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A dreamy spring wedding at Valley View Farm
T & C were married on a cool April Day – a springtime wedding at Valley View Farm in western Massachusetts. The birds were singing. Valley View’s apple trees were popping blooms. And I was able to incorporate all the flowers of spring into their blush and white florals: tulips, hyacinth, ranunculus, leucojeum and lots and lots of pieris japonica! Location: Valley View Farm, Haydenville, MA Photographer: Jeffrey Rifkin Photography Flowers by me! When I do a consultation I always ask the couple: do you want the bridesmaids’ bouquets to be the same as the bride’s, but smaller and simpler? That’s what’s happening here. The same flowers I used in…
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Join Our Team!
Passalongs Farm is looking for a part-time team member for the 2025 season (March – mid December.) The job: planting in spring, tending, and harvesting during the summer and fall, breaking down beds and planting late fall, and winter wreath work in December. Other jobs: assistance designing floral arrangements for weddings, CSA, and our flower stand, and help with delivering weddings and special orders. You: are available 15-20 hours a week (occasionally more), March – December. We work in the morning, Tuesdays-Saturdays. This position is somewhat flexible re: which days of the week will be required, but the 15-20 hours will be spread over 3-4 mornings and should include most…
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A Sustainable Farm
When I’m asked to describe Passalongs Farm, I often say that it is a no-till, regenerative, sustainable, net zero farm and business! These are all descriptors that I’m very proud to own, but it sounds like a lot of jargon to you or maybe you think I’m just trying to pull the marketing wool over your eyes. These are words that people like to throw around, after all, and in some cases pretty much anyone can make these claims with no real changes to their farming practices. I’m not trying to greenwash. Let me explain. No-till farm Regenerative agriculture Sustainably grown, sustainable business Net Zero
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Consultation
Wedding Flowers from Passalongs Farm: I thought it would be useful to write out a little outline of how the wedding flower consultation and booking process goes when working with me. I do wedding flowers for both full service and DIY weddings, as well as hybrid (a mixture of designed + DIY.) A “full-service” wedding is one where couples need personal wedding flowers (the ones a person holds or are on the body, like bouquets or boutonnieres or crowns), ceremony decor, and reception decor. (Note: if you are hosting a small wedding or you’re the DIY type, please see The DIY Wedding Package.) Don’t know if you’re full service, small,…
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Sunny summer wedding at Harrington Farm
J+C got married at the peak of summer, on a warm (but not too warm), gorgeous day at Harrington Farm in Princeton, Massachusetts. One thing I love about summer weddings is that the flowers are at peak – and J + C took total advantage of that! They chose juicy peachy-pink tones, which complemented the gorgeous setting perfectly! All photos by Katie Karlberg Photo. (except as noted) Location: Harrington Farm Flowers by me! J’s bouquet was a mix of locally grown blooms like lisanthus, zinnias, dahlias, and veronica and a few peachy garden roses as well. Her maids’ bouquets were similar, but smaller (naturally!) C’s groomsmen’s boutonnieres were each different,…
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Perfectly peach fall wedding flowers at Valley View Farm, Haydenville
September is a perfect time for wedding flowers if you’re working with a farmer-florist, like me. Pretty much ALL the most special flowers are in bloom: the dahlias, the lisianthus, the fancy zinnias, romantic hydrangea, the scabiosas…that’s what M and J wanted for their perfectly peach fall wedding at Valley View Farm in Haydenville, MA, last September, and that’s what they got. All photos: Paul Robert Berman Photography. Location: Valley View Farm. Florals: Me! The pavilion at Valley View always affords a spectacular backdrop. We accented the ceremony space with large, lush arrangements of seasonal flowers atop whisky barrels, and lined the aisles with peach, white, and orange arrangements placed…
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2025 Wedding Prices
Passalongs Farm and Florist has been creating custom wedding flowers for couples in Massachusetts and western New England for 7 years. The prices in this guide are intended to give potential clients an idea of how much to budget for full-service wedding florals. I offer 2 basic services: Full-service wedding florals, which typically involve multiple personal pieces, centerpieces, and ceremony design and installation, as well as travel, setup and strike after the party is over; and DIY florals, which can involve some personal pieces (like bouquets and boutonnieres) as well as buckets of flowers so the couple and their friends and family can style the space, and which couples typically…
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How to plant dahlia tubers
I’ve sold dahlia tubers the past couple of years as a way to supplement my winter income, as well as to share these amazing flowers with fellow dahlia lovers! It took me a while to figure out the best way to store them (and in fact, it’s a work in progress!) but as my stock of tubers has grown and I’ve gotten better at propagating them, I’ve found that sharing the love is the best way to go! Some people are old hands at growing dahlias, but for those of you who might be new to them, here’s a short guide to planting: Plant at the right time of year.…
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Seasonal summer flowers for a New England summer wedding
I’ve flowered a couple of weddings at Fruitlands so far, and each seems to be at the peak of summer. The warmest days, the peak of summer flower harvest, and always, always, that beautiful view of the hills of central Massachusetts from the ceremony spot in the meadow. Summer wedding flowers are the most varied and offer so many possibilities! As mentioned, the location of this wedding is the grounds of Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, Massachusetts. All photos are by Fergie Medar Photography. Colleen’s bouquet was pinks and light purples and whites – really perfect for peak-summer flowers. You can see a few roses in her bouquet, but I also used…
