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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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Bridal Bouquets of 2021
Bridal Bouquets of 2021
FloristryFran ParrishDecember 26, 2022bridal bouquets, bouquets, wedding flowers, wedding florist, wedding design, wedding gallery, wedding inspo, 2021, 2021 weddingsComment
Winter Solstice Cocoa
Winter Solstice Cocoa
LifestyleFran ParrishDecember 21, 2022recipe, hot cocoa recipe, hot chocolate, hot cocoa, lifestyle, slow living, farm life, flower farmerComment
Dahlias on our Flower Farm
Dahlias on our Flower Farm
Flower FarmingFran ParrishDecember 21, 2022dahlia tubers, dahlia sale, dahlias, how to grow dahlias, growing dahlias, dahlia resourcesComment
FREE Stem Count Guide for DIY Floral Design
FREE Stem Count Guide for DIY Floral Design
FloristryFran ParrishDecember 20, 2022diy weddings, bulk flowers, bulk foliage, bulk greenery, bulk buckets, flowers in buffalo ny, wedding flowers in buffalo ny, stem count guide, figuring out stems for diy, free download, free guide, resourcesComment
Cut Flower Farmer Presentation: Regenerative IPM
Cut Flower Farmer Presentation: Regenerative IPM
Flower FarmingFran ParrishDecember 15, 2022Comment
How to Find the Best Wedding Florist in Buffalo, NY (or anywhere, for that matter)
How to Find the Best Wedding Florist in Buffalo, NY (or anywhere, for that matter)
Small Business, FloristryFran ParrishDecember 9, 2022Comment
How to Deal with Crown Gall or Leafy Gall on Dahlias
How to Deal with Crown Gall or Leafy Gall on Dahlias
Flower FarmingFran ParrishNovember 19, 2022dahlias, plant diseases, pest disease management, crown gall, leafy gall, dahlia gall, dahlia tubers, growing dahlias, storing dahlias, digging dahlias, regenerative flower farming, flower farmingComment
BLOOM FOCUS: 'Strawberry Blonde' Marigolds as a Cut Flower
BLOOM FOCUS: 'Strawberry Blonde' Marigolds as a Cut Flower
Flower Farming, FloristryFran ParrishNovember 17, 2022growing marigolds, cut flowers, choosing cut flowers, organic flowers, regenerative farming, regenerative, wedding design, boutonnieresComment
Watering Dahlias with Drip Irrigation vs. Overhead Sprinklers in a Drought
Watering Dahlias with Drip Irrigation vs. Overhead Sprinklers in a Drought
Flower FarmingFran ParrishNovember 7, 2022irrigation system, drip irrigation, growing dahlias, digging dahlias, watering dahlias, dahlia tubersComment
Will Deer Eat My Field of Dahlias?
Will Deer Eat My Field of Dahlias?
Flower FarmingFran ParrishNovember 7, 2022growing dahlias, dahlia tubers, deer fencing, deer proofing, pest preventionComment
Vole-Proof Tulip Planting
Vole-Proof Tulip Planting
Flower FarmingFran ParrishNovember 7, 2022tulips, voles, planting tulips, bulb planting, fall bulbsComment
Winter, I Miss You
Winter, I Miss You
Lifestyle, Small BusinessFran ParrishJuly 19, 2022
What's in My Flower Farming Toolbelt
What's in My Flower Farming Toolbelt
Flower FarmingFran ParrishJune 1, 2022flower farming, starting a flower farm, farming life, being a flower farmerComment
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
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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 farm๐ŸŒธ

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 ๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒธ

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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: ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿฅฅ

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

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View fullsize Anatomy of a perennial flower farm ๐ŸŒธ 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?! ๐ŸŒ•๐ŸŒž

Love 
๐ŸŒ• the beginnings of deep summer annuals: dahlias, zinnias, celosias, cosmos
๐ŸŒ• the breeze, so much more noticeable and appreciated in high summer
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View fullsize It’s BOUQUET DAY at @marigold_wines !!!๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿท

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 ๐ŸŽ† others are
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View fullsize If you need a showstopper flower gift, you can always order the $50 x-large luxe gift bouquet on my website. Pickup only, from Monday-Friday in Lockport, now thru fall.

It’s absolutely stunning, always changing with the seasons, sustainably gr

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