Splendor Oaks

Drawn out.

Well, I didn’t mean to go radio silent for all of August and September. October 4th draws me out. Today is the 6 year mark since my friend Sarah gained her angel wings after years of breast cancer battles. Finding a way to keep her memory and beauty alive is what started my flower farming journey. Her spirit is the equivalent of beautifully arranged flowers. She would enter a room and everything just felt different in the most light, airy, and stunning way. She was the kind of person you couldn’t not notice… flowers… she was flowers… she is still flowers… captivating flowers… I can’t think of any other way to explain her.

With that said, while I have been quiet of social media, I have been planning, seeding, sowing, tending, harvesting, and selling. I cannot say thank you enough to the shop owners and flower subscribers that have made this heat dome of a summer season a success. Forever thankful for your support. There are a minimum of 6000 seedlings that will be planted over the next 6 weeks to create a stunning spring selection. The work can become overwhelming but I’m dialed in to what works and what doesn’t after many trials from this past spring season. The crop plan is a stunner and I’m thrilled to introduce some varieties that have only been grown in the US for 2 years. Designers, as you plan out your spring weddings please contact me to see what will be blooming for your wedding week.

A quick note on grief since that is where all these blooms began. This summer I discovered Anderson Cooper’s podcast “All There Is” All There Is with Anderson Cooper . I have listened to nearly every episode and it has helped me tremendously, so navigate the abyss that is grieving Sarah Sarah and my dad’s passing 9 months later. This week Noah Kahan released a new song called Draw You Out, and it is worth a listen as well as the click of the repeat button. When my dad fuchi_el_filosofo was grieving his own brother, he said to me “some times I drown” and in Draw You Out it makes mention of that and it’s more often than not how I feel. It’s beautifully done and I feel like while we often are the ones drawing our loved ones back out, it may actually be them drawing us out. Wherever you are on your journey, I’m with you and always here to listen if you need to speak your loved one’s name.
All my love ~ Dayana

PS it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, get check. Like for real. I highly recommend coming out of pocket for a Her Scan ultrasound to catch anything even earlier!

🎉GRAND OPENING!

Our little roadside farmstand is now a building at the top of the driveway! It’s loaded with flowers for your mamas as well as garden inspo gifts, tomato plants and dahlia tubers! Come by to build a bouquet with me or shop online to pre-order if you are in a hurry this weekend! Open 10-6!

Don’t miss out!

Mother's Day Pre-Orders + Our New Farmstand Grand Opening! ‸