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#185: Surprising Crops – Annuals
Growing primarily annuals is an option for flower farming! After working my way through figuring this out over years, I learned that for my business model, it was the best fit. I am a small-space farmer that cannot have a hoop or greenhouse, so growing annuals...
#184: Meet Andi Thatcher of Rimrock Flower Farm
Join me as I speak with Andi Thatcher of Rimrock Flower Farm in Montana! Andi is an alum of our online courses and has gone on to do some amazing things! Her ambition and attention to being a professional pushed her to the head of her game, even before she started!...
Indoor Flower Seed Starting Easy Guide: Start to Finish in 10 Steps
I built my flower farm on the concept of starting seeds in soil blocks. This is a traditional European method of starting lots of seeds in a tiny space. It’s beneficial to both farmers and home gardeners, for both the space savings and for how easy it is! Plus,...#182: More Flower Farming Mythbusters
Don’t allow these things to hold you back from pursuing your flower farming business dreams. No acreage, tractor, or greenhouse? No problem. I didn’t have any of those during the first decade of my flower farm. Mentions: We are so happy about our...#181: Cool Flowers Talk: Lisa on The joegardener® Show Podcast
Lisa was recently featured on The joegardener® Show podcast, joining host Joe Lamp’l to discuss the Cool Flowers concept and how she got started growing this fantastic group of spring stunners! They covered topics such as: How to determine which Cool Flowers you...#180: Do You Know joegardener®?
In this Clubhouse chat Lisa talks about her new cedar raised beds and how she learned to make them from Joe Lamp’l, host of Growing a Greener World on PBS and The joegardener® Show podcast. Lisa shares the story of how she came to know Joe and introduces the exciting...#179: Lisa and Joe Lamp’l Talk Gardening, Books, and Business
Join me as I interview a very special guest and friend, Joe Lamp’l! It was such a pleasure for us to have the opportunity to talk again after doing a couple of episodes of The joe gardener® Show podcast together over the past year. In case you’re meeting...#178: Year One Flower Farming with Torrie of Youngs Mill Flower Farm
Meet Torrie Anderson of The Flower Farm at Youngs Mill in Newport News, Virginia. Having recently graduated from Lisa’s online flower farming course, this year Torrie and her husband took the leap into urban flower farming after being vegetable gardeners for...#176: Embracing Seasonality
I was forced to learn about seasonal growing. After growing outdoors in a garden with no hoop or greenhouses I learned that embracing the seasons is the best, most cost-effectively, and highest quality way to grow. Mentions: We are so happy about our partnership with...#175: The Family Behind The Gardener’s Workshop
In this episode, we visit with owner Lisa Mason Ziegler and two of her longest-standing employees, who also happen to be her dear family members. From the very beginning when Lisa started an urban cut-flower farm with her husband Steve’s support, to the...
#173: Cool Flowers: The Other Side of the Story
Do you only know half of the Cool Flowers concept? Lisa shares that while fall planting is a great option, it’s not for everyone. Learn about the often missed cool season hardy annual planting opportunity for those with deep cold and heavy snow winters: very...#172: Bug Talk: Native Bees with Dr. Barb Abraham
For this edition of Bug Talk, Lisa and Rhonda are joined by special guest Dr. Barb Abraham, an ecology professor, bee researcher and Chair of the Bee City USA – Hampton steering committee. Today they’re talking about native bees. Did you know that you can...#170: Flower Farming Success Didn’t Happen Overnight
Warning: lots of flowers, plants, seeds, and dollar bills were lost, injured, and killed in the process of getting here. In fact, success doesn’t happen overnight for any business really. There. True story. Hope this helps, Lisa Mentions: We are so happy about...Flower Farming 101: Top 5 Tips for Cool Flowers Success
Tip #1: Know Your Frost Dates Identify not only your hardiness zone, but also your historic average first and last frost dates. Your hardiness zone can only tell you which flowers you can plant in the fall to winter over. To figure out when you need to plant, in both...#169: The Flower Farming Life with Steve & Gretel Adams
Today Steve & Gretel Adams (of Sunny Meadows Flower Farm) talk with Lisa about this farming lifestyle they have chosen. They share what they enjoy most about it, what it currently looks like for them, as well as a look back at how far they’ve come. Download...
#169: The Flower Farming Life with Steve & Gretel Adams
Today Steve & Gretel Adams (of Sunny Meadows Flower Farm) talk with Lisa about this farming lifestyle they have chosen. They share what they enjoy most about it, what it currently looks like for them, as well as a look back at how far they’ve come. Download...#167: How Fall Brings New Beginnings and Opportunities
Fall is not only for fresh starts in the garden or on the farm, it can also be a great time to rethink your business. Take some time to throw out mistakes and consider the future of your business. Our businesses are constantly evolving; embrace the opportunity for a...#166: Vacation Time? How to Manage Your Flower Garden or Farm
In this recent Clubhouse chat Lisa talks about what to do when you have to leave your flower garden or farm during the growing season. Whether you have a scheduled or an unexpected trip coming up, there are a few things you can do before you go that will make your...#165: Flower Farming for Dummies
I was recently introduced to the book series via a business mentor friend: “fill in the blank for Dummies”. My full-circle journey of why these books have been a long-haul success nailed me on applying to flower farming. Here I share my six basic...#163: Building A Flower Farming Business Without Hoop or Greenhouses
This podcast may be for you, you know who you are. You don’t think you are a real farmer because of the growing conditions and resources you find yourself in currently: small growing space, or can’t have or afford structures, or, or, or…. You can...
#162: If I Had Known This When I Started…
Sharing my look back at if only I had known this when I started my flower-growing operation. I could have saved lots of time, money, opportunities, and tears if I had had this advice! Mentions: Flower Farming School Online: The Basics, Annual Crops, Marketing, &...
#161: How My Garden Grows
I learn so much talking to other gardeners and farmers. After my restaurant-owning cousins set up the TGW company picnic here on the farm, we discussed planting flowers. Joy’s questions reminded me of the struggle that some folks have figuring out what to plant...Top 5 Must-Have Flowers Every Farmer Should Grow
During our high-production years, we sold our cut flowers to florists, grocery stores, farmers markets, and in subscriptions. Want to know what our all-time favorite must-have flowers are? The ones I think EVERY farmer should grow? Read on! #1: Sunflowers But not just...