What Kind of Florist Grows Onions?
Pennsylvania still depends greatly on agriculture as a business. Used to be most of the florists had many glass greenhouses attached to their shops. In those houses they grew all their own roses, carnations, snapdragons, freesia - many of the basic flowers in yesterday's arrangements. Since the market has become a global one, all that has changed.
This florist, Crighton's Florist & Greenhouses, happens to be located on a small farm in Prospect, PA and has greenhouses in which we produce potted blooming plants. We also grow hanging baskets and bedding and vegetable plants for sale at our shop. The farm is Class 1 soil, some of the best in Pennsylvania and is perfect for producing fresh vegetables.
In the summer we have tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, green beans, cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, endive, beets, and many more. However, our most important crop is the PA Simply Sweet Onion. It is a large sweet Spanish type, tastes better than the Vidalia onion and is trademarked and rapidly becoming an important crop in the state.
We have many farmers in the area near us and when called upon, we include vegetables in their floral arrangements. Be it birthday, get well, or sympathy, it is common for our shop to do what is asked as best we can. We also have many perennials from which we can create a beautiful custom 'wildflower' arrangement like no other!
We offer free walking tours of our place in season: greenhouses in the spring, fields in the summer, flower shop year round. Check this blog again for pictures and an up date on our fall mum crop in the field!