The story behind the barn.

How did The Barn of Blooms come to be be?

It is  a lot to unpack but it did not happen overnight by any means. Cole and I purchased the farm that The Barn of Blooms is located on in 2011 as first generation farmers. It was an operating dairy barn for five years. We milked 4 AM & 4 PM, seven days a week, 365 days a year. It was a business that we loved very much but unfortunately due to difficult times in the industry we had to shut the doors. The barn sat and collected dirt, dust, and farm equipment for four years. We decided to list our farm and home that sat in the central location. When we looked down at the barn it was the constant reminder of a failed dream. We thought maybe our family just needed a fresh start. One morning while working in my garden it hit me…”Bloom. Bloom where you are planted.” I called our realtor immediately and told her to pull it off of the market. I had an idea. Just because it was an old dairy barn didn’t mean that’s what it had to be. So I started working day in and out to create my dream of a nursery with everything from seeds to trees. I opened the doors to The Barn of Blooms in March of 2020. Yes, right in the middle of a pandemic! 

What inspired me to open a nursery? I grew up with a love of plants. My grandmother actually worked at the wholesale nursery located across from The Barn of Blooms until she was 78 years old. I would visit her often throughout my childhood and it was always the coolest to me. After she passed away I spent many hours in her greenhouse and her yard to try to keep up what she left behind. I thought I was helping my grandfather but I was actually finding myself. I knew then that I would work with plants for the rest of my life. It was therapeutic and it felt like the furthest thing from actual work. 

Where do we source our plants from? See that’s what makes The Barn of Blooms so special. Unlike your box stores…I see, feel, and hand selected each plant that comes back to The Barn to make sure that we have the highest quality out there. We travel all over the Southeast during the week to make that happen. Then we hand unload each plant that we have available for the weekend. I have a special relationship with each grower to ensure the best!