The Flower Farm
The Ruins at Sassafras…
…sits on land with a rich agricultural history. The Shakers grew food crops, medicinal herbs, and flowers and raised livestock. Mary Chess cultivated lilacs for her perfume business. The McDonalds herded sheep, cows, and peacocks and sewed coats made of sheepskin shipped from their family farm in Scotland.
Two-hundred years later, we're following the tradition.
Sassafras Flower Farm blooms …
… from May to November. You can cross the street from our venue and walk to the farm to select flowers for your bouquets, arbor spray, and bud vases. We’ll cut the flowers for you and keep them fresh in our air conditioned studio. Bring your photographer and wedding party, and make the afternoon a photo op.
We use an ancient farming practice called Hügelkultur (mound culture) – mounds from recycled logs, branches, grass clippings, and compost topped with soil. The mounds save water and require little fertilizer. Organic matter inside self-composts, makes landscape debris usable, and sequesters carbon. After your wedding, we compost the flowers and return them to the earth.
We offer Sassafras Farm flowers at wholesale prices for our couples. If you have a favorite regional flower that's not on our list, let us know by January, and we'll grow it for you.
Our farm flowers change every year, but you’ll likely find:
Amaranth (Green Tails, Autumn Touch)
Bachelor’s Button
Bells of Ireland
Bishops Green Mist (White Dill Ammi)
Black Eyed Susans
Broom Corn
Bupleurum
Celosia (Cramer’s Rose)
Cinnamon Basil
Dara Ammi (Chocolate Lace Flower)
Dahlias (Apple Blossom Decorative Mix)
Dahlias (Cherry Cordial Mix)
Dahlias (Giant Ball Dahlias Mixed)
Dahlias (Dinner Plate Dahlias)
Gomphrena (purple, pink, and white)
Heliopsis (False Sunflower)
Lisianthus (Rosita, Croma, ABD, Arena, and Corelli)
Lupine
Mountain Mint
Peony
Persian Cress
Ranunculus (Pastel Mix)
Saponaria: White and Pink
Snap Dragons (Chantilly Pink)
Strawflower (King Size Red)
Sunflowers (Autumn Beauty)
Sunflowers (Lemonade)
Sunflowers (ProCut White Nite)
Sunflowers (Cherry Rose)
Xeranthemum Annuum (Paper Flower)
Zinnias (Oklahoma White)
Zinnias (Zinderella Peach)
Zinnias (Queen Lime Blush)
Zinnias (Queen Lime Orange)
Zinnias (Benary’s Salmon)
Zinnias (Golden Hour)
In-house Design
Lisa Light & Isabelle Bosquet-Morra, Designers
Our in-house designers, Lisa Light and Isabelle Bosquet-Morra, work on site at their Sassafras design studio. Using cultivated and indigenous plants grown on property and supplemented with local farm flowers when needed, Lisa and Isabelle create stunning floral decor customized to your vision and budget.
Lisa Light, founder of Destination Bride, LLC is an international wedding designer, producer and author based out of nearby Chatham, New York. She has been a guiding “light” throughout the renovation and the development of the weddings and events business at Sassafras. In addition to helping with business development and marketing, she is passionate about flowers and floral design. She is happy to work with all budgets and will provide as much or as little as a couple wants.
Lisa Light
Isabelle Bosquet-Morra
Isabelle Bosquet-Morra, founder and principal of Fleurisa, has created floral arrangements and décor for scores of stylish parties and events, from posh seaside weddings in the Hamptons to a series of events for the opening of the Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakech, Morocco. Her work, characterized by intense color and cutting-edge containers, has been featured in Town & Country, Elle Decor, House & Garden, Architectural Digest and Vogue. She hails from France but now shares her time between New York City & Stuyvesant in Columbia County, NY.
Samples of our work
HOW IT WORKS
At Sassafras, Lisa and Isabelle offer full-service floral design on-site using flowers and foliage exclusively grown and foraged from Sassafras and local farms. This ensures your florals are always fresh, sustainable, and beautifully aligned with your vision.
They will work with you to create the perfect floral design, tailored to your style and budget. Lisa and Isabelle handle everything from selecting flowers to arranging, installing, and breaking down the décor. They will be on-site until the wedding procession steps off to ensure all is perfectly in place..
Here’s how to get started:
Initial Consultation: Meet with Lisa and Isabelle, either in-person or virtually, to discuss your vision, favorite flowers, colors, and budget.
Design Proposal: Receive a custom proposal and estimate to review.
Contract & Deposit: To reserve their services, sign the contract and submit a 50% non-refundable deposit.
Final Details: Attend a final production meeting at Sassafras, where you can finalize your design and flower order. The final payment is due three weeks before the event.
Event Day: Lisa and Isabelle will handle all floral design, set-up, and breakdown on-site.
Contact us to learn more about our pricing and flower packages
