A custom arrangement from April 2025, featuring Pastelo Elegance ranunculus, Sir Winston Churchill daffodils and Just Joey roses At the end of the year, I like to post a review of what we grew, what went well and what didn't. Hopefully we can learn from mistakes as well as showing our readers pretty pictures.   What we grew As in previous years, we planned to sell flowers from February to November. Our earliest blooms were anemones and early daffodils. Next were Iceland poppi

A custom bouquet featuring heirloom mums Every weekend from February to November, I make small bouquets for our subscription customers....

Pink and Gray - cosmos, larkspur and dusty miller Today I’m showing one of my favorites from last spring – one of our subscription...

A fall arrangement that includes fuchsia 'Galfrey Lye'. No, this post isn't about the economy - it's about flower arranging, but the...

A quick bouquet made from leftovers, including a huge State Fair zinnia. Everything in the garden slows down by late September - except...

Mariachi White lisianthus, Vintage White strawflower and Benary's Giant Orange zinnias. August for us is a slightly lazy month. Of...

The dark accents in these bouquets are 'Black Knight' scabiosa That’s a flippant title, but here’s the truth: there are some flowers that...

A ton of snapdragons in June, and Shasta daisies too. We were so busy in June that I didn't get a chance to post my usual month-end...

Bold and summery - a combination of scarlet and gold zinnias I could have called this post "The Farmer-Florist Thinks About Color" but...

I like these end-of-month picture posts for my own records, but I hope they're also fun for my readers. If you live in zone 9, you'll...

Rose 'Pink Promise', one of the best garden roses for cutting. If you already have a garden, you probably make the occasional bouquet....

Seasonal blooms from April 2021 Just a roundup of photos from the month of April ... Row 1 - We removed tulips and planted seedlings in...

A spring bouquet of ranunculus Recently I watched a Masterclass cooking lesson by Alice Waters, the founder of Chez Panisse restaurant in...

Overall, 2020 was a horrible year, but the bright spot for Don and I was starting our flower business, Tiny Footprint Flowers. During the...

You may not be running a cut flower farm, but you probably want to bring in a few blooms to show off in your home. Now that I have a year...