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For the full email newsletter, click here. February Greetings to our faithful newsletter community! It is hard to believe, but the first email I (Madison) wrote and sent to you was two years ago: February of 2022. I am so thankful to you for welcoming me with open arms to the family business! I enjoy sharing our Horn Canna Farm news...

For the full email newsletter, click here. Have you heard of decision fatigue? We have been thinking about this theory at the farm recently. Decision fatigue is the idea that after making many decisions throughout the day, our decision-making ability gradually worsens while our fatigue gradually increases. It can affect important work or home decisions or simple ones like what...

For the full email newsletter, click here: We are excited to bring you our first newsletter of 2024! The first order of business in the new year is an exciting one: catalogs! We hope you enjoy flipping through the carefully crafted pages of cannas. Nikki works hard to design and compose these every year. A special thank you to Mike...

For the full email newsletter, click here. Christmas Greetings from our family to yours! Here on the farm, we are in the middle of the trimming stage of production. We wash and sort the bulbs a second time, trim off any excess stalk, count them, and then take an inventory. The inventory is how we decide the availability for the...

For the full email newsletter, click here. We are thankful to have finished our 2023 canna harvest season! It was dirty, there were a few days of unexpected freezing temperatures, and we were rained out for a few days. It's impossible to have a harvest season without a few breakdowns (sometimes it's Dustin, sometimes it's a machine), but overall, we...

For the full email newsletter, click here. It is bittersweet to chop down the canna field every October. We love moving on to another season, but it is sad to see the colorful canna blooms disappear as we transition to the famous Oklahoma red dirt.  We started the annual canna harvest this week, arguably the dirtiest time of year on...

For the full email newsletter, click here. September is the peak season for our cannas here at the farm. Cooler temps forecasted are great news compared to the 100+ degree days in recent weeks. It is incredible how mild days perk up and brighten the cannas.  If you haven't already stopped by our site, it is open for Spring 2024...

For the full email newsletter, click here. Before telling you about our new variety, 'Cleopatra Red,' we want to tell you more about the unique canna 'Cleopatra.' Cleopatra is an unstable mutation, or what is known as a chimera. It is the only canna we know of that grows like this. It can grow differently from season to season. It most...

For the full email newsletter, click here. Weather in Oklahoma is known to be unpredictable during the spring and early summer months with thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes. This year is no different, with severe winds affecting the state last weekend, leaving hundreds of thousands without power in 90°F heat. Myself (Madison), my husband Ty, our cat, and dog have been...

For the full email newsletter, click here. Whether you are home in the garden or enjoying a weekend out of town, we hope this email finds you well. Our thoughts and prayers are with those of you who have served, are serving, or have lost a service member. We do not take your sacrifice lightly.  "Greater love has no one...