Many years ago, I went to our local farmers market in the square of our local town. I met a lovely man there selling daylily fans. He showed me pictures and said I would love them. I purchased three daylilies on this day, planted them and fell in love at the first bloom.

A year or so later, I found out that the same person I purchased these lilies from was my neighbor; he would come by on his UTV with lilies that needed to be disposed of and dropped them off. I planted a large bed filled with lilies that had a beautiful bloom each year.

As time passed, my husband and I decided to move; upon selling our home, I had every intention of digging up my lilies and taking them with me. Unfortunately, I could not take them with me due to the selling requirements of the home. I had never been to the neighbor’s house.

I went by one day, and wow is all I can say about the sprawling gardens around their home. I met his wife; they are both near and dear to me. I mentioned when we moved that I was devastated that I could not take my lilies with me, and she was kind enough to say come and dig; let’s get you some lilies. So, I did, and wow, such greatness.

I continued to visit them regularly for several years. I was a school district employee for our local school during the pandemic of 2020. There was no school in session, and all I had to do was garden. During this, I had lots of time to think. My garden had grown into a passion unlike any other. Flowers were everywhere, growing and blooming; I loved it.

On July 4, 2020, I started a Facebook page for my daily flower blooms and created a shop for homegrown flower seeds. It was successful. Now here we are, over 15 years later, a small business making its way.