"Flower garden in a box" and tulip orders open!

Ordering will open today at 6pm for our new seedling option, “flower garden in a box,” as well as the last tulips of the season! Flower seedlings are ready to plant this weekend! Tulips will be mixed bouquets featuring 8-10 stems of single and double tulips in ivories, yellows, pinks, and purples. Place your order by Friday at 6am for pick-up either Friday 2pm-6pm or Saturday 9am - 1pm.

Our “flower garden in a box” is a curated set of seedlings featuring unique varieties in a bright, saturated color palette that are easy to grow and cut-and-come-again, making it an ideal option for the home gardener who wants to have cut flowers all summer long. The flower seedling box is also plastic free, meaning no plastic cell packs or trays. Instead, flower seedlings are grown in soil blocks - which are made by compressing soil into a free-standing cube - and will be distributed in a cardboard tray. 

“Flower garden in a box” is $50 (plus tax) and will include 24 organic flower seedlings composed of 10 different varieties (exact breakdown below as well as a photo of a complete box). Wondering how much space you’ll need? If using 9” spacing, you’ll need about 15 square feet of space to fit them all. You can also spread them out more to make space for some bushier plants, and if you pinch the center of the plants you’ll encourage more branching! Flower seedlings will be delivered already hardened off and ready to plant. We recommend planting them within a week, and keeping them well-watered in the meantime.

Ordering will open today (Wednesday) at 6pm and close Friday morning at 6am. Pick-ups will be on the farm stand porch Friday, May 22nd, from 2pm-6pm and Saturday May 23rd from 9am-1pm. First select a pick-up time and available items will appear in the online shop. If you’d like you order left our for later pick-up after we close up please email melissa@barrettsmillfarm.com. Ordering is open to all - no need to make an account to place an order. Payment is made by credit card. Alternatively, Barrett’s Bucks members may select the “Bucks” option and we will record the purchase in our Barrett’s Bucks records.

To place an order visit:

https://openfoodnetwork.net/barrett-s-mill-farm/shop#/shop_panel

Flower Garden in a Box Varieties:

• Zinnia, Aurora (4 seedlings)

• Zinnia, Berry Basket Mix (4 seedlings)

• Strawflower, Apricot Peach (2 seedlings)

• Strawflower, Firefly (2 seedlings)

• Celosia, Shimmer (4 seedlings)

• Cosmos, Daydream (1 seedling)

• Cosmos, Rubenza (1 seedling)

• Bachelor’s Button, Blue Jubilee Gem (2 seedlings)

• Marigold, Kee’s Orange (2 seedlings)

• Ageratum, Red Bouquet (2 seedlings)

Flower garden in a box ready to plant!

Farm stand and asparagus update

The cool weather at the end of last week put a damper on the asparagus harvest, but after a warm weekend we had a great harvest yesterday and are optimistic that the heat will yield some more bountiful harvests for the next couple of days. There won’t be any limits on number of bunches for the start of the week (we’ll see what happens when things cool down!).

Seedling update: A few varieties of flowers and tomatoes have sold out, but there are still a lot of seedlings to choose from! See below for details about what is available. We are also offering our new “Flower garden in a box” for pre-order starting this Wednesday! This is a curated collection of blooms that are great for a cutting garden and come in soil blocks, which means no plastic pots. For more information see our Flower Seedling Box Description.

Tulip update: We will have the last of the tulips available to order for pick-up on Friday! These will be mixed bouquets and we’ll send out an email on Wednesday with details. Ordering will open at 6pm Wednesday and close on Friday at 7am. We may have some mixed bouquets available for walk-up sales for the weekend, but ordering online is your best bet!

Self-serve farm stand hours:

Tuesday thru Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm

Available this week:

• Asparagus: Bunches are about 0.7 lb. $6/bunch.

• Kale mix: The first field greens of the season! (available Friday/Saturday)

• Green garlic: $4/bunch

• Chives: $3/bunch

• Rye flour - From our friends Noah and Sophie at Alprilla Farm in Warner, NH. They grow the rye and then mill it to order. Certified organic. The last of our supply will be available this week. $8.25

• Salsa Verde - Made by Kenneth at Eastern Mass Provision from our own organic tomatillos, onions, garlic, jalapeños and cilantro. Mild. $9

• Hot Sauce - Made by Kenneth at Eastern Mass Provision from our own organic habañeros, aji rico, fresno, cayenne, Hungarian hot wax and garlic. Hot. $9

• Baer’s Best Beans - Black Turtle, Italian Cranberry, and Cannellini. Grown by Charley Baer in South Berwick, ME. Certified Organic. $8.50

• Seedlings: $3-$5 for herbs; $6 for tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and tomatillos (new!); $8 for flower six-packs; $5 for flower four-packs (both flower seedling prices include sales tax); $4 for summer squash, zucchini and cucumbers. See below for varieties, and our 2026 Seedling Sale Descriptions for more info about those varieties. It looks like danger of frost has past, so these seedlings are ready to plant!

Specific seedling varieties we have as of 5/19:

• Herbs: Oregano (new!), thyme, lavender, parsley, basil, calendula (new!), cilantro, dill

• Flowers: Zinnias (new! 6-packs of Aurora, Queeny mix or mixed giants), Lion’s Mouth snapdragons (6-pack), Sensation Blend cosmos (new! 6-pack)

• Tomato: Honey Bee (new!), Moskvich, Pruden’s Purple, San Marzano, Matt’s Wild Cherry, Cherry Bomb, Sungold

• Tomatillo: Toma Verde (new!)

• Sweet Peppers: Carmen, Red Picnic (new!), Orange Picnic (new!)

• Hot/Specialty Peppers: Early Jalapeño, Shishito (new!)

• Eggplant: Turkish Delight (Asian eggplant), Michal (Italian eggplant)

• Cucurbits: Dark Green Zucchini, Success PM Summer Squash, Marketmore Cucumber (new!)

Tulip pre-orders for Friday pick-up!

Tulip ordering is now open for pick-up on Friday, May 15th from 2pm-6pm! Ordering will be open until Friday at 7am. We will continue to have seedlings, asparagus, green garlic, hot sauce and more available for walk-up sales this week: Thursday and Friday 11am-6pm and Saturday 9am-3pm. Click here for a full list of seedlings and other farm store items available. We may have a few bouquets of tulips for walk-up sales on Friday and Saturday but pre-ordering tulips is your only way to guarantee that you’ll get the type of tulip you want!

To order tulips visit:

https://openfoodnetwork.net/barrett-s-mill-farm/shop#/shop_panel

Available to order:

Single type tulips:

• Menton: varying shades of rose-pink with apricot-pink petal edges.

Double blooming tulips:

• Amazing Grace: fragrant blossoms open lavender pink then transform to rich, rose pink.

• Avante Garde: these start out a pale green and mature into a beautiful cream color. As they open they reveal small lavender petals on the inside. They mature more slowly than other varieties, but are worth the wait!

• Blue Wow: large purple blooms with green outer petals.

• Charming Beauty: blush-apricot peony-type bloom

• Dreamer: Dreamy double flowering pale pink blooms with subtle ivory and peach tones. New variety for us!

• Ranomi: fringed pale pink blooms brushed with white and hints of green on outer petal edges. Limited.

Specialty parrot tulips:

• Blue Parrot: fringed, feather-like bloom with petals that are bright violet with hints of blue.

Asparagus, seedlings and tulips this week

This week we will have our farm stand open for self-serve during our regular farm stand hours: Tuesday - Friday, 11am - 6pm and Saturday 9am - 3pm. These will be our operating hours for the remainder of the season (until Saturday October 31st). Please note that there is road work on Barretts Mill Road planned for Tuesday morning 9am - noon. Farm stand customers will still have access to the farm if coming from Strawberry Hill Road/Lowell Road, but Barretts Mill Road will be closed between College Road and the farm stand.

Tulip update: We will also once again have tulips available to order for pick-up on Friday! We’ll send out an email on Wednesday with details about what varieties are available. Ordering will open at 6pm that day. There will also be limited bunches available for walk-up sales today (Tuesday) starting with the crowd favorite orange princess!

Seedling update: More tomatoes are ready and available starting today (Tuesday) including: Sungold, Cherry Bomb, Red pearl, Pruden’s Purple, Cherokee Purple, Striped German, San Marzano, and Moskvich. We have also resupplied our flower and herbs selection which now includes: strawflower, bachelors button, nasturtium, snapdragons, dill, basil, cilantro, parsley, thyme and lavender. See our 2026 Seedling Sale Descriptions for more details about each variety! Coming soon: peppers, eggplant zucchini, summer squash and cucumbers.

Self-serve farm stand hours:

Tuesday thru Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm

Available this week:

• Asparagus: Bunches are about 0.7 lb. $6/bunch.

• Green garlic: $4/bunch

• Chives: $3/bunch

• Tulips: Available for walk-up sales on Tuesday (limited). $26/bouquet. Pre-order starting Wednesday for Friday pick-up for a full selection.

• Rye flour - From our friends Noah and Sophie at Alprilla Farm in Warner, NH. They grow the rye and then mill it to order. Certified organic. A note from Sophie: The rye is a culinary variety called AC Hazlet which feels special in a world where most rye seed is bred for cover crop. We like it’s dense, moist, flavorful baking quality, especially in chocolate desserts or a caraway studded sourdough. $8.25

• Salsa Verde - Made by Kenneth at Eastern Mass Provision from our own organic tomatillos, onions, garlic, jalapeños and cilantro. Mild. $9

• Hot Sauce - Made by Kenneth at Eastern Mass Provision from our own organic habañeros, aji rico, fresno, cayenne, Hungarian hot wax and garlic. Hot. $9

• Baer’s Best Beans - Black Turtle, Italian Cranberry, and Cannellini. Grown by Charley Baer in South Berwick, ME. Certified Organic. $8.50

• Seedlings: $3-$5 for herbs; $6 for tomatoes (and later in the week peppers and eggplant), $8 for flower six-packs, $5 for flower four-packs (both flower seedling prices include sales tax). See our 2026 Seedling Sale Descriptions for more info about the varieties! By Saturday we should have zucchini, summer squash and cucumbers ($4 each). Keep an eye on overnight temperatures and only plant these crops outside after danger of frost has passed.

Mother's Day tulip and seedling sale!

We have two pick-up options for Mother’s Day weekend online pre-orders of tulips: Friday 2pm-6pm (May 8th) and Saturday 9am-1pm (May 9th). To place your order for Friday or Saturday pick-up visit the our online store on the Open Food Network link below before Friday at 7am. Select your desired pick-up day from the drop down menu on the right and available items will appear.

We will also have some seedlings, narcissus and asparagus available for walk-up sales Friday 11am - 6pm and Saturday 9am - 3pm (though it is possible we will sell out of asparagus early on Saturday). On Saturday, if time allows we may have a few mixed bouquets of tulips available for walk-up sales. However, pre-ordering tulips is your only way to guarantee that you’ll get the type of tulip you want!

To order visit:

https://openfoodnetwork.net/barrett-s-mill-farm/shop#/shop_panel

Available to order:

(All items are grown here and certified organic unless otherwise noted)

Seedlings - Tomatoes, flowers and herbs See detailed variety descriptions here in our updated seedling guide!

Single type tulip varieties include:

• Menton: varying shades of rose-pink with apricot-pink petal edges.

• Renown: light fuchsia-red with slightly paler petal edges and a blue-edged yellow base.

Double blooming tulip varieties include:

• Avante Garde: these start out a pale green and mature into a beautiful cream color. As they open they reveal small lavender petals on the inside. They mature more slowly than other varieties, but are worth the wait!

• Blue Wow: large purple blooms with green outer petals.

• Charming Beauty: blush-apricot peony-type bloo

• Dreamer: Dreamy double flowering pale pink blooms with subtle ivory and peach tones. New variety for us!

• Orange Princess: orange peony-type bloom.

• Pep Talk: opens from pale yellowish ivory to rose-pink with variable stripes and matures to deeper shades of ivory and raspberry pink.

• Ranomi: fringed pale pink blooms brushed with white and hints of green on outer petal edges. Limited.

• Sunlover: golden yellow peony-type bloom with orange and red striations.

• Sunset Tropical: rose colored peony-type bloom with purple striations on the outer petals

Available for self-serve walk up sales

Friday 11am-6pm and Saturday 9am-3pm

• Asparagus: Bunches are about 0.7 lb. $6/bunch. There will likely be a limit on number of bunches per customer this week.

• Narcissus: $10 (including tax)

• Seedlings: herbs ($3 - $5), tomatoes ($6), flowers ($5- $8)