Greetings, Friends - Happy Solstice! The Murphy-Collins team has exciting news... we are so pleased to announce the birth of our new garden - presently named, "The BFG". B is for Big and G is for Garden. F is for Friendly or other descriptors. She is a 2-acre planting in our family's pasture that frames … Continue reading Fields of Joy
Top 10 Highlights from 1st Flower Farming Season
[This guest blog post brought to you by Kate Murphy Orland, Megan's younger sister] “Set an intention for your practice”- my yoga teacher, every class. Sometimes this makes me groan internally (can’t disturb the polite quiet of the class setting), but recently I’ve tried to embrace this whole intention business. My intention is typically something … Continue reading Come Dance With Me
Greetings, Friends - We are well into the Aries Fire on this second day of April. The Pisces Water slipped right through my fingers. March was full! As I looked at the to-do list for March, it seemed a bit unlikely that it would all unfold as desired. Steve was leaving mid-March and I would … Continue reading Fire Water
Greetings, Friends - Last week I got to attend my first flower grower workshop through the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers. It was awesome, extremely informative, and also overwhelming. I began the workshop feeling inspired with new ideas (for example, flower jewelry and wearable flowers / 'flower tattoos'!) and left feeling like I needed a pep … Continue reading The Learning Curve Plunge
... tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. That's why we call it the present." (unknown) I discovered this quote while watching (of all things) Kung Fu Panda. A good reminder for me as I spend a great deal of energy thinking about the future. Ah, the anticipation of our unfolding art, flowers, … Continue reading “Yesterday is history…
Backyard Beauty 