private flower Experiences at flourish
Are you looking for a more intimate, personalized experience at Flourish Flower Farm? Or are you looking for the perfect ladies night or mother-daughter date? We can customize the experience just for you! Whether you are hoping to gain or enhance your floral design skills or simply want to enjoy mountain views surrounded by fields of flowers, we have you covered.
FLOWER ARRANGING: Learn and practice simple, timeless floral design and flower arranging skills using gorgeous locally grown flowers. Everything about the experience is customized ~ choose to design a bridal bouquet, lush centerpiece, flower crown or floral jewelry. We stroll the fields together to harvest the flowers that we’ll use to arrange with and cover everything from color palette selection to creating a balanced arrangement and all the fun details in between. Our private sessions are simply about inspiring your creativity, teaching floral design skills and helping you have a wonderful experience against the picturesque backdrop of a flower farm in the mountains. If you are looking for an in-depth class about design, we recommend our Floral Design Essentials Classes.
FLOWER FARMING 101: Let us help you get a jump start on your flower farming business! Depending on where you are in your flower farming journey, our sessions include business start up considerations, crop planning, variety selection, soil preparation, tools/supplies/equipment, succession planting, stage of harvest, record keeping systems, sales outlet selection and more. In order to preserve our local market, flower farming sessions are open to clients outside of Western North Carolina. If you are looking for an in-depth class about starting + operating a flower farm business, we recommend our 2-day Flower Farming 101 Workshop.
“Thank you for answering the 100+ questions we had on farming, growing, designing, and running a cut flower business! The discussions we had at the workshop will provide us with invaluable material and knowledge that we will be able to use today, tomorrow, and for years to come. I came back to Minnesota with a renewed sense of determination and passion! I look forward to what the summer brings. I look forward to the journey of following my passion of becoming a successful flower farmer, whatever that may look like! I enjoyed the relaxed workshop that you provided that catered to our needs. Your farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains is beautiful! ”
Private sessions are available for 1 to 6 participants between the months of April - September. We may be able to accommodate larger groups upon request. We intentionally limit the size of these sessions so that you receive our full attention, plus the absolute best of our flowers. We can even arrange for a professional photographer to document your time on the farm to help build your design portfolio or simply to capture the beautiful experience. Private sessions are available only by appointment for a minimum of 2 hours. Open to participants ages 12+. No prior experience necessary!
Flower Farming + Floral Design Consulting
Navigating the world of flower farming and floral design can be overwhelming – there is almost too much information available and it can be difficult to weed through everything to figure out what is relevant to YOU. Even after taking online or in-person courses and doing hours upon hours of research, applying it to your unique flower farming or floral design business can be daunting. I’m here to help!
With a decade of flower farming and floral design experience, I can provide fresh perspectives and help you make a plan to move forward. Whether you're just starting, scaling up, or shifting your business focus – or just want to have a seasoned farmer/floral designer on speed dial – I can help guide you towards success.
Here are some frequently covered topics during our flower farming and floral design consulting sessions: business set up, crop planning, farm management, establishing farm infrastructure, financials (bookkeeping + cash flow), farm sales outlets, farm employee management, wedding proposals + pricing, building a wedding floral design portfolio, seasonal floral design.
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A note about safety: Your safety on the farm is paramount and we ask guests to remain on marked paths and follow all instructions from farm staff. Flourish Flower Farm is a working farm with uneven terrain and other risks. We want you to enjoy the experience fully and to remain safe at all times.
