SEASONAL FARM & FLORAL DESIGN
Farm house kitty has a scratch on her chin so now sheโs sunflower kitty and she wants you all to have a sunny day! ๐ป
#kitty #catsofinstagram #instacat #kittygirl #sunflower #sunnyface #happytimes #catstagram #catlife #shelikesit #farmcat #kittylove #kittyparty #happycat #pollinateflowers
Dreaming of summer flower fairies ๐ง๐ป
#flowerdaddy #menwithflowers #summerfairy #gayguy #gayflorist #gayfarmer #lgbtqbusiness #thegays #countrygay #gaycowboy #stud #sogay #instagay #yum #sexymen #menofmydreams #husbands #lovewins #flowerfarmer #farmerflorist #tease #lovethis #flowerqueen #pollinateflowers
We grew this lovely white Sweet Sultan for the first time last year. Tonight I seeded a Sweet Sultan mix that includes shades of pinks. We will be growing so many new kinds of flowers this year! ๐
#backinaction #springtime #sweetsultan #annualflowers #cutflowers #flowerfarmer #slowflowers #farmerflorist #flowershop #downtownnewberg #newbergoregon #yamhillcounty #zacharyalanphotography #pollinateflowers
NEW at the shop! ๐ Zach @zacharyalanphoto professionally printed some of his incredible photography from around the farm! These original prints come in a protective sleeve with a black mat, ready for your favorite frame. Available now at our Newberg shop, $15 small print and $30 large print. ๐ธ
#photography #professionalphotography #flowerphotography #photoprints #farmpics #flowerfarmer #dundeehills #oregonwinecountry #yamhillcounty #newbergoregon #downtownnewberg #flowershop #localgifts #farmstore #zacharyalanphotography #pollinateflowers
This month we are busy seeding thousands of veggie seeds for our spring plant start sale! ๐
In the chaotic madness of rona hitting last March, I planted every tomato and pepper seed I had and we created a last minute program, donating one veggie start for each one we sold. By summer we had donated over 1,000 veggie starts and made enough money to keep the farm moving forward. ๐ SO WEโRE BACK AT IT...letโs grow some food and help others grow food too! Thatโs good stuff. ๐ฅ This year we will be growing a wide range of veggies that will be available beginning next month for spring planting! ๐ถ We are working on making this super easy this year...ordering online with a scheduled pick-up at our Newberg shop. So stay tuned for all the details when we are ready to go live with the sale! Ohhh and weโll have some incredible dahlia plants available too!!! ๐
#victorygarden #veggies #flowers #plantstarts #community #inthistogether #dundeehills #oregonwinecountry #yamhillcounty #newbergoregon #dundeeoregon #mcminnvilleoregon #regenerativeagriculture #notill #compost #farmthesoil #soilislife #growyourown #bewell #zacharyalanphotography #pollinateflowers
The wait for farm fresh Dundee Hills blooms is OVER! The earliest daffodils are in bloom right now and we are so excited to have flowers back in the shop! ๐ Technically itโs still winter but you can bring the first hint of spring inside with these beauties! Stop by our downtown Newberg shop on Friday & Saturday from 11am-4pm ๐ผ
#daffodils #narcissus #springbulbs #springiscoming #seasonchange #freshflowers #flowerfarmer #farmerflorist #oregongrown #dundeehills #newbergoregon #downtownnewberg #flowershop #march #springtime #thewaitisover #zacharyalanphotography #pollinateflowers
After the darkest of winters, these sunny faces are beginning to bloom in the garden. We will have farm fresh flowers for sale this weekend at our shop. ๐ For our little farm, the return of spring offers a fresh start after allllll that was last year. We are so excited and ready to share the beauty with you all! ๐ผ
#daffodils #narcissus #springbulbs #springflowers #floraldesign #march #springiscoming #byewinter #dundeehills #newbergoregon #downtownnewberg #oregonwinecountry #flowerfarmer #farmerflorist #zacharyalanphotography #pollinateflowers
One year ago today we got the keys to our downtown Newberg shop with our friend & neighbor Pam, owner of @littlelavenderfarm ๐ Whatever dreams we had one year ago on March 1 when we decided to take the risk to gut a salon and turn it into a flower & lavender shop came crashing down two short weeks later in a way we never could have imagined. But rona did not stop us. Wildfires did not stop us. We were challenged, tested, strained, and masked yet we overcame, bruised & battered, but solidly together as a team that is do ready to face whatever lies ahead in 2021. And we are ready because of our incredible community...thank you to each of YOU! ๐ฅฐ New shop lease signed. First daffodils of the year starting to bloom in the garden. BRING IT ON. ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
#oneyear #whoa #flowershop #lavendershop #newbergoregon #downtownnewberg #dundeehills #oregonwinecountry #yamhillcounty #onward #isthisreallife #pandemicliving #yeartwo #letsgo #littlelavenderfarm #zacharyalanphotography #pollinateflowers
March means the return of fresh flowers in the Dundee Hills!! We are so excited for the upcoming growing season! The Pollinate team has spent many hours over the past two months diving into all the 2021 flower farm realness and we have a ton of exciting, new things in the works. Stay tuned for coming details on everything from new offerings in our downtown Newberg flower shop to rona safe workshops on the farm. Spring is almost here and we are ready to share all the beauty with you! โ๏ธ๐๐
#march #pansy #springblooms #flowerfaces #edibleflowers #cutflowers #slowflowers #flowerfarm #farmerflorist #dundeehills #oregonwinecountry #yamhillcounty #newbergoregon #flowershop #zacharyalanphotography #pollinateflowers
So this is happening... ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ
#cherryblossom #springiscoming #latewinter #byefebruary #seasonchange #sunnydays #sundaymorning #dundeehills #oregonwinecountry #yamhillcounty #flowerphotography #zacharyalanphotography #pollinateflowers #๐ธ
Delphinium seeds are sprouting in our garage grow room! Fresh flower season is KNOCKING ON THE DOOR!!! ๐ฅ๐ผ๐
#delphinium #flowerfarm #flowerfarmer #cutflowers #slowflowers #oregongrown #dundeehills #oregonwinecountry #yamhillcounty #newbergoregon #downtownnewberg #springiscoming #seasonchange #flowerphotography #flowersofinstagram #zacharyalanphotography #pollinateflowers
Today the U.S. House passed the Equality Act, which would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sexual orientation & gender identity as protected classes of human beings, in a 224-206 vote with only three Republicans voting in favor. Only three. This is the second time the House has passed the Equality Act but in 2019, the Republican Party refused to even bring it up for a vote in the Senate. So, weโll see. ๐ In other news, we have these beautiful winter themed dried flower market bunches available at our downtown Newberg shop on Friday & Saturday from 11am-4pm! AND fresh flower season is just around the corner! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
#letfreedomring #gayrightsarehumanrights #transrightsarehumanrights #equalityact #lifelibertyandthepursuitofhappiness #flowerfarmer #flowerfarm #farmerflorist #seasonalblooms #driedflowers #oregongrown #dundeehills #oregonwinecountry #yamhillcounty #menwithflowers #zacharyalanphotography #pollinateflowers
Queers have been living with a viral epidemic in our community since 1981. For much of that time, straight folks have mostly ignored it despite hundreds of thousands of deaths and knowing since 1983 that HIV can transfer during heterosexual intercourse. From the fresh age of 19, I learned about transmission risks, condom use, condom limitations, testing, false positives, incubation periods, false negatives, personal responsibility, lies from government officials, stigma, conspiracies, shame, denial and ignorance. Though many queers take their responsibility to stop the spread seriously, Iโve met guys who donโt care if they get HIV and donโt care if they spread it as long as they get to do whatever they want. No one is going to tell them to wear a condom or take PrEP - theyโll tell you about their freedom. (If you donโt know what PrEP is, thatโs your straight privilege. Look it up.) Iโve also met guys so terrified of HIV that they never allow themselves to connect intimately with another human. Through all this I have learned so much about navigating a viral outbreak in my community and I am beginning to appreciate that perhaps most of my straight human counterparts did not get the opportunity to learn most of these lessons about communicable diseases before rona hit. There are no Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence for straights, handing out free protection and educational flyers for testing sites. (Again, look it up.) Still, itโs not like queers are perfect at managing the HIV epidemic or the rona pandemic in our community. And though masks are the condoms of 2021, perhaps patience is required to replace frustration as we all move along through the year. Perhaps one day rona will not be a pandemic anymore. Perhaps one day there will be a true cure for HIV. We can all continue to do our imperfect best. And until then, we can enjoy fabulous queer art, like this drawing our friend @woah_vv designed from a photo of mine. The Plant Queen in Green ๐ฟ
#plantgay #queerart #gayfarmer #gayguy #gaylife #instagay #lgbtqbusiness #plantqueen #gayman #sistersofperpetualindulgence #gayallday #thegays #lovewins #tastetherainbow #boysboysboys #pollinateflowers
Our brand new Relaxing Herbal Bath Soak is perfect for these rona winter nights! ๐ธ We infused Dead Sea salt + magnesium chips from @shayandcompany with our own Pollinate Mugwort essential oil, Rhododendron blooms and Shiso leaf. Then added some Dundee Hills lavender from @littlelavenderfarm for a delightful floral undertone. All of these botanicals combine to create an incredibly relaxing bath experience. No nasty chemicals in the garden mean no nasty chemicals in your bathtub. ๐ Our flower farm essential oil products are available at our downtown Newberg shop, at @resonatehealthspa in Newberg and online at pollinateflowers.com in the self-care section. โจ
#bathsoak #bathsalts #herbalbath #flowerfarm #flowerfarmer #essentialoils #relax #newproduct #oregongrown #collaboration #littlelavenderfarm #flowerpower #dundeehills #oregonwinecountry #yamhillcounty #newbergoregon #downtownnewberg #shoplocal #smallbusiness #zacharyalanphotography #pollinateflowers
Honestly, itโs difficult not to be frustrated and angry when we see a small number of businesses in our community openly flouting the rona guidelines because what we also see in this community are so many amazing businesses who are busting ass each day, keeping up with the rapidly changing world we live in. They are doing this to keep themselves, their employees and their customers healthy during a global novel virus pandemic. Novel means new. It means that no one is an expert on it. It means what humanity knows about it changes daily. That means if youโre an entrepreneur in 2021 ya gotta keep up. Blaming/protesting against the government restrictions is useless. Businesses flouting guidelines hurts all the small businesses because the government only cares about the numbers - their numbers, not numbers from random conspiracy websites. Many great local businesses understand this. So tonight we want to send some virtual flowers to a few of our favorite local restaurants/coffee spots who we see trying their best for the community they work and serve in this rona winter. Please support these businesses if you can. These folks care about this community. โค๏ธ
@ruddickwood
@honeypie_newberg
@thenewbergundianbistro
@rosmarinonewberg
@chaptersbooksandcoffee
@los_kopitos
@redhillsmarket
@trellisdundee
@_coffeecatcoffeehouse_
@coffeecottagenewberg
#community #inthistogether #ronawinter #virtualflowers #floraldesign #certifiedfloraldesigner #eatlocal #newbergoregon #dundeeoregon #oregonwinecountry #yamhillcounty #strongertogether #pandemicliving
Today our farm manager Kelsey @kelseyelsieceramics finished the gigantic task of dividing our dahlia tubers. Anyone who has done this knows it is not easy or fun yet nothing can stop the determination Kelsey has to dive into a project and own it. ๐ฅThanks to her incredible effort we will have SO many more dahlia blooms this summer PLUS we will be selling dahlia plant starts this spring! ๐ธ
#dahlia #dahlias #dahliasofinstagram #flowerphotography #farmlife #flowerfarmer #flowershop #farmerflorist #oregongrown #summerblooms #summerdreaming #dundeehills #oregonwinecountry #yamhillcounty #newbergoregon #downtownnewberg #localflowers #slowflowers #zacharyalanphotography #pollinateflowers
Back at it for Spring 2021! There are so many reasons to grow a garden during the pandemic. Our plant start sale will be back again this spring. Like last year, we will donate a plant start for each plant start purchased. Unlike last year, this year youโll be able to order starts on our new website! Whatever your reason for growing, we want to be your source for unique, healthy plant starts this spring. Stay tuned for all the details. Letโs get growing! ๐ฑ
#victorygarden #veggies #flowers #plantstarts #community #inthistogether #dundeehills #oregonwinecountry #yamhillcounty #newbergoregon #dundeeoregon #mcminnvilleoregon #regenerativeagriculture #notill #compost #farmthesoil #soilislife #growyourown #bewell #zacharyalanphotography #pollinateflowers
We took a day off on Saturday. Itโs not a thing that flower farmer/florists get to do often, particularly the day before Valentineโs Day. But Mother Nature is entirely uninterested in our human agenda and is much more interested in reminding us that we are not in charge. We are simply part of it all. So we got out our cheap sleds and made a morning of it. Itโs good to be reminded where we stand. โ๏ธ
#snowday #icestorm #sledding #winter #february #freezingrain #snow #icebaby #gayboy #gaysonice #instagay #countrygay #oregonwinecountry #dundeehills #yamhillcounty #flowerfarmer #farmerflorist #mothernature #sheaboss #winterwonderland #zacharyalanphotography #pollinateflowers
The Pollinate boys are celebrating love tonight with this delicious cake made by local pastry chef goddess @caydeeanne & a bottle of @ransomspirits bubbly from our neighbors @greatoregonwineco - cheers to โฅ๏ธ from the Dundee Hills ๐ฅ
#valentines #cheers #love #lovewins #thepoweroflove #cake #eatcake #localcakes #localbubbles #localwine #greatoregonwineco #ransomwineco #oregonwinecountry #yamhillcounty #supportlocalbusiness #shoplocal #zacharyalanphotography #pollinateflowers
We are so excited to introduce our brand new line of herbal bath soaks and just in time for the winter chill! โ๏ธ Zach @zacharygoff developed these four incredibly unique bath soaks using our own essential oils, dried herbs and dried flower petals all grown & processed in the Dundee Hills. We sourced Dead Sea salt, magnesium chips & all other organic ingredients in Portland at @shayandcompany and worked with @stickerninja, another fantastic Portland business, for printing of the custom labels that Zach designed. ๐ Warm up this rona winter with a touch of our summer garden in your bathtub! Now available at our downtown Newberg shop and online at pollinateflowers.com in the self-care sectionโจ
#new #introducing #productlaunch #herbalbath #bathsoak #bathsalts #bathtime #winterbath #warmup #essentialoils #flowerfarmer #flowershop #dundeehills #newbergoregon #downtownnewberg #yamhillcounty #oregonwinecountry #willamettevalley #shoplocal #supportsmallbusiness #madeinoregon #zacharyalanphotography #pollinateflowers
