FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

DAHLIA TUBER ORDERS & SHIPPING-

AT THIS TIME TUBER SHIPPING IS AVAILABLE TO CANADA ONLY.

-SHIPPING COSTS TYPICALLY RANGE $20 PER ORDER. WE USE FLAT RATE CANADA POST SHIPPING BOXES. ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FEES MAY APPLY TO LARGE ORDERS WHERE ADDITIONAL BOXES ARE REQUIRED. ORDERS REQUIRING EXTRA SHIPPING BOXES WILL BE CONTACTED VIA EMAIL AND PAYMENT MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO SHIPPING.

-ON FARM PICK UP WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR LOCALS. TUBER PICK UP WILL TAKE PLACE IN MAY ONCE OUR FARM OPENS TO THE PUBLIC. WE CANNOT ACCOMODATE EARLY PICK UP. YOU WILL RECEIVE EMAIL NOTIFICATION WHEN YOUR ORDER IS READY FOR PICKUP. PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP BEFORE RECEIVING THIS EMAIL.

-DAHLIA TUBERS WILL SHIP WHEN WEATHER APPROPRIATE, LIKELY LATE APRIL/EARLY MAY. WE CANNOT ACCOMODATE EARLY SHIPPING.

-YOU WILL RECEIVE NOTIFICATION WHEN YOUR ORDER SHIPS.

-ORDERS CANNOT BE COMBINED, EDITED OR CANCELLED ONCE PLACED.

-ANY CLAIMS MUST BE MADE WITHIN 3 DAYS OF YOU RECEIVING YOUR ORDER.

-WE WILL LIKELY HAVE ANOTHER TUBER SALE IN MAY

WHAT ARE THE BEST FLOWER CARE PRACTICES?

-ADD 2-3 INCHES OF COOL WATER TO A CLEAN VASE. AVOID ADDING TOO MUCH WATER TO YOUR VASE AS THIS CAN CAUSE YOUR STEMS TO DETERIORATE PREMATURELY. ADD MORE WATER AS NEEDED.

-REMOVE ALL FOLIAGE BELOW THE WATER LINE.

- CUT STEMS TO THE SIZE OF YOUR VASE. LEAVING STEMS TOO LONG CAN CAUSE THEM TO BEND AND BREAK UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE BLOOM. THE VASE SHOULD ADEQUATELY SUPPORT THE STEMS THE WEIGHT OF THE BLOOM.

-KEEP VASE OF FLOWERS AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT, DRAFTS, VENTS OR EXTREME TEMPERATURES.

-WARMER CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE YOUR FLOWERS TO OPEN AND THEN DECLINE FASTER. SUSTAINED TEMPERATURES ABOVE 20C CAN RESULT IN PREMATURE DECLINE OF YOUR BLOOMS. KEEP FLOWERS COOL TO MAXIMIZE VASE LIFE

DO YOU SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE GROWING PRACTICES?

-YES WE DO! SUSTAINABILITY IS ONE OF OUR CORE PRINCIPLES. WE EMPLOY SUSTAINABLE GROWING PRACTICES THROUGHOUT OUR FLOWER PRODUCTION. WE USE A VARIETY OF ORGANIC GROWING TECHNIQUES AND CREATE SAFE HAVENS FOR POLLINATORS. WE ALSO USE RECYCLED AND RECYCLABLE PACKING FOR OUR ORDERS AND LIMIT THE USE OF PLASTICS WHEREVER POSSIBLE.

WE ALSO GIVE PRIORITY TO ONTARIO GROWN FLOWERS FOR USE IN OUR FLORAL DESIGNS. INTERNATIONALLY IMPORTED BLOOMS COME WITH AN EXTREMELY HIGH CARBON FOOT PRINT, WHILE LOCAL BLOOMS DO NOT. FINDINGS SHOW IMPORTED BLOOMS HAVE A CARBON FOOT PRINT OF 32.252/KG/CO2 WHILE DOMESTICALLY GROWN BLOOMS HAVE A CARBON FOOT PRINT OF 1.71/KG/CO2.

THIS MEANS LOCALLY GROWN FLOWERS ARE ALWAYS A MORE SUSTAINABLE OPTION. THIS IS WHY WE FOLLOW SEASONAL AVAILABILITY.

CAN I ORDER DAHLIAS IN FEBRUARY? PEONIES IN DECEMBER? RANUNCULUS IN OCTOBER?

-NO, EACH FLOWER HAS IT’S OWN SEASON AND THERE’S NO GETTING AROUND THAT. SEE OUR WHAT’S IN SEASON CHART BELOW. TYPICALLY SUBSCRIPTION SALES FOR EACH VARIETY OCCUR 2-3 MONTHS IN ADVANCE.

CAN I COME VISIT FARM?

-WE OFFER SELECT ON FARM EVENTS THROUGH OUT THE YEAR. OUR PICK YOUR OWN DAHLIA DAYS ARE A GREAT TIME TO GET OUT TO THE FARM AND CHECK OUT WHAT WE HAVE GROWING. WE ARE ALSO OFFERING GREENHOUSE TOURS BY TICKET ONLY. UNLESS WE ARE HOSTING AN ON FARM EVENT OUR FIELDS AND GREENHOUSES ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.

WHEN CAN I PICK MY OWN FLOWERS?

-WE OFFER SELECT PICK YOUR OWN FLOWER DAYS. TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE. WE ARE HOPING TO OFFER A FEW PICK YOUR OWN RANUNCULUS DAYS IN ADDITION TO OUR PICK YOUR OWN DAHLIA DAYS. PICK YOUR OWN RANUNCULUS WILL TAKE PLACE IN APRIL/MAY. PICK YOUR OWN DAHLIAS TAKES PLACE AUGUST/SEPTEMBER. WE TYPICALLY OFFER WEDNESDAY EVENING, SATURDAY/SUNDAY MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON PICKS. TO STAY UP TO DATE ON ALL OF OUR PICK YOUR OWN EVENTS BE SURE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR EMAIL NEWSLETTER.

DO YOU SELL DAHLIA TUBERS AND WHEN?

-YES WE SELL DAHLIA TUBERS AND SALES TYPICALLY TAKE PLACE DURING THE WINTER/EARLY SPRING. 2022 DAHLIA TUBER SALES ARE ESTIMATED TO START LATE JANUARY/MID FEBRUARY. TO STAY UP TO DATE ON ALL OF OUR OFFERINGS BE SURE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR EMAIL NEWSLETTER.

DO YOU DO WEDDINGS?

-NO AT THIS TIME WE ARE NOT DESIGNING WEDDINGS OR EVENTS. WE DO HOWEVER OFFER DIY BUCKETS OF FLOWERS.

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