Backyard
Microfarm &
Pollinator Paradise

(Not necessarily in that order).

Welcome…

to Thistledown Herb Farm! Here, we share everything you need to know about our farm life. We’re just getting started, but stick around to learn how we do things, get inspired by our favorite nature projects and activities, and discover useful tips and tricks for your own gardening adventures.

  • Every seed and plant we grow is individually selected for its color, texture, and sustainability in our local 6a growing zone. This attention to detail ensures that each bouquet or wreath is not only visually stunning but also environmentally friendly.

    Our dried floral products are available in a range of sizes and price points. You’re welcome to peruse the shop for product offers or if you have a specific request submit a contact form.

  • At Thistledown Herb Farm I approach growing from a multifaceted approach. There are a lot of different plants in my space and they have many different purposes.

    The native plants I grow thrive in the yard, require minimal to no additional watering once established and create food sources & habitats for pollinators and other insects.

  • Fresh bouquets isn’t the main thing around here, but while the flowers are blooming they’re always available.

    I love creating petit arrangements of various blooms, textures, scents and heights.

Locally Grown.

Locally preserved.

Artisan made.

Moon Wreath Moon Wreath
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Moon Wreath
$95.00

Handmade wreath made completely of blooms grown, harvested and preserved from my backyard microfarm.

Fresh Petit Vases Fresh Petit Vases
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Fresh Petit Vases
$15.00

Locally grown cut flowers fresh from our backyard microfarm to your table.
Available July through September.

Growing
Thistledown

Maybe Thistledown was born on a whim or maybe it was a lifetime of playing in the dirt. I guess it depends on how you look at it, but life is funny and if you think about it most things are like that.

Either way, Thistledown is a backyard microfarm located in mid Michigan. I grow around 1000 sq ft of garden beds (and I’m always thinking about where I can expand next). It’s a lot of trial and error. It’s a lot of happy successes and sad fails, but I’ve learned that each failure is just an opportunity for something new.

More about me for the curious minds

Feel free to join us on Insta

(if that’s your thing)

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the lessons I can learn in my backyard. This is the third season since I put in a row of peonies along the fence. It felt like it would be forever till they bloomed. Last year I got 0-1 blooms on some plant
May started quiet and cold, but this last week hit the ground running. There’s lots of weeds that still need weeding but it’s coming! I pulled some figwort that appeared to have asters yellow and will dispose of it so hopefully it doesn&r
Signs that spring is imminent. Maybe that depends on your definition of imminent, but it's good enough for me. Sure, the odds are high we’ll see more snow and some freezing temperatures, but the plants know it won’t last and sooner rath
The end of a season or the beginning of the next.
Our back porch (which I power washed and cleaned at the start of summer and have still not stained) is apparently now a monarch caterpillar nursery. There are patches of milkweed everywhere, but they seem to prefer the ones growing through our deck b

Questions?
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Want to work together? Commission a dried floral piece?
We can’t wait to hear from you!