This season's Harvest Fair winners!

We grew an amazing array of hot peppers this year.  Jill Nussinow, the Veggie Queen, turned some of our peppers into this tasty hot sauce.  Thanks Jill!

Flowers from Tehachapi

Courtesy of Erica

Godetia and Dahlias

 

 Delphinum, Godetia, Dahlias

More new dahlias

 

AC Diane Brazil

Bodacious

Zoey Ray

2013 

Dahlias

Some of our newest varieties.

 Ryecroft Zoe

Mayan Warrior

AC Paint

 Penhill Watermelon

Beets 

 The size of my fist.

These cans are filled with assorted greens and pods.  Lamb's ear, yarrow, hosta, lily, gillardia, grape vines, wisteria, lantana, sea holly, ornamental basil, strawberries,  and lots more.  Selling for $9 at the Occidental Farmer's Market.

Some of our new dahlias:  clockwise Jessica Willow, Hollyhill Candystripe, Northlake Pride.

My latest favorite read.

 

Here is a link to the flower glossary.

Victoria's Flower Dictionary 

Market Flowers

Available Fridays at the

Occidental Bohemian Farmers Market

Mixed bouquets sell for $10.

 

 

   Sunflower, alstroemeria, godetia, daisy, dahlia, snapdragon, zinnia, campanula, golden drumstick, delphinium, Bells of Ireland.

Occidental Farmer's Market Opening Day

Lee James from Tierra Vegetables kindly provided the peacock feathers that adorned our large mixed bouquets.

Echeveria "Imbricata"

Hens and Chicks displaying flowers.

 

Flowers for friends.  Erica put three bouquets together as gifts to friends and neighbors.

Snapdragons are coming on strong.

The nopal cactus greeted us with a blossom this morning.

Butterflies Loving the Statice

These are both varieties of swallowtails. 

The yellow above I believe is a Western Tiger.

The blue and black in the video below is most likely a male Pipevine.  Note the chinks missing from the left wing.   

 

I have linked to a fun website here that helps with butterfly identification.

 http://www.gardenswithwings.com/identify-butterflies.html

May Flowers in the Garden

 Schizanthus, or Poor Man's Orchid

Yellow Poker Plant, Kniphofia.  A member of the lily family.

Scabiosa seed pod.  Pincushion flower.  A light white and lavender flower that forms these pods seen to the very left.

Campanula or Canterbury Bells.

Pink Foxglove.

HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY

Passion Fruit Vine

Allium Bulgaricum

 Candytuft

Golden Drumstick 

Billy Buttons Craspedia Globosa

Dolly Parton

 

Joshua Tree

The joshua trees are sporting a profusion of blooms this Spring.  Erica snapped this beauty near Adelanto while on an archeological survey.

Apple Blossoms

Golden Delicious.

California poppies and old vine zinfandel.

Spring jeans.

SPRING EQUINOX

Farm to Table Dinner

at
Tierra Vegetables 

March 23, 2013 at 6pm

Erica spent the day gathering the best of the early spring flowers and vegetables on hand to produce a dozen tabletop arrangements for this dinner at Tierra tonight in the new White Barn. The event is showcasing 

Chalk Hill Cookery

 presenting a 6 course vegan menu prepared by Chef Matteo Silverman.  Check out the menu on their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/events/560653760625595/




Designed by Erica.

 All photos by Erica D. Maier

Planning your 2013 wedding?

  

We are connected to the local communities in Sebastopol and Occidental, California.  We grow all our own flowers and sell directly to the public at the Occidental Bohemian Farmer's Market.  We also design and provide flower arrangements and bouquets for local weddings and events.  Check out the link below for a list of wedding venues in the Occidental area:

 http://www.occidentalwedding.com/getmarried.html