Shelia Jones wanted to give the community a gift everyone could enjoy. It’s the little things people don’t think about that often bring out a smile, and flowers seem to do that, she said.
Shelia Jones wanted to give the community a gift everyone could enjoy. It’s the little things people don’t think about that often bring out a smile, and flowers seem to do that, she said.The area where chickens used to roam on the Joneses’ farm in Rock Spring, she has turned into the Chicken House, what Jones describes as a pick- your-own flower market.
“We supply the bucket and shears for customers to cut their own bouquet,” she said. “Or if they prefer, we can pick the flowers and create an arrangement for them.”
The Chicken House has a 15,000-square-foot field which is home to 10 different varieties of sunflowers and five varieties of zinnias. Jones said she had hoped to include lavender but explained that Georgia soil has too much clay to sustain the flower.
“You see a lot of these types of businesses in Pennsylvania and Maine,” she said. “I didn’t know what the response would be, but people really seem to enjoy to pick the flowers.”