About Stone Hollow Farmstead
Our Story
Deborah Stone often says that one of the greatest gifts she could pass on to her daughters was the wisdom passed down to her by her parents and grandparents — how to grow, preserve, gather, create, and find beauty in every season.
Stone Hollow Farmstead grew from that belief.
Growing up on a farm in Alabama, Deborah learned that every season brought its own gifts. Spring brought the promise of new life. Summer rewarded patience and hard work. Autumn invited families to gather, preserve, and share the harvest. Winter offered time to rest, reflect, and prepare for what was to come.
These weren't traditions reserved for special occasions. They were simply everyday life. Gardens were planted so families could eat from them. Flowers were gathered because beauty belonged in everyday life. The harvest was preserved because every season offered something worth saving. Those quiet rhythms shaped Deborah's understanding of family, stewardship, hospitality, and the simple joy found in living closely with the land.
As life unfolded, her path eventually led beyond the farm. She built a successful career in skincare and wellness, raised her family, and pursued opportunities she could never have imagined. Yet the lessons of her childhood shaped the way she viewed beauty, welcomed others, and moved through the world. When the opportunity came to return to the land, it felt less like starting over and more like coming home.
In 1999, Deborah and her husband, Russell Stone, purchased the land that would become Stone Hollow Farmstead. Together, they created a place where those values could take root — where future generations would have the opportunity to experience the same connection to the land that had shaped her childhood.
Today, Deborah and her daughter, Alexandra, work side by side, carrying Stone Hollow into its next chapter together. As Alexandra raises her own children, another generation is discovering that the most enduring things we cultivate are not found in the garden alone, but in the values, memories, and traditions that grow alongside it.
Today, Stone Hollow is more than a family farm.
It is a place where traditions are preserved, meaningful work is celebrated, and the wisdom of one generation becomes the inheritance of the next.
Whether you've found us through our flowers, our workshops, our botanicals, or our seasonal stories, we're grateful you've become part of ours.
Because at its heart, Stone Hollow has never simply been about what we grow.
It's about what we pass on.
Welcome to Stone Hollow.
The Meaning Behind Our Name
Every meaningful place has a story, and ours begins with the land itself.
Stone Hollow Farmstead rests within a natural hollow, nestled among the gently rolling hills of central Alabama. The landscape has shaped the farm from the very beginning, inspiring not only its name but the values that continue to guide everything we do.
Throughout the South, a hollow has long been more than a geographic feature. It is a place where families gather, gardens flourish, and stories are passed from one generation to the next. It is a place where roots are planted, and traditions endure.
When it came time to name the farm, there was never another name that felt quite right.
Stone is our family name — a reminder that everything we build is rooted in the values, character, and traditions passed from one generation to the next.
Hollow honors the landscape itself and the place where our family's story continues to unfold. It reflects our belief that the most meaningful things are cultivated slowly — in the quiet rhythms of everyday life, through the changing seasons, and in the moments we share with one another.
Stone Hollow is more than the name of our farm.
It is a reflection of who we are.
The Art of Stone Hollow
Stone Hollow is as much a creative endeavor as it is an agricultural one.
Deborah's work begins in the fields, gardens, and botanical lab, where decades of knowledge shape everything grown, crafted, and created at Stone Hollow. From cultivating flowers and botanicals to developing products inspired by the harvest, her work reflects a lifelong dedication to the land and the beauty it can produce.
Alexandra's work begins by giving that work its voice. Through floral design, photography, creative direction, writing, and every thoughtful detail that shapes the Stone Hollow experience, she shares the beauty of the farm in ways that invite others to slow down, gather often, and become part of its story.
Together, they bring different gifts to the same purpose. One cultivates the beauty found on the farm; the other thoughtfully shares that beauty with the world. Every bouquet, workshop, gathering, photograph, and product reflects the same care, craftsmanship, and sense of place that have defined Stone Hollow from the very beginning.
Our Philosophy
At Stone Hollow, we often say that we honor Mother Nature.
We believe our role isn't to rush the seasons or improve upon them, but to observe them, learn from them, and work alongside them. The land teaches patience, resilience, generosity, and gratitude—lessons that shape not only what we grow, but how we live.
That philosophy influences every decision we make. We trust the seasons to tell us when it's time to plant, when it's time to harvest, and when it's time to simply pause and listen. We believe that working with nature, rather than against it, creates something more lasting, more meaningful, and more beautiful.
It's a philosophy that reaches far beyond the farm. It reminds us to slow down, to create with intention, to care for what has been entrusted to us, and to leave every place a little more beautiful than we found it.