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Flower Farming Business

Flower farming is a journey and the business side is the nuts a bolts often overlooked.

For all the dreamers and fellow flower farmers, let’s get down into the business side of flower farming!

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Simple Techniques for Elevating Your Photography
Simple Techniques for Elevating Your Photography
Marketing for the Flower Farmer
Marketing for the Flower Farmer
Building Your Flower Farm's Brand
Building Your Flower Farm's Brand

Finding your unique voice in building your brand.

Sierra Flower Farm's Must Have Seed Starting Supplies
Sierra Flower Farm's Must Have Seed Starting Supplies
Our Top 5 Picks From Our Flower Field
Our Top 5 Picks From Our Flower Field
Maximizing Production For a Small-Scale Flower Farm
Maximizing Production For a Small-Scale Flower Farm
Laying Out Your Cut Flower Field
Laying Out Your Cut Flower Field
Analyzing Profitability for the Flower Farmer
Analyzing Profitability for the Flower Farmer
Flower Farming as a Side Hustle
Flower Farming as a Side Hustle
More Advice for First Year Flower Farmers, Dreamers & Beyond
More Advice for First Year Flower Farmers, Dreamers & Beyond
Flower farming in a slowing market: are flowers recession proof?
Flower farming in a slowing market: are flowers recession proof?
Varieties this flower farmer will never grow again
Varieties this flower farmer will never grow again
Real Talk: Customer Relations
Real Talk: Customer Relations
The Evolution of Our Bouquet Subscription
The Evolution of Our Bouquet Subscription
Flower Farming Business: Bouquet Subscriptions
Flower Farming Business: Bouquet Subscriptions
You don't need a field in bloom to sell your flowers (business startup)
You don't need a field in bloom to sell your flowers (business startup)
Being the conductor of your cut flower field: aka Pulling together Crop planning with rotation
Being the conductor of your cut flower field: aka Pulling together Crop planning with rotation
Crop planning for the flower farmer
Crop planning for the flower farmer
Goal Setting for the Flower Farmer
Goal Setting for the Flower Farmer
Real Talk: Rolling with the punches
Real Talk: Rolling with the punches
Real Talk: Are weddings needed to be profitable in flower farming?
Real Talk: Are weddings needed to be profitable in flower farming?
Flower Farming: Pushing the boundaries with shoulder seasons
Flower Farming: Pushing the boundaries with shoulder seasons
Flower Farming Business: Farmer’s Market
Flower Farming Business: Farmer’s Market
Real Talk: Direct to Consumer Sales Outlets
Real Talk: Direct to Consumer Sales Outlets
Succession Planting of Annuals for the Flower Farmer
Succession Planting of Annuals for the Flower Farmer
Importance of Deciding on a Product Before Crop Planning
Importance of Deciding on a Product Before Crop Planning
The Theatrical Performance of Flowers: aka the breakdown of different design components
The Theatrical Performance of Flowers: aka the breakdown of different design components
5 Things I wish I knew about first year flower farming business
5 Things I wish I knew about first year flower farming business
Pivoting in the Chaos: are flowers relevant during a pandemic?
Pivoting in the Chaos: are flowers relevant during a pandemic?
5 Things I wish I knew about growing our first year flowers
5 Things I wish I knew about growing our first year flowers

There’s a lot to learn in the first year of flower farming. Here are our top 5 things we wish we knew our first year growing (twice over!).

Finances

Farm Happenings

Get caught up with what’s been happening around the farm!

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In Bloom at Blomma Flower Farm
In Bloom at Blomma Flower Farm
Benefits of hiring a flower farmer as your wedding florist
Benefits of hiring a flower farmer as your wedding florist
Wildflowers and Downhill Biking: Neile & Ryan's Tahoe Wedding at Zephyr Lodge
Wildflowers and Downhill Biking: Neile & Ryan's Tahoe Wedding at Zephyr Lodge
Open Fields and Motorcycles: The story Shelbi & Zach’s Gansberg Ranch Wedding
Open Fields and Motorcycles: The story Shelbi & Zach’s Gansberg Ranch Wedding
Rustic meets great gatsby: The story of Alysse & Fernand’s ValHalla Tahoe wedding
Rustic meets great gatsby: The story of Alysse & Fernand’s ValHalla Tahoe wedding

A spring wedding where Tahoe meets roaring 20s at the historical Valhalla Tahoe.

Farm Update: Sweet Peas & Dusty Paths
Farm Update: Sweet Peas & Dusty Paths
Happily Sitting on the sidelines on Valentine's Day: a farmer-florist's approach
Happily Sitting on the sidelines on Valentine's Day: a farmer-florist's approach
Mindfully heading into 2022
Mindfully heading into 2022
Farm Update: Putting the farm to sleep for the winter
Farm Update: Putting the farm to sleep for the winter
Farm Update: Chasing winter blues with spring dreaming
Farm Update: Chasing winter blues with spring dreaming
Farm Update: Setting the tone for the New Year
Farm Update: Setting the tone for the New Year

Every New Year a word is placed upon my heart. A word that seems to encompass the coming lessons and goals for the coming year. A theme that we throughout our lives and in Sierra Flower Farm. Read to find out what this word is for 2020! Who knows? Perhaps it is one you need too!

Farm Update: Officially Putting Roots Down
Farm Update: Officially Putting Roots Down

It’s time to think ahead and put some roots down… peony roots that is!

Farm Update: Sandy Shoes and Fall Days
Farm Update: Sandy Shoes and Fall Days

In the midst of the fall chaos we needed some much needed family time but we had much to do to be able to make that weekend trip happen!

Farm Update: The Story of a Neglected Field to a Thriving Flower Farm
Farm Update: The Story of a Neglected Field to a Thriving Flower Farm

The 2019 season has been filled with highs and lows and loops like a terrible roller coaster. At last, here is our full update for this past season, the good, the bad and the gloriousness of local flower farming in the high desert on an unloved piece of dirt.

New Year and New Beginnings for Sierra Flower Farm
New Year and New Beginnings for Sierra Flower Farm

With every end comes a new beginning. Come meet the new home of Sierra Flower Farm and join us on the journey of taking a patch of dirt and transforming it into a thriving urban micro flower farm!

Two Worlds Come Together
Two Worlds Come Together

First came marriage then.... bowls and flowers?!  Read about a special collaboration with the hubs, Graham Chase Woodturning.

Nitty Gritty

Let’s get some dirt under our finger nails and get into the nitty gritty of flower farming!

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Nitty Gritty: Wreath Making for the Flower-Farmer-Florist
Nitty Gritty: Wreath Making for the Flower-Farmer-Florist
Nitty Gritty: Transplanting out seedlings
Nitty Gritty: Transplanting out seedlings
Starting your home garden
Starting your home garden
Pre-sprouting ranunculus & anemone corms
Pre-sprouting ranunculus & anemone corms

Pre-sprouting anemone & ranunculus corms is a must-do task to better ensure a bountiful spring!

Demystifying when to seed start for the flower farmer
Demystifying when to seed start for the flower farmer

A deeper understanding of these terms and concepts will provide you with the information you need to know when to seed start for your microclimate!

Nitty Gritty: Troubleshooting seed germination for the flower farmer
Nitty Gritty: Troubleshooting seed germination for the flower farmer

Getting seeds to germinate can be one of the most nerve-racking parts of flower farming. Let’s get down to the nitty gritty of troubleshooting lack of or spotty seed germination to squash panic and get healthy seedlings!

Seed Starting for the Flower Farmer
Seed Starting for the Flower Farmer

If you want to be a flower farmer you need to start with sowing some seeds!

Save The Bees: Spring Edition
Save The Bees: Spring Edition


Spring has sprung and we have some hungry pollinators! Find out was spring blooms we grow (and you can too!) that double as amazing cut flowers that the pollinators love!

Pre-soaking Anemone and Ranunculus Corms
Pre-soaking Anemone and Ranunculus Corms

Let’s take for the first step in growing some spring beauties: Ranunculus and Anemones. We need to wake them up by plumping them up!

How to Make Your Own Anemone & Ranunculus Corm Soaking/Compost Tea Brewing System
How to Make Your Own Anemone & Ranunculus Corm Soaking/Compost Tea Brewing System

Learn how to make your own soaking corm system that can double as a compost tea brewer!

Nitty Gritty: Detoxing the Soil
Nitty Gritty: Detoxing the Soil

As an active flower farm with a new property comes new obstacles.  Before we snuggle spring bulbs or plant babies into our new soil there was something big we had to tackle first: the built up herbicides.  Watch us in action and pick up a few tips along the way in why and how we decided to detox our soil!

Nitty Gritty on Soil Blocking
Nitty Gritty on Soil Blocking

Looking for a green alternative to seed starting?  Look no further!

Nitty-Gritty: Wildfire Smoke Impact on Garden
Nitty-Gritty: Wildfire Smoke Impact on Garden

Our lungs are burning with all this smoke but what does this mean for our gardens?

Nitty Gritty: Top 5 Flowers to Grow in Your Vegetable Garden
Nitty Gritty: Top 5 Flowers to Grow in Your Vegetable Garden

Find out our top 5 must grow flowers in your vegetable garden this year!

The Nitty Gritty on Composting II
The Nitty Gritty on Composting II

Grab your gloves and pitch fork, let's make some black gold!

The Nitty Gritty on Composting I
The Nitty Gritty on Composting I

Read our 5 reasons for making your own compost!

The Nitty Gritty on Battling Earwigs
The Nitty Gritty on Battling Earwigs

Get ahead of these nasty buggers before they chomp your garden to bits, plus, you most likely have the ingredients in your kitchen!

Flower Spotlight

Grab a cozy blanket and a cup of tea and let’s chat about some of our favorite blooming beauties!

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Dahlias
Dahlias

Learn more about what it takes to grow these summer beauties who make us ooo and awe.

Top 5 reliable varieties to grow for the flower farmer
Top 5 reliable varieties to grow for the flower farmer
Ranunculus
Ranunculus

It may not smell like a rose but it sure is as pretty as one!  Read about the rose of spring.

Anemones
Anemones

Everything you need to know to grow, harvest and design with anemones!

Snapdragons
Snapdragons
Sweet Peas
Sweet Peas

Let’s get down to how to successfully grow Sweet Peas and why they deserve a spot in your cut flower field!

Zinnia
Zinnia

Let’s gush about these heat-loving superstar blooms!

Iceland Poppies
Iceland Poppies

Not all poppies make the cut for cut flowers, but this one does!

Narcissi
Narcissi

Let's celebrate the first day of spring by chatting about these lovelies!

Calendula
Calendula

Read about this incredible, yet often overlooked, cut flower.

Sunflowers
Sunflowers

Find out why these rays of sunshine steal our hearts.

Cosmos
Cosmos

These easy to grow flowers will reward you with their whimsical blooms in abundance!