Friends, I am so pleased to introduce two ladies to you that I came to know as students of our courses. Both have gone on to become valuable team members here at TheGardenerWorkshop.com. Please welcome Anne Phythyon of Franklin Flower Farm and Jessi Graven of Blue River Blooms. I asked them to share some insights into our course communities
Trust the Garden
My struggle since day one as a flower farmer? Thinking I needed more and more growing space. I expanded and expanded as I could being a city dweller and it worked. I successfully commercially farmed, made money, provided employment to my family and friends, and flowered southeastern Virginia for over 2 decades. Now, I’m in
Zinnia Talk
This is a series of social media post I did over a period of a week on zinnias. I hope you enjoy them as much as our friends over there did. Anybody else tapping their toe wanting flowers? Add in my obsession with green and I’m getting restless! I’m remembering this morning when green flowers
Gardening Lifestyle Leads to Success
I’ve tried to not take my gardening lifestyle for granted, but I think it has happened. Reading and hearing the struggles of others trying to grow a flower garden, I’m realizing that I have just been assuming that everyone lives with a garden like I do. I was wrong. I have been living this way
Courage and Sweat Led to a Cutting Garden
Have we met? My name is Lisa Mason Ziegler, welcome! It is so great to connect with you here. I’m an urban flower farmer, teacher, author, and online course publisher. My little business has gone through so much change and growth in the past 22 years that I can hardly take it all in when
Flower Possible
What sets entrepreneurs apart from non-entrepreneurs? The willingness to grant yourself the permission to not just dream— but to go after the dream without knowing exactly how to make it happen. Just do it. (Better words never spoken.) Perfect followup: Just jump and the safety net will appear. (That’s if you even need one…) Going