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I have so much to learn and am enjoying this process. My goal is to have a large cutting garden. Thank you for sharing your wisdom! Thank you so much for posting! My husband and I are building a home on ten acres in Michigan, and while it was originally dense forest, the area we cleared for our home should give me enough daylight for full sun flowers. Thank you for sharing your passion with all of us! I live in Virginia on a 5 acre property with a 3 acre field. This is our second summer here and I have used all the space around the house for my flowers.

I have been following you and my dream is to turn that field into flowers. I am a teacher who loves her summers off and maintaining our gardens. We are planning to try a few rows of flowers next year and hopefully expanding as we get the hang of managing a larger scale. Thank you so much for sharing Erin! Our daughter and her husband with 4 kids, just purchased a 14 acre hobby farm in Oak Grove, MN, with Sandy soil.

They would love to grow flowers someday, but for now they are starting with sheep and chickens. Ps, I enjoyed meeting you in California when we took a class from Ariella Chezar. Hi I live in southern New Zealand. I stumbled across your FB page and am keen to learn more about what we could maybe grow. I really want to tell you how much i greatly appreciate all the information that you freely give , it has been an immense help to me and SO inspiring also.

We have decided that flowers and organic vegetables will be our new lifestyle and hope to be able have my husband quit his job and work from home with his family myself and our son -6 and daughter I will focus on the flowers and my husband on the vegetables. I still have alot to learn but we are currently in the process of buying 5 acres with a home in an inland town. The land has about 2 usable acres but very poor topsoil , so we will need to build that up and are thinking to possible do it with mulch at first just until we can get some hoop houses set up and get a better understanding of the seasons and layout of the land.

As you can imagine , we can get some pretty extreme weather here in QLD Aust, and i really want to grow things that have a good chance to thrive, So i have been researching as much as possible and your information in particular has been just such a blessing. So thankyou Very much. I hope you are deeply blessed as you certianly blessed so many others with all your generous knowledge. I love your blog, website and books! I live in Bangor, Maine and you are one of my inspirations to carve out more gardens on my in-town lot and have some confidence in what I am doing.

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I would love to know what are the best cut flower perennials to establish on my plot with little ones in tow I have time and to balence flowers and family perennials would certainly ease time pressures. You talking about wrangling littles and wanting it to all happen NOW is exactly how I feel! The fullness in my heart when my roses are in bloom and brought inside is incredible. Hoping to figure out some flowers that can withstand the heat of these summers! AND have gorgeous flowers in the fall, spring, and winter.

I love flowers and growing things and have begun researching what goes into growing cut flowers. Thank you for taking the time to write your posts! You are down to earth and inspiring. This is my first year and your info; blog, videos and book have been inspiring and definitely helpful. It is hard work but very rewarding. I recently purchased a 75 ft hoop house hoping to maximize my business. Any info will certainly help. I am a mom to two small girls, and my time for researching is limited to small spurts that they are occupied elsewhere. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with all of us.

Your flowers are so inspiring! I live in Southeast Texas very hot and humid. I love flowers but find I have to grow most things in pots. I dream of a cut garden. Thank you for sharing this information I love love reading and watching you videos I am really considering growing my garden and to be in business but one quastion for you.

What will be the investment let say per one bed of flowers and what will be the profit from it.. Hello, thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge, experience and wisdom! I live on 17 acres mostly wooded and part wetlands, but at least 2 acres of farm-able land in Kitsap County, WA.

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I have started Vinnocki Floral Farm first year — fall planting I still have a full time job, so I spend my nights and weekends developing what my flower farm will become. I also have 4 customers that I make bi-weekly arrangements for. I have had a lot of first this year: I plan on putting in peonies this fall. I hope to take one of your workshops, I am very interested in perennial plant spacing how close together can you plant roses? My husband asked me, if I play with flowers for work, what am I going to do for fun? I love this post. I feel like you do such a thorough job of weaving in your insane amounts of tangible knowledge with real-life situations that we will all face.

I especially liked your caution to stick with the manageable bit, because I also have a tendency to just pile it all on and see what happens. I just quit a corporate job to become a florist, with the dream of owning a farm and nursery in the PNW someday. I just have to get my husband on board because I need his labor: Thank you for taking the time to write all of these blogs out for us.

It means so much to the dreamer in me! This is very helpful! I like flowers very much and when I found your web page, my dreams about my future job get more clear. I grew up in big family, in Croatia. We had big garden and I liked making flower arrangements from wildflowers and sunflowers. Now, I am 27 and working in big city, working office job, but I am dreaming about starting my own flower business. I do not have exact plan, but when I saw your family-business story, I wish I have something like you have. Such an inspirational story! Good luck in your future adventures, I will follow you on social networks.

Greetings from Croatia Tomislava. I have lurked your website for the last hour and soaking in all your knowledge and tips. My husband and I will soon be closing on a 46 acre lot and look forward to the hard work to creating a beautiful, yet sustainable life on the land here in NJ. Thank you for spreading your wisdom. Just reading it puts me in happy place. A few years back my oldest son now 11 and I found a pinterest pin about your flowers. It planted a little dream seed for he and I.

Now we are just about to close on our PNW acreage, and trying to curb the planting enthusiasm with a small dose of reality. This is a great blog series for these two beginner flower farmers. I live in coastal Va.. Keeping up with watering is a challenge. I have a few flower beds with lots of sun. I really enjoy your blog especially about your beautiful dahlias.

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Its been really cold here the last 2 weeks and I have been think alot about improving our soil and doing something with the land other than letting my son mow it whilst imagining he is driving in a grand prix. I love that you are so will to share your knowledge with us. I am off to make a coffee, ponder the answers to your questions and to await the next installment.

I live in the High Desert of Oregon. I like perenials and bulbs and look forward to your recommendations. I like to know that the plants are propogating themselves. That makes me feel good. I do have issues with sage rats and a couple rock chucks. Any advice on keeping them at bay? Thank you for paying your knowledge forward! I sparked on the idea of a flower farm and then discovered your wonderful book….

You have me so excited for making the leap soon to flower farmer: My reason why has evoled as my 1st year blossoms.. It was my therapy, to dig and water and then harvest…But what has brought me most Joy is, As a child brings flowers in those time fist! Delivery to a smile and having an ear to listen…the heart speaks with a harvest of blossoms.

Thankful for your Pioneer spirit! My husband said We are growing a flower garden as he looked over his veggies. Yes, we ARE growing a flower garden. Thank you for being such a sharing person. I read everything you write with great interest.

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I have 3 small 2mt x 2mt beds and grew the most amazing crop of flowers. My dream is to have a cut flower garden that I could sell some bouquets off for some additional income. Short short season, days. Like your friend, our spring was basically non existent this year! Do you deal with any of these? They eat many flowers and veggies. This is my biggest frustration and struggle. We have just over two acres in a rural New Zealand town. We experience five seasonal changes, winter, sprinter, spring, sprummer, summer and autumn fall.

Your tips have given me food for thought and inspired me to try planting poppy seeds in sprinter to plant out once sprummer has passed. Evelyn, in Melbourne, Australia. I have only recently become aware of Floret Farm when I saw the book in a local bookstore. I have been involved in horticulture for all of my conscious life in one way or the other but over a number of years found my enthusiasm slowly waining.

I feel a renewed energy and lust for flowers. Your vision and your journey is totally inspiring. The images of the gorgeous flower fields so makes me want to grow, grow, grow! Your generous sharing of personal experience is hugely valuable and informative. I hope very shortly to embark on my picking garden journey. We just bought a house with a bit of a yard southern CA, which means we get a lot of sun and have a long year-around growing season, but my yard is pretty small. I found a spot in the front yard that will be the garden.

These are great questions as I try to plan out the whole landscape design as well as the flower and veggie garden!! We are on a family farm. Have acre yard with acres surrounding us. Dreaming of ways to utilize the family farm for varied crops instead of all corn and soybeans. I love flowers and have a passion for growing them like my grandmother did. Your book, posts and videos are tremendously helpful in evaluating if we can make a go of this….

I have read your book, watched every video I can get my hands on, and faithfully follow your post on social media. I am currently in the works of starting my own, small scale, flower farm. Thank you for being the oxygen that keeps my fire going, keeping me chasing a crazy dream! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I look forward to finding more of your articles and books! We on the border in British Columbia with just under 5 acres that I have been contemplating turning into a flowers.

I appreciate your post and reading about how to do it all. Your posts are so helpful and I have learned so much from you. Pinching young seedling before they flower — who knew? Nobody ever told me and I am a seasoned home gardener. Thank you so much for all your posts!!! Wow that was a great mirror for me to reflect upon especially the tears when I also realized I planted more than I could weed and not a good watering system. Now I am getting more grounded in the first things first. I love looking at your lush full rows of flowers and I would like to learn more about how to get the most out of spacing flowers.

Encouraging inciteful Happy and ready to start my own. I may be back for more of the above as my adventure begins x. We have three acres in Medina Ohio, and every week my husband mows it. I have wanted to grow things from day one, and you have given me the inspiration that I need! Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge! I love seeing your work and the work do so many local flower farmers.

I have no experience growing anything and am more beginner than there is a term for. I am also new to the PNW — 18mo here. I absolutely love the flowers that can be grown up here so much more easily than anywhere else in the country and i keep circling back to wanting to try. I love reading your blog and trying to soak up all your pointers.

Thanks so much for your post! Just considering planting a wee business next year, and these were all questions I need to be accountable for. Just found you through The Prudent Homemaker. I look forward to learning more here as we finally have a backyard with some sun— I just need some how-to instructions to put it to use!

Thank you for all the great information in this blog. The part of not trying to do it ALL was a great encouragement for me. We keep reminding ourselves to go slow and realize this is a process…. Thanks again for your willingness to share so much information…a gift to us all! This post was just the piece of advice I needed! Ive always loved gardening, but after purchasing our first home I wanted to step up the level of planting to include a cut and come again garden with lots of varieties to share with my friends and family. I look forward to reading the rest of your posts.

Thanks you so much for taking the time to nurture and encourage aspiring flower farmers! I live in Arizona. Hot most of the time but the benefit is most years there is no winter freeze. Just needing to know the best varieties and best time of year for the specific varieties. First time to read your blog! They help so much and so inspiring.

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We are adding 6 beds and my first Daliha season. Your flower photos bring me joy all the way in Colorado Springs , where growing is difficult. We have terrible soul, ashort growing season and harsh weather conditions during the growing season. I will take an insight and info I can get!! Hi Rachael, Planting them now is certainly better than not planting them at all.

I feel incredibly inspired to cultivate some gorgeous cut flowers there, and look forward to using your blog and books as a great resource! Ten years ago I started pouring over Martha Stewart wedding cake books and sparked a passion for cakes which lead us to now owning 4 local bakeries. Thanks for sharing all of the breath taking photos, information, and delightful stories! I am considering starting a flower farm in the North West in South Africa. I have been reading many of your posts and have subscribed to the newsletters so that I can sign up for the online workshop I would LOVE to attend the workshop on your farm, but sigh..

I find your posts so informative and welcoming, and have followed you on Instagram. You and your team are such an inspiration and a brilliant example of what can be done when one is willing to work for it! Erin, and the Floret team, Thank you for sharing abundantly your experiences and knowledge. Thanks for the sentiments about spreading love with the gifts of the earth, as well as not biting off more than you can chew! I have been following you for awhile.

I have your book and have been trying to stick to all of your suggestions. I lost my husband last year in a very tragic accident. He left me with a beautiful 30 acre farm. Years ago when my children were small I grew flowers for drying. And have always grown flowers of various types in my garden. In the fall I was not sure what to do to keep myself busy. So the thought of growing flowers for sale came to me. I have the land. I do know how to sort of grow thing. So hence the flower adventure. A friend had a small greenhouse for sale. My sons with help of friends moved it for me.

I started lots of seeds in my house and when the snow left I moved them to my greenhouse. Spring brought a flurry of rototilling ground. Buying plastic, building templates and burning holes. My daughter helped plant. Now I am hoping to be able sell. It is very late here and the weather has been unpredictable. I live in the interior of British Columbia.

I have lost of questions. Can I grow ranunculus with out a hoop house. Can I grow tulips to bloom early in my just planted in my greenhouse without temp control. Looking forward to your videos. And what other info I can get. I am very envious of all your flowers. I have been a huge fan of yours for several years now. A winter rainfall climate similar to central California where I lived and worked for several years.

Back in South Africa and as usual I am growing organic vegetables, but have lately begun growing cut flowers as well for the farm. How do you guys manage nutrition of soil and seedlings? We wont have the same products here, but I know you have interested folk around the world and perhaps you can give us some general advice on cut flower nutrition.

I know that I would be most grateful. Your work is phenomenal and I have really enjoyed seeing your family business grow. Looking forward to your next book as well. We bought 10 acres in SW Washington a couple years ago. I have about 4 acres available on a west-facing slope. My problem this year is really more about climate change.

Everything seems different this year and last year. I try to think of a bouquet or arrangement and what flowers I want to go together, check the dates and plant accordingly. From my experience, I think I have it down that they will bloom at the right time and then climate change comes in and throws everything off. When you plant now and your seed packet says 65 days, do you adjust that because things are different now? Do you rely more on cool flowers than you did before? How do you deal with planning for the changes that climate change is bringing us?

Thanks so much for the info. I have just started a cut flower business and the question helped me reevaluate why I was doing it. These are hugely helpful. I am a new mum wanting to set up a flower farm here in New Zealand so I am excited to read your post on starting your beautiful farm with a young family. I still make room for flowers and giant sweeping perennial beds. Function can still be beautiful. Your flowers make me swoon. In the future I would like to do this in a smaller scale. Thank you for your insight of the rewards and woes.

It helps put things in perspective and prepare better. Thanks for all you do! We have a VERY small back yard but most of it is full sun. I would love to grow just a few flowers so we can have some around the house. I live in middle Georgia and have small children. So something fairly low maintenance would be a plus! This post is particularly helpful since I always bite off more than I can chew.

Thanks so much for your inspiring work, and your book is wonderful, too. I am enjoying your blog, pictures — all of it! Our plants do feed our souls. This year the rabbits are enjoying our flowers more than we are. Any advice for dealing with that? I love your blog and all the info you share so generously.

I am recently widowed and need to supplement my retirement. All the info and encouragement is truly helpful. Keep up the good work. You are changing lives by your generosity and dedication. You certainly inspire me. I can do all things. Your flowers are beautiful! I have hip issues, so by no means could I have such lovely flower gardens, but I love looking at your labor of love! Thank you for sharing information! I am really late to answer, sorry. I have been reading everything and love your book. Your blog posts have helped me so much, there is so much to learn. We are just in the planning stages and will start growing on a larger scale next year.

I have always had cut flowers for Myles and friends, now we want to share them with the public.



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I cannot wait for your next book to come out. Your photographs make the dreary Maryland winters brighter and fill me with hope for the new growing season. Please keep sharing your knowledge and wisdom. I mowed to the USA 9 years ago and my husband has 10 acres property. I have need gardening and working on the property ever since. This year, I have got serious of starting flower garden. However, the ground is full of roots and unwanted stuffs such as metal and broken glass. I cry and ask myself why I am doing it. I work in my garden almost everyday after work and on weekend I work from 7: Sometime my son asks me to stop and spend time with him.

I feel bad, but I explain to him why I am doing it. I know it is still a long way to go for me. I love your book on growing flowers and creating bouquets and niw that I found your site am excited to kearn more. I was able to answer your questions easliy and feel I am on the right track. Your post and assessment questions was a great way to think before we leap. Trying to get my cut flower business off the ground, have been hampered by weather and begging for tractor time, hope to be established for a nice income when I retire in just years.

I am so glad I stumbled onto your Facebook page! We had a fantastic vegetable garden last year but mom wanted to move the location — until I suggested growing flowers she LOVES flowers. Now I can still utilize the already amended space. I love following your blog and farms progress. The flowers are like eye candy and I have a huge sweet tooth! What types of flowers would be good to grow in Central coastal Florida?

It has been so so hot, and then we have times of drenching rains which turn into a steaming sauna afterwards. Thank you so much for the inspiration and eye candy! Thank you for this post. All the questions are important ones to answer before getting started. It will help to keep me straying from reality! I purchased the 3 flower journals so I will get started on my answers and plans right away. I look forward to reading more. Apparently you have inspired me enough to leave a comment: My husband and I bought a home on 10 acres 2 years ago.

One of the previous homeowners was a master gardener but the property has been vacant for many years so we had our work cut out for us. We are finally ready to start our small farm and want to make cut flowers apart of that. My plan is to start small…maybe 1 acre and then grow from there. I would say right now my biggest challenge is how to set up my irritation system. My other challenge is simply…. Thanks for the great information and hope to take your next set of online classes!

We bought a house in December which just happened to be on 6 acres. Having a degree in horticulture I was excited. But did not know what to do with it. As I unpacked boxes of books, way too many gardening books, I saw a theme start to unfold. A cut flower theme. Then it hit me that I was preparing for this job change.

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I know that this is what I am supposed to be doing! Thank You for sharing your talents. Thank you so much for all that you do! For now, being an attorney pays the bills and covers the health insurance, but I can see a transformation happening as I tend to the soil and grow these dumpy little seeds into amazing plants and blooms. It is literally like they are my children….

I find myself wandering the paths between rows of flowers and just smiling from ear to ear….. There is something so gratifying about growing plants. My aging mother, who suffered a massive heart attack this year, comes outside and looks at the garden with a sense of hope and wonder. So, thank you Erin, for setting the spark of passion in me again.

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Hi, Your blog is so helpful and passing on all your great knowledge is so, so gratefully received. I am in the Uk and just about to start out on a small scale and hopefully supply the local community with fresh flowers. Your advice is invaluable and is enabling me to be able to plan super well. Thank you for this reality check! I love reading through your posts.

They keep me inspired to go ahead with my dream of being a flower farmer in Northern Canada. You are so amazing!! Do you have a Dreamers post? Where you talk about your absolute dream for floret? Hello from Whidbey Island! Great article, thank you for writing this! I am a newbee gardener, only 4 seasons in.

I bought your book and LOVE it!