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Sharing my experiences growing a flower farm using regenerative agriculture practices in Burt, NY & operating a sustainable wedding floral design business in Buffalo/Lockport, NY.

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Savory Rhubarb Curry Recipe
Savory Rhubarb Curry Recipe
RecipesFran ParrishJune 3, 2025recipes, recipe, rhubarb, cooking rhubarb, nutrient dense, healthy recipesComment
Should I Pinch My Dahlias?
Should I Pinch My Dahlias?
Flower FarmingFran ParrishJune 2, 2025growing dahlias, Dahlia tubers, dahlias, Dahlia farmingComment
Front Yard Glow-Up Part 2: Designing and Edging Garden Beds for a Front Yard Pollinator Garden
Front Yard Glow-Up Part 2: Designing and Edging Garden Beds for a Front Yard Pollinator Garden
Organic GardeningFran ParrishApril 8, 2025pollinator garden, lawn, edging lawn, garden designComment
Front Yard Glow-Up Part 1: Why I’m Turning the Grass into a Native Pollinator Garden
Front Yard Glow-Up Part 1: Why I’m Turning the Grass into a Native Pollinator Garden
Organic GardeningFran ParrishApril 8, 2025pollinators, regenerative gardening, front yard, native garden, native plants, pollinator garden, cottage gardenComment
The Best Dahlias for Pollinators
The Best Dahlias for Pollinators
Flower FarmingFran ParrishApril 3, 2025dahlias, growing dahlias, pollinators, pollinator gardenComment
Using Paper Mulch to Suppress Weeds in the High Tunnel
Using Paper Mulch to Suppress Weeds in the High Tunnel
Flower Farming, Organic GardeningFran ParrishMarch 26, 2025weeds, weed control, organic weed control, mulch, cardboard, high tunnelComment
How to Till Soil Without a Tiller: Best No-Till Soil Prep Technique
How to Till Soil Without a Tiller: Best No-Till Soil Prep Technique
Flower Farming, Organic GardeningFran ParrishMarch 6, 2025Comment
Six Figure Flower Farming Podcast Ep. 6: SEO
Six Figure Flower Farming Podcast Ep. 6: SEO
Flower Farming, Small BusinessFran ParrishApril 24, 2024podcast, flower farm course, education, courses, flower farming, farm business, businessComment
How Long Does it Take Dahlias to Bloom?
How Long Does it Take Dahlias to Bloom?
Fran ParrishApril 20, 2024Dahlia tubers, growing dahlias, Dahlia Farmer, Dahlia farming, flower farming, regenerative flower farming, regenerative, planting dahliasComment
The Ultimate Compost Tea Recipe + How-To
The Ultimate Compost Tea Recipe + How-To
Flower Farming, Organic GardeningFran ParrishApril 19, 2024compost tea, making compost, organic fertilizers, flower farming, starting a farm, fertilizing, soil food webComment
How to Plant Hundreds of Dahlia Tubers
How to Plant Hundreds of Dahlia Tubers
Flower FarmingFran ParrishApril 19, 2024dahlias, planting dahlias, growing dahlias, discovering dahliasComment
Top Electric Tools for the Flower Farm
Top Electric Tools for the Flower Farm
Fran ParrishApril 19, 2024Comment
14 Steps to Get Rid of Voles in the Garden
14 Steps to Get Rid of Voles in the Garden
Flower Farming, Organic GardeningFran ParrishApril 14, 2024voles, ipm, integrated pest management, organic farming, Regenerative farming, no till farming, no tillComment
Perennial Herb Plugs for Flower Farmers
Perennial Herb Plugs for Flower Farmers
Flower FarmingFran ParrishMarch 21, 2024growing herbs, herbs, planting herbs, herb garden, herb cut flowers, herbs for cutting, cut flowers, cut flower farmingComment
How to Grow Dahlias in Pots
How to Grow Dahlias in Pots
Flower Farming, Organic GardeningFran ParrishMarch 7, 2024dahlias in pots, container gardening, planters for dahlias, growing dahlias, dahlias, dahlia tubers, growing dahlia tubers, planting dahliasComment
Dahlia Tubers from a Small Farm vs Big Online Retailer
Dahlia Tubers from a Small Farm vs Big Online Retailer
Flower Farming, Small BusinessFran ParrishMarch 1, 2024dahlias for sale, where to buy dahlia tubers, buy dahlia tubers, dahlia tubers, dahlia tuber shopComment
Dahlia-Growing Q&A from Instagram
Dahlia-Growing Q&A from Instagram
Flower FarmingFran ParrishFebruary 27, 2024dahlias, growing dahlias, regenerative flowers, regenerative agriculture, soil prep, dahlia tubers, dahlia varietiesComment
Most Productive Dahlia Varieties
Most Productive Dahlia Varieties
Flower FarmingFran ParrishFebruary 24, 2024dahlias, dahlia tubers, dahlia tubers for sale, how to grow dahlias, starting a dahlia farm, starting a flower farm, choosing dahliasComment
Choosing a Tractor for the Flower Farm
Choosing a Tractor for the Flower Farm
Flower FarmingFran ParrishFebruary 21, 2024tractor, flower farming, regenerative flowers, cut flower farming, starting a flower farm, buying a tractorComment
The Best Landscape Fabric for Killing Weeds
The Best Landscape Fabric for Killing Weeds
Flower FarmingFran ParrishFebruary 13, 2024landscape fabric, weed control, organic weed control, sustainable farming, flower farming, starting a flower farm, using landscape fabric, silage tarpsComment
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Savory Rhubarb Curry Recipe
Jun 3, 2025
Savory Rhubarb Curry Recipe
Jun 3, 2025
Jun 3, 2025
Should I Pinch My Dahlias?
Jun 2, 2025
Should I Pinch My Dahlias?
Jun 2, 2025
Jun 2, 2025
Front Yard Glow-Up Part 2: Designing and Edging Garden Beds for a Front Yard Pollinator Garden
Apr 8, 2025
Front Yard Glow-Up Part 2: Designing and Edging Garden Beds for a Front Yard Pollinator Garden
Apr 8, 2025
Apr 8, 2025
Front Yard Glow-Up Part 1: Why I’m Turning the Grass into a Native Pollinator Garden
Apr 8, 2025
Front Yard Glow-Up Part 1: Why I’m Turning the Grass into a Native Pollinator Garden
Apr 8, 2025
Apr 8, 2025
The Best Dahlias for Pollinators
Apr 3, 2025
The Best Dahlias for Pollinators
Apr 3, 2025
Apr 3, 2025
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View fullsize 2 weeks from today, join us!!! on Sat 9/20 for another morning of yoga on the flower farm🌸

We had a genuinely wonderful time with everyone in August, despite the intense heat! This round will be much cooler. 

Expect a lovely morning filled with bi
View fullsize Giant wrapped gift bouquets are one of my favorite things to make. September is literally the best for local flowers. It is SO GOOD you guys!!! So unbelievably abundant, colorful, life-giving. Bestow these gifts on a loved one now thru frost with an
View fullsize I looked thru my phone calendar and realized I haven’t taught a floral arranging class in 4 years. Four! Years! …For a gathering I used to do all the time, it blows my mind it’s been this long 🀯

Join me in creating a gorgeous dah
View fullsize I had fun making Sarah’s wedding bouquet full of colorful, seasonal flowers from the farm. πŸ’ž
View fullsize A storm rolled through yesterday… what a beautiful relief. It’s like we could feel the soil and the roots drinking up the fresh rain and breathing out a grateful sigh ❀️

iPhone photos cannot possibly ever capture the feeling, nor the be
View fullsize It’s BOUQUET DAY! at @marigold_wines πŸ’ž

We have a lovely bunch of $20 flower bouquets and $10 flowering basil bunches to brighten ur home and ur dinner plate 😊

Open today (wed) til 7pm
Thurs 12-7pm
Fri 12-7pm

The edible flowering basil is a
View fullsize ✨Dahlia Bouquet Giveaway!✨

This incredible bucket of dahlias really gave me the feels this weekend… and I want you to feel it too πŸ’ž

3 WNY-local winners will receive a gorgeous bouquet of dahlias, wrapped together with lovely scented filler
View fullsize August farm notebook πŸ““ 

Since June, sun is sweltering & bakes the ground like flatbread. Note to farmer: mulch even more next year. Everything crunches underfoot - the grass brown/dead. Butterflies & moths flutter from flower to shrub to ea
View fullsize A beautiful bulk order of whites, blush, pinks and burgundy flowers + lovely light-toned greenery for Kaela’s wedding last weekend. 

Bulk buckets featuring dahlias, zinnias, lisianthus, cosmos, amaranth, celosia, applemint, allium, hydrangea,
View fullsize Bridal bouquet for Kara in whites, pinks & a pop of blue. The dahlia is romantic and dramatic but imo the farm-grown baby’s breath and clematis vines stole the show here πŸ’ž

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