The Blooming Backyard

06/17/2026

The first dried flowers of the season are done. All of these (and many more) will be made into dried flower pumpkins, ornaments, cloche flowers, and trees later this year.

06/16/2026

Picked the first little handful of flowers to dry this season. Dried flower cloches, ornaments, trees, and pumpkins will be back this year!

06/13/2026

I am still a few weeks from having flowers to sell, but it’s fun to cut the very first blooms and take them to a neighbor (even if it isn’t a cohesive color palette, lol).

05/10/2026

I planted a 50’ row of these gorgeous zinnias, as well as celosia, amaranth, cosmos, and sunflowers today 🙂 Be on the lookout for some gorgeous July flower bouquets!

04/04/2026

It’s almost garden season!

01/26/2026

I’ve got some exciting news! After a break for a season, I’m going to be growing some cut flowers this year 😍 Not on the scale that I was before, but enough for me to enjoy them and balance my work/family life, and spread some flower love, too. The plan currently is to post available flowers a couple times a week, starting in June/July as they begin to open. I’d also love to include my dried flower pumpkins and some Christmas decor back into the mix. Most likely for porch pickup, as that is easiest for me to work into my schedule. Looking forward to some flowers in 2026!

11/24/2025

Hey, Merc friends! Looking at the week ahead! We will be open this MON-WED our normal hours from 5a - 2 p. We will be CLOSED Thurs–Sat for Thanksgiving so our team can rest & spend time with their families.

Come & see us this Monday-Wed!! We’ll be back to serving your favorites again after our break with our families & friends!

Thank you for understanding, & we hope you all have a wonderful holiday week! 🫶

11/11/2025

09/30/2024

These are the remaining bigger succulent pumpkins that are available, comment sold/mine to claim. Prices in photo captions. Thanks!

09/30/2024

More succulent pumpkins are at the Williamsburg Mercantile!