Blumen ab Hof

Blumen ab Hof, flowers from the farm, is the business of Priska Abegg-Sigrist, a farmer and florist in Steinerberg in the canton of Schwyz who grows her own flowers and turns them into bouquets, wreaths and arrangements. Her menu names bridal bouquets, table decorations and church decorations, and on her "about me" page she writes that she makes wedding decorations to order with great pleasure.

A flower garden on the Rossberg

The homepage sets the scene in her own words. Her flower garden lies on the south slope of the Rossberg in Steinerberg, looking toward the Rigi and the Fronalpstock, surrounded by a rugged mountain backdrop. Roses, dahlias, sunflowers and many other flowers grow there. She describes their scent and the softness of the petals, and closes with the line she lives by: „Blumen sagen mehr als Tausend Worte“, flowers say more than a thousand words.

The heading over that passage reads "Blumen aus der Region Schwyz", flowers from the Schwyz region, and a second heading promises to make customers' flower dreams come true with her floral decorations. She adds that she looks forward to a visit and is glad to advise, so that those flower dreams are fulfilled.

Who she is

The "Über mich" page introduces her: "Ich heisse Priska Abegg-Sigrist, lebe als Bäuerin und Floristin in Steinerberg SZ", she lives as a farmer and florist in Steinerberg with her husband Peter and their sons Pascal, Simon and David. She likes working outdoors best, and her garden is one of her favorite places. Flowers, she writes, are her great passion, and she raises them from the small seedling to the full bloom before working them into bouquets, wreaths and arrangements meant to bring joy or comfort.

She traces the interest back to childhood: "ich glaube ich habe das «Blumen-Gen» von meiner Mutter vererbt bekommen", she believes she inherited the "flower gene" from her mother. The same page ends with the sentence that matters most for a couple: "Auf Bestellung mache ich sehr gerne Hochzeitsdekorationen, Trauerfloristik oder schmücke ihren persönlichen Anlass mit meinen Blumen", she is very happy to make wedding decorations and funeral flowers to order, or to decorate a personal occasion with her flowers.

What she makes

The site's menu lists her range: Advent floristry, bridal bouquets (Brautsträusse), arranged hearts (Gesteckte Herzen), table decorations, church decorations (Kirchendekorationen), "Sonstige Blumenträume" (other flower dreams), funeral floristry and wreaths, planted pieces, and her market stall in Wollerau. For a wedding, the relevant pages are the bridal bouquets, table decorations, church decorations and arranged hearts. The bridal bouquet page and the "other flower dreams" page hold pictures only, without text, so they show her work rather than describe a package. The menu also carries an "Impressionen" page, a picture gallery, which is the other place to judge her style. Advent floristry and funeral wreaths sit in the same menu, so her work runs into December and is not limited to the garden season.

Everything wedding-related is made to order. The site has no online ordering and presents no packages or set wedding offers.

Where to find her flowers

The contact page lists where her flowers can be found. There is a flower stand on the main road in Steinerberg, which the site places between Sattel and Goldau. She is at the weekly market in Wollerau every second Saturday, 8.00 to 12.00, from March to October, and her about page says she can be found at the Wollerau market from the end of March to the middle of October selling her creations. Her flowers are also sold at Theo Mächler's farm shop on the old Wollerauerstrasse in Wollerau and at the Utenberghof of the Sigrist family in Wollerau.

For a couple in the area, the Wollerau market is the easiest way to see her flowers and meet her before committing. At the farm itself, the site's line is "Blumiges ab Hof auf telefonische Abmachung", flowers from the farm by telephone arrangement, so a visit to Diezigenstrasse 2, 6416 Steinerberg is agreed by phone first. The homepage links to a route planner for working out the journey.

Contact

The published contact details are the phone number 041 832 09 73 and the email address abegg-sigrist@bluewin.ch. The site is in German only and says nothing about English or other languages, so a couple planning from abroad should expect to write in German or ask by email which language works. Email is the more practical first step from abroad, followed by a call to arrange a visit.

What the site does not settle

No prices are published, for bridal bouquets or for any other work. The site does not describe what a wedding order can include beyond the categories in its menu, how far ahead she needs an order, or how many weddings she takes on at once. It says nothing about delivery: there is no statement that she brings flowers to a church or a venue, so whether the couple collects the flowers from Steinerberg or she delivers and sets them up is a question for the first conversation.

Seasonality is implied by the garden and the market dates, from March or the end of March to October, but the site does not say what she offers for a wedding outside that period or whether she buys in flowers when the garden is not producing.

Who it suits

Blumen ab Hof suits couples marrying in canton Schwyz or around Wollerau who want flowers grown by the person who arranges them. It fits a summer or early autumn wedding especially well, when roses, dahlias and sunflowers are in the garden, and a church wedding, since church decoration is one of her named services.

It suits less well a couple who needs everything settled in English by email, a written price list before the first contact, or a supplier used to large events with many setups. This is a farmer and florist working from her own garden, and the charm and the limits come from the same place. A couple who can visit the market or the farm, talk through the flowers in person and plan around what is blooming will get what the site promises: flowers from the region, made with a great deal of care.