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The Cool-Season Flower Chronicles Series

This series is brought to you by TheGardenersWorkshop.com. Cool-Season Flower Chronicle Videos Below ⇓   ⇓   ⇓   ⇓ Listen to each week’s vi...
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The Magic and Beauty of Farm Tours

This summer, Lisa is hosting an open garden and warehouse day on Saturday, June 29th, 2024.  If you have the opportunity to visit, it will be one ...
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Cover Crops For Small Farms & Gardens

The benefits of cover cropping far outweigh the head scratching that goes into trying to figure out how to work them into a small farm crop rotati...
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  • The Truth About Success

    Lisa Ziegler

    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

    Lisa Mason Ziegler

    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

    Lisa Mason Ziegler

    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

    Lisa Mason Ziegler

    This series is brought to you by TheGardenersWorkshop.com. Cool-Season Flower Chronicle Videos Below ⇓   ⇓   ⇓   ⇓ Listen to each week’s videos as a podcast HERE.        Week...

  • Growing Great Zinnias

    Lisa Mason Ziegler

    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...

  • The Magic and Beauty of Farm Tours

    Anne Gettys Morgan

    This summer, Lisa is hosting an open garden and warehouse day on Saturday, June 29th, 2024.  If you have the opportunity to visit, it will be one of the best...

  • Cover Crops For Small Farms & Gardens

    Lisa Mason Ziegler

    The benefits of cover cropping far outweigh the head scratching that goes into trying to figure out how to work them into a small farm crop rotation. The magic moment...

  • Video: How to Install & Use Bio360 Biodegradabl...

    Lisa Mason Ziegler

    Prevent overheating seedlings: When daytime temperatures are above 80°F, install the film with the light side up. When daytime temperatures are below 80°F, install the film with the black side...

  • My Habits During The “No-Harvest” Season 

    Lisa Mason Ziegler

    During the summer season, I have a pretty structured week. I work Monday through Friday, never on Sunday, and rarely on Saturday. My typical work day begins at 6 am...

  • A North Star Idea

    Lisa Mason Ziegler

    It was the 2016 ASCFG meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The conference kicked off with welcoming words from Dale Deppe. You may think you don’t know of him, but I’m...

  • Seed Starting Troubles

    Lisa Mason Ziegler

    Hands down seed starting is what generates the most questions, I had my own struggles when I was getting started so I understand the frustration and challenges. Below find the...

  • Seed Starting Troubles

    Lisa Mason Ziegler

    In my travels of teaching others the how-to’s and no-no’s of seed starting, I find these to be the most common issues folks are dealing with. Avoid these common seed-starting...

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I write about organic gardening, flower farming, and business. What started out as a family garden back in 1996 has grown into so much more! I never imagined that it would lead to an urban commercial farm, an online garden shop, becoming an author, traveling the country teaching, and now online courses!
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