Category: Summer 2025

…Charlotte!

Well, that’s what Kay calls her. Making her home in our greenhouse, among the lisianthus stems, she’s been preparing to lay her eggs for the season. Gorging on unsuspecting garden pests, Charlotte is actually quite beneficial to the gardener…helping to control beetles, mosquitos, and flies. Not to mention the odd, unfortunate grasshopper.

Charlotte is a yellow garden spider. Although that seems like such an inadequate name for this impressive beauty. She is sometimes referred to as a McKinley spider, because some have reckoned that the unique pattern of her web design resembles the signature of former President McKinley. Kudos to whoever got close enough to figure that out.

For sure, though, that’s a web design that no autopen can replicate!

If you take a look at our Featured Boukay page, you’ll get the full story on the creation of these custom-crafted boukays. They were made for our friends at Quarry Hill Orchards to help promote their special Peaches & Cream event this weekend. Their market shop is just loaded with summer goodies, some of which are displayed here behind Kay and her babies!

“Leftovers”

Seems such a pedestrian word to ascribe to those “one-of-a-kind”, hand-crafted boukays that haven’t sold when the Saturday markets come to a close.

On such rare occasions, we may set these lovelies on our boukart, and then announce their availability on social media and our Google business profile.

Today, however, these precious, organic explosions of color are coming into our home. Because leftovers look better the next day (and the next…and the next…)

…pull many weeds”

It’s been one of the warmest and most humid summers in recent memory, and it’s not half-over. Customary “pop-up” thunderstorms and copious amounts of timely rain. And, not just a little bit of moist “stickiness”. We’ve realized great results from the flower fields because of the weather, though the insects and the weeds have also flourished.

This is why a timely summer visit from our grandson has been most appreciated. We’re not sure he knew what was in store when he stepped off the plane, but he’s been a blessed addition to our modest workforce of late.

Well, someone has to cut them! That’s what Thursdays are all about at the farm. On Thursdays, Kay cuts the flowers, as you can see here. On Fridays, Kay makes the boukays inside the air-conditioned comfort of the Seed Shack. Then, when Saturday comes, it’s off to the markets, or delivering to the parties, etc. Even though tomorrow is July 4th, Kay will still be making the magic happen in the Shack. Though, time will be set aside for a few dips in the pool and the consumption of a grilled bratwurst.

Happy birthday, America!

A common theme, but made quite uncommon when Kay’s Boukays is your florist. Our wedding season is off to a fabulous start as you can see. It all started when the bride-to-be poured her heart into our online event form, and here’s a glimpse at how it turned out.

Arches, tables, bridal bouquets, etc. No longer “to-be” now, but a blushing bride who can enjoy looking at her flowers for some time to come.