Hi friends!
When I started this farm in 2019, I had no idea how to grow flowers — or that this little patch of land would turn into what it is today. And yet, here we are in 2025, welcoming both old friends and new faces to the fields once again.
This season, I’m trying something new: Notes with Nikki.
A little update from me to you every couple weeks — filled with farm ramblings, flower tips, life updates, and whatever else is rattling around in my brain. Think of it like a slightly chaotic diary entry from your local flower farmer: dirt under my nails, caffeine in hand, and a whole lot of love for what we’ve built here.
So let’s kick things off with a peek behind the scenes.
What does an average day look like at Lovely Hollow? Read on to find out!
Lovely Hollow is a U-pick flower farm. No weddings, no bouquet deliveries, no wholesale orders. Just me, keeping the flowers thriving between open days.
Here’s what a day typically looks like:
6:00 AM
Alarm, morning routine, and a quiet sunrise moment with coffee (after chugging water, obviously). I check irrigation, then hit the gym for an hour.
7:00 AM
The crew rolls in. I get someone spraying bloom booster and someone else on weed patrol. Out here in the desert, weeds love it — but on an “Instagram farm,” clean fields are a must.
Then I do a full walk of the farm: fixing leaks, cleaning filters, unclogging emitters, and dealing with pests. That usually takes me up to lunch.
12:00 PM
Lunch and a quick trip to town (read: iced coffee). Errands, farm store runs, Amazon returns — you get it.
Afternoons are slower. I catch up on emails, plan events, post on socials, and sometimes squeeze in a yoga or fitness class.
9:00 PM
Evening walk to check irrigation. The sunsets are magic, and the birds put on a show as they settle in for the night.
Spring is wild — long, chaotic days getting everything in the ground. By mid-summer, the pace shifts. I get to enjoy what we’ve built: blooming fields, live music, happy visitors, and all the beauty that makes this place so special.
And that’s a day in my life here at Lovely Hollow.