Spider Web Gardens
Cut Flowers and Arrangements
Top photo shows the garden at the beginning of the season, bottom photo shows July garden.
Our cut your own flower garden will be planted with over 50 varieties of flowers, there will be over 10,000 flowers planted. Customers can check in at the shop for a basket and snippers and choose what they want for 25 cents a stem. For those less adventuresome- beautiful country bouquets are available in the shop, made from flowers picked daily. We can make arrangements for special occasions- call or check in at the shop.
The crew works hard to make the gardens beautiful
CSA for Cut Flowers
We offer a Cut Flower CSA. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is not a new concept, the beginnings started in the 1980’s but local support is increasing. Through CSA a strong partnership is created between the consumer and the farmer. Consumers learn about the farm where they are picking flowers, the farmer gets to know his customers by name. Each growing season, members pay for a share up front and, in return, receive weekly harvests of up to 20 stems for 15 weeks. The experience of picking out each perfect flower, trying new color and texture combinations, and being out of doors on a beautiful day is unique. Flowers are not only beautiful and provide joy for our eyes they can also be medicinal and culinary and used cosmetically. For a list of some of our cut flowers click Here. Some specialty blooms are available to cut flower CSA members.
Heirloom seeds are gaining in interest and popularity among many gardeners. We grow many flowers that have a long and interesting history. For a list of some of our heirloom flowers that we grow click Here.
One of the cut flowers in the garden with an interesting history is the lovely calendula officinalis, which has been used in cooking for centuries. The flowers were a common ingredient in German soups and stews, which explains the nickname "pot marigold." The lovely golden petals were also used to add color to butter and cheese. The flowers are traditional ingredients in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes. Calendula tea provides health benefits as well as being delicious. The beautiful flowers were once used as a source of dye for fabrics. Calendula is native to the Mediterranean region and has spread throughout the world because it tolerates many growing conditions. During the Civil War, American doctors relied on its antiseptic properties and packed open wounds with calendula leaves. Calendula has been historically significant in medicine in many cultures, and it is still important in alternative medicine today.
Cosmos is another cut flower with an interesting history. Spanish priests grew cosmos asteraceae in their mission gardens in Mexico. The evenly placed petals led them to christen the flower "Cosmos," the Greek word for harmony or ordered universe. Cosmos originated in Mexico and South America. Freshly cut cosmos blooms make a bright airy bouquet and an arrangement can last for 7 - 10 days. Select flowers whose petals have just unfolded; they will open fully once cut. Cut the flowers in the morning when their water content is highest and immediately place them in a deep container of tepid water. Before arranging, strip foliage from the lower portion of the stems. If leaves are submerged under water, they will decay quickly, shortening the life of the bouquet. Cosmos flowers are also suitable for drying.
If you would like a printable version of the Cut Flower sign-up sheet please click Here.
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