homesick for colorful flowers, dirty hands and bare feet! Such a lovely surprise on this frigid night! (Original photo cred of my garden in summer’s peak goes to @artsyasian5 ).

Can’t get away from this color scheme. Also can’t decide if it feels more like winter or spring. 🤷🏼‍♀️ ❄️🍃🌱12 inch hoop, $35.
Comment below to claim, message me to arrange payment details and pickup. ☺️

Another way to buy sustainable flowers for your va

Another way to buy sustainable flowers for your valentine. 12 in. hoop, [edit: sold!]. Claim in the comments below and message me to arrange payment/pickup details. 🌺💐🌾

For some reason I’m almost afraid to use the flo

For some reason I’m almost afraid to use the flowers I have the least of! So they all ended up on this romantic half-wreath. Eucalyptus takes so long to grow- I’m not sure I’ll plant it again! The delicate dahlias and lisianthus are my favorite colors, coral and cream and white. 😍 Most of the flowers I grow just dry in my attic, but these few take extra care- being gently layered in silica beads. This little wreath (10 inch diameter) [edit] is sold!

Inspired by Braiding Sweetgrass, this wreath is ma

Inspired by Braiding Sweetgrass, this wreath is made of mostly edible, all locally-grown or foraged ingredients, including:
Thyme
Radish pods
Hyacinth bean
Mushrooms
Marigolds
Allium
Atriplex Hortensis
Oregano
Flax
Okra
Ferns
Yarrow
Edit: sold!

Does your valentine: Care about buying local? ✅

Does your valentine:
Care about buying local? ✅ Believe in sustainable agriculture? ✅ Love fresh flowers? ✅ Tolerate delayed gratification? ✅ 😅Then a gift certificate for weekly bouquets is the perfect gift for them! This is your friendly reminder that you can purchase a gift certificate of a 4 week or 10 week subscription to be redeemed during the coming growing season! When you check out include the address you would like the gift certificate sent to or let me know if you’d like to pick it up yourself! Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! 💗🧡💗💛💗💚

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Anemones and Ranunculus. 💖Unbelievably, these u

Anemones and Ranunculus. 💖Unbelievably, these ugly, shriveled, little corms hold dazzling life within them. In fact, they have to be soaked for 3-4 hours but the water has to constantly be trickling in to provide aeration while they soak, because even while soaking they can’t be completely deprived of oxygen. Then they go into barely moist seed starting mix and under a grow light in my cool basement for at least 8 weeks, where they will begin to sprout and send out little rootlets. As soon as it’s warm enough, they will be transplanted out and protected with a double layer of frost cloth while they grow, and if I’m really lucky, well, swipe to see what we’ll have come May and June! I’m planting 2 successions and 4 times as many total ranuncs and anemones as last year, hoping to have some really lush subscription bouquets this spring!! 💖 💐 ⚔️

In March when the world was turning upside-down, I

In March when the world was turning upside-down, I thought about just skipping the flower business this year and growing veggies for my family. But by then I already had flower seeds and seedlings and plans, so I decided to go ahead and grow lots of flowers, figuring people would need the beauty and cheer. It turned out that I wasn’t wrong. I’m so thankful for this small community of loyal followers and the encouragement and feedback you all give. I’m already looking forward to all the new flowers I want to grow in the coming year!

Ordering closes at 5 pm for @5loavesfarm Christmas

Ordering closes at 5 pm for @5loavesfarm Christmas market! Just a few mini-wreath kits and colorful dried flower bouquets left. Check out the link in my bio to order. While you’re at it grab some donuts and other farm products to #treatyoself! Pick up is on Saturday.

Every November I suddenly drop off Instagram for a

Every November I suddenly drop off Instagram for awhile. With the end of the fresh flowers comes the end of a frenzied season where nothing can wait because seedlings WILL die or flowers will FADE and everything must be done RIGHT NOW. Each year I strive to find the balance of mothering, homeschooling, and running this little business and each year I make progress in some areas while failing terribly in others. So this year I am not doing Christmas wreaths in an effort to be present with my family. (I haven’t even made a wreath for myself yet! 🤣)These pics are some of the joyful times (baking, sewing, hiking) we’ve shared amid many challenging times (as I’m sure you all are having) —Zoom hangouts that we wish were in person, hard conversations with family and friends about Covid and how to be to safe in these times, holiday meals that felt a little lonely and small. But still we are healthy and thankful! All of that was to say- that’s where I’ve been, and I hope you all are well! Oh- and the whole reason I got on here was to let you know I have a few mini-wreath kits and dried bouquets left. AND a few dried flower petal ornament kits! They are for sale through @5loavesfarm Christmas Market, and all profits go to support their work in sustainable agriculture for our community. Check out the link in my bio to order the last of the dried flowers and see what other goodies you can get.

How did I not realize before that mums have an ama

How did I not realize before that mums have an amazing smell? It’s more the foliage than the flowers- anyone else ever notice this? I can’t believe I’m lucky enough to still be harvesting these. Got to hold onto every little bit of beauty this year.

Mini-wreath kits are packed up and ready to go! Y

Mini-wreath kits are packed up and ready to go! You can order them through the @5loavesfarm website! Check out the link in my bio to find the wreath kits, dried bouquets, and many other locally grown goodies you can order from their Celebrate the Harvest fundraiser!

Just a little beauty for your feed tonight. Also

Just a little beauty for your feed tonight.

Also these are going on 13 days since I cut them. 🗓 😲🤩

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