Field & Garden Blog
Answering Lisianthus Questions
Did you know that lisianthus is a cool-season hardy annual? Also called a Cool Flower. She is a stand-alone in the Cool Flower lineup because she blooms in summer, unlike the rest of the CF that typically bloom in spring. For my first 10 years of farming, I planted...
When Do I Start that Seed?
The conversation that sparked this post: C: How do I know if it is too late to start the seeds I have? Me: Are they warm-season tender annuals or cool-season hardy annuals? C: It's a mix, I think. I think I’m making this harder than it has to be. I’m a little...
Facebook Replay: How Ellen’s course will help your business
How Ellen's course will help your business Learn more about Ellen's online course: Growing Your Business with Local Flower Sourcing
Chillin Videos
This is our page of fun, cute, and sweet videos. No learning, no selling, just videos that I enjoy watching and thought you might too.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Connecting with Customers in a Contactless World
Note from Lisa: This article is based on a true story about a real business. The images are from my farm and business. Business was booming. Selling their flowers at several large farmers markets and had done so for many years. Each week at the market, customers...
I write about organic gardening, flower farming, and business. What started out as a family garden back in 1996 has grown into so much more! I never imagined that it would lead to an urban commercial farm, an online garden shop, becoming an author, traveling the country teaching, and now online courses!
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