We loaded Bailey in the car and left city to go to look at a Hunde Hotel for her to stay at while we travel and came upon these flower fields north east of the city limits. We were pretty far out in the boonies...as the puppy hotel ended up taking us an hour to get to from the apt. There is a lot of farming and fields north of the city, with farms being passed down for generations...and with the strict rule that they are only sold to farmers...not land developers, etc. So.....there are these flower fields with a place to put your payment, and if you look closely at the picture of the sign, there are yellow handled blades that they let you borrow to cut the stems. It is all on the Honor System...and as we were there, 3 other cars pulled over and cut bouquets and diligently paid their fees for their flowers (as did I, of course!). That day, there were sunflowers (sonneblume), dahlias (dahlien) and gladiolas (gladiolen)...I didn't see lillies, but think that since we are sort of at the end of the summer growing/blooming season, that we missed them...but I cut some gorgeous dahlias that lasted in the vase for just over a week! I am excited to go back to visit some of these fields in the Spring.
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