OUR STORY
It all started with sunflowers…
Shortly after buying our house, we built a large vegetable garden in our back yard. Our son, Jacob, was 7 at the time and begged me to plant sunflowers so he could “spit the seeds like the baseball boys do.” And so, we dedicated several rows of our garden to sunflowers, and both kids helped with the planting and care.
That year, we also planted 21 rose bushes around the perimeter of our house for landscaping.
Soon, I was harvesting dozens of sunflowers and handfuls of garden roses every day (they smell divine!). Before I knew it, I had bouquets of fresh flowers on nearly every flat surface around the house.
That first summer, I fell in love with the feeling of always having fresh flowers in the house.
Back then, my kids were little, and the house always felt chaotic. It was never-ending dishes, piles of laundry, toys scattered around, and mountains of athletic gear dumped near the door. Can you relate?
But, somehow, the flowers brought a sense of beauty and peace to the chaos. My days felt lighter. And I felt happier.
Isn’t it funny how such a simple thing can bring so much change?
Since then, my flower obsession has blossomed into a sweet little backyard flower farm where I share my blooms with you.
I want you to have that same sense of beauty and peace as well.
I hope the flowers make your days feel lighter and make you feel happier, too.
Hi, I’m Mindy!
I’m the owner and grower here at Budding Belle Farm, a micro flower farm in Weidman, Michigan, specializing in seasonal cut-flowers and bouquets.
I drink too much coffee, make excellent chocolate chip cookies, and have a tendency to permanently borrow my husband’s baseball hats.
I’m married to my high school sweetheart, Brian, and we have two awesome kids, Jacob and Hannah, who are the inspiration behind our farm. In fact, “Budding Belle” is based on our nicknames for the kids.
After years of sharing flowers with family and friends, in 2019 we transformed a huge section of our yard into a flower field so we can share our flowers with our community, too!
I hope the flowers make you smile and bring more beauty to your day!
Thank you for joining us on this flower journey!
Flowers make people happy. And the world could use a little more happiness right now.
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