✦ Grown in Ballard, Seattle

Small acts of beauty. Grown right here. Shared with love.

Ballard Backyard Blooms is a backyard flower farm rooted in the belief that everyone deserves a little joy — and that a fresh bouquet is one of the simplest ways to offer it.

We grow over 25 varieties of premium, pesticide-free blooms right here in Ballard. Each stem is harvested at exactly the right moment so it arrives ready to open beautifully and last as long as possible in your home.

A portion of every purchase goes toward our Judy’s Blooms program — bringing flowers to people who rarely get to enjoy them.

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Pink ranunculus with stock and anemone
Farm Fresh · Ballard Grown · Cut Daily ·
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Hyperlocal
Grown in a Ballard backyard and delivered within miles — not flown in from across the world.
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Cut at peak freshness
Each stem is harvested at exactly the right stage, so your flowers open beautifully and last longer.
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Pesticide-free
No chemicals, no shortcuts. Healthy soil, healthy flowers, healthy for your home.
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Judy’s Blooms
A portion of every sale brings flowers to people who rarely get to enjoy their beauty.
25+
Premium varieties grown on-site
2yr
Growing in Ballard
24hr
Farm to your door

What’s Growing Right Now

Everything is cut to order from our Ballard backyard at peak freshness, so your flowers arrive ready to shine and last as long as possible.

Spring · Now

Spring Bloomers

Tulips
Ranunculus
Daffodil
Peony — Limited
Anemone
Summer · Coming Soon

Summer Stars

Sunflowers
Dahlias
Garden Roses
Zinnias
Herbs & Foliage
Pre-order · Fall & Winter

Cool Season Beauties

Anemones
Lisianthus
Fritillaria
Sweet Peas
Dahlia arrangement on table

Why we grow

A backyard flower farm rooted in the belief that beauty belongs to everyone.

Ballard Backyard Blooms started with a simple conviction: beauty is not a luxury. It’s something all of us need — a small, reliable reminder, even on the hard days, that joy and wonder are still available to us.

When I learned that most flowers sold in America are flown in from overseas, I wanted to do something different. I started growing my own, right here in my Ballard backyard, with healthy soil (lots of compost and worms!), collected rainwater whenever possible, and no chemicals.

Every stem is harvested at precisely the right stage of bloom — for you, not the global market — so it opens fully in your home and lasts as long as possible. That’s the difference between a flower grown with care right here in Ballard and one grown for logistics.

Ballard Backyard Blooms exists because we all deserve small bits of joy — and sometimes that joy is a bouquet that sits on your table and opens a little more beautifully every single day.

Flower arrangement by the window
Your purchase supports

Judy’s Blooms

“The people with the least access to beauty deserve it the most.”

This program is named for my mother, Judy, who lived with paranoid schizophrenia and was unhoused for many decades. She had very little, but she knew how to appreciate beauty. Especially roses.

Judy never got to enjoy the simple pleasure of a fresh bouquet on her table. That stayed with me. It’s part of why I started this farm, and it’s the reason a portion of every single purchase goes toward bringing flowers to people who rarely get to experience their beauty — residents of shelters, mental health facilities, transitional housing, and others in our community who deserve a little more care and beauty too.

When you buy from Ballard Backyard Blooms, you’re not just treating yourself or someone you love. You’re helping us extend that gift a little further.

🌹 A portion of every purchase funds Judy’s Blooms — delivering flowers to shelters, mental health facilities, and transitional housing across Seattle.
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Zero waste packaging
Compostable or reusable wrapping on every order. No plastic, ever.
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Rainwater harvested
We collect and reuse Seattle’s rainfall for as much irrigation as we can.
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Mental health & beauty
We believe access to beauty supports wellbeing. That’s at the core of everything we do.

Meet the grower

Penny, grower at Ballard Backyard Blooms

Hi, I’m Penny.

I’ve called Ballard home for nearly two decades, and I’m not afraid to say this neighborhood is my favorite. The backyard that grows these flowers is the same one I’ve been tending for years.

By day I’m a grant writer for local Seattle nonprofits — a calling I love. But no matter how full the day gets, I find my way back to the soil. Early mornings, lunch breaks, stolen moments between meetings — if there’s garden time to be had, I’m there. I am, at heart, a grower.

Flower farming is how I spoil myself. It gets me outside, slows me down, and carries me through the long Pacific Northwest winters. I obsessively watch seeds sprout when it’s dark and grey outside, then grow into sturdy seedlings, then bloom into something almost unreasonably beautiful. There’s nothing quite like it.

My favorite flowers? Dahlias for their sheer lushness. They’re an obsession. And stock for its scent, which is reason enough to grow anything.

Favorite bloom
Dahlias — for their lushness. Stock — for their scent.
Why I grow
To be outside. To make it through winter. To share something beautiful.
Growing since
10 years — and counting

Place an order or say hello

All orders are handled personally — fill out the form and I’ll be in touch within 24 hours to confirm availability, delivery, and payment. I deliver across Ballard and surrounding neighborhoods.

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Location
Ballard, Seattle
Delivery
Available to Ballard, Fremont, Wallingford, and Crown Hill for a fee. Get in touch about delivery to other Seattle neighborhoods.
Order Cutoff
48 hours before your delivery day
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Judy’s Blooms
Want to partner with us to bring flowers to your facility or organization? Get in touch — I’d love to connect.
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