June 2021 Newsletter

Greetings from STILL WATERS FARM AND GARDENS!  

The last two months have been some of the busiest for our farm. In addition to the normal springtime activities, we were blessed with an abundance of orders for Mother’s Day as well as providing florals for two weddings. As we enter June, our hardy annuals are producing well, the Dahlia’s are sprouting and the summer garden is planted out with a mix of flowers and vegetables. The days are getting warmer and longer which means getting out earlier for harvesting and then working later into the evening on other tasks. We hope you enjoy this edition of our Newsletter with updates from our farm and the latest seasonal offerings.

~STILL WATERS FARM AND GARDENS

Weddings and Event Florals

In addition to growing specialty cut flowers for local designers and florists, we also provide Florals for Weddings and Events. Within this offering, we have different options where one can choose from an A La Carte menu of items or a Full Service with custom installations. In May, we provided florals for two weddings in beautiful North Carolina mountain venues. To learn more about our Wedding and Event Florals, please fill out a request form on our website.

Summer Garden Growing Well

Many hours of starting seeds in trays, watering them and keeping watch over them until they are ready to be planted out (or in our case, until we have the space prepared for them to be planted) have passed and now the seedlings are in the ground. Our summer garden has been planted out with both Flowers – Ageratum, Amaranth, Basil, Borage, Celosia, Cosmos, Gomphrena and Zinnias – and Vegetables – Eggplant, Cucumbers, Squash, Tomatoes, Peppers and Okra. We also direct seeded Cosmos, Sunflowers and Zinnias into the summer garden. Now we water, weed and wait until the garden is ready to bear its fruits.

Dahlia Beds

Our dahlia patch this year has been expanded from 10 rows into 16 rows. This expansion was kind of planned and unplanned at the same time. Over the winter, we began the process of preparing another planting area by covering with a silage tarp. The ground in this new planting area was tilled in the spring and ready for late spring/early summer planting, but we were not yet sure what was to be planted. As we began planting out the Dahlia’s in May, we got to the end of our existing planting area and realized we still had to plant out 2 more colors of Dahlia’s. At this point we assembled all hands on deck and quickly transformed the new planting area into an overflow Dahlia bed for the last 2 colors. This transformation included burning holes in 6 new rows of weed fabric, preparing each of the new rows with the necessary soil amendments and digging the holes for each of the little tubers. We are thankful for the provision of the extra space.

Current Offerings – Fresh Flowers, Edible Flowers, Dried Flowers and Farm Fresh Eggs

For June, we are offering the following products for sale: 

• Fresh Flowers – Ammi, Dara, Bachelor Buttons, Dianthus, Nigella Pods, Snapdragons, Sweet Peas

• Fresh Foliages/Branches – Baptisia, Mountain Mint, Curly Willow, Ninebark

• Edible Flowers – Bachelor Buttons, Dianthus

• Dried Flowers – Ammobium, Blackberry Lily, Larkspur, Nigella Pods and Mixed Bouquets

• 2021 Bouquet Subscriptions

• Custom Arrangements – Available in select Vases and other vessels

• Seasonal Wrapped and Hand-tied Bouquets

• Other products - Farm Fresh Eggs

If you are looking for a special and unique gift, you may want to consider a 2021 Bouquet Subscription. Our Bouquet Subscription features a weekly bouquet filled with locally grown specialty cut flowers from our farm.

Also, if you have an upcoming Special Event/Birthday/Shower or you are searching for a garden inspired source for Wedding Flowers, we offer Custom Floral Design Services, A LA CARTE Selections and DIY Buckets of Blooms and Greenery. Our 2021/2022 floral event calendar is now taking reservations for Weddings and Events. Please fill out an inquiry form here for more information.

For more information about any of these items, please visit our online shop at www.stillwatersfarmandgardens.com or send us an email at stillwatersfarm@centurylink.net.

Our Story

STILL WATERS FARM AND GARDENS is a family run flower farm and floral design studio situated in the Mountain View community of Catawba County. Our farm offers seasonal specialty cut flowers 🌼, foliages 🌾 and edibles 🌿 to florists, restaurants and supermarkets. We also offer lovely garden style bouquets and arrangements using flowers and greenery carefully selected and harvested fresh from our fields. Our products are available for purchase at our seasonal roadside Farm Stand and online* at www.stillwatersfarmandgardens.com. Though we are growing all year round, our flowers and arrangements are offered beginning in late Winter and ending in late Fall. 

Whether you are looking for a custom arrangement or several buckets of flowers, we look forward to serving your floral needs.

* – Available for delivery in Hickory, NC and surrounding areas