Berthoud Family Church

By Amy Stogner

Recently, our Moms Inc. group took a trip to Flowers For Three, a beautiful nursery in the country outside of Johnstown, for a ‘container garden party.’ The morning of the nursery trip, I got my son off to school, loaded up my daughter and was on my way. For some reason, I thought I would just follow the highway leading toward I-25 all the way to Johnstown. However, right past the I-25 interchange, I ran into a dirt road. Oops!

After panicking for a moment, I realized I had my handy GPS in the car, so I got it out and set the nursery as my destination. I don’t know what I’d do without my GPS! As I drove through the countryside, I was already beginning to relax. Sometimes I forget that we are surrounded by such lovely farmland. The GPS lead me through Johnstown, which I find to be such a charming little town, and out through more country until I arrived at the nursery.

Flowers For Three sits in the country with an expansive view of farmland to all sides. Walking in, I was instantly surrounded by the humid feel of a greenhouse, the fragrance of flowers and bursts of color everywhere. Jenna commented on how she wanted to move in and I agreed!

Vicky and other employees graciously led our kids in their own activities. First, the kids went on a little hunt for toy horses and dogs that were hidden around the nursery, then they each got a pad of paper and crayon to draw on, and finally each child got to plant a pumpkin seed. My daughter is proud of the pumpkin she planted.

With the kids busy as such, us moms began making out own container gardens. Vicky explained to us the elements needed for a flower basket: a thriller, which goes in the middle of the basket spiller and filler. We had an array of flowers to choose from for each element of the basket. It was fun to pick out flowers that we thought would complement one another for the looks we were going for. Each basket was unique and beautiful in its own way, just like God made each of us!

After we finished up our baskets, we ate brunch and drank coffee while many of the kids played on a giant dirt pile outside. It’s always a pleasure to hang out with these lovely women and I left the greenhouse feeling refreshed. The two flower baskets I made that day are now on my front porch and grow and fill in a little more every day.