Pumpkins!

Here are a few pictures from our fall crop of amaranth, broom corn, Indian corn, sunflowers and pumpkins this year. Thanks to everyone that came out to pick a few pumpkins! We hope you will make it a yearly tradition.

Lots of Arrangement Ideas!

Do you want to come pick a bucket of flowers but are not quite sure how to arrange them when you get home? Well today I want to share a few pictures I have taken of the pre-made bouquets which I take to farmers market each week. I hope this will give you some ideas on color combinations and visual aids for your next visit. Still not sure if you are up to the task? Just come and pick up a beautiful pre-made bunch similar to these at the Montfort Farmers Market (1915 W. Monroe )Thursdays from 4-7 each week!

And here are some Sunflowers because I LOVE them so...

New Stuff!

We have some new blooms this week and boy are they cool!
We tried out Carnations for the first time this year. I am loving them! The first few that bloomed were baby pink and also a few in such a bright pink they could rival a flamingo with their intensity. Now, I am very curious what other colors they will popping open in the next few days. I think it is neat that their stems are a more bluish-grey-green compared to most of the other John Deere style greens that frequent the garden. Look at the last of these four pictures and you will see that the buds are about to burst open and there will be many colors to go around!

Another pretty addition to our current variety pack is called Catanche Blue. The buds look so dry and straw-like you might think they they are about to shrivel up and blow away, then suddenly they burst open and are a beautiful deep royal (nearly purple) with little tiny flecks of yellow and white in the center. What a show!

Last but certainly not least, we have delicate bunches of peach, pink, yellow, and magenta  Millifolium flowers which are filling out nicely this week. I like to compare this plant to cauliflower, in the way that it is a single stem with a crown of petite florets of miniature blooms at the top. While that may not sound to appeasing too the your taste buds, it will do wonders for your bouquet. Many people walk by this plant and don't give it the proper respect. However, those that slow down for a moment and pick a few stems are always pleasantly surprised and rewarded by the vibrant contrast these teeny little buds will add to your bouquet!

Now this next set of pictures is not really new stuff. These flowers have been blooming for a little while now but I thought they were just too pretty not to share with you on here.

 

We hope you will come out and see each of these for yourself and take some home to grace your house with a splash of summer color. And for just $5 a bucket you can  brighten the day of a friend when you share some blooms on your way home without breaking the budget. Don't forget to find us on Facebook and "like" our page for $1 off your first bucket www.facebook.com/HalfMoonBlooms

Do you know about our deals?

Don't forget to take advantage of our early season specials right now. Get a bucket of blooms for just $4 that is a dollar off the regular price. Also, if you become a 'follower' of this blog page or 'like' our Facebook page you can get an extra dollar off your first bucket when you visit our U-Pick garden. Last but not least, we would love if you come visit us at the Montford Farmers Market (1915 W. Monroe, just off Hwy 395) every Thursday from 4 to 7pm. You can get a premade bouquet for just $3 each!

The blooms are coming, the blooms are coming!

Get ready; we will be open and available for picking anytime after June 25^th and we are currently offering an early season (6-25 to 7-4) special of $1 off each bucket. AND when you like our Half Moon Blooms Facebook page you can get a $1 off you first bucket. That means you could get a whole bucket of flowers for just $3 bucks! You just can’t beat that deal!

Yes, that is right we are happy to announce that we FINALLY have flowers ready for the picking. The selection is still somewhat limited compared to what we should have later in the summer. However, if you like white daisies, purple bachelors buttons, and lovely grape colored lupines, and a few pink things here and there, now is the time to come out for a visit! 

Also, we are now regulars at the Montford Farmers Market starting today, on Monroe just off of 395, from 4-7pm. This week you can pick up a premade bouquet in addition to a few marigolds, petunias and impaitients. Come visit us each Thursday, just look for the Paul’s wood things and Half Moon Blooms Booth.

Hope to see you soon and thank you to the vistitors that came to see us at the Market today!