Though I didn't feel very lucky about it at the time, I was lucky that my parents involved me in gardening before I could even walk. The year I was born, my mom would set me with a pack-and-play beside her in the garden and weed for as long as she could before I would cry too ... Continue Reading
How to Grow Sweet Peas in a Cold Climate
Sweet peas are a flower that brings fond memories of summers spent in grandma's garden, and the smell of sweet peas is so nostalgic that everyone needs to plant just a few in their garden. Despite these warm fuzzy memories, and even though I've been told time and time again that ... Continue Reading
How to Grow Ranunculus in Zone 3 (So They Don’t Die!)
If you're growing cut flowers in your garden and hoping for earlier spring blooms, you'll quickly realize there aren't many options for those of us in short growing seasons and cool climates. Enter ranunculus. It looks like a garden rose and brings a welcome hit of colour to ... Continue Reading
Say Yes to Charging What Your Bouquet Is Worth (A Practical Guide for Pricing Bouquets)
Go to any flower farming Facebook group, and you’ll be inundated with questions about pricing cut flowers from new flower farmers afraid to charge what their flowers are worth. I understand the money mindset, gymnastics, and sticker shock that comes when you first start selling ... Continue Reading
What I’ve Learned as a Third Year Flower Farmer
Here's the big question for 2024: do you want a cutting garden or a flower farm? Because honestly, they are two very different things! 2023 was my third year of flower farming, and now, going into my fourth year, I have lots of lessons to share with you all and to help you make ... Continue Reading
The Best Cut Flower Garden for Beginners
When I speak to new cut flower gardeners, I often hear that they want blooms as long as possible, and, honestly, getting cut flowers through spring, summer, and fall is very difficult. Instead, if you're a beginner gardener, it's better to start with a plan like this one, where ... Continue Reading
How To Tell If Maker Markets Are Right For You
In 2023, I participated in more markets than ever--some that yielded great results and others, not so much. In this post, I'll share my insights on what I learned from these markets, why some were more successful than others, and how you can determine if craft or maker markets ... Continue Reading
15 Best Cold Hardy Flowers to Seed Start
One of the challenging things about being a flower farm in a cold climate with a short growing season is that the growing season is so short, and you typically don't really get into flowers until the last week of July! That being said... If you know how to grow cool flowers ... Continue Reading
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