Sunshining Valentine's Day

Day 8 of Valentine's Day shipping...

During this two-week-or-so period we at Sun Valley like to call "Valentine's Day," I've been getting my boots dirty while traipsing around the Arcata farm trying to get a bird's eye view of the heightened holiday floral production. Last week, we took a tour of Tulipville in Arcata, so it seemed like a great idea to kick this week off with a tour of the Oxnard farm! So, I asked Melina, one of my Oxnard counterparts, to give us her own personalized tour of the crops at our sunny So Cal farm. Boy, am I glad she did. Her photographs are simply gorgeous... as are her subjects!

See for yourself...

Brassica (Kale)



An open field of Brassica



Brassica has been simply stunning this season! It's been a real crowd pleaser in the shops, and it's breathtaking to see growing in these lush, beautiful rows!



Carmine Lavender brassica

 

Green brassica




Asters - think pink.. and purple!



Pink Sea Star asters growing in a hoophouse

A hoophouse full of purple and pink Sea Star asters



Close-up of Sea Star asters

 

A row of hot pink Serenade asters, nearly ready for harvest



Pink and hot pink Matsumotos, getting ready for Valentine's Day!

Freshly harvested hot pink Matsumoto asters in buckets of water, bound for the coolers



Freshly harvested pink Matsumoto asters

Dianthus (Green Trick and Green Ball)



Green dianthus is one crop that is harvested green... and stays green!


I don't know about you, but these photos helped bring the sunshine in despite the rain and snow we've been having throughout the country. Imagine what the flowers will do in person!

A special thanks to Melina for giving us this visual delight of a tour!

If you want more information about any of the flowers you see here, check out our Flower Resource Pages on the TSVG website by clicking HERE.