Well-marketed cut flowers can net existing farms an increase in income per acre compared to traditional vegetables, according to Robin Trott, a seasoned Extension educator at the University of ...

As Deanna Kitchen worked in her garden in the summer of 2010, cutting an unexpected bounty of late-blooming sweet peas, she realized she had more blooms than she could use. A lot more. So, she decided ...

Butterfly pea, also known as aparajita in India, grows as a vine and has a striking blue flower. Around two years ago, Brahma ...

Visit almost any local farmers market and you’ll find gorgeous fresh-cut flowers for a fraction of the price you’d find in a shop. But have you ever asked who’s behind those beautiful bouquets? “It’s ...

Mary Solbreken of Rustic Designs Flower Farm held her final field-to-vase workshop of the summer Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Lexi Nygaard tours rows and rows of vibrant flowers while taking part in a ...

Spring has sprung, even in space. May is often referred to as the “month of flowers,” and it is with no surprise, as pinks, purples and yellows are peppered within yards, fields and gardens. However, ...

MOUNT PERRY – She feels she found the right path, though she can hardly believe it herself. “I played outside a lot,” recalled Mary Harris. “I used my imagination. And I was always looking forward to ...

Aug. 31—ROCHESTER — Carol Nelson finds her happy place in a 70-by-30-foot bed of flowers. She loves their smell and giving bouquets peppered with herbs to people she loves. Nelson has been growing and ...

ELK POINT, S.D. —As the first frosty temperatures have hit South Dakota this week, Fleurish Flower Farm has wrapped up their flower season for the year, but that doesn’t mean the work is over. Now, ...

MINNESOTA, USA — On a double lot in the Longfellow neighborhood, Molly Gaeckle started her flower farm seven years ago. Her family and friends supported her that first season by buying floral ...