by Lisa Mason Ziegler | Jun 18, 2017 | Flower Farming, Happening on a Flower Farm with Lisa Mason Ziegler
When folks learn what my chosen work is their response is normally, I’d love to come see your garden. Thus, the once a year Open Farm event was born several years ago. My little urban cut-flower farm has been a “working farm” for 20 years. This means that I get up 5...
by Lisa Mason Ziegler | Dec 5, 2016 | Stories and Such
In the fall of 2015 we installed a 550 foot border of native plants on the west side of our cut-flower farm. It’s intention was to screen the coming housing development that would soon surround us and to welcome displaced wildlife and provide what they needed to...
by Lisa Mason Ziegler | May 20, 2016 | Critters in the Garden
The Hawk building his nest. Related story: Inviting Native Plant Border, courtesy Daily Press. The Hertzler farm is a 40 acre farm that was unintentionally developed into a native plant and wildlife refuge. Oliver Hertzler’s care and maintenance of the farm and...