November 28, 2017

How we plant ranunculus and anemone

November 28, 2017/ Nicolette Irving

I am a researcher by nature, always wanting to figure out how other people do things and seeking out the best way to approach something new. But I'm not one of those people who just researches endlessly and never takes action. I'm all about getting my hands dirty (obviously!) and a big believer in the "don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good" philosophy. I've spent countless hours researching the myriad of ways to grow ranunculus and anemone. As they are some of the earliest spring blooming flowers, I am determined each year to have an amazing crop. After a few years of trial and error, I finally believe that we've arrived at a great system.

October 17, 2017

BIG News! We are moving + expanding!

October 17, 2017/ Nicolette Irving

After over 2 years of searching for property, lots of ups and downs and heartbreaks (and definitely some tears on my part) we finally found the perfect piece of land to truly put down roots and call home. We have BIG dreams that we can now finally start to build! We purchased our 28 beautiful acres in Asheville - and the new farm is only 12 minutes from downtown.

October 08, 2017

Fall on the flower farm

October 08, 2017/ Nicolette Irving

It can be very difficult to find time to document the beauty blooming on the farm. Most days are spent picking flowers for orders very early in the morning, getting orders out the door and doing whatever farm chores need to be done. But I wholeheartedly believe that its important to put a little time aside to document the season. So this fall, I convinced William to actually be in some photos with me (which was no small feat!). We invited our sweet friend Meghan Rolfe to come out to the farm and she captured everything so perfectly.

August 25, 2017

Elopements

August 25, 2017/ Nicolette Irving

I've had the pleasure of providing flowers for lots of elopements lately and they have a special place in my heart. These couples have been so much fun to work with and I must say, the photos are some of the most spectacular that I have seen from 'wedding' days.

July 28, 2017

Dahlia Season is Finally Here!

July 28, 2017/ Nicolette Irving

Each year I look forward to the arrival of dahlia season and when the flowers are blooming in abundance! These beauties do take some effort to grow on a larger scale, but are worth every drop of sweat.

July 06, 2017

Creating Your Own Simple Centerpiece

July 06, 2017/ Nicolette Irving

Even though I am surrounded by flowers all day every day, I still take the time about once a week to create an arrangement for our dining room table with flowers leftover from the week's orders. Okay, full disclosure... Sometimes its not just the leftovers. Sometimes I keep the most beautiful dahlia for myself.

June 13, 2017

Highlights from "An Evening on the Flower Farm"

June 13, 2017/ Nicolette Irving

This past weekend we hosted our very first 'Evening on the Flower Farm' workshop and it was a smashing success! I have to admit that I was quite nervous about meeting everyone's expectations. Its safe to say that we meet our participant's expectations, and perhaps even exceeded them.

May 11, 2017

Spring Updates from the Flower Farm

May 11, 2017/ Nicolette Irving

Does anyone else feel like Spring has absolutely flown by? My guess is that it feels this way because here in Western North Carolina we've been experiencing warmer than usual spring weather... I'm talking multiple days with highs in the 80s throughout April. I suppose the bright side is that the flowers are blooming earlier than anticipated or hoped.

March 18, 2017

Ranunculus Love Affair

March 18, 2017/ Nicolette Irving

This has been a weird winter... very mild overall and remarkably un-winter-like. February brought weeks with highs in the upper 70's (possibly even hit 80 a day or two) and March brought lows in the teens and with a couple inches of snow. Thankfully the ranunculus and anemone, which started blooming in late January, survived, as did the thousands of cool flowers out in the fields.

February 27, 2017

How I Became a Flower Farmer

February 27, 2017/ Nicolette Irving

I get asked this question a lot: "How did you become a flower farmer?" It has taken me a couple of years to articulate my story, but I finally received the structure and encouragement to sit down and start writing - so I did.

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