DebWFF, Author at White Flower Farm's blog

12 Top Picks for the Holidays

Erica Anderson
November 13, 2023
Staff Picks

Every year we ask our staff to weigh in about their favorite holiday items for decorating and gifting. If you’re looking for some fresh ideas for your shopping list, this is a great place to start! 1 Pink Azalea Topiary “I’m lucky to have a greenhouse window over my kitchen sink, where this Azalea topiary delightfully takes the drudgery out of scrubbing pots and pans. It is simply breathtaking. I love how this beautiful plant displays vibrant flowers over a long time and remains lovely even when the last flower has faded.” -Karen B., Senior Horticultural Advisor, Customer Service 2…

Joined: February 5, 2016
Articles: 33

What Is a Hardiness Zone, and Why Is It Important?

DebWFF
March 1, 2019
Garden Design

If you’ve spent any time shopping for plants, you’ve likely encountered the term “hardiness zone.” Simply put, hardiness zones are numerical and alphabetical codes that are assigned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to each area of the country. Our…

Staff Favorites for Holiday Gifting

DebWFF
December 14, 2018
Gifts, Holiday Gifts, Host & Hostess Gifts

Around the farm, our staff is a wee bit busy picking and packing gifts for customers all across the land, but between things, we’ve all been placing our own orders holiday gifts. If it helps you wrap up your shopping,…

Allium – Show-Stopping Globes, Spheres, & Domes for Your Garden

As visitors stroll the display gardens at the farm, they often ask us about the plants they see in the borders and beds. No plants generate more questions than Alliums. Members of this genus are available in a broad range…

Field Tips for Harvesting Cut Flowers

DebWFF
August 2, 2018
cut flowers

Most gardeners enjoy growing flowers for the beauty they bring to outdoor areas. But we also like cutting blossoms and bringing them indoors in vases. For advice on how to cut and care for your own fresh cut flowers, we…

White Flower Farm’s Moms & Daughters Choose Their Favorite Mother’s Day Gifts

DebWFF
May 4, 2018
Gifts, Staff Picks

Wondering what to get your Mom this Mother’s Day? To help you select a great gift from White Flower Farm, we asked a handful of our female colleagues, all of whom happen to be Moms, to choose their favorite gift…

Spring’s Prompt Perennials

It was a heck of a winter here in the Northeast, and we use the past tense hesitantly because we’re now in the midst of one of the cruelest and coldest Aprils any of us can remember. The calendar says…

The Store Is Open!

DebWFF
April 13, 2018
Gifts, Store

Spring has not quite sprung in our neck of the woods (Sunday’s temperature is expected to drop again into the 30s), but the itch to begin gardening is transforming life at the farm. Our garden crew once again is working…

Our Top 5 Garden Questions

DebWFF
August 9, 2017
Common Questions, Hydrangeas, Roses, Watering

Year after year, our customer service staff members spend as much time taking orders as they do answering questions and offering garden advice. They love to do this, especially because many are avid gardeners. Compiled below are the 5 most…

Native Plants for Autumn Interest

DebWFF
August 1, 2017
Garden Design, Natives, plants for pollinators

By Jonathan Chesler Assistant to the Head Gardener As summer hits its high arc and the days grow technically but as yet imperceptibly shorter, Northeastern gardens are in full flush and bloom. Pick-your-own produce places pop up and roadside farm…

Getting Ready for the 12th Annual Great Tomato Celebration!

DebWFF
May 18, 2017
Garden Design

Here at the farm, we’re in the midst of mad preparations for this weekend’s 12th Annual Great Tomato Celebration, which runs May 19th through 21st, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, rain or shine. The weather is set to…