Flower Garden
Photography Sessions & Pick your own bouquets
A Place Created
The flower garden began during one of the hardest seasons of my life as I walked alongside my mom through her Alzheimer's journey.
Tending flowers gave me a place to slow down, breathe, and find beauty in the middle of heartbreak.
What started as a personal project has grown into something many others have fallen in love with.
Since 2024, we've had many photographers ask if they could use the gardens for their clients, and we're excited to finally open them for reservations.
Whether you're capturing family memories, seniors, maternity, engagement, or branding sessions, we'd love to welcome you to our farm.
Through Grief… Now Meant to Be Shared
Pick your own bouquets
The garden is available to pick your own bouquets starting at our Beef & Blooms Market on the Farm Saturday August 29th, 2026.
Details of our Beef & Blooms Market is here
After the market, you can pick flowers when our farm store is open:
Fridays 2-6pm
Saturdays 10-3pm
I provide you a mason jar and scissors to cut, take your time enjoying the garden, peacefulness of the country, and find the perfect flowers for your counter for the week.
Photography Season
2026 Season: September 3 until the first hard frost (typically around October 15).
The flowers are weather dependent, so the season may end earlier if frost arrives sooner.
Session Fee
$30 per hour
Reservation required
Payment is due at the time of booking.
Tag Sanford Family Beef in any social media posts featuring photos taken in our flower garden.
Each reservation is for one photographer during a private one-hour time slot. We do not schedule multiple photographers during the same hour.
Book as many sessions as you'd like throughout the season.
Click here to reserve your session.
Photography Guidelines
To help protect our farm and create a great experience for everyone, please follow these guidelines.
Reservations Required
Photography sessions are by reservation only.
Please do not stop by hoping to use the gardens. All sessions must be booked online before arriving.
Photography Area
For the 2026 season, photography is permitted only inside the fenced flower garden.
Please do not photograph in:
Livestock pastures
Barns
Equipment areas
Hay fields
Driveways
Other areas of the farm
We're a working farm, and these areas remain off limits for everyone's safety.
We're excited to continue developing additional photography locations in future years.
Failure to follow these guidelines may result in losing future photography privileges.
No Pets
Pets are not permitted anywhere on the farm.
This includes dogs, even if they are part of a photography session.
This policy helps protect the health of our livestock through proper biosecurity practices.
Props & Outfit Changes
There are no changing facilities or restrooms available on site.
Photographers are welcome to bring small props for their sessions.
To protect the gardens and keep them enjoyable for everyone, the following are not permitted:
Smoke bombs
Glitter
Confetti
Powder
Flower petals brought from off-site
Anything that leaves a mess or could damage the gardens
Please leave the flower garden exactly as you found it, leaving NO trace that you were here. Properly dispose of all trash.
Picking Flowers
Your photography reservation provides access to the flower garden for photography only.
It does not include cutting flowers.
If you would like to purchase flowers, you may purchase a jar bouquet by scanning the QR code located on the Farm Store window. Please pick your flowers and finish your visit within your reserved one-hour session
Working Farm
Please remember that Sanford Family Beef is a working farm.
Equipment, tractors, livestock, employees, and customers may be present during your visit.
For your safety:
Do not enter restricted areas.
Do not climb on equipment or fences.
Supervise children at all times
Liability
By booking a photography session, you acknowledge that Sanford Family Beef is a working farm and that you, your clients, and all guests enter the property at your own risk.
Photographers are responsible for the safety and supervision of everyone in their party while on the property.
Questions?
We're excited to welcome you to our flower garden and can't wait to see the memories you create here.
If you have questions before booking, please contact Jackie at 517-262-2423.
