Canaan Valley Flower Company

10/22/2026

My farmhands’ names are Bob. Bob White, that is.

10/19/2026

Good morning, sunshine!☀️

10/18/2026

… it is only with the first celery that summer is over.
…
But now, suddenly, I am reconciled to autumn. I see quite clearly that all good things must come to an end. The summer has been splendid, but it has lasted long enough. This morning I welcomed the chill in the air; this morning I viewed the falling leaves with cheerfulness; and this morning I said to myself, “Why, of course, I’ll have celery for lunch.” (“More bread, waiter.”)…

Yet, I can face the winter with calm. I suppose I had forgotten what it was really like. I had been thinking of the winter as a horrid wet, dreary time fit only for professional football. Now I can see other things—crisp and sparkling days, long pleasant evenings, cheery fires. Good work shall be done this winter. Life shall be lived well. The end of the summer is not the end of the world. Here’s to October—and, waiter, some more celery.

Milne, A. A.. “A word for autumn.”

10/17/2026

Two pink Breast Cancer Awareness Month bouquets left! Pink ribbon included. $22.50 each.
Call, text or email! 💪💕

10/16/2026

Let’s talk about the difference between tender annuals and cool-hardy annuals…

Two plants. Same bed. Under the same frost cloth. Same cold autumn nights. (Ho ho ho happy Frost-Mas!)

One, the shiso in the back, is now mush. Done for the season.

The other, the Sweet William in the front, is blooming stronger than ever.

Which one do you think is tender? And which one is hardy?

That’s why this flower farm aims to grow as many hardy annuals as possible!

10/16/2026

10/13/2026

At some point each year, a big truck or tractor (or both!) come down the road and stop at my place.

The road is briefly blocked, but the neighborhood kids are delighted!

As am I, although with a dose of financial trepidation.

Two years ago, we established growing beds with dump truck loads of mushroom compost. Last year, the big investment was a deer fence. This year it’s a CoolBot walk-in cooler kit.

This year, as ever, my thanks are not big enough to match the help my neighbours and friends provided!

10/11/2026

“October”

O hushed October morning mild,
Thy leaves have ripened to the fall;
To-morrow’s wind, if it be wild,
Should waste them all.
The crows above the forest call;
To-morrow they may form and go.
O hushed October morning mild,
Begin the hours of this day slow,
Make the day seem to us less brief.
Hearts not averse to being beguiled,
Beguile us in the way you know;
Release one leaf at break of day;
At noon release another leaf;
One from our trees, one far away;
Re**rd the sun with gentle mist;
Enchant the land with amethyst.
Slow, slow!
For the grapes’ sake, if they were all,
Whose leaves already are burnt with frost,
Whose clustered fruit must else be lost—
For the grapes’ sake along the wall.

- Robert Frost

10/11/2026

NO POP-UP in Canaan Valley today.
Weather is not permitting it.
But the dahlias are still beautiful!!
Contact us directly for yours!

10/10/2026

Another amazing grazing table by The Berry Best 304 Catering ! 💜 We love seeing our flowers alongside such delicious fare. 💚🌸 Thank you for taking us with you to Hardy County!