Welcome to Backyard Blooms! We're glad you're here and we're looking forward to another season of flowering with you in 2026.
First off, we're a family of 6. We grow flowers in our literal backyard, amongst swingset and summer pool. We've learned that the park is a good place for a game. But the gardens are a good spot for hide and seek.
It all started with ranunculus. Not sure what it is? It's a rose look-alike with one exception, No Thorns! It's the flower that got us started, and now there are more flowers to dance alongside ranunculus. Like stock, snapdragons, tulips, anemone, and more. Spring is my favorite season!
We're a small flower farm so that means we occasionally source fresh flowers grown from nearby flower growers. Which also means you will likely only find flowers in our roadside stand when they're in season, from April thru October. (Spoiler: we're working on perfecting our winter tulips, so perhaps you will see them in the near future!)
It starts off with tulips and daffodils in the beginning of April, with anemone and ranunculus close behind.
Spring never seems to last long enough. And around here, it seems that the summer-like temps hit before the calendar is even showing June. This kind of heat brings on the peonies and all her companions- the wildflower kind!
The last of the fragrant peonies & bright ranunculus have faded away by the time the first day of summer rolls around... but May and early June is a popular time for recitals, proms, graduations, and other celebrations. These flowers fit in just right for these joyful occasions.
Then it's time summer flowers like sunflowers & lilies to shine! (Do you see the purple allium "lolliops"?)
July & August is the time for fancy lisianthus to make their appearance. Lizzy, as we like to call it, is also a long lasting flower. You can count on this one to stay around for more than a week.
And the best thing about lisianthus? They look like a rose, but no thorns!
All this time, we've been waiting on the dahlias! Dahlias favor the months of September and October to bring forth abundance. These flowers grow from bulbs, which are dug up and saved every year.
Usually in October we expect a frost, which is when the tempuratures dip below freezing overnight. This destroys every thing that was once blooming and signals the plants to shut down. At this point, it's cleanup time for us!