After a long cool winter, people are always eager to get back outside and work in their yards. They feel the urge to bring the dull, brown, winter-worn landscape back to life with beautiful annuals and bulbs, put in their gardens, and beautify their porches and patios with lots of colorful plants. Caladiums are the…
Helping customers order their caladium bulbs occupies the greatest part of our day. We answer questions, give advice and offer support to the wonderful folks who entrust us with an important part of their world, their gardens. There are feelings and emotions connected to the word “garden”. For some, it is about the planting and…
Teaching children about caladiums and the importance of agriculture is a passion of ours, here at Happiness Farms! 21 years ago, Mom (Darlene) and I, along with a group of our friends, started Highlands County Ag-Venture, Inc. It’s a non-profit organization that provides a day of hands-on agriculture to every 3rd grade student in our…
Caladiums and muck soils go hand-in-hand. Farmers and gardening enthusiasts are keenly aware of the multitude of considerations it takes to successfully grow any type of plants and vegetation. Often, the idea of a person’s skill or experience is what it takes to produce happy, healthy and hearty plants from a garden. The success for…
I’m Darlene, and fifty-four years ago I married a caladium farmer. I was working for the school system as the secretary of the Lake Placid High School principal, and Danny and his family raised Easter Lilies and Gerbera Daisies here in Lake Placid, Florida. Soon after we were married, they bought some land that had…
Christmas in the age of COVID Christmas will most certainly be a new and possibly different experience for most families this year. The Covid-19 virus has changed the way we think, live and feel. Discovering new ways of completing old tasks, while positively maintaining relationships and connections has been a testament to our human capabilities….
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