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We cover a range of topics, including flower farming, flower workshops, farm tours, cut flower crops, and more. We are a family-run flower farm located in Washington's Skagit Valley, specializing in growing unique, uncommon, and heirloom flowers. Our thriving research and education farm is dedicated to giving flower lovers the tools and information they need to grow the gardens of their dreams.
Floret Flowers Blog
1w ago
For many years, in the heyday of blogging, I used to write a long, detailed post at the end of each year reflecting on the highs, the lows, and everything that had transpired that season. They were some of my favorite posts to write and served as both a seasonal journal and a visual record […]
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Floret Flowers Blog
3M ago
There are no other trees that I know of that offer so much beauty throughout the year as crabapples—they really are a tree for all seasons. Each spring their fat buds explode into a cloud of fragrant blossoms. When the petals finally start to fade and a breeze comes along, it looks like it’s […]
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Floret Flowers Blog
4M ago
Each fall, our team looks forward to reading the thousands of essays we receive as part of our annual Floret Scholarship process. We’ve been offering scholarships for 12 years now (ever since our first on-farm workshop) and it’s still just as exciting and rewarding as it was in the early days. It’s such an honor […]
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Floret Flowers Blog
10M ago
Jill here. I use a lot of different types of supplies to help plan the farm each season and love stocking up before digging into the planning process—it’s a similar feeling to buying a fresh box of crayons before school starts. If you want to see the farm planning process in action, be sure to watch this video.
Below are all of the supplies I use on a regular basis. This is by far one of the dorkiest things I’ve ever written, but I have a surprising amount of things to say about office supplies, apparently enough to constitute an entire blog post!
Because I know fellow office suppl ..read more
Floret Flowers Blog
10M ago
This spring the team and I worked incredibly hard to figure out all of the logistics required to ship Floret Original seeds abroad.
We spent countless hours doing research, talking to other seed companies, meeting with our local USDA inspector, and working with different shipping carriers and international customs agents around the world. We’ve learned so much about international shipping!
Through the process, we also sent nearly 30 test shipments of seed to seven different countries, all of which included the necessary paperwork and phytosanitary certificates, and then carefully tracked ..read more
Floret Flowers Blog
1y ago
Today I am thrilled to share a beautiful new book and a really lovely interview with you—I’ve been waiting for months to publish it, and am so excited that the day is finally here!
Ariella Chezar is the godmother of seasonal floral design and has led the way for countless designers and farmer-florists to look to nature for inspiration and take their cues from the natural world. Her impact on the industry over the last 30 years is immeasurable. She was one of the first people to use local, seasonal material throughout their work and inspired an entire generation of designers along the way.
I’ve ..read more
Floret Flowers Blog
1y ago
I first happened upon Kori Hargreaves of Dawn Creek Farm and her beautiful flowers through a picture on Instagram of a pale blush-pink zinnia. In all my years growing flowers, I had never seen anyone growing that color in any kind of abundance.
I immediately reached out to her, and if I remember it right, literally begged her to let me grow a few of her seeds the following year. To my delight, she sent me a little wax paper envelope with 25 precious seeds in it, which I carefully sowed and tended that season. The flowers that bloomed were even more beautiful than I had expected—Kori was really ..read more
Floret Flowers Blog
1y ago
It’s hard to believe that after 7 long years of work, we’re just 2 short weeks away from finally releasing the Floret Original seed varieties out into the world! I feel like I’ve been waiting for this moment for an eternity and can’t wait to see them all growing in your gardens and on your farms this coming season. The official release date is Tuesday, February 6.
I thought now would be a great time to introduce you to these magical little plant souls and share a bit more about what makes them so special. Each variety has a unique personality and while at first glance some might look a b ..read more
Floret Flowers Blog
1y ago
One of the most exciting and surprising discoveries I made on my dahlia-growing journey was learning how new varieties were created.
Unlike tubers or cuttings, which produce an exact clone of the plant they come from, dahlias grown from seed offer a treasure trove of new possibilities, each one something that’s never existed before.
The opportunities are endless, and if you find one you love, you get to name it!
Dahlia seedlings are extremely cold sensitive, so don’t plant them outside until the weather has sufficiently warmed. We typically transplant them 3 to 4 weeks ..read more
Floret Flowers Blog
1y ago
Celosia is a hardworking group of plants grown for their fuzzy, velvet-like flowers that come in a distinct range of shapes, including fans, plumes, and brains. They are vigorous, free-flowering, and easy to grow.
They love hot, dry weather and require very little care. In addition to producing an abundance of gorgeous, textural stems that are a wonderful accent for arrangements, they can be dried and used any time of the year.
Because celosia is very cold sensitive, even the slightest nip of frost will be the end of them, so don’t start seeds too early. We wait until about 6 weeks befor ..read more