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The Flower Diaries

Calculating How Many Flowers You Need For a DIY Wedding

Calculating How Many Flowers You Need For a DIY...

Point of View: You’re scrolling Pinterest and gathering inspiration for your wedding flowers. You see pictures of brides holding huge bouquets, elaborate arches, and tablescapes overflowing with greenery. But how...

The Flower Diaries

Calculating How Many Flowers You Need For a DIY...

Point of View: You’re scrolling Pinterest and gathering inspiration for your wedding flowers. You see pictures of brides holding huge bouquets, elaborate arches, and tablescapes overflowing with greenery. But how...

Growing Lisianthus

Growing Lisianthus

Lisianthus aren’t a very well-known flower, but they should be. They have a lengthy bloom season, make a great cut flower (10-14 day vase life!), and looks that rival roses...

The Flower Diaries

Growing Lisianthus

Lisianthus aren’t a very well-known flower, but they should be. They have a lengthy bloom season, make a great cut flower (10-14 day vase life!), and looks that rival roses...

How to Use a Pin Cup

How to Use a Pin Cup

You know the phrase “two birds, one stone”? I like to think of it as the slogan for pin cups. A pin cup is essentially a small vase with a pin...

The Flower Diaries

How to Use a Pin Cup

You know the phrase “two birds, one stone”? I like to think of it as the slogan for pin cups. A pin cup is essentially a small vase with a pin...

Growing Lilies

Growing Lilies

Some people associate lily flowers with funerals, but these summertime blooms are so much more than that! They come in wide range of shapes, sizes, and colors and once established,...

The Flower Diaries

Growing Lilies

Some people associate lily flowers with funerals, but these summertime blooms are so much more than that! They come in wide range of shapes, sizes, and colors and once established,...

Growing Peonies

Growing Peonies

Pe-oh-knees. Pe-an-ees. No matter how you pronounce it, there’s no denying how beautiful peony flowers are. Every May, I wait with bated breath for the first fluffy bloom to burst...

The Flower Diaries

Growing Peonies

Pe-oh-knees. Pe-an-ees. No matter how you pronounce it, there’s no denying how beautiful peony flowers are. Every May, I wait with bated breath for the first fluffy bloom to burst...

Growing Poppies

Growing Poppies

Poppies are one of the more controversial flowers here at the farm. I personally love their big, ruffly petals and weird, fuzzy stems, but some people on our crew (I...

The Flower Diaries

Growing Poppies

Poppies are one of the more controversial flowers here at the farm. I personally love their big, ruffly petals and weird, fuzzy stems, but some people on our crew (I...