IN 2005  MY PARENTS DAVID AND LENA kING RETIRED FROM THE DAIRY FARM AND MOVED TO FROW CUT FLOWERS FOR AND OUTDOOR FARMERS MARKET IN WEST PHILADELPHIA WHERE MY SISTER RACHEL hAD TAKEN FLOWER A YEAR PRIOR. MY PARENTS STILL HAVING 4 CHILDREN INCLUDING MYSELF LIVING AT HOME THAT HELPED PART-TIME WITH THE FLOWER BUSINESS. THEY ALSO STARTED THE SECOND OUTDOOR FARMERS MARKET IN RITTENHOUSE SQUARE IN PHILADELPHIA. 

IN 2013 MARCUS KING TOOK OVER THE FAMILY BUSINESS AND CONVERTED THE ENTIRE OPERATION INTO A FULLY FUNCTIONAL FLOWER FARM WITH SEVERAL EMPLOYEES ON A 3-ACRE LOCATION. 

IN 2018 THE OPERATIONS WERE MOVED TO A 30-ACRE PROPERTY PURCHASED BY MARCUS KING AND FAMILY. IN CHESTER COUNTY ABOUT 5 MILES FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION. SINCE 2021 THE KING FAMILY HAS GROWN APPROXIMATELY 7 ACRES OF FLOWERS AT THE NEW LOCATION.