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Using Floating Row Covers

January 6, 2025

I am often asked how I use row covers on my farm. Below are the reasons to use, how to use, and when to remove. In all installation during warm-to-hot...

The Truth About Success

December 17, 2024

Let’s just cut to the punchline, shall we? The day-to-day living with a successful business is pretty much the same as when I started flower farming 27 years ago: sheer...

Seed Starting: The Pain and the Triumph

November 21, 2024

Small soil blocks with snapdragon seedlings ready to go to the garden. Most gardeners confess that they’ve always wanted to start seeds. Some are too scared to even give it...

FAQ: Seed Starting with Soil Blocking

August 23, 2024

I have been soil blocking since the beginning of my flower farming career in 1998. When I discovered soil blocking in Eliot Coleman's book The New Organic Grower it solved...

The Cool-Season Flower Chronicles Series

July 3, 2024

Lisa's five-week video series guides gardeners through the rewarding process of growing cold-season hardy annuals. Listen to each week’s videos as a podcast HERE. Week 1: The Cool Flower Concept...

Growing Great Zinnias

June 1, 2024

The first cuts of the season for the Benary’s Giants. Growing great zinnias is easy. Hands down zinnias are the favorite garden flower for many. As a flower farmer, it...