Overwintering Dahlias
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The pros and cons of overwintering dahlias, plus our process for overwintering, end of season clean up and more.
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Duluth Trading Co at Flourish Flower Farm
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Last September, we had the great privilege of hosting one of my favorite brands, Duluth Trading Company, here on the farm. When their producer emailed me about hosting a photoshoot on our farm, I had to reread the email several times before I understood that they were asking me to be a model. At first I felt so intimidated and unsure about saying yes…
Read MoreCover Crops for Flower Farming
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I love growing cover crops and they are a very important aspect of our farming operation, one that keeps our soil healthy and our growing practices sustainable.
Read MoreVideo: Late Summer Harvest on the Flower Farm
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I imagine that like me, you are feeling anxious for spring and the return of green leaves and colorful flowers! It won’t be long now, but sometimes I just need a reminder that winter will end and the flowers will return.
Read MoreOur Workshops + Guest Teaching Events in 2019
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We get asked so often whether the farm is open to visitors and sadly the answer is usually no. Because we are such a small team (as in, just 2 of us most days), there is just isn’t time in the average day to properly entertain visitors. That is why I get so excited about our workshops because these are times when we love having visitors at the farm! This year we are hosting 6 workshops for our ‘On the Flower Farm’ workshop series and I’ll be guest teaching at several conferences in Western North Carolina.
Read MoreMy Favorite Zinnia Varieties + A Farm Update
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This has been hands down our most challenging farming season yet. We knew that it would be inherently difficult because we moved the farm from our leased location in Candler to our new farm in Asheville (and moving a farm is not for the faint of heart), but between the weather and unforeseen circumstances, its been exponentially harder than we imagined.
Read MoreTenacity: How We're Breaking Ground at the New Farm
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Spring has brought a blend of great progress and heartbreaking setbacks. Not only has the weather been some of the worst on record, the process of moving a farm is exponentially difficult. Going into 2018, I knew that this year will likely be the toughest I've lived thus far, so back in January I taped the word TENACITY onto my desk and repeat it as a mantra.
Read MoreMy Top 6 Favorite Summer Flowers
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Because today marks the first official day of spring and you're probably itching to get your hands in the dirt, I wanted to share my top 6 favorite summer flowers to sow now. Even though dahlias would definitely be near the top of my list, this list is focused on flowers you can easily plant from seed, whereas dahlias are grown from tubers. While in most areas its still too risky to plant any heat loving flowers outside yet, it is the right time to start these seeds indoors.
Read MoreSnippets of Spring
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Spring is teasing us here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. After an unseasonably cold and wet winter, we had a couple cherished weeks of warm temps and sunny skies. It felt like you could literally watch the plants grow overnight! Here are some scenes from around the farm over the past week or so . . .
Read MoreSweet Pea Seeding + A Giveaway!
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Even though winter has been more severe than anyone predicted or hoped, I'm still full steam ahead with preparing for the coming season. The very first flowers that I seed in the winter are sweet peas. I have tried for the past 2 years to overwinter them in the field and in the hoop house, and both methods were unsuccessful - the vines were too damaged by wind and cold to recover, even under a layer of row cover.
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