by Lisa Mason Ziegler | Jan 9, 2020 | Cool Flowers
I stumbled into learning about cool-season hardy annual flowers a couple of decades ago. My interest had been sparked by flower farming and I wanted to jump in with both feet, but we were heading into winter, what now? While I knew practically nothing about farming at...
by Lisa Mason Ziegler | Aug 19, 2019 | Stories and Such
Acting out—a sign of future greatness? Now I see it. My acting out in school was a result of so much good stuff bottled up inside that I couldn’t handle it. This is the image I see as I look back through elementary to my high school years. College? Are you kidding...
by Lisa Mason Ziegler | Jan 23, 2019 | Stories and Such
The gardening love story that began in Cool Flowers and continues… Excerpts from Cool Flowers: My journey to flower farming reads almost like a gardening love story. Growing flowers and living what I consider “the good life” of faith, family, and...
by Lisa Mason Ziegler | Dec 31, 2015 | Organic Gardening
I didn’t set out to fill my farm with pollinators and other beneficial insects. You might say it has been a side effect of all-natural cut-flower farming. As simple as it sounds, it’s true. Just plant flowers. Don’t use pesticides–organic or...
by Lisa Mason Ziegler | Dec 17, 2015 | Flower Farming
I recently spent a Saturday on my urban farm doing some last minute garden chores before winter sets in (if in fact it is coming this year!) As it turns out, it was perhaps one of my most frustrating days I’ve spent in the garden in a long time. Let me explain. First,...
