Not the most visually appealing photo, but it is an exciting one! The first half of the UPick field is planted and irrigation is set up! Who's ready to pick sunflowers, cosmos, zinnias, dahlias and more this summer?!

#brooksbackyardblooms

Tis the season for sparse blooms and dirty hands! Manicure? What's that?

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The perfect evening for the perfect day! We celebrated my baby turning 6 today. I'm not sure where the time goes but it's a good reminder to see how far we can grow. Shout out to all the other mommas that went through the pandemic pregnant or postpartum, because it was rough! The boys are a little 6, 7 about being the 6, 7 brothers, but for the next 6 months we'll have a 6 and a 7 year old! How?! ❤️

Protected from the cold! Glad I didn't get all of these in the dirt yet.

Enjoy some blooms from the past week! Who's looking forward to lilacs? I'm still waiting for my bushes to grow big enough to cut from, but in the meantime you can catch me sniffing them in the garden!

Some of the prettiest blooms. I want you to enjoy them too! The Clipper Ship will get a fresh set tomorrow, and as always if you shoot me a message I'll have some ready for you on the stand!

Pro tip - with a bunch of tulips next to the sink, you won't notice how many dishes have piled up. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Pockets full of sunshine! The heat has the tulips screaming, "I'm ready!". I'm storing what I can in the fridge in hopes that they'll make it to mother's day... But! If you'd rather enjoy them now send me a message and I'll have a bunch ready for you!

Spent the morning planting beans in STEM at school and the afternoon planting out the first round of snapdragons. Looking forward to what the year will hold!

Yesterday.... Today. I have a few eager tulips, but it's looking like this week will be a big harvest! Who's ready for tulips!?

Happy plant babies are my favorite! Plus, a visual example of how nature always finds a way.

It's all fun and games and KEEP THE ANIMALS FROM EATING MY TULIPS! It's not pretty, but it is pretty functional.

You know what they say about April's showers...

Sunshine outside and green inside! It's really starting to feel like spring!