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16535 Jungquist Road | Skagit Valley
Mount Vernon, WA

One of the things we talk about in therapy is locus of control, or the things that are within and outside of our control. I learned about this eons ago when I was in college and then it became one of the many things that got stored in the cobwebs of

Sometimes I feel like I should only post if I have something noteworthy to say. Sometimes - most of the time - the thoughts are there but the time to form those thoughts into Instagram-able bites is not. So tonight the pictures get to do the talking.

I love yellow dahlias (yes, even “highlighter yellow,” although I’ve stopped growing those neon adjacent ones because there isn’t a market for them). Peachy yellow, buttercream yellow, yellow with a kiss of blush . . . so good

Either my eye sight is worsening (probably) or my phone is ready for an upgrade (also likely), but some nights it’s a challenge to find shots that aren’t blurry. I hear blurry photos from the Instagram of yore are making a comeback, so ma

Some purple goodness from yesterday’s wedding harvest! 💜 I grow fewer purple dahlias than any other color, but I’m pretty partial to this crew here.

#beemerryfarm #dahlias #flowerfarm #purpleflowers #weddingflowers

I like to make things look pretty as much for other people as for myself. Putting effort into how something looks - whether a tablescape or a cozy reading nook - is one of the ways I express my care for others. This is true in the classroom as well,

I have a hard time pulling flowers that have self-seeded, so I often end up with bits of this-and-that interspersed in random places. Sometimes I will transplant volunteer flowers to holes where I’ve removed dahlias, but most of the time I just

Two second-year dahlia seedlings. I’m keeping one, and going to compost the other at the end of the season. Can you guess which is which?

I’m tossing the majority of the second-years, actually. Most just don’t spark joy for me or f

As I get older and more curmudgeonly (or maybe I’m just confident in what I like and don’t like 😉), there are some words and phrases used in the flower growing world that drive me bonkers. One is “obsessed” and the other is &

A little photo dump of some of the newest dahlias blooming (all are first year seedlings, so these are the only ones growing in the whole world & that will never cease to amaze me!). I’ve never lucked out with so many potential keepers. Fin

I’m trying to get my sea legs with taking dahlia cultivar photos for the website. The awkwardness of trying to hold a bunch of flowers in one hand while aiming for just the right lighting, just the right angle, and with just the right “lo

Sometimes I wish life would slow down.
 
My counselor is helping me re-think assigning value to emotions (i.e., there is no such thing as a ‘bad’ or ‘good’ emotion because humans experience a range of feelings that all s

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Melissa - beemerryfarm@gmail.com

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