EMMIE BOESE
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — If anyone picked up a fresh locally grown bouquet this spring or summer, there's a chance it came from Salt City Blooms.
Owner Jessica Rayl who's had a love for growing flowers for awhile now, said she discovered the idea for her business on Facebook.
"I saw someone else doing it and I was like I think I can do that," Rayl said. "I love growing flowers. I might as well give it a shot, and then we moved to our new location (new home) and then I decided you know what, I'm going to try it."
Rayl sells a mix of flowers in neatly gathered bouquets every Saturday on her driveway adjacent to she and her family's home. Each bouquet is a little different each week which Rayl said people enjoy. She said whatever is in bloom gets put in the bouquets.
"The beginning of this season, it was snap dragons and stalk and then really early sunflowers and then as you know as flowers changed through the season because everything is grown outside, it is very seasonal, it just changes with it," Rayl said.
Right now, Rayl is putting lisianthus in her bouquets which is one of her favorite flowers.
In addition to her unique mix of flowers in the bouquets, Rayl said she has received positive feedback about her flowers regarding a unique feature.
"So these flowers have not been sprayed and I think people appreciate that they still look nice and are not covered in chemicals," Rayl said.
She said she does not spray the flowers specifically because she doesn't want the chemicals pesticides contain around her children.
The stand is only open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is located at 3911 E. 56th Ave. Rayl's flower garden is visible to the public but is not permitted for public use.
Salt City Blooms will stop selling flowers seasonally by first frost which is historically Oct. 15. All bouquets are $20 each and can be purchased with cash or check. More information is available on the Salt City Blooms Facebook page.
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