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  • Ellen Frost Visits for Open Farm Day

    Ellen Frost Visits for Open Farm Day

    Lisa Ziegler

    Republished with permission from author Ellen Frost. I first met Lisa Mason Ziegler of The Gardener's Workshop after a presentation I made at the ASCFG national conference. I definitely knew who she was...

  • Benefits of Buckwheat: Organic matter, habitat,...

    Lisa Mason Ziegler

    A great mid-summer addition to the garden is buckwheat. There is plenty of time left in the growing season to take advantage of its many benefits and it is easy...

  • How to make the most of your cut-flower bounty!

    Lisa Mason Ziegler

    We are known on the local cut-flower scene for our near-perfect blossoms and how long they last in the vase. While this may have happened by chance at the beginning...

  • Steve & Lisa's Love Story: 2025 Edition

    Lisa Mason Ziegler

    We love working together on the farm! Hands down our favorite. The love, respect, and devotion that Steve and I share continue to gain depth and width as we move...

  • Using Floating Row Covers

    Using Floating Row Covers

    Lisa Mason Ziegler

    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

    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

    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...

  • Cool Cronicals

    The Cool-Season Flower Chronicles Series

    Lisa Mason Ziegler

    Listen to each week’s videos as a podcast HERE. Week 1: The Cool Flower Concept This week learn how cold-season hardy annuals don’t just survive cool-to-cold weather, but thrive in...

  • 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...

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    The Magic and Beauty of Farm Tours

    Anne Gettys Morgan

    This summer, Lisa is hosting an open garden and warehouse day on Saturday, June 28th, 2025.  If you have the opportunity to visit, it will be one of the best...

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    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...

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