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Sharing my experiences growing a flower farm using regenerative agriculture practices in Burt, NY & operating a sustainable wedding floral design business in Buffalo/Lockport, NY.

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How to Fix Soil After Using Miracle-Gro and Other Chemical Fertilizers
How to Fix Soil After Using Miracle-Gro and Other Chemical Fertilizers
Flower Farming, Organic GardeningFran ParrishFebruary 24, 2021regenerative farming, organic gardening, food gardening, regenerative flower farming, soil remediation, soil preparation, organic soil prep Comments
Fertilizing and 'The Law of Return'
Fertilizing and 'The Law of Return'
Organic Gardening, Flower FarmingFran ParrishFebruary 10, 2021soil microbiome, soil food web, regenerative flower farming, sustainable farming, no till farming, organic gardening, home gardening Comment
The Difference Between Organic, No-Till, Sustainable and Regenerative Farming
The Difference Between Organic, No-Till, Sustainable and Regenerative Farming
Organic Gardening, Flower FarmingFran ParrishFebruary 8, 2021regenerative farming, no till farming, regenerative flower farming, sustainable flowersComment
40 Cut Flowers We No Longer Grow
40 Cut Flowers We No Longer Grow
Flower Farming, Organic GardeningFran ParrishJanuary 27, 2021cut flower farm, regenerative farming, flower farming, how to choose flowers, farmer florist, choosing cut flowers, best cut flowers, worst cut flowers Comment
A Case for Branching Sunflowers
A Case for Branching Sunflowers
Flower Farming, Organic GardeningFran ParrishJanuary 27, 2021how to grow sunflowers, sunflowers, sunflower bouquets, organic farming, sustainable flowers, organic sunflowers, organic flowers, flower farming Comment
Vase Arrangements of 2020
Vase Arrangements of 2020
Small Business, FloristryFran ParrishJanuary 27, 2021floral design, vase arrangements, flowers for delivery, flowers in lockport, flowers in buffaloComment
9 Tips to Make Cut Flowers Last Longer
9 Tips to Make Cut Flowers Last Longer
Flower Farming, FloristryFran ParrishJanuary 13, 2021flower arrangement, how to arrange flowers, organic cut flowers, organic flowers, sustainable flowers, vase arrangementsComment
The Ultimate Herb Garden for Zone 6
The Ultimate Herb Garden for Zone 6
Organic Gardening, LifestyleFran ParrishJanuary 13, 2021herbs, perennial garden, planting herbs, organic gardeningComment
Starting Seeds for Your Flower Garden: Biggest Mistakes to Avoid
Starting Seeds for Your Flower Garden: Biggest Mistakes to Avoid
Organic Gardening, Flower FarmingFran ParrishJanuary 11, 2021seed starting, organic seeds, organic gardening, organic flowers, heirloom seedsComment
Best Books I Read in 2020
Best Books I Read in 2020
Lifestyle, Small BusinessFran ParrishJanuary 11, 2021books, resources, gardening booksComment
On Planting Perennials for the Flower Farm
On Planting Perennials for the Flower Farm
Flower Farming, Small BusinessFran ParrishJanuary 4, 2021growing perennials, perennial cut flowers, zone 6b cut flowers, zone 6 flower farm, flower farmingComment
Bridal Bouquets of 2020
Bridal Bouquets of 2020
FloristryFran ParrishDecember 31, 2020weddings, wedding flowers, bridal bouquets Comments
What To Do Once You’re Engaged
What To Do Once You’re Engaged
FloristryFran ParrishDecember 16, 2020wedding planning, wedding advice, engagement advice, how to plan a weddingComment
Pros and Cons of Landscape Fabric
Pros and Cons of Landscape Fabric
Flower Farming, Organic GardeningFran ParrishJuly 15, 2020regenerative farming, organic flowers, permaculture Comments
How to Save Money on Wedding Flowers
FloristryFran ParrishJune 26, 2020weddings, wedding advice, wedding flowersComment
White Ignorance Is Not Bliss: Black Lives Matter
White Ignorance Is Not Bliss: Black Lives Matter
LifestyleFran ParrishJune 11, 2020black lives matter, human rights Comments
Why Local, Organically-Grown Flowers Are So Important
Why Local, Organically-Grown Flowers Are So Important
Flower Farming, FloristryFran ParrishMay 28, 2020local flowers, organic flowers, flower farmingComment
Starting a Small Business: 13 Things I've Learned in the First Two Years
Starting a Small Business: 13 Things I've Learned in the First Two Years
Small BusinessFran ParrishMay 27, 2020starting a business, business tips, entrepreneurshipComment
An Ode to 33 Years Around the Sun
An Ode to 33 Years Around the Sun
LifestyleFran ParrishMay 8, 2020slow lifestyle, inspiration, quotes Comment
Foraging My Yard: Early Spring in WNY
Foraging My Yard: Early Spring in WNY
Lifestyle, Organic GardeningFran ParrishApril 22, 2020wild food, slow lifestyle, foraging Comments
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View fullsize Soaking up the beauty of this farm over the next few weeks. These views are so fleeting… which makes them so much more special. Make sure you slow down and enjoy the beautiful outdoors while it’s still saturated in color. Your yard/patio
View fullsize Gift Bouquet… pre-wrap & post-wrap ❤️❤️❤️

I love making these, giving these. They are so, so pretty. Perfect for anniversary, birthday, thank you, sympathy, host gift, or just because you love someone. 

Sustainably grown. 
Formerly bee f
View fullsize Join me for one last awesome farm event in two weeks! 

Dahlia Day at the Farm 🌈 I will do a live demo of digging, dividing and storing dahlia tubers! All your burning questions will be answered (or at least I’ll try). No one leaves until they
View fullsize Pictures and words of what is the most beautiful place on (my) earth right now. A flower farm in late September is a place to soak in and savor for the short time it’s here 😍

The dahlias fully do their thing at this moment. It’s when al
View fullsize This is late September: Dahlias dahlias dahlias. Zinnias, Cosmos, Snapdragons. Achillea & agastache. Hydrangea, mountain mint, ninebarks & penstemon. Celosia, amaranth, delphinium, marigolds & buddleia. Eucalyptus. Vernonia, sedum, heleni
View fullsize Hello from the magical land of celosia! 🦄 I am a serious celosia lover. Honestly, it is one of the best (maybe *actually* second best? after dahlias?) summer flowers of all time.

Super duper colorful, from the sweetest, softest pale to deep, dark s
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View fullsize After a beautiful, chilly weekend celebrating love and life in the finger lakes, I was so lucky to come home to a dahlia field bursting at the seams with color and tall, cuttable stems.

I will be cutting every single one of these dahlias this week w
View fullsize 2 weeks from today, join us!!! on Sat 9/20 for another morning of yoga on the flower farm🌸

We had a genuinely wonderful time with everyone in August, despite the intense heat! This round will be much cooler. 

Expect a lovely morning filled with bi
View fullsize Giant wrapped gift bouquets are one of my favorite things to make. September is literally the best for local flowers. It is SO GOOD you guys!!! So unbelievably abundant, colorful, life-giving. Bestow these gifts on a loved one now thru frost with an

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