This Flower Farm is STILL BLOOMING!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- The Frost is approaching, but until it arrives, our flower farm will still be productive and pumping out the bouquets for us to sell. Some of our plants, like the Sedums will survive past the frost, but we will still have an abundance of dried flowers to arrange afterwards. In this video Serina gives you a tour of of 2.5 acre farm from top to bottom, skipping all the veggies sections and just focusing on all the flowers or fillers we have growing right now. We have beautiful late summers here in Kelowna BC and now that the cooler nights have arrived, and some moisture along with it, things are very lush and happy after a long, very hot, very dry summer. My favourites, the zinnias, won't be with us for much longer, so we make these videos as a journal of all we have accomplished during this season. If you enjoy our videos, please leave a like, as it means this video gets pushed out to a wider audience, and along with it our message to grow your own food, without the use of pesticides or herbicides, or support other local farmers who do.
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Everyone is looking for an update on my, Serinas, health. I'm improving, and feel a lot better. But I'm still not 100% and back to work yet. It's seeming like the issue might be a stomach problem, not a breathing problem, so I'm on some new medications and might need some more tests.
Dear, I appologize if it bothers you, we've all become obsessed with health issues last 18 months😳
Serina, do you want 5 packets of sunflower selections seeds? I'm not going to use them after all. Let me know if you want them and send me an address to mail them. ❤ Linda in Vancouver 🇨🇦
Glad to hear, I’m sure you’re glad you have some more answers also. Feel better ❤️🩹
Good luck mate!
They say the gut is our second brain. Feed it well my friend 🌼
I can’t stop chuckling at “I don’t really have feelings” but I love the “Yes You Do” 😂. That is my husband every time I start to talk about my garden and plans lolol! I wanted to tell you I noticed, in pictures on FB, the daughter of a friend carrying a dried bouquet in her wedding!!! It was beautiful! So happy to see the beautiful farm! Hope you are all well.
Glad to see you are feeling better! I had to smile because when I saw your video popped up, I was so excited, isn't that funny? Just shows how you've come to be a part of all our lives. Great channel, great co tent, hope everything settles down for you!
My dried flower business years ago ‘Victorian Rose’ when I would pull out some of the dried flowers I would have a bottle of water that I would mist them down to where they’re slightly moist again so it’s pliable to work with to arrange where you’re not breaking anything.. ..they will dry again perfectly.
Great tip, thanks!
@@winstonmoore8299 who are you speaking to?
@@winstonmoore8299 the weather is nice
@@winstonmoore8299 you sure want to know a lot of information
@@winstonmoore8299 so your on these posts trying to befriend people?
So excited to see how everyone and everything veggie and flower are doing! It's only 3:21 am in Seattle. I must watch the video before going back to sleep! 🤣 🌻 🌈
I have a challenge for you: can you do a dreadlock amaranth wig to wear to the market as an alternative to the flower crown? That'd be awesome!!!
I would love to see it too!
How are you doing today Bapst and how is the weather over there
I have been totally thinking that too, lol. The green ones are starting to get some good length on them. I might do it when the frost comes, since I could then dry it like that and have it as a fun prop around the farm
@@YouCantEatTheGrass Love it! If you do it for real, please give us a sneak peak! I am an amaranth lover myself.
SOOOOOOOO HAPPY TO SEE YOUR OK!! Ok, I’ll stop yelling now and watch the video.
Reading through the comments, and love how many of us are amused by Ian, and his comment that he doesn't have feelings 🤣🤣🤣
I am so happy to see your feeling better
Looking forward to seeing more videos
I’m happy to see you and happy you’re feeling better! Your flowers are always a delight.
You are the queen of succession planting Serina! Amazing planning and hard work guys!
I know the flowers represent a major part of your business and required/s a ton of work and money. But just seeing those fields of color made me smile. I don’t think I could do what you do, because I’d be too busy just drinking in the beauty to do any actual work. 🥰💤 When I first started watching this channel, I didn’t get the whole ‘Team Veggies/Flowers’ thing. When I figured it out, I went Team Veggies, easy. (I totally agree with the’ tomato-based lifeform 🍅❤️) But as this year has gone on, I’ve completely converted to Team Flowers. Well, 80% converted. I mean, technically my favorite Veggies start out as flowers, or end up as flowers. So… yeah. 😆😅😄❤️🌺🍅
Oh I love the final minutes with the crown of flowers on your head. Dead pan expression….would have liked to have seen the behind the scenes on that! Been praying for you
All that hard work has certainly paid off. The flowers are still beautiful!
LOL Ian has no feelings because he uploads at 3:00 a.m. Great video and always well presented by Serina The dahlias want to love you but you may have to love them first.
Lol, we definitely wouldn't upload at 3am if we couldn't set it to happen on its own. We do 3am when we are organized enough to get the video done the evening before, because then it's available in the morning for the east coast at 6am. Time zones are weird, lol
Hey guys, I am really enjoying this more relaxed and calming tour/video. Very peaceful yet inspiring. You two have been doing an amazing job with your farm and it's growth. Give each other big ole pats on the back.
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I just graduated and started my own florist service. You have inspire me to grow my own flowers for my business next year. I´m really excited for this so thank you so much for all the inspiration.
How are you doing today Dixiwonderland and how is the weather over there
That bouquet you are holding is absolutely stunning. The purple basil (especially the seed stems) and the spikey amaranth in it are are magnificent!
I know, it’s stunning. Those red zinnias down in it.....
First- I hope you are feeling better! I know it's gotta be hard not being able to do all that you want to do.
2nd -wow! Love how your farm is still full of blooms!! Mines currently in shambles as we prep for next year. It will be worth it!
Great to see you, you are looking well.
Cheers from Tokyo!
Stu
We grow our daliah plants in a poly igloo, so we can control the bugs and keep the rain off the blooms .works really well and when they die down I don't lose them in the garden
Hi Serena I,m glad that you feeling better nice too see you guys back take care love your videos god bless🇨🇦💛💚💖💟💗🌻🌼🌻🌼🌻🌼🌻🌺🥀🌺🥀🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
Serina ~ I sure hope you are feeling better. I love your farm and your videos are excellent. If I wasn't so old, I would like to do that (80). I can barely keep up with my garden, but I hope I never have to give it up. THANK YOU BOTH!💕💕💕
Love this tour and I’m thrilled to see you feeling better.
Hahaha
And beautiful!
Im really hoping one day you can have a heated greenhouse or many of them.
Everyone subscribe and hit like and comment!!!
Glad you're still getting lots of blooms! I think I'm going to give planting a new succession of zinnias mid way through the season b/c like you showed, they're not suffering like the 1st Succession is...
How are you doing today Candace and how is the weather over there
"I don't really have feelings" love how you left it at that! 😄
There have probably been many people asking but wouldn't having honey bees work synergistically on your veggie and flower farm? Perhaps if you didn't want to work with them yourselves maybe lease out your farm flowers to a beekeeper? Work it out in trade and sell honey at the farmers market. I'd definitely buy if I saw honey at your farm stand.
The neighbours are honey farmers, with like 100 hives next door, so it works perfect because we get all the pollination advantages without the work, lol
hahaha Ian at the end. I am a small home gardener and i love growing flowers. This is great advice for me. Thank you.
“I don’t have feelings”. “Yeh you do” 😂😂😂
Great video! I'm amazed on how you still have so many flowers. I hope your season extends for a few more weeks so you can recover from the weird start of the season!
Also I'm glad seeing Serena well and talking. I miss the live videos!
I love amaranth too - it's such a weird and funky flower, both at the micro level and the overall look, and the colour is so intense :)
Nice to see you, Serena! Excited to see all the dried flower magic this winter!
I hope you're doing better. I love the veggie farm but I am starting to love the flower farm as much. Maybe we need another poll in the future. Lol
I am so happy to see you back🤗🤗... I had been waiting for your videos. ❤️
Who would ever guess this video is about the end of harvest, it's just beautiful. I'm new to Dahlia's, mine have been doing much better with the cooler temps here on the shore in Maryland. Just wondering if yours may do better planted down hill a bit farther, they may hold more rain farther down.? just a thought.
We get zero rain here during the summer, so there isn't really any spots that are wetter then others. I could water more, people in the area can grow them well, but I'd rather grow something less demanding
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Oh wow you guys are really doing well with your farm, no water is a hard thing to deal with. I'm on the shore in Maryland, this year was the worst for no rain, well when we want. I get way too much starting early Nov - April, last yr 13 inches over normal. Then nothing July & Aug.
So happy that you’re feeling better! Love all of the flowers.
It's been a rough year for dahlias. So glad the near freeze missed all the lovelies. 🌸🌺🌻🌼
Maybe you could make an experiment corner of the carden where you plant those 'could that work' and 'that would never work' flowers spiecies. That way you see how they like your soil and weather, see how they sell and are suited for flower arangement. You should do some R&D
I'm almost always running a few experiment plants or varieties. I had a lot of stuff that I was trialing in the flower farm this year. I usually grow a chunk of something when doing the experiment though, so I can give it a proper test, not just 1 or 2 of something. The large marigolds are a good example - they've grown well, and sold well, so they will be coming back next year. Last year I grew a lot of globe amaranth, but it was fussy to harvest and design with, so I grew only a handful, to have some for drying.
Oh God, I was waiting for your video.❤️
Lovely video I still have zinnias,amaranth and Dahlias but on a tiny scale Oh Ian you do have feelings because we been watching you every week. Serena hope your feeling better it will soon be snuggle under the blanket time.
Been waiting for your new upload, its finally here!
From your fan here in Philippines
Would love an episode on the best things to grow for drying.
Ian.” I don’t really have feelings.” 🤣
How are you doing today calyton and how is the weather over there
Living in Campbell River, you know my climate. I have dahlias that make others envious. Why? We (hand) water in the morning and then again in the evening. When the heat wave hit this summer, we also did a quick water in the middle of the day because as much as (for us) dinnerplate dahlias love the heat, they also love the water. I mean, just look at the thick, hollow stems, that's a lot of water to keep the flow going. Also, one reason we hand water is we can blast the whole plant with water which seems to eliminate any and all bug damage. If you would like to see what my dahlias look like with all that watering (and heavy composting) I did a short video (less than 2min) on my pups which happened to take place in the front yard dahlia garden. The dahlias are very flush with flowers, yet I do pick between 15 and 25 flowers a day. Here's the video; th-cam.com/video/W4sUdHmps6Y/w-d-xo.html
My flowers are still going to, but my zinnias my pink giants well there not blooming AS big and puffy there lil due to less sun. I have the black on there leaves to mold to dense at the bottom and not enough heat to dry it. Hey I wish u don't take this wrong at all, seriously when I say don't take it wrong lol! Your garden at heart and we tend to not care what we look like when it comes to adding more attractive clothing. I'm soo guilty of it to. When I'm outside 6hrs a day I'm tired. Plus taking care of kids. We pull our pretty healthy hair back and thro a hoody on. That's my most comfortable way ever!! But we need love to and a rewind day!! Your young Like me pretty like me! So I hope next summer you will put time for yourself and be selfish one a week. When we pamper our feet, hands, skin, it feels good it feels dam great lol. You have all potentials for selling more and at the same time feeling good about ourselves. I mentioned makeup before but that's not even an essential but putting your hair down and wearing somthing nicer than an old t-shirt lol to your market stand!! You put the flower crown on your husband...... it's neat and I love it but you need to look refreshed and not tired when selling. People are attractive to what looks better and a simple comfortable sun dress/hippy dress what ever they want to call them lol looks alot better on you than an t-shirt! Take 2 pictures a rainy cloudy pic or a sunny bright mountain pic what pic is gonna grab your eye? Easy question!! I hope Ian is supporting what I'm saying❤❤❤❤❤❤
I'm a huge fan of you and your wonderful family!
Good to see you up and at it. So much to see and really still so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Of all the beautiful, wonderful flowers you grow, the blue statice is my very favorite, it just makes any bouquet you add it to POP! Enjoyed this one. By the way Ian, after all these videos it's pretty clear you have alot of feelings... for your wife, your kids, your farm and for life itself, so sorry but, you ain't foolin'no one LOL!
Thank you So much more about the information about All your garden and a lot of VIDEO to see you 🇺🇸🇺🇸🐏🐶🐢🌹🌵🌵🌿
Great video as always, I will try to remember to succession sow next year but summers in the UK are a bit different!
Glad to see you feeling better!
Serena, you have to try Johnny's Blue Horizon Ageratum as a filler! It's tough, has a good vase life, and blooms from spring until frost.
Missing you guys very much !!! Hope school is going well for your baby boy and I hope Serena you are feeling better !!! Thinking of you guys
Good to see you are feeling better, remember, health first, wealth second.
Good to see your health improve Serena
Amerants are edible, especially here in the Pacific Islands.One of our main greens.steamed with chicken and coconut cream and chicken.yummy
Awesome! Can’t wait until our flowers look as great as yours.
Red spike amaranth is by far my favorite plant this year. I want to grow so much more of it next year.
Hi Serena & Ian,
Hope everyone is feeling better! Your flowers are so wonderful!!!! Can you see the lake from your farm? How many miles away is the lake from your farm? I always see it in the drone shots and just got curious. You truly live in a beautiful town! Thanks for the video!!! 😊💖👋🐝🦋🌸🐈🐕🌻🙏👋👍
We are really close to 3 lakes, like less then five minutes drive. You can see 1 lake, but only from a few spots, and more often when there are no leaves on the trees. But no complaints from me, because I love the view of the yellow hill across from us
Flower Hill Farm mentioned yesterday about her lack of production with Dahlia’s too
They have very different climates, with very different precipitation. A lot of people struggled with dahlias this year because of high precipitation which is the opposite issue Serena has had.
@@RTCPhotoWork Of course they have different Climates, but if they are growing the same variety of a Dahlia’s and have the same lack of productivity it might be the variety
Some of those dried bouquets would make fantastic Halloween decorations.
Serina, I was re watching your video on is o'reilly's 10 favorite fillers you did with Nicole and I'm I'm curious if you ever decided decided on the perennial grasses that you were going to to purchase for fillers... I'm currently working on my seed order and trying to determine what exactly experimental crops I'm going to grow for this year...
I bought a few different miscanthus grasses. They will take a few years though
Funny how Serena cannot talk with our her hands going 100 MPH!
Thank you for talking about your experience 🥰🌸🍀
Maybe try other varieties of dahlias. Try the Cornel and the Joey series, very prolific for me anyway.
Serina, hope that Autumn brings you the space you need to get fully well.
LOL, the ending!🤣 The succession plantng really panned out. And Ian's hard work clearing the property for the garden at the bottom of the farm added to it. Kinda feels like the garden doubled in size this year because of these two growing tasks. Well done! So much learned this year!👍👍😃
I can't wait till we start planting across from the farm, and really start filling in. We have space for another 30 or so beds still
that bouquet you are carrying at the begining of the video is just beautiful. hope you are healing .
Yay! You have African Marygold. We also have that here in the Philippines and they withstand a very hot weather here. I'm amazed that they can also survive very cold weather. Your flowers are amazing! Your farm is amazing! Everything's amazing! I love it!!!
They will die soon unfortunately. But are fun while they last
Glad you are beginning to feel better. Hope it continues and you are able to discover the origin of the issue.
Excited to see your dried flower bouquets💐❄️⛄
Your dried bouquets would probably sell well on etsy and other online shopping !
whats the are area cultivate/lenght of the beds and how many products you got to sell a week
Have you ever thought about extending your greenhouses
The zinnias are beautiful. There is a particular one that I like. Its have cream and pink color. Would you be able to provide the name of that variety? Thanks
I don't grow any two toned ones. The varieties I grow are benarys giant and lime queen
Please give us updates about your health. Hope you are feeling better
If you end up with a lot of great dried flowers, you might want to consider making some small headpieces for little girls and just add in a little bit of tulle to them. the tulle is inexpensive, but adds a princess vibe to a headband or crown of flowers for any little girl.
@YouCan'tEatThe Grass I've no idea if Tiarella would dry... but imagine: "Tairella Tiaras"!!
I am glad there has been some improvement. I hope there is a solution and a good treatment plan soon.
Hahaha’ “I don’t have feelings! “ Love it🌻
How's the farm market this week? I didn't see you posting new videos.. I'm always waiting to see the farm and the satisfying harvest by Serina❤️❤️
We filmed it, but it won't come out till next week. I'm editing a video for Tuesday though
Happy to watch ur video💕
Beautiful! Hope you are doing better!
Happy you are feeling better. Easy does it.
Just wondering if you have tried New England Aster varieties in your perennial area. They bloom later and are supposed to be good cut flowers. They can really handle frost and they appreciate drier fall weather.
I'll have to look into them
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Your bouquets are incredible.
Curious if you guys have tried eating the amaranth? P.s. love your guys channel! The flowers are immaculate
We originally grew it to eat, but its not my favorite. I would categorize it as a sour green, and I prefer a spicy or bitter green personally
GREAT VIDEO🌺🌸🌼!!!!
WHERE do you get your landscape fabric with holes?
We buy it then burn the holes ourselves. We have a video about th-cam.com/video/Dn3oESdikHI/w-d-xo.html
I really enjoyed this style of video! 😊
Are you zone 5 (Canada) which means zone 4 in the USA or zone 5 USA which means zone 6 in Canada?
Usda zone 5, Canadian 6. I say usda because most of the audience is American and I got annoyed with people telling me I should be able to grow warm stuff if zone 6, lol. But, if you are Canadian- since learning they are different, I've often found plants in stores labeled as the usda zone number, not the Canadian one, so I'd buy with the lower number in mind if you don't specifically know the plant
Im form Mexico. We grow Marygol for (day of the death )is like Halloween in USA. The only flower we use is marigold we do altars to remember our family passed away. Like( coco movie ) exactly.
You sure have beautiful flowers!
Love your Farm! Try Some Asters, perfect perennial fall flower. Also, next year try pole beans all over your property boundary fence, fresh and dried. Easy, no maintenance crop, fresh all season and dried beans for fall. My favs, rattlesnake pole fresh beans, and Cherokee Trail of tears, fresh or as a dry black bean, and Good Mother Stallard, for dry soup beans. Thanks, and Good Job.
Amazing miss Beautiful Flower farm I support you always
Hello from northwest Florida,it’s our first day of beautiful weather. Hope you are
Feeling better . All your hard work is deserving of a winter break . Love all your videos.😍🌸👍
My summer in northern Alberta was a little hotter than normal. I couldn't keep up on the Dahlia watering for my pots with twice a day! One of my two plants really struggled to come back and never returned to the beauty the other had.
Unfortunately, fall is here for me and I sadly said goodbye to all my summer blooms this past Saturday. 😭
That's so funny.
Tell them your feelings
I don't really have any feelings
Uh yes you do
Love you guys lol
You do such a good job with the flower arranging. I would definitely buy from you. More importantly I hope that your health is improving. You sound and look like you have a more pep in your step. Your hubby also does a great job don’t wanna leave him out but he’s amazing as well.
I have missed seeing your videos. Glad to see your baçk, hope your feeling better. Love your videos and all that I learn from you.