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Sharing my experiences growing a regenerative flower farm in Zone 6b in Burt, NY + operating a sustainable wedding floral business in Buffalo, NY.

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Disbudding Peonies on the Flower Farm

Disbudding Peonies on the Flower Farm

Flower FarmingFran ParrishJune 1, 2022growing peonies, flower farming, organic peonies, flower farm maintenanceComment

How to Make Predator Urine Last Longer After Rain

How to Make Predator Urine Last Longer After Rain

Organic Gardening, Flower FarmingFran ParrishMay 11, 2022organic gardening, organic farming, growing flowersComment

Will Lisianthus Survive Freezing?

Will Lisianthus Survive Freezing?

Flower FarmingFran ParrishMay 1, 2022flower farming, organic flowers, flower farmer, growing lisianthus, how to grow lisianthus, growing cut flowers, flower varietiesComment

What to Do with Bare Root Perennials When You're Not Ready to Plant

What to Do with Bare Root Perennials When You're Not Ready to Plant

Flower Farming, Organic GardeningFran ParrishApril 27, 2022perennials, perennial flowers, organic flowers, flower farming, potting up, seed startingComment

12 Considerations When Purchasing Land for a New Farm

12 Considerations When Purchasing Land for a New Farm

Small Business, Flower FarmingFran ParrishApril 27, 2022starting a flower farm, starting a farm, starting a business, small businessComment

Indoor Worm Composting and Using Worm Castings on the Flower Farm

Indoor Worm Composting and Using Worm Castings on the Flower Farm

Flower Farming, Organic GardeningFran ParrishMarch 3, 2022composting, compost, regenerative agriculture, regenerative farming, farming tips, starting seeds, fertilizing the garden, fertilizersComment

What's New for 2022

What's New for 2022

Flower FarmingFran ParrishMarch 2, 2022starting a flower farm, regenerative flowers, flower farming, organic farmingComment

Using Wood Pine Shavings to Store Dahlia Tubers Over Winter

Using Wood Pine Shavings to Store Dahlia Tubers Over Winter

Flower FarmingFran ParrishFebruary 25, 2022growing dahlias, regenerative farming, regenerative flowers, farming method, organic dahlias, storing dahliasComment

Is Tilling Bad for Soil? 6 Myths About Tillage

Is Tilling Bad for Soil? 6 Myths About Tillage

Flower Farming, Organic GardeningFran ParrishFebruary 23, 2022no till farming, regenerative farming, regenerative ag, regenerative flowers, how to farm without tilling Comment

Our Favorite Regenerative Agriculture Books & Podcasts

Our Favorite Regenerative Agriculture Books & Podcasts

Flower Farming, Organic GardeningFran ParrishFebruary 19, 2022regenerative farming, regenerative flower farming, regenerative flowers, regenerative resources, books, gardening books, gardening helpComment

Running a Sustainable Florist Business

Running a Sustainable Florist Business

Small Business, FloristryFran ParrishFebruary 18, 2022floristry, sustainable flowers, sustainable business, small business tips, florist businessComment

Flowers We're No Longer Growing, Part 2

Flowers We're No Longer Growing, Part 2

Flower FarmingFran ParrishDecember 22, 2021cut flower farm, specialty cut flowers, organic flower farming, regenerative farming, growing cut flowers, flowers i no longer grow, list of cut flowersComment

BLOOM FOCUS: Why We Love Silene 'Blushing Lanterns'

BLOOM FOCUS: Why We Love Silene 'Blushing Lanterns'

Flower Farming, FloristryFran ParrishDecember 22, 2021specialty cut flowers, wedding flowers, favorite flowers, regenerative farming, perennials Comment

How to Suppress Weeds Organically Without Chemicals

How to Suppress Weeds Organically Without Chemicals

Flower Farming, Organic GardeningFran ParrishDecember 21, 2021organic farming, organic gardening, how to kill weeds, organic weed suppression, chemical free, sustainable farming, regenerative farmingComment

Winterizing the Flower Farm Using No-Till Soil Building Techniques

Winterizing the Flower Farm Using No-Till Soil Building Techniques

Flower FarmingFran ParrishNovember 18, 2021putting farm to bed, putting garden to bed, soil prep, regenerative farming, regenerative flower farming, no till farming, no tillComment

Using Hortonova Netting on Cut Flowers

Using Hortonova Netting on Cut Flowers

Flower FarmingFran ParrishNovember 12, 2021staking cut flowers, staking methods, support methods, growing cut flowers, flower farmingComment

Using Burlap & Leaf Mulch as Organic Weed Suppression for Perennial Shrubs

Using Burlap & Leaf Mulch as Organic Weed Suppression for Perennial Shrubs

Flower Farming, Organic GardeningFran ParrishNovember 10, 2021weeds, weed control, organic gardeningComment

When to Dig Up Dahlia Tubers

When to Dig Up Dahlia Tubers

Flower FarmingFran ParrishNovember 10, 2021digging dahlias, flower farming, how to grow dahliasComment

How to Plant Dahlia Tubers and Grow Dahlias Organically

How to Plant Dahlia Tubers and Grow Dahlias Organically

Flower FarmingFran ParrishMay 24, 2021storing dahlias, dahlia tubers, growing dahlias, discovering dahlias, how to grow dahliasComment

Boho Bridal Shoot at The Annex WNY

Boho Bridal Shoot at The Annex WNY

FloristryFran ParrishMay 3, 2021styled shoot, wedding flowers, wedding design, full service wedding, wedding floristComment