Februrary 2025 Newsletter
Twyla Rusnak
Spring is not in the air!!! This week temperatures are hovering just around freezing and 4 inches of snow means we are in a winter wonderland for a little while longer. Before last week’s snowfall we had snowdrops, anemones and hellebores blooming in our fields and gardens. The snow is blanketing them all now, but by this time next week we will be back out there harvesting our fresh blooms.
Valentine's Day in the Flower Studio, Farmstand, & Website

Give us a call 250-588-9558, email twylasflowerfarm@shaw.ca , order online at twylasflowerfarm.com, swing by the farmstand 24/7 (if it's not freezing) or come up to the flower studio/shop Monday thru Saturday 10-4 and see what beauty we have available.
We have updated our website with roses, arrangements, bouquets, gifts and gear for that someone special!
On The Farm & In The Greenhouse
In other parts of the property, we have moved a few things around to make space for a couple more perennial beds. I decided that after last year, when we had the cool wet spring, it was the perennials that saved us with their blooms while we waited for everything else to catch up.


In The Potting Shed


Let’s hope they don’t disappoint!!


January Wedding
We were fortunate to be able to be a part of a wedding in January held at the Empress Hotel.
We have been busy booking weddings, graduations, celebrations of life and corporate events throughout the spring, summer and fall of 2025.
If you have an upcoming wedding, please contact us for our wedding information packages for ‘a la carte’ and ‘buckets of blooms’ wedding flowers.
If you have a special event coming up that needs some special décor, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Something New!
Discount Code New15


GIft Ideas
Local Artist Linda Jenson is back on Vancouver Island and making her gorgeous ‘Skinks’. We are lucky to be one of the shops selling her creations! These wearable jeweled insects are a perfect little something to include as a gift. From little lady bugs to life size dragonflies, these are so precious. These are also available for shipping across Canada.


Greeting Cards – By Vancouver Island Artists
We are now featuring cards created by 2 local artists!
Hand-painted art cards by Jennifer Bauer Designs
Art cards by Rekha, Atelier Molleken
And of course, our Flower Share CSA!
A gift of a Flower Share Collection lets you buy flowers for spring, summer or fall or for the whole year. We have put together several different collections of hand tied bouquets and arrangements in a vase to be picked up or delivered. These could be considered CSA’s (Community Supported Agriculture) as they are prepaid to help us to get our crops in the field, tended and harvested for you to enjoy.
Dahlia Tuber Sale
Stock Update on Sunday 9th February at 6am PSTNOTE – All Dahlia tubers will be ready in April when danger of freezing in the mail has passed and viable eyes on the tubers are apparent. Pick Up, local and Canada Wide Shipping is available.

Where To Find Us
We Deliver!
Our Farmstand will continue to be stocked daily with bouquets, bunches and arrangements.
Don’t hesitate to drive up to the Flower Studio. Open 10-4 Monday thru Saturday.
250-588-9558
Thoughts on February
February is really the month of new beginnings here on the farm. January was spent putting away, sorting, cleaning up, and doing year end paperwork. February is being spent setting up for a new season on the farm and in the flower studio. It is also the time for taking a deep breath before the really busy time starts here on the farm.
Our teams have been kept busy through most of the winter, inside and out. As I looked back over the past year, our Flower Farm Team numbered 12 full, part-time and seasonal employees! What was once just something that was to be my ‘hobby’ has become something that really makes a difference here in the community.
A big thank you to all of you who support us by purchasing our flowers, tubers, plants, gear and workshops. Every order really makes a difference to this small business and the people who make all this beauty for you.
Happy Valentine’s Day and have a wonderful February!

