and don't last as long.

With the use of the internet, cut flower gardening books and seed company recommendations, planning your annual cutting garden has never been easier.

By small scale, I mean backyard flower farmers, like myself and other growers who are getting swept away in the beauty and romance of growing old-fashioned cut flowers like the ones they remember from grandma’s garden.

Especially for small-scale flower farmers. Johnny's Flower Grower's Library houses articles on a range of topics, including specific planting and harvesting guidance on individual flower crops. – The Easy Cut-Flower Garden – Cool Flowers, Beyond the Book for Flower Farming; Flower Farming School Courses: – The Basics, Annual Crops, Marketing, and More!

When Lynn Byczynski first authored an article on flower farming for Mother Earth News back in 2002, she estimated that “an acre of well-grown and marketed flowers is worth approximately $25,000 to $30,000 in sales.” Fifteen years later, cut flowers continue to be one of the highest-grossing crops you can grow per acre. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

North Carolina is proud to have a comprehensive cut flower program focusing on all aspects of the cut flower industry from new cultivar evaluations to greenhouse and field production to postharvest handling. (Dowling) – Florist School Online: Growing Your Business with Local Flower …

Arrive at least 1 hour before closing time. I have a rose garden in raised beds.

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading How to Start a Flower Farm: the complete step-by-step guide. Hours are in the evening/morning, since flowers picked in the heat of the day wilt quickly (so sad!)

But questions are questions, and someone has just written in asking me if is it possible to start a cut flower business in your own back garden, and what tips would I give for starting it, and for finding customers. (Ziegler) – Bulbs, Perennials, Woodies, and More!

The U-Cut Flower Garden is open to the public ONLY on select days.

She then put her business out into the world, offering pre-sales of flower subscriptions. The Cut Flower Garden: Erin Benzakein is a florist farmer, leader in the locaflor farm to centerpiece movement, and owner of internationally renowned Floret Flower Farm in Washington's lush Skagit Valley. What to Plant Flowering shrubs, trees, ornamental grasses, and even succulents make excellent candidates for mixed bouquets.