Farm Visit Snapshots: Turtle Rock Gardens

Grower Nicole Rosenberger has been growing beautiful sustainably grown cut flowers at Turtle Rock Gardens in Silk Hope for three years. In early 2019, Nicole moved to North Carolina from Pittsburgh where she had been growing and selling vegetables and cut flowers through a local farmers' market. Once in North Carolina, she started working at Red Roots Farm and soon expanded her flower operation on land adjacent to Red Roots. She quickly became known for her beautiful bouquets!

Nicole markets her flowers through Community Supported Agriculture (sign up in the spring to receive weekly bouquets!), through farmers' markets (info below), and wholesale at Chatham Marketplace in Pittsboro and Carolina Eclectic in Ramseur. In addition to the fresh bouquets and stems she also offers dried flowers and wreaths in the fall.

You can find Turtle Rock Gardens at the Fearrington Farmers’ Market (Tuesdays from 4–6 p.m.) and the Chatham Mills Farmers’ Market (Saturdays from 8 am-noon). Follow them on Facebook and Instagram. Email Nicole directly if you are interested in connecting with her.

Person in flower field
Late June in the flower field. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Zinnias
Zinnias coming on strong in late June. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woman harvesting flowers
Nicole harvests marigolds in mid-July. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woman looking at flowers
Nicole harvests Lisianthus in mid-July. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woman looking at flowers
Eucalyptus makes a lovely filler in bouquets. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woman in hat looking at camera
Harvesting amaranth. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woman holding a dog
Nicole loves her sweet boy Oats! Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woman making flower bouquets
Making bouquets right before the farmers' market. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Flowers in buckets
Buckets of fresh cut flowers to choose from! Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woman holding flower bouquet
Nicole has an eye for making unique arrangements. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woman showing flower bouquet
Beautiful bouquet! Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woman holding flower
Check out that Delphinium! Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woman holding bouquet
This bouquet will make someone very happy! Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woman holding a bucket of flower bouquets
Bucket of bouquets destined for the cooler before market. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Bucket of Lisianthus
Bucket of Lisianthus. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Flowers in a bucket
Zinnias and Gomphrena ready to be put into bouquets. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woman holding a flower bouquet
The amaranth provides a dramatic droop for bouquets! Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woman holding a large flower bouquet
Gorgeous! Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woman holding a large flower bouquet
Armful of lovely bouquets headed tot he cooler. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Flower bouquets for sale on table
Some of the offerings at the Tuesday Fearrington Farmers' Market. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woman buying a flower bouquet
Customer Alicia bought several bouquets at the Fearrington Farmers' Market! Photo by Debbie Roos.

Flower bouquets
Bouquets at the Saturday Chatham Mills Farmers' Market. Photo by Debbie Roos.