SevenHill Farm 🌱

Also- tatsoi tastes like spinach and bok choy had a baby, and it has more vitamin c than orange juice! Seeds available here:

sevenhillfarm.etsy.com/listing/1104...

A large rosette of puckered deep green leaves

If you’re interested in growing fresh veggies but don’t have a place to garden, just know I grew this giant tatsoi cabbage completely indoors with nothing but a tray of regular potting soil and a $15 LED grow light 💚🌱
#gardening #organic #houseplants #cleaneating

A close up of a cluster of tiny white trumpet shaped flowers with long slender stamens

Corn plant update- the perfume is so strong that the entire first floor of my house smells like Easter lilies and honeysuckle.
10/10 highly recommend 🌱💚🪴
#houseplants #gardening #plants #bloomscroll

Lacewing eggs are cheaper to ship and easier to care for, and more of them stick around where you want them to stay, whereas keeping ladybugs in your garden more than a couple days can be difficult.

Sweet, like a mix between peony and honeysuckle.

A woman’s hand holding up a flower stalk from a tropical house plant with clusters of tiny white flowers

I got my corn plant to bloom finally 😎🪴
#plants #houseplants #gardening #crazyplantlady 🌱💚

A windowsill with colored glass bottles backlit by the setting sun

Unclench your jaw and relax your shoulders ❤️
#photography #sunset #mentalhealthawareness #bluesky #hanginthere

A woman’s hand holding a small green cucumber seedling in a tray of black dirt

We recently got a review that our cucumber seeds were sickly and many didn’t germinate. So I did a second germination test just to be sure. They passed (again) at 99% germination, and look pretty healthy to me 🤷‍♀️
But just know we’ll always check if you report an issue 🌱💚
#gardening #seedstarting

A meme with a leader shouting to a crowd and the crowd answering back: Who are we? Gardeners! What do we want? All the plants! Where will we put them? We don’t know!

Seeds available here:

sevenhillfarm.etsy.com/listing/4453...

Umbels of tiny golden yellow flowers against a backdrop of a green foliage

New for 2026: Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea)
A perennial U.S. native wildflower that thrives in partial shade and dappled sunlight. It blooms in early spring, providing a boost to hungry pollinators 🐝
#gardening #nativeplants #wildflowers #pollinators
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And he did not come out to see (or not see) his shadow, the lazy glutton.

A groundhog burrow in the dirt, surrounded by dry brown weeds

Welp. Looks like Carl is back for another year of shenanigans.
DAMNIT CARL!
#groundhogday #thesagacontinues #groundhog #gardening #funny #bluesky 🌱💚

I’d say I was jealous, but then I remembered that we already have enough mosquitoes as it is in z5 😆

A pale peachy pink zinnia flower with a yellow and red Center and green foliage in the background

In floriography, zinnia symbolizes lasting friendship and daily remembrance, often representing thoughts of absent or distant friends.
Here’s to the friends we wish we could hug but distance or time gets in the way 💛
#floriography #bloomscroll #flowerreport #friendship
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Yeah most of our stuff won’t get started till March in the greenhouse.
These are the slow starters that take a longer growing season- petunias, onions, etc.

An indoor grow light setup with trays of dirt filled pots and a background tapestry of watercolor mountains

And so it begins 😏
🌱💚 #gardening #greenhouse #seedstarting #smallbusiness

A pale orange nasturtium flower with a yellow throat and variegated foliage

The name ‘nasturtium’ originates from the Latin word nāsus ("nose") and torquēre ("to twist") which literally translates to "nose-twister" 😆
It’s due to the pungent spicy smell of the plant.
The flowers are edible, and taste like radishes 😋
#gardensky #bloomscroll #flowerreport #etymology
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and what better way than to bring the joy of gardening.
With love and solidarity,
Heather & family

me holding this space as quiet compliance.
As an individual I’m active, vocal, and making good trouble.
As a business we’re donating what we can manage to help victims with legal fees and medical bills.
I just recognize that sometimes people need a moment of calm for their mental health…

a lot our followers come to this page when they need a break from the horrors and chaos. They come to enjoy the beauty of nature and gardening, and to take a much needed deep breath.
Aside from this post, I won’t take that respite away by posting more politics and news.
But do not mistake…

A cluster of bright royal blue bell flowers against a backdrop of green foliage

(1 of 3) Bear with me, but this needs to be addressed.
Lots of people out there (rightfully) saying that silence is compliance, and businesses that don’t use their social media platforms to take a stand are choosing sides with their silence.
The problem is that…

Seed available here:

sevenhillfarm.etsy.com/listing/1098...

Multiple flower spikes covered in tiny pale purple flowers

Today’s spotlight: Anise Hyssop is an easy to grow multipurpose native perennial I recommend for (most) gardens; whether it’s for pollinators, pest deterrence, or herbal medicine. It only grows ~3 ft tall, has a delightful sweet anise aroma, and doesn’t spread aggressively 🌱💚
#gardening #herbalism

A Scoville heat scale showing an illustration of a hot pepper that’s green at the bottom transitioning to red at the top. Lines come out at various levels showing the heat rating of several peppers with bell pepper at the bottom and Carolina reaper at the top.

Attn hot pepper enthusiasts: what new peppers should we add to our seed lineup & greenhouse sale this year? We usually do a range from mild to wild, so give me your favorites!
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#hotpeppers #gardening #spicyfood #foodie

Oh yeah! Let me know next time you’re in town and I’ll come get them 😊

An apothecary’s desk with books, various herbs, and a mortar and pestle

Maybe I’m just weird, but growing your own medicine in the garden and then using it when you’re sick is a different kind of satisfaction.
🌱🌿💚 #herbalism #naturalmedicine #gardening

A snowy country landscape with a white sun on the horizon surrounded by a rainbow halo in the sky

It’s cold enough for a sun dog in Iowa today, so I’ll be indoors getting trays ready for onions and petunias. We usually start them on Groundhog Day and use grow lights until the greenhouse goes up in March. 💚🌱
(Photo credit Tammy Watson)
#gardensky #sundog #iowa

A newborn baby sleeping wrapped in a blanket, while a large orange tabby cat is curled up at her feet

Throwback Thursday: Old Man Seamus before he was an old man, guarding his new “kitten” 🧡
(If you’re new here, he’s our very spoiled working farm cat 🐈)
#catsky #babies #cats #simplelife

2/2 That’s precisely why we advocate for responsible placement and maintenance, and don’t ship seed to states where it’s considered a nuisance. Ours is planted in an in-ground pot to prevent runners, is pruned regularly, and only a few seed pods are allowed to mature (for sharing seed.)