A crossroads, and a fresh start.
Crossroads Blooms grew out of a choice to put family and health first. Here's how we got here — and what we're growing now.
When our son was born, we chose differently.
We had a good life — a career in interior design and architecture in New York City, with family and friends close by in New Jersey. It just wasn't the life we wanted to raise him in.
So we stepped away. We left the city, moved away from people we love, and bought a farm in Maryland to build something slower and more present.
Crossroads Blooms is what grew from that choice.
Two meanings, both true.
It's the personal crossroads we stood at — the moment we picked family and health over the fast track.
And it's a nod to the history of our new home. Pittsville has its own crossroads story, and we liked carrying a piece of it forward.
Handcrafted, from seed to bouquet.
We grow fresh-cut flowers and turn them into bouquets, dried arrangements, and handcrafted goods like simmer pots, ornaments, bookmarks, and magnets — things that keep the season around a little longer.
She's the grower. Every bloom, bouquet, and bit of know-how starts with her hands in the dirt. He builds the behind-the-scenes pieces — this website, the journal, the tools that keep things running — so she can stay in the field.
Names and photos coming soon.
We're learning as we go. You're welcome to come along.
We're not experts, and we won't pretend to be. We're experimenters — and we share all of it, including what flopped.
If something worked on our farm, we'll show you how. If it didn't, we'll tell you that too, so you don't have to find out the hard way. Everything we write comes from real seasons on this farm.
Gardening shouldn't feel like a club you're not in. Come grow something with us.
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Questions about flowers or something you're trying to grow? Drop us a note — we read every one.
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See what's blooming this week, what we're making, and what we're learning as we go.
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