Anyone who walks onto our flower farm sees that CC’s Blooms is a special place! Decorated with artistic elements and sculptures, it is an environment of beauty where we enjoy the hours we spend growing what we love: FLOWERS!
Multiple times a week, we harvest flowers to ensure that the freshest blooms go into our arrangements. Our flowers reflect the natural beauty of the changing seasons and the passion that we have for spreading joy to all we serve. Our flowers are grown, not flown, arranged and delivered with love.
Our farm was originally part of Hidden Valley Orchard, before the property was purchased and developed into a 10 acre homesite. Ten years ago, after living in England for three years, we came back to the U.S. in search of land that we could organically farm. It was difficult to find property that was not surrounded by large, GMO farmers, but we knew that was a must so that we could safely grow our crops without having to worry about pesticides floating over them.
All of the apple trees had been removed before we bought the property and the land was a clean slate. No gardens or flowers were present, so what you see now has been created and developed in that period.
We started by planting fruit and nut trees – apple, pear, peach, plum, cherry, lemon, avocado, paw paw, quince, and hazelnut – because those took the longest to bear fruit. Along with those, we planted, and are growing, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and elderberries. We then concentrated on vegetables and herbs, but also started growing flowers for our own pleasure.
With Carol’s background in art and teaching; you will see many hand-made sculptures that we created together. Setting off each of these sculptures, we started planting flowers to accent the sculptures. Many people commented on how beautiful the flowers were and desired to have some for their own homes. This led us on the path to begin predominantly growing and selling flowers.
Unique Plants / Features
We grow a wide variety of flowers – annuals as well as perennials – and tend to focus on flowers that are more of a specialty like roses, dahlias, lisianthus, lavender, cosmos, ranunculus, gomphrena, strawflowers, iris, and many more. We grow over 100 varieties of dahlias.
One of the more unusual features that people will notice when visiting our farm is a number of large swales that we installed. The property slopes quite a bit from south to north, and the swales are designed to catch the water that is running across the property for use in irrigating the plants. We also retain our scraps and cuttings to be used as compost and added back into the soil.
Realizing that we needed to be growing flowers all year round, we completed a 16’ x 20’ greenhouse in the back of the house, at the end of 2019. The greenhouse has passive and active solar features, as well as an underground climate battery. Since then we have added another greenhouse and now a high tunnel.
In 2020, we installed The Bloomin’ Barn, a 24’ x 50’ pole barn, where we take the cut flowers to be finished for bouquets and other arrangements. The inside of the barn is finished with 150 year old oak barnwood panels. Our walk-in cooler, used for keeping the flowers cold and fresh, is housed in the back of the barn. We also use the barn for classes and workshops; see our website: ccsblooms.square.site for more information about our classes and our floral selections.
We also installed 24 solar panels on the south roof of the barn that will allow us to harness the sun’s energy to provide close to 75% of the electrical needs of the property. With this, and our propane-powered back-up generator, we are moving to becoming substantially self-sufficient.
In 2024, we started bee-keeping, with 4 hives. They make a huge difference in pollenating the flowers, and provide us with wonderful honey to use and sell.
What We Do
CC’s Blooms Flower Farm brings beauty and joy by growing and delivering fresh flowers that evoke nostalgic memories. We host weddings and special events on our picturesque grounds and in our beautiful Bloomin’ Barn, offering personalized wedding flower arrangements, DIY flower options, and bulk blooms for couples. We also supply fresh-cut flowers to florists in the Cincinnati and Dayton areas and participate in farmers markets in West Chester and Mason from May through October. Our online store is open year-round, offering same-day delivery of arrangements for birthdays, anniversaries, funerals, sympathy occasions, and dances.
One of our favorite activities is hosting U Pick events on summer Saturday nights, where visitors can pick their own flowers, or arrange private U Pick sessions with friends and family. We offer CSA subscriptions, allowing customers to receive eight fresh bouquets during our growing season, and we host various workshops and classes in our Bloomin’ Barn, where guests can create bouquets, wreaths, table settings, and more. The barn is also available for personal, business, or spiritual retreats. For those passionate about flowers, we invite volunteers to help with flower farming tasks, develop friendships, and enjoy time outdoors in our beautiful gardens. Applications for the volunteer program are due by March 1, 2025. Additionally, we provide tips for flower care to ensure your blooms stay fresh and vibrant. At CC’s Blooms Flower Farm, we’re passionate about spreading joy and love through the beauty of flowers.
Gardener’s Information
We use organic practices, starting with a no-till, or “lasagna”, method of above-ground planting. After running soil tests every year, we make our own biologically diverse inoculants and mineral-rich amendments using leaf mold, weeds, comfrey, eggshells, bones, bone meal, blood meal, vinegar, and fish emulsion, to provide the right amount of nutrients that the various flowers need. These are added on a regular cycle throughout the growing season, through side-dressing or foliar spray. In addition, the flowers are treated for insects and disease as required, again using organic materials like Neem Oil, BT, pyrethrins, soap, molasses, sulfur, and copper.
We have a 3,000 gallon water tank that collects rainwater from the roof of the house and pumps it to the garden area. The entire garden is irrigated with drip tubing and individual emitters that are set up in zones, specifically designed for the needs of each group of flowers.
We want to share our enthusiasm and learnings with as many people as we can, and encourage people to get outside and fall in love with plants and gardening. That’s why we are willing to share what we’re up to, and hope that you will do the same!
