Signal Mountain resident Terri Farmer gathers the components of her "woodland arrangements" from the perennial garden of her Grandview back yard, as well as the surrounding woods where she finds bark and moss to cover her containers full of rustic charm.
"I've always loved flowers and sharing them with other people," she said. "I like putting bundles together, but I'm not a florist. It's just a hobby, not a business."
She said she does not make much profit selling her blooms, although she is typically almost sold out as the market is just beginning.
Farmer uses wild ferns she picks on walks in the woods around her home, and she said she also likes to incorporate herbs such as lavender, rosemary and ornamental basil.
"No bundle is the same," she said.
She often uses colorful zinnias as a base, and her bouquets are also filled with hydrangeas, which she at one time grew to sell to local florists before moving to her current home. Other flowers she likes to put in her bouquets include angelonias, garlic clove blossoms, summer savory and limelight hydrangeas.
Farmer charges $6 for bouquets and $12 for woodland arrangements, which feature a vase covered in bark and moss, "good for rustic weddings," she said.
Her personal garden was inspired by Rosebank Farms in Charleston, S.C.
"We turned our whole back yard into a perennial garden," she said.