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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...
Flower Farming Business: Starting, Sustaining, and Surviving
This 4-week series is brought to you by TheGardenersWorkshop.com. Making it possible for flower lovers at all levels to grow and enjoy flowers and to build businesses based on flowers! This video series shares the backside of becoming or being a flower farmer—the...
Are these courses right for you?
So grateful for all the questions and encouragement coming in about our Flower Farming School Online courses. I appreciate the opportunity to clarify and explain. I am sharing some of the questions with you in case you have the same concerns or wondering if the...
Becoming a Flower Farmer, the rest of the story…
I wrote a blog a while ago about my innocent ambitions of becoming a flower farmer. As I reviewed it, I realized my story hasn’t ended and in fact I am beaming with excitement about the late summer and fall this year! Having come out on the other side of high...
The Flower Farming Industry and the Pandemic
A panel chat with locally grown fresh flower industry folks during the COVID 19 pandemic and it’s impact. Panelist: Lisa Mason Ziegler hosting, Jonathan & Megan Leiss of Spring Forth Farm, Ellen Frost of Local Color Flowers, Jennie Love of Love N’...
Life-Changing Lessons
You know what I love the most about this adventure of producing online courses for others? It’s witnessing the wisdom and experiences pouring out of these amazing teachers. Their messages are powerful and the lessons are life-changing. Overly dramatic statement? Not...
A Better Way to Garden and Farm
When I was getting on the bus to leave Spring Forth Farm, I knew I would be back. From the organized appearance of the farm to hearing their story and then the teaching began, wowza. My wheels started turning. Before I left their farm that day over a year ago, I...
Meet Farmer-Florist Instructor: Jennie Love
I am pleased to introduce you to my good friend, flower farmer, and wedding florist, Jennie Love of Love n’ Fresh Flowers. Jennie and I became fast friends years ago while working together on the board of the Association of Specialty Cut Flowers Growers organization....The Secret Sauce of Growing Cool-Season Flowers
I stumbled into learning about cool-season hardy annual flowers a couple of decades ago. My interest had been sparked by flower farming and I wanted to jump in with both feet, but we were heading into winter, what now? While I knew practically nothing about farming at...
Facebook Live: Overcoming Challenges to Become a Flower Farmer
What’s stopping you from becoming a flower farmer? Dave and I discuss how we overcame the challenges we faced and more. What is your “I can’t start my business because…..” No experience? No cooler? No acreage? No greenhouse? No delivery vehicle? No startup...Where do those flowers come from?
Who grew the flowers in that arrangement your daughter sent to you on Mother’s Day or that bouquet you picked up at the supermarket? Most of us don’t give it a thought. If you’d like to learn where most flowers come from and how local farmers like myself are staging a...So many different walks of life!
Part of my job here at The Gardener’s Workshop job has become communicating what we do here and the ways we offer to share, educate, and supply what you need. As we are heading into the once a year enrollment period for Flower Farming School, I find myself totally...
Lisa Live! How Online Courses Work
We get so many questions on how our online courses work that I thought I would answer some of the most common ones here. You can learn more about the specific details of our Flower Farming School Online courses here and our mini-courses here.
Lisa Live! Lisa’s Journey – Part 2
In this Lisa Live! I’m telling the rest of my story of becoming a flower farmer. I share how the farm grew unexpectedly and how a veteran flower farmer sharing with me led me down the pathway to success. Learn how I decided to make that tractor purchase along...