FAQs
How do I care for my fresh cut flowers?
Place your bouquet in a clean vase, vessel, or jar filled with water. For the longest lasting flowers, trim stems and replace water every 2 days. Keep your flowers in a cool location and away from sunny windows, ripening fruit, and essential oil diffusers.
How do I care for my dried flowers?
All of our dried bouquets and wreaths are composed of 100% farm-grown and foraged flowers and foliage. Flowers are harvested, hung to dry, and stored in cardboard until being assembled into your bouquet or wreath. We use absolutely no sprays or chemical treatments of any kind to preserve our dried flowers! Your Dried Floral Wreath or Everlasting Bouquet will last for years with proper care and storage. For best results, display in an area away from wind, rain, and direct sunlight (indoors or on a covered porch is best). Sunlight will cause the flowers to lose their color over time. When not displayed, store your dried florals in a cardboard box in a temperature/humidity controlled area. Dried florals are fragile, so please handle with care.
Where do you deliver? Do you ship?
We are pleased to offer $5 delivery of all our products (excluding Seasonal Mixed Bouquets and Bouquet Subscriptions) to Black Mountain (28711), Montreat (28757), and Swannanoa (28778). Delivery to the Asheville area and out Hwy. 9 is $20; we do not ship or deliver outside our area. We encourage you to shop local! Click here to find a farmer/florist near you.
We are now offering on-farm pick up! Our farm is also our family’s home and is not open to the public, so we do not share our address online. We will email you our physical address if you place an order and choose to pick up at the farm.
Please see below for details on picking up your Bouquet Subscription or Seasonal Mixed Bouquet at Thirteen Pennies Cafe.
What is a Bouquet Subscription and how does it work?
A WTF Bouquet Subscription is a great option for customers who want to enjoy our flowers on a regular basis at the most economical price. We have three options available for our 2024 season:
2024 Once-A-Week Subscription (weekly bouquet, June through May; 16 bouquets total)
2024 Twice-A-Month Bouquet Subscription (twice-a-month bouquet, June through September; 8 bouquets total)
2024 Once-A-Month Bouquet Subscription (monthly bouquet, June through September; 4 bouquets total)
Each subscription will consist of a large, mixed flower bouquet wrapped in kraft paper that customers will pick up each week for the duration of the subscription that is purchased. Bouquet pickups are on Wednesdays, from 8am to 4pm at Thirteen Pennies Cafe (10 Lake Eden Rd., Black Mountain). These subscriptions are typically purchased before the farming season begins, thus enabling us to purchase seeds and supplies for the upcoming season. Purchase flowers for our 2024 Season now! Our bouquet subscribers receive the first and best flowers that are growing on the farm!
What do you mean by “seasonal?”
Every stem in the arrangement or bouquet you purchase is grown on our farm, responsibly foraged from surrounding land, or, in very rare cases, purchased from another local grower. That means you will receive flowers that are blooming here in the mountains at the time of your purchase. For example, an early Spring bouquet would include tulips and narcissi, but a late Summer bouquet might include dahlias and sunflowers. For this reason, we are not able to take special requests for certain flowers to be included in your bouquet or arrangement. Our fresh flower season typically runs April through mid-October, and we offer dried flowers during the winter months. We do not import flowers from other countries; you are receiving a fresh, 100% local product.
Are your flowers organic?
We do not have an organic certification at this time, however we strive to use sustainable growing methods without the use of synthetic chemicals. We utilize earth-friendly growing practices such as crop rotation, no-till methods, regenerative soil inputs, naturally sourced soil amendments, and beneficial insects and microbes. There are absolutely no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides used on our farm! Local is important to us, so we do our best to shop as locally as possibly for our seeds, soil amendments, and field supplies. Our farm is certified Appalachian Grown, and we are also a member of the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers. Our bouquets are wrapped in recyclable and compostable kraft paper sleeves, and our vessels are all neutral in color and easily reusable.
Why local flowers?
According to the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers, almost 80% of fresh flowers sold in the US and Canada are grown outside of North America. Many imported flowers are grown by workers who are not fairly compensated, using harmful chemicals, and have travelled hundreds of miles and hours before they arrive in your hands. Local flowers are different. Local flowers represent a much more diverse selection of blooms, they are grown in a more responsible manner, and they are fresh and long-lasting. Most importantly, when you buy locally grown flowers, you support your community and its small farms.
Your farm looks so beautiful! Can we come out for a visit?
Walker Town Farm is not only a flower farm; it is also our family’s private home. Our farm is only open to the public during the following events: advertised ‘U-Pick Flower’ times, pre-purchased on-farm workshops and tours, and pre-arranged on-farm order pickups. Please do not show up on our property outside of these events! We thank you for respecting our privacy.
Do you provide wedding services?
A-la-carte weddings are here for 2024! Please note that we are a small farm and are unable to provide full-service wedding design at this time, however we would love to help you with personals, centerpieces, or bulk buckets of flowers for your small wedding or event. Please call or email us; we would love to chat about your special day!
What flowers do you grow on the farm?
We’re glad you asked! For details on what’s growing week-by-week on the farm, please sign-up for our newsletter below. Also follow along on Instagram and Facebook for loads of beautiful flower photos!
I want to learn how to grow flowers! Do you have any positions or internships available?
Our farm is growing! Please contact us if you’re interested in farming with WTF. We do not have any design positions available at this time.