Frequently Asked Questions

What makes your flowers different?

Our flowers are seasonal and local. Every stem is grown right here on our farm in Linden PA (just outside of Williamsport). We plant, harvest, condition, and sort every flower by hand. They are grown for their uniqueness, these aren’t your average grocery store or wholesale flowers. They are also harvested for freshness. They do not receive any toxic chemical applications and are not flown in from other countries which would make them well on their way to dead by the time you receive them. Our flowers are harvested, conditioned properly, and we get them into your hands as soon as possible, sometimes the same day! If you’ve not experienced quality, local flowers…you are in for a real treat! There is no comparison!

Where can I buy your flowers?

Remembering that we grow seasonally, we have flowers from approximately late April - October with peak season running July-September. During these times, our flowers are for sale on weekends at our self-serve farm stand in Linden and at Don Waltman’s Market House at 701 Northway Rd, Williamsport. [Be sure to follow our social media pages on Instagram and Facebook to see when we’re stocking!] We also supply flowers to a handful of premier event florists and have various CSA (bouquet subscription) options for the summer and fall. In peak season, I take a limited number of custom arrangement requests as well.

Can I visit your farm?

No, our farm is not open to the public. This is our home in addition to a working farm and we just don’t have the capacity for open hours. We are, however, working to offer on-farm workshops throughout the season that often include a farm tour. Our self-serve stand gives you a glimpse of our farm but we do ask that you please refrain from coming down the driveway or visiting unannounced. We appreciate your respect and understanding.

How does the flower cart work?

Our flower cart is located at the end of our farm lane in Linden. It is completely self-serve. We post on Facebook and Instagram when we are stocking which is usually Saturday mornings starting at 9 am during our peak season. Pick out your favorite bouquet(s) and then pay with exact cash (cash box) or Venmo (@longlanefarm). When you get your flowers home, cut the stems down to fit your favorite vase! Have fun with them! Make your own arrangement or split them up into several bud vases. Change the water daily and enjoy!

We highly recommend you check social media or our running banner on our homepage to see if we’re open before coming out.

Do you do weddings?

The short answer is no. While I LOVE being creative and designing gorgeous, fresh flower bridal bouquets and arrangements, I just do not have the time to commit to weddings right now. I prefer to focus on growing these beauties and leave the designing up to my amazing event florists. At the bottom of our Flowers page, I have recommendations for our favorite florists. Don’t be fooled, not all florists are created equal and, certainly, not all florists use local flowers. Be sure you’re looking for an independent florist and ask if they carry our flowers!

Why do local flowers matter?

I’ll try to make this concise (not my strong suit!). A brief history lesson of cut flowers in the US: prior to the 1960’s, importing cut flowers was unheard of. Like other agricultural and manufacturing areas, we were quite independent in producing our own goods, cut flowers included. As refrigeration and preservation of perishables improved and demand increased, imports from consistently nice-weathered countries began to compete with our domestic market. In the 90’s, in an effort to combat drug importation to the US, our government convinced many coca leaf growers in South America to switch to an alternative crop AND we’d also give them preferential access to the US markets for those crops and waive certain tariffs and import fees: cut flowers were a prime option. While the effect of this policy failed for drug imports, it successfully destroyed many domestic US cut flower farms. Now, about 80% of cut flowers in the US are imported from South America and other countries. The US requires them to be pest free upon arrival and because of their water-less transportation, they need to travel well. Because it’s a billion dollar import business, these other countries use any and all means necessary to kill pests and disease and preserve their crop during shipping. This requires heavy duty chemicals, many banned to use in the US and UK. Why does this matter? Because humans still work with these flowers (in those countries and our own) and these harmful chemicals are flowing into our precious Earth’s soil and water sources.

We live in a world of instant gratification. We can have watermelon or a tomato any day of the year and that now seems normal to us. But it’s really not. Just like flowers year round can happen… but at what cost? I encourage you to consider this sad tale when you choose flowers, food, or any other product for your family. Buying local matters.

We are a PA Preferred farm.

Learn more: LA Times, NC State Extension, Smithsonian Magazine (long but very good read)