Jamie Sutherland, The Little Fleur Farm
Jamie Sutherland and Claudia J. Caporale
Jamie Sutherland has had a passion for gardening and flowers since high school. Her floral inspiration was inspired by her grandmother who had the most beautiful edible garden, complete with fruit trees, berry vines, roses, birds of paradise, geraniums, and much more. As a youngster in Keller, Texas, Jamie was given free reign over the family vegetable patch. She soon surrounded it with flower beds filled with climbing roses, zinnias, and a corner herb garden. Later, her family moved to Argyle and began collecting bearded iris, which are available every fall at our market.
Before officially launching The Little Fleur Farm in March 2021, the family extended its flower beds, vegetable garden, and small orchard. Several large growing plots for annuals were also installed. With the additional growing space, the farm can grow flowers throughout the North Texas growing season. Flowers harvested and available at our market change with the season. Spring through early summer flowers include wildflowers such as bluebonnets, hardy annuals like snapdragons, and ranunculus. Summer through fall flowers include zinnias, sunflowers, celosia, and cosmos. The family brings only the freshest and most beautiful flowers to the market, having harvested them the day before. Any short-stemmed flowers are pressed into unique blank greeting cards, sold at other markets, but available for the asking.
Jamie and her mom cook up small batches of jams varying in flavor combinations, which are also available at our market. These jams are made with the freshest of berries, driving to northern Houston in the spring and fall to pick blueberries and wild muscadine grapes. They also pass through Fairfield and pick up fresh peaches, then travel east to Edom in spring for blackberries. Their property supplies other native fruits, such as Chickasaw plums, Mexican plums, and mustang grapes.
If you haven’t met Jamie, stop by, say hello, and enjoy the selection of flowers, jams, iris, and flower seeds if you’re tempted to grow your own. Also, the family upcycles glass jars, bottles, and vases. If you have any you want to discard, please consider dropping them off at The Little Fleur Farm vendor booth on any Friday.