Foliage & forest
Winter / early spring
Fantail Willow and Sculptural Winter Branches
Explore fantail willow with curly willow, red dogwood and forest mosses, plus a spring newsletter showing the transition into flowering branches.
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Explore our newsletter archive: hydrangea colors, flowering branches, forest textures, Christmas specialties, and the family behind Oregon Coastal Flowers.
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Flowering branches
Winter / early spring
Salmon Quince and Double Red Quince for Lunar New Year
Compare salmon quince and double red quince for Lunar New Year flower programs, with archived pairing ideas and a link to the farm’s branch guides.
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Flowering branches
Spring
Flowering Dogwood Branches in Green, Pink and White
Explore flowering dogwood branches in green, pink and white, with archived Oregon farm observations and links to branch care and seasonal planning.
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Farm stories
Farm history
A Timber-Frame Wedding Barn at Hydrangea Ranch — 2023-12-12
Visit the history of Hydrangea Ranch’s timber-frame wedding barn, an Oregon flower-farm setting beside the Kilchis River with an open-sided pavilion.
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Flowering branches
Spring / Easter
Magnolia and Cherry Branches for Easter Designs
Plan Easter arrangements with yellow, white and purple magnolia and double cherry branches, drawing on the farm’s archived spring harvest notes.
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Flowering branches
Spring
Double Pink Cherry Blossoms for Spring Floral Work
Explore double pink cherry branches shipped in bud from Oregon, with archived spring pairings and planning notes for bloom stage and event timing.
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Flowering branches
Spring
Purple Magnolia Branches: Bud Stage to Spring Bloom
Discover purple magnolia cut branches and the farm’s wider magnolia palette, with archived notes on bud-stage shipping and related spring stems.
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Flowering branches
February–May
Double White Cherry Branches: February–May Planning
Read archived notes on double white cherry branches, February–May forcing and seasonal companions, with links to cherry photos and branch-care guidance.
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Flowering branches
Early spring
Spirea Flowering Branches and Early-Season Opening
Learn from the farm’s archived spirea forcing observations: early-season buds may need a warm room, while later spring cuts can open more quickly.
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Flowering branches
Late winter / early spring
Pieris japonica: Pink and White Spring Cut Flowers
Explore pink and white Pieris japonica, the farm’s post-Valentine’s spring window and its archived warning about frost-sensitive buds.
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Flowering branches
Winter / spring
White Cherry Blossoms for Wedding Installations
Explore how the farm harvests and forces white cherry branches for wedding flowers, with archived notes on seasonal quality and companion branches.
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Flowering branches
Winter / spring
Lavender Magnolia Branches and the Farm’s Spring Palette
Explore lavender magnolia branches, other magnolia colors and an archived update on the family’s purchase of The Mook golf course near the flower farm.
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Flowering branches
Late January–May
Pink Cherry Branches Across the Winter–Spring Season
Read the farm’s archived pink-cherry timing notes, from late-January shipping through spring, plus a family update and Valentine’s branch pairings.
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Flowering branches
December–March
Tall Quince Branches for Chinese New Year Programs
Plan tall quince for Chinese New Year with archived December–March timing, companion branches and the farm’s sequence into February and spring crops.
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Flowering branches
Late December–March
Blooming Forsythia: Winter Branch Planning
Explore the farm’s archived late-December–March forsythia season and Chinese New Year assortment, with links to current ordering and branch-care guidance.
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Flowering branches
Winter / Chinese New Year
Forsythia and Quince for Chinese New Year Flower Programs
Explore yellow forsythia and quince for Chinese New Year, with a historical spring crop sequence and the story of the farm’s landscape-led planting.
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Flowering branches
Winter–spring / 2023 program
The 2023 Flowering-Branch Program: Winter to Spring
Explore the archived 2023 flowering-branch program, from forsythia and quince to cherry, Pieris, dogwood and spirea, with links to current crop guides.
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Flowering branches
Winter / Chinese New Year
White Tulip Magnolia and Winter Branch Grades
Explore white tulip magnolia for winter floral programs, with archived forsythia and white-quince grading details and links to current branch availability.
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Flowering branches
Winter / Chinese New Year
White Quince in the Chinese New Year Branch Palette
Explore white quince alongside yellow forsythia and double quince in a winter branch program, with historical timing notes and current planning links.
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Christmas
November
Red Ilex Winterberries for Christmas Floral Designs
Red ilex winterberry branches bring berry-covered structure to holiday floral work. This archived update introduces the farm’s Christmas selection and late-fall harvest.
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Christmas
Newsletter dated December 18, 2022
Christmas Specialty Branches: A Winter Farm Archive
Explore archived flocked and crystallized branches, noble fir boughs and winterberry, alongside an account of flooding and cleanup on the Oregon flower farm.
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Specialty flowers
June
Mock Orange: Fragrant White Branches for Wedding Flowers
Mock orange offers fragrant white flowers on branching stems. This early-summer archive introduces the crop alongside peonies, blueberries and a glimpse of farm life.
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Flowering branches
Newsletter dated December 8, 2022
Flowering Branch Preview for the 2023 Season
Follow the archived 2023 flowering-branch preview from winter forsythia and quince into cherry, Pieris, magnolia, dogwood and spirea.
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Christmas
Newsletter dated November 26, 2022
High-Elevation Noble Fir and Specialty Christmas Materials
Explore an archived noble-fir Christmas program, including tree sizes, crystallized branches, specimen boughs and the history of a specialty branch finish.
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