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How to Plant a Peony Cutting Garden

May 1

May 1 How to Plant a Peony Cutting Garden

Alaska Peony Cooperative

Is there anything more thrilling than preparing a garden plot that will pay floral dividends for years to come? Many gardeners plant peonies for pure enjoyment, but peonies also play an important role commercially as a high-dollar flower for floral design work. As a farmer-florist, you can grow the cultivars that compliment your design style, including some that are otherwise hard to find or not available on the commercial market. You also have total control over the harvest, selecting only the most perfect buds for your design work.

Quick Guide to Growing Hellebores

Apr 30

Apr 30 Quick Guide to Growing Hellebores

Blooming from December into early spring, they are a much-anticipated bloom, the first of the year here in Oregon. Hellebores like a shady position in the garden with well-drained soil. They love a well-prepared site, cultivated deeply for their long and fleshy roots, about two to three feet deep and amended with rotten manure.

How to Become a Large-Scale Flower Business

Apr 24

Apr 24 How to Become a Large-Scale Flower Business

Sophie Branchaud

Growing a business from 10 events a year to 200+ events that you manage and produce with a team begins with a major mind-set shift. Once you start thinking about your business in a certain way, you will begin to make decisions which line up with that vision of your business. If this is your goal, here’s how I made that shift myself.

Floating Floral Arbor Installation: A How-To

Apr 17

Apr 17 Floating Floral Arbor Installation: A How-To

When we first decided we wanted to incorporate one of these into our weddings we were VERY intimidated. There were so many questions! What would we use? How would we get it to stay level if it’s asymmetrical? How would it be strong enough to not cave in the middle?

Floral Workshops vs. Conferences: Which One Is Right for You?

Apr 16

Apr 16 Floral Workshops vs. Conferences: Which One Is Right for You?

Have you found yourself considering an in-person floral education experience? If so, that’s great! We believe that continual learning and growing is key to a joyful, empowered life with flowers and personal connections and relationships are where the true magic happens. Behind your excited anticipation for the journey you’re about to embark on, there may be some confusion or uncertainty. There are a lot of different floral education experiences available to you—from one-on-ones and conferences to workshops and internships. You may be wondering what is the best fit for you.

Best Practices for Flower Farming in New England

Apr 9

Apr 9 Best Practices for Flower Farming in New England

Flower farming in New England is not for the faint of heart. Blazing heat and humidity in the summer, frigid cold temperatures in the winter, wind, rain, snow—then throw in the occasional hail storm, hurricane or Nor’easter, and you know you need a resilient and determined personality (read: stubborn) to grow flowers professionally in New England. With a relatively short season in which to grow, season extension and succession planting are the keys to success, but learning to accept your zone and work within its natural cycles is also important. In this article, I will attempt to summarize some of the best practices for growing flowers in New England.

The Why and How of No-Till Flower Farming

Apr 2

Apr 2 The Why and How of No-Till Flower Farming

There’s been a lot of buzz in the farming community about no-till farming. It’s a practice of preserving the soil ecology, sequestering carbon, and building soil organic matter. It is not necessarily new, but it is quite the shift from the way agriculture has been traditionally practiced over the last century.

Fun Floral Design Containers You Need to Try

Mar 27

Mar 27 Fun Floral Design Containers You Need to Try

The right vessel for a floral design can completely change the tone of an arrangement. Daffodils can look quaint in a jam jar, modern in a cube, and classy in a footed bowl. Even a daisy can take the spotlight at a regal affair in the right floral design container. Vessels are an important tool for every floral designer—and they can support or distract from the message we are working to communicate visually.

2019 Team Flower Conference Recap

Mar 26

Mar 26 2019 Team Flower Conference Recap

The 2019 Team Flower Conference reminded us all that floral work is not only beautiful, but it is also amazingly impactful to our communities. When you gather 250 kind, open-hearted floral professionals in a room for three days, magic is bound to happen! Here’s the recap.

Brilliant Tips for Transporting Flowers from Your Farm

Mar 20

Mar 20 Brilliant Tips for Transporting Flowers from Your Farm

Flower farming takes a lot of time and energy. Sometimes after putting so much thought into your seed and plug orders, planting, maintaining, and harvesting your flowers, making sure to properly transport and deliver them may be something of an afterthought. But delivering the flowers without experiencing any wear and tear on the way to your destination is a crucial step in maintaining your reputation for quality. Dive into this article for comprehensive tips for transporting flowers from your farm.

The Eco-Friendly Method for Washing Your Floral Buckets

Mar 19

Mar 19 The Eco-Friendly Method for Washing Your Floral Buckets

My name is Hannah Hunt, and I am the owner of and designer for Golden Thistle Design in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. I love wedding floral design, but once I opened my business and started designing full-time, I became concerned about the impact of the industry upon both the environment and my health.

Are You Ready to Start a Local Flower Market?

Mar 13

Mar 13 Are You Ready to Start a Local Flower Market?

As floral design styles shift more toward natural, loose arrangements, the demand for locally grown flowers has followed. This increased demand and awareness of local flowers from florists has created an excellent opportunity for flower farmers to fill a void in the traditional market. However, the challenge is how to supply the volume needed and the convenience offered by conventional wholesalers.

Must-Have Floral Tools for your Event Day Toolbox

Mar 12

Mar 12 Must-Have Floral Tools for your Event Day Toolbox

When you’re first starting in the world of flowers, finding the best tools to use can be daunting. However, once you get into to your rhythm, it's easy to pick your favorites. Here are my go-to, can't-live-without, favorite floral tools that I HAVE to have in my event day toolbox.

Giving Yourself Grace in Business and Parenthood

Feb 27

Feb 27 Giving Yourself Grace in Business and Parenthood

Give yourself the gift of grace when running your flower business and raising a family. I hope these words will encourage you in the midst of all the not-so-perfect days, whether you are nurturing your own baby flower business or your sweet baby. That gift might just give you what you need to keep moving forward with hope for your future.

Comprehensive Dahlia Variety Guide by Color

Feb 26

Feb 26 Comprehensive Dahlia Variety Guide by Color

The flowers of dahlias offer such a fantastic range of color, size, and form that it is hard to resist trying out every variety.

In-Depth Techniques You Need for Growing Delphinium

Feb 20

Feb 20 In-Depth Techniques You Need for Growing Delphinium

Growing delphinium as a cut flower crop can have its challenges, but if you follow an orderly process, it can be a very rewarding flower to grow. Delphinium has several advantages such as its striking, dramatic quality and large stature which can be useful in larger arrangements. It also blooms during that early June window when your spring flowers may be finished, but your summer annuals aren’t flowering yet, helping you fill in that gap. It also provides that hard-to-find true blue color in both light and dark shades.

How to Arrange with Unique and Foraged Flowers

Feb 19

Feb 19 How to Arrange with Unique and Foraged Flowers

Ready to use extraordinary florals and to boldly go where no florist has gone before? Foraging for your own flowers just takes an extra little bit of creativity and a sense of adventure. Here’s some insight on how to use unique and foraged local flowers in your designs.

Team Flower's Next Chapter

Feb 18

Feb 18 Team Flower's Next Chapter

Videos, Articles

Small businesses grow one step at a time, and most often, the really important things unfold slowly right under our own noses. You probably remember those early moments of your floral business, too, where you were crunching the numbers and fitting in floral work where you could on top of others jobs…

The Benefits of Flower Remedies with Amy Cohen

Feb 13

Feb 13 The Benefits of Flower Remedies with Amy Cohen

Amy Cohen reached out to me several months ago and introduced me to an area of flowers I was not familiar with: flower remedies. It’s also called plant medicine or botanical healing. At the time, I was familiar with essential oils and could speak to the life-giving effect incorporating plants into my life, so this was intriguing. Flower remedies are different than oils though, so I thought it could be fun to invite Amy to teach us a little more about this topic.