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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 It’s $20 BOUQUET DAY at @marigold_wines !!!

Dropping the freshest flower treats made by lisianthus, dahlia, marigold, applemint & co. πŸ’ž

Today from 5-7pm + Tomorrow 12-7pm or til sold out! 

Really, the applemint deserves a standing ovati
View fullsize It is such a pleasure and a privilege it is to have this job, growing gorgeous flowers among the bees and birds, and gracing peoples’ most special days. 

Jillian’s bouquet, maid of honor bouquet, bulk flowers & greenery, and boutonni
View fullsize Join us!!! on Sat 8/16 for a relaxing morning of yoga on the flower farm🌸

Expect a lovely morning filled with birdsong, monarch butterfly sightings, and a whole lotta’ beautiful flowers. 

After our yoga session with Jess of @luminouslabyoga,
View fullsize Madison & Alex took home *so* many buckets of flowers and greenery last weekend that it filled my entire walk-in cooler! It was so bright and so beautiful & an absolute honor to help on their most special day πŸ’—πŸŒΈ

Pictured are attendant/brid
View fullsize Incredible stuff coming out of the fields over the past few weeks. The early summer perennials & hardy annuals are fading into deep summer flower bliss. Pretty soon we’ll have armloads of dahlias — until then, I’m here enjoying
View fullsize If this pic of snapdragons was a scratch-n-sniff, it’d go like this: πŸ“πŸ‘πŸ‡πŸ₯₯

I’m thankful for my forethought this year and properly successioning snapdragons (succession means we planted several rounds for continuous blooms).

Rookie st
View fullsize Anatomy of a perennial flower farm 🌸 not pictured: many species of plants, but here’s a gist of our field 

Our cut flower/foliage farm is 70% perennial in terms of square footage. I love growing perennials for cut flowers so much that I&rsquo
View fullsize I am full-on in my love/loathe-entirely relationship with July! Who’s with me?! πŸŒ•πŸŒž

Love 
πŸŒ• the beginnings of deep summer annuals: dahlias, zinnias, celosias, cosmos
πŸŒ• the breeze, so much more noticeable and appreciated in high summer
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View fullsize It’s BOUQUET DAY at @marigold_wines !!!πŸŒΈπŸ’πŸ·

We’ve got $20 flowers and $10 eucalyptus bouquets at our favorite little sustainable wine shop in Amherst today til 7pm and tomorrow from 12-7pm.

Some are inspired by fireworks πŸŽ† others are
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