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News 12’s Doug Geed found a place where you can pick something a little more colorful. 

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You know, I watched it for so many years and to be seeing and hosting it is a different level. So it looks like everyone else enjoyed their time as well. They did. So this wet weather will get out of here for a little bit. You can have some hot chocolate and dry off tonight after work. And then tomorrow we get a little bit of a break from the rain. Saturday will be your day to get out, do some decorating, do some shopping. Even on Sunday. If you are out, it will be wet. So just have that umbrella. We'll be talking about on and off rain for much of the day, especially the afternoon and evening. Look at your highs this weekend in the fifties. So it is going to be mild. Um So at least, I guess that's a good thing. If it's going to be raining, at least it won't be cold right now. We're in the forties. You see those fifties southwest, this mild air will be in place for the day tomorrow. A little break in the morning, we have some low clouds and fog to kick off the day. But the afternoon is not bad. I think we get a couple of bright spots in the clouds, seeing some sunshine here and there. It's a little bit unsettled but it's dry at night. Light rain is back Sunday morning. There's not much until the afternoon and you see some heavier steadier rain will come through. It will be appearing kind of like today. Um, let's say between about two o'clock and eight tonight, 10 o'clock, most of that rainfall should get out of Suffolk County by 9 to 10 o'clock. Monday will be dry one more mild day and then we'll turn a little bit cooler as our winds will shift to the northwest. How much rainfall are we expecting? About a half an inch, maybe close to an inch in some spots? And that will be through Monday morning after that. The drier weather is back most of next week looks nice with mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the forties.

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The East End: Horton’s Flower Farm in Riverhead  

Year. A whole lot of Long Islanders head to the east end to pick apples. Yeah, maybe not this past weekend. But overall, of course, our doug found a place where you can pick something a little more colorful. I wanted to grow flowers in my yard. So I was watching different youtubers and how they had flower farms. Claudette Gross remembers all the flowers her grandmother used to grow. Then during COVID, she decided to start growing some a venture her husband says got pretty intense. She had already filled up her mom's house, my mom's house, her house, our backyard, front yard, neighbors. So we ran out of room. Then the couple met a farmer from Riverhead who had a parcel of land he was willing to lease. And three days later, we were farmers, we're leasing about two acres and the flowers are on about an acre. So I have Zinia, which is super popular solo. A the twist here is that you get to pick your own flowers. Customers get a mason jar, a pair of scissors and go off into the field. It's really fun to see the different kinds of bouquets that they make some make tall bouquets, short color palettes. Horton's flower farm named for the road. The farm is on is family friendly. It's high school sweethearts Claudette and Jeff wanted all along considering they have three kids. They give tractor rides on the property. And even before they planted flowers on the farm, they set up a playground, but they really encourage kids to join the grown ups picking flowers. Most people can't touch these flowers and cut them and they, they ask us, we really, we say, yeah, go ahead, do it. And they get really excited. I think kids need something where they can be hands on picking, learning about nature and something different. For more information about Horton's flower farm. Other fun spots in the area to visit and to see more of my east end segments. Go to news 12 dot com slash east end in Riverhead. Doug Geed News 12 Long Island.

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