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Rose Farm, 7197 43rd Avenue, Norwalk, IA (2026)

08/25/2026

The seasons of our beloved Kitt have come to a close. 🤍

What a beautiful, gentle, and loving soul she was, and what a special part of the Rose Farm story she became. Through the years, Kitt had a way of finding herself right in the middle of so many moments at the farm. From quiet days in the gardens to Farm School mornings, celebrations, weddings, and everything in between, she may very well have been our most photographed cat. And we have a feeling she knew it. 🐾

She was loved deeply by our Rose Farm family, but we know she was also loved by so many of you who stopped to pet her, photograph her, or simply enjoy her sweet company during a visit.

As we say goodbye to our dear Kitt, we would love to celebrate the beautiful life she lived here at the farm. If you have a favorite photo or memory of Kitt, please share it with us in the comments. We would love nothing more than to see her through your eyes and gather the many little moments that made her so special.

Thank you, sweet Kitt, for all the love, companionship, and joy you brought to Rose Farm.

📸: laura 〰️ iowa wedding photographer + lauren konrad

08/24/2026

The farm gates may be closed for a few weeks, but behind the scenes, Rose Farm is anything but quiet! Our styling team is officially at work transforming the farm from summer blooms to all things autumn. Think pumpkins, cozy textures, beautiful fall foliage, warm autumn color, and all those little details that make fall at Rose Farm feel so magical. We can hardly wait to welcome you back when our fall season begins September 10! 🎃🌾🍁

And while you wait, why not put a little Rose Farm on your fall calendar? Our Fall Workshoppes are open for registration, and there is something for everyone, including flowers, baking, painting, candle making, gathering around the table + plenty of opportunities to get creative.

🍂 THE FALL WORKSHOPPE LINE-UP 🍂

🌿 September 11 • Fall Grapevine Wreath
🥧 September 13 • Sugar, Spice + Everything Nice
🕯️ September 16 • The Art of Fall Candle Making
🍽️ September 18 • Farm to Table Dinner: Fall Menu
🧀 September 23 • Fall Farmers Market Party Board
🌾 September 25 • The Art of Foraged Floral
🥧 October 1 • Fall Flavors Hand Pies
🍎 October 2 • Floral Design: Arranging with Fall Fruit
🕯️ October 2 • The Art of Fall Candle Making
🥂 October 3 • Mingling + Mimosa: A Floral Experience
👻 October 3 • Spooky Pop Tarts + Cake Pops
🎨 October 4 • Pumpkins, Gourds + Fall Foliage Watercolor
🍽️ October 9 • Farm to Table Dinner: Fall Menu
🥐 October 11 • Cinnamon Rolls
🍇 October 15 • Autumn on the Vine
🥂 October 16 • Mingling + Mimosa: A Floral Experience
🌾 October 17 • The Art of Foraged Floral
🎃 October 17 • FaBOOlous Pumpkin Painting + Floral Design
🍪 October 22 • Decorated Cookies: Halloween

Whether you come to bake, arrange, paint, sip, gather, create, or simply soak up a beautiful Iowa autumn, we hope you’ll make Rose Farm part of your fall traditions. 🎟️ Fall workshoppe registration is OPEN!

08/23/2026

This , we’re sending a BIG Rose Farm cheer to one of our beloved Busy Bees, Karson Oberender! 🐝💛

Karson’s Rose Farm story began four years ago when she first joined us as a volunteer. Since then, we’ve had the joy of watching her grow into an incredible young woman and an important part of our farm family. Whether she’s welcoming guests in The Shoppe, working among the flowers in the field, or helping make one of our special events come to life, Karson is always ready to jump in wherever she’s needed. She brings a wonderful combination of leadership, kindness, hard work, and a can-do spirit, usually with a big smile, too!

And now, Karson is off on her next big adventure! 🎓🏃‍♀️ This fall, she begins her freshman year at Western Illinois University, where she’ll also compete as a member of the Cross Country/Track & Field team.

Karson leaves behind quite a legacy at Martensdale-St. Mary’s, where she was an outstanding student-athlete. A member of National Honor Society and Best Buddies, she also participated in cross country, track & field, cheerleading, and softball. She made multiple trips to STATE in both cross country and track & field, and even broke a few records along the way! 🌟

Karson, it has been such a gift to have you grow up alongside us at Rose Farm. We are incredibly grateful for the time, energy, heart, and joy you’ve shared with our team and our guests over the past four years. As you trade the farm fields for college classrooms and the starting line at WIU, know that your entire Rose Farm family will be cheering you on every step of the way! 💛🐝

Go do BIG things, Karson. We’re so proud of you! 🎉

08/22/2026

On Friday, August 14th, we welcomed guests to Rose Farm for an extraordinary evening celebrating the beauty of Iowa, from the native prairie beneath our feet to the flowers growing in our gardens and the incredible food grown by farmers right here in our state. 🌾🌸

Our Prairie Walk + Harvest Dinner, presented in partnership with Iowa State University, allowed guests to discover the remarkable story of Iowa’s native landscape, sharing insights about pollinators, prairie restoration, conservation, healthy soil, clean water, wildlife, and the important connections between them all. Guests also explored the interactive Conservation Station for a hands-on look at the innovative practices helping care for Iowa’s land for generations to come.

Then it was time to gather around the table. The tables themselves were a celebration of late summer at Rose Farm. Arrangements overflowing with clouds of blue hydrangeas were accented with brilliant pops of raspberry and golden celosia, jewel-toned dahlias, and cheerful strawflowers.

Chef Aaron Holt of Catering by Doolittle Farm treated guests to a beautiful menu inspired by the season and sourced from local Iowa farms and businesses:

🧀GRAZING BOARD
Local cheeses + charcuterie with honey-inspired appetizers garnished with edible flowers

🥗HONEY CITRUS SALAD
Local organic greens, honey citrus vinaigrette, Iowa Prairie Breeze white cheddar, dried figs, pickled radish, marinated tomatoes + cucumbers

🍗HEIRLOOM FIRE-BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS
New potato confit, Iowa sweet corn succotash, herbed peppercorn gravy + pea tendrils

🍯HONEY-LAVENDER CRÈME BRÛLÉE
Local cream, eggs, lavender + honey, garnished with edible flowers and fresh berries

Our hearts are full of gratitude for Iowa State University, Chef Aaron Holt, our local farmers and producers, and every guest who joined us for this meaningful celebration of Iowa agriculture, conservation, flowers, food, and community. 🌾🐝🌸

08/21/2026

ONE LAST SUMMER MORNING AT ROSE FARM! 🌸

Today is officially the LAST DAY of our summer season, and we’re planning to soak up every last flower-filled minute. The dahlias are showing off, the gardens are bursting with late-summer color, the coffee is brewing, and there’s still time for one more stroll, one more bouquet, and one more beautiful summer memory at the farm. ☀️

☕️🌸 TODAY | FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
Open Farm Hours • 9 AM–1 PM
Join us for our final Coffee + Cut Flowers Friday of the summer!

☕️ Sip Lavender Cold Brew or Bourbon Pecan Coffee
💐 Fill a farm-fresh flower bucket for $50
🌸 Build your own bouquet for $25
🌿 Wander the gardens + take in all that late-summer beauty
💕 Linger a little longer before we say goodbye to summer

At 1 PM today, our farm gates will close as our team begins a little seasonal magic, transforming Rose Farm from summer to all things AUTUMN! 🍂🎃🌾 We’ll reopen September 10th for our fall season, and we can hardly wait to show you what we have planned.

But today? One more coffee among the flowers. One more garden stroll. One more bucket overflowing with blooms. One more morning together at Rose Farm. Come help us send summer off in the sweetest way.

08/20/2026

It’s Dahlias Y’all! Come capture the beauty of Rose Farm’s spectacular dahlia gardens through the art of watercolor. Spend a relaxing evening surrounded by blooms as local artist Christine Hilbert guides you through a two-hour watercolor workshoppe inspired by Rose Farm’s collection of 32 stunning dahlia varieties on Friday, August 28th.

Drawing inspiration from the vibrant colors, intricate petals, and graceful movement found throughout the gardens, you’ll learn watercolor techniques that bring flowers to life on paper. Christine will demonstrate how to build layers of color, create beautiful texture, and capture the soft, organic movement that makes watercolor such a timeless medium.

Whether you’re picking up a paintbrush for the first time or looking to refine your artistic skills, this workshoppe offers a welcoming and inspiring creative experience. Your experience includes: two hours of guided watercolor instruction with Christine Hilbert, inspiration from Rose Farm’s dahlia gardens, all watercolor supplies and materials, your finished artwork to take home, and a complimentary beverage.

Save your seat now! Tickets are available on our Rose Farm website.

08/19/2026

Rose Farm was honored to bring the floral vision to life for Payton Janssen + Madison Clark’s beautiful June wedding.

Payton + Maddie were married on June 5th in a church in Ames, followed by a beautiful reception at Willow on Grand in Des Moines. For her wedding flowers, Maddie envisioned a soft, feminine palette of blush and pink, the perfect complement to an early summer celebration.

We gathered some of June’s loveliest flowers, including peonies, David Austin garden roses, pink snapdragons, and other seasonal flowers blooming around the farm. The result was romantic, garden-inspired, and wonderfully timeless.

For the reception, we created two large statement arrangements, one welcoming guests at the seating table and another displayed alongside wedding photographs from generations past. We loved the sentiment behind this table and the way flowers surrounded such a beautiful collection of family history.

Two floor arrangements were designed to frame the couple during their church ceremony and were later repurposed at the reception, where they found a second home in front of Payton + Maddie’s sweetheart table.

And then there was Maddie’s bouquet. Filled with soft pink blooms and gathered in our signature garden-inspired style, it was made especially meaningful by a rosary wrapped around the stems, a treasured gift she carried with her as she walked down the aisle.

From heirloom photographs to a cherished rosary to armfuls of June flowers, this wedding was filled with thoughtful details that made it feel deeply personal.

Congratulations, Payton + Maddie! We wish them all the best today + in the years ahead!

📸: Jason Thomas Crocker Photography

08/18/2026

Kinda chic to get engaged at Rose Farm!

Congratulations to Sam + Lexie on their engagement! We are wishing them all the best! 🤍

📸: Katie Lindgren

08/17/2026

How did we get here already? Our final few days of the summer season have arrived, and we’re planning to soak up every last flower-filled minute. 💕

The gardens are bursting with late-summer color, the dahlias are showing off, and there are still plenty of beautiful moments to enjoy before we say “see you in September!”

✨ HERE’S WHAT’S AHEAD THIS WEEK:

🌸 WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 19
Open Farm Hours • 2–6 PM
Wander the gardens, visit The Shoppe + enjoy a beautiful summer afternoon at the farm.

🌸 THURSDAY | AUGUST 20
Open Farm Hours • 10 AM–4 PM
Come savor these final days of summer blooms with us!

☕️🌸 FRIDAY | AUGUST 21
Open Farm Hours • 9 AM–1 PM
It’s our final day of the summer season + one last Coffee + Cut Flowers Friday!

☕️ Sip Lavender Cold Brew or Bourbon Pecan Coffee
💐 Fill a farm-fresh flower bucket for $50
🌸 Build your own bouquet for $25
🌿 Wander the gardens + savor the last little bit of summer

Then, at 1 PM Friday, our farm gates will close for a little seasonal reset as we begin transforming Rose Farm for autumn. 🍂🎃We’ll reopen September 10th for our fall season. But first, let’s enjoy one more week of summer. One more garden stroll. One more armful of flowers. One more coffee among the blooms.

Come help us send summer off in the sweetest Rose Farm way.

08/16/2026

Join us this as we celebrate one of the brightest rays of sunshine at Rose Farm, our beloved Farm School Educator, Jeni Warwick!

Jeni joined the Rose Farm family in 2023, and we truly can’t imagine Farm School without her. Each Friday throughout the summer, she has a magical way of turning the farm into a classroom, bringing learning to life through hands-on lessons about pollinators, flowers, farm animals, birds, owls, frogs, worms, and all the wonderful little creatures that call the natural world home.

With Jeni leading the way, there is always plenty of learning, laughter + curiosity to go around. She has an incredible gift for meeting children right where they are, encouraging their questions, celebrating their discoveries, and making learning feel like an adventure. And her cheerful spirit extends far beyond Farm School! You’ll also find Jeni lending a hand in The Shoppe and helping with special celebrations around the farm, always making our guests feel right at home.

A graduate of Central College, Jeni brings more than 18 years of experience as an elementary educator and currently serves as the Assistant Director of Early Learning at the Science Center of Iowa. Her passion for children, education, nature + creativity shines through in everything she does.

When she isn’t teaching or spending time with her beautiful family, Jeni loves animals, reading, running + traveling, and wherever she goes, she brings along that signature bubbly personality we adore so much.

Jeni, thank you for helping thousands of little learners discover, wonder, explore + grow at Rose Farm. You make Farm School brighter, happier + a whole lot more fun simply by being YOU. We are endlessly grateful to have you as part of our Rose Farm family!

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