Source: WILMINGTON STAR-NEWS, 5/12/18

Castle Hayne Farms is the last vestige of what was once a major New Hanover County crop. Dutch immigrants, who bought land from developer Hugh MacRae in Castle Hayne, were experimenting with growing daffodils, Dutch iris and other flowers as early as 1908. What Christmas is to toys, and what Valentine’s Day is to heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, Mother’s Day is to the flower business. “Mother’s Day is the busiest holiday of the year for us,” said Christina Cooke, a veteran floral designer who works in the front office of Castle Hayne Farms, 4415 Castle Hayne Road. “Some people think it’s Valentine’s, but that’s just not the case.”

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