Your New BFF for
Flowers, Flowers, Flowers!
written By Megin Potter | Photos PROVIDED
[From the 2026 Spring Magazine]
Beautiful wide pathways of natural mulch crunch underfoot through the rows of raised beds at Bloomin’ Fiori Flowers (BFF), at 2782 US 9 (across from the Malta Drive-In), a convenient Pick-Your-Own micro-flower farm filled with wildlife and natural wonder.
After sowing tens of thousands of native and non-native seeds for Bloomin’ Fiori Flowers’ late summer opening last year, Julie Gold and her family are getting a head start on the 2026 season with thousands of plugs, organic fertilizer, and a no-till approach at the area’s newest boutique farm.
A Dreamy Friendship
Don’t have the space, time, or the green thumb to grow-your-own? Your BFF’s got you!
Flex your creative freedom solo, or with family and friends, with innovative cut flowers from Danzinger, including blossoms from the Scabiosa Bon Bon Scoop Series (which have an extra-long vase life).
Delve into the drama of 5,000 vibrantly colored daffodils (from Holland), while also relishing the glorious shapes and sumptuous fragrances of exclusive eye-catching blooms that will make an ideal focal point in your next bouquet.
Sixty percent of the flowers at Bloomin’ Fiori Flowers are perennials - there’s a large patch of dahlias, nine varieties of hydrangeas, and a small grove of rose bushes - so you’re sure to find something that you absolutely love!
For a refreshing new twist, BFF is also excited to have a PYO Herbal Tea row this year, filled with chocolate, pineapple, and strawberry mint, peppermint, chamomile, lemon balm, lemon verbena, “Phenomenal” and “Provence” lavenders, and other “brew-tiful” beauties that look as lovely as they taste!
A Resplendent Encounter
Opening early for the spring tulip and daffodil season, Bloomin’ Fiori Flowers will reopen again in June for the full PYO season. As summer stretches into fall, early sunflowers in soft whites and lemons are replaced with those in moody wine and chocolate tones.
Julie, a real estate agent, and retired critical care nurse, can’t remember a time when she didn’t have her hands in the dirt, planting and caring for flowers. A nurturer at heart, Julie, along with her husband of 28 years, Eric, started excavating the vacant lot they own on busy Route 9 in Malta last year, transforming it into a sweet spot where visitors of all ages and abilities can safely experience the joy of connecting with nature (and with each-other) season after season.
With the help of their children, Julie also added a row (named the “Liv Lane”) in honor of their close friend, Olivia Allen, a Saratoga Springs High School student who passed away in 2024 after her heroic battle with leukemia.
Stain glass shimmers in the hand-crafted farm stand, where bouquets, potted floral plants, and floral gifts are paid for on an honor system. Children’s scissors and vessel sizes are available. Seating and shade umbrellas are also onsite.
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