You can pay by cash, check, venmo, or credit card. There is a 3.5% fee for credit/debit cards.

For orders of over $500, a non-refundable 50% deposit will be required to reserve the flowers for you.

For orders of over $500, a non-refundable 50% deposit will be required at the time of reservation to reserve the flowers for you.

For orders under $500, you can cancel up to 30 days ahead of the event at no charge. Less than 30 days, and you’re responsible for paying 50% of the cost.

The sooner you order your buckets, the better, but we might be able to accommodate your last-minute request. Fill out the form, and we will let you know.

This will vary significantly depending on the style of arrangements you’re going for. Some folks will simply place 3-5 stems in a glass bottle, and others will fill a wide-mouthed vase with up to 30 stems. The best way to know how many stems you will need is to decide on a style, purchase the vessel, and test it out with some flowers from your local farmers’ market, grocery store, or garden in advance so you know what you’re looking for in terms of number of stems. On average, one of our buckets will fill roughly 10 bud vases or 3-4 quart-sized mason jars or 2-3 bouquets, or 1 really large statement arrangement. You will want to order extra to account of accidental breakage during your design and transport. 

Recommend that you pick up or pick your flowers 1-2 days in advance of your event so you have plenty of time to arrange them. When confirming your order, you will arrange a time/day to pick or pick up your flowers at the farm.  When driving with your bulk buckets you will need a vehicle that can fit all of the buckets without stacking them. A truck without a covering will cause wind damage. Using crates or storage bins can be helpful to prevent tipping. 

Depending on how relaxed or efficient you want to be and how many people join you, it will likely take one person about 1-2 hours to pick and fill 5 buckets. Making your own arrangements takes a considerable amount of time, give yourself several hours to make the arrangements.

Sharp new scissors can work, but garden snips (not clippers) work even better. You-pickers will be provided with clippers to use in the garden, but you will need scissors or clippers to cut stems to make your arrangements.

You are going to want to keep your flowers (either in buckets or in arrangements) in a cool dark place until the event. They will wilt significantly faster if they are exposed to direct sunlight and hot temperatures.

Using a bleach-sanitized bucket and adding “Chrysal Professional Solution” to your water in your vases will also extend the vase-life of your flowers.

If there is anything I can do to make your visit to the garden more comfortable, accessible, or enjoyable- please let me know!

Because there is fresh food growing in the garden, we ask that dogs stay at home. There is no parking area with shade, do not leave your dog in your car in hot weather.

Unfortunately, I don’t live or work in the garden full-time, so visits should be made by appointment only.

We are 1.5 hour drive from Burlington, VT, Shelburne, VT and Lake George, NY and Glens Falls, NY.

We are an hour drive from Saranac Lake, NY.

We are a 40-minute drive from Lake Placid, NY, Plattsburgh, NY, Middlebury, VT, and Ticonderoga, NY.

We are a 20-minute drive from Keene, NY, Keene Valley, NY, Keeseville, NY, Willsboro, NY and Essex, NY.

We are a 10-minute drive from Elizabethtown, NY.

Yes! We are happy to deliver your buckets to you for an additional charge.

The rate is # of miles from our farm x $0.76/mile + $35/hour travel time.