Backyard cut flowers · Lafayette, Louisiana

Grown in our backyard. Cut this morning.

Seasonal bouquets from a small Lafayette garden, grown mostly from seed and picked fresh the day you get them.

Zone 9b Grown from seed Something blooming year-round

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A gloved hand holding a bunch of pink, lilac and cream sweet peas in the garden

Ranunculus from the a.m. blooms garden — Ranunculus

Striped zinnia from the a.m. blooms garden — Striped zinnia

Dahlias at sunset from the a.m. blooms garden — Dahlias at sunset

Zinnia from the a.m. blooms garden — Zinnia

Queen Lime zinnia from the a.m. blooms garden — Queen Lime zinnia

Sunflower from the a.m. blooms garden — Sunflower

Dahlia from the a.m. blooms garden — Dahlia

Cactus zinnia from the a.m. blooms garden — Cactus zinnia

Honey zinnia from the a.m. blooms garden — Honey zinnia

Our story

Zinnias were my gateway flower

Hands holding a vase of zinnias, cosmos, dahlias and dill — A summer bouquet, cut that morning

Hi, I'm Madison. I started planting flowers from seed in our Lafayette backyard, fell hard for zinnias, and kept asking why more people don't grow them. Every season since, I've added a few more varieties to see how far this flower dream can go.

Now the beds cycle through the whole year: ranunculus and sweet peas in spring, zinnias and sunflowers all summer, celosia in the fall, and camellias and narcissus through winter. I cut early in the morning, when stems are cool and full of water, so your flowers last.

Gifting flowers is my love language. In September 2025 I filled my first large order, for a customer who arranged them in antique vases and sent her guests home with blooms. In June 2026 I did my first pop-up. Now I'm sharing a few arrangements each week with anyone who wants a little garden on their table.

WhereOur backyard in Lafayette, Louisiana (zone 9b)
HowRaised beds, mostly grown from seed, cut by hand in the morning
HelpersAnnie and Mairin, who soak the ranunculus corms with me every December
Also growingMonarch butterflies. We counted 27 chrysalides this summer.

In the garden

A year of blooms in zone 9b

Bouquets follow the season, so every one is a little different. Here's roughly what's in the beds through the year.

Mar – May

Spring

Ranunculus picotee, from corms
Sweet peas
Double Click bicolor cosmos
Bachelor buttons
Azaleas

Jun – Aug

Summer

Zinnias incl. Dawn Creek Honey
Sunflowers & Mexican sunflowers
Rudbeckia
Strawflower, marigolds & calendula
Bee balm, dill & purple basil

Sep – Nov

Fall

Double zinnias
Chocolate sunflowers
Celosia crested and plumed
Shi Shi camellias begin

Dec – Feb

Winter

Shi Shi camellias
Paperwhite narcissus
Hyacinths
Carolina jessamine

About the dahlias

Dahlias are my garden obsession, but they only last 3 to 5 days in a vase. I grow most of them for the garden itself, and they show up in bouquets only now and then. Ask if you're hoping for one.

Timing depends on the weather. Ask what's blooming this week.

Ordering

Ways to get flowers

Weekly arrangements

A few arrangements each week, cut the morning of pickup. Order ahead, because they go fast.

Cups from $15 · bouquets from $25

Marigolds, camellias and celosia in a milk glass vase

Bulk flowers

Buckets of fresh-cut stems to arrange yourself, for a party, a shower, or take-home blooms for your guests.

Buckets from $75

A cup of mixed zinnias ready for a pop-up

Pop-ups

Find a.m. blooms at local pop-ups. Dates are posted on Instagram.

Next date: TBA Confirm

Coming soon

The coloring book, from Annie & Mairin

Annie and Mairin are the a. and the m. in a.m. blooms, and they love to color. Their book turns the flowers in our garden into pages to color, from spring ranunculus to the last zinnias of fall.

Bold, simple outlines that are easy for kids to color
Every page drawn from a real flower in our Lafayette beds
Printed copies at pop-ups and here on the site

Get notified when it's ready

Order or ask a question

Let's pick some flowers

Send a note with what you're looking for and when you need it. I'll reply with what's blooming and the details.

Emailamblooms@icloud.com

Call or text(225) 505-5703

Instagram: @a.m.blooms337 TikTok: @a.m.blooms