Favorite Sunflowers for Cutting – Floret Flowers

It’s no wonder that sunflowers have long held the top spot as the most commonly grown cut flower worldwide—they are ridiculously easy to grow, thrive during the dog days of summer and early autumn, bloom abundantly, and require very little attention to thrive. There are two types of sunflowers, branching and non-branching. Branching types get …

Floret Joins the Magnolia Network – Floret Flowers

SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH MAGNOLIA NETWORK PREVIEW Get a sneak peek of our new series, "Growing Floret" After nearly a year of secrecy, I am so excited to finally be able to share the incredible news that we’ve been filming a documentary series about our farm for Chip and Joanna Gaines’s upcoming Magnolia network! https://youtu.be/aQVs5Q-MIUM This …

Pansies and Violas for Cut Flowers – Floret Flowers

In recent years I’ve seen pansies being used more frequently in bouquets by designers who are either growing their own flowers or have access to a really high-end flower market. I have always loved these sweet, cheerful little flowers but never really considered them as a potential bouquet ingredient because of their small size. Eager to figure …

Grow Great Zinnias – Floret Flowers

CUT FLOWER GARDEN FAVORITES GROW GREAT ZINNIAS Learn all about these easy-to-grow flowers Spending time in the greenhouse and the garden has been incredibly grounding lately. We just finished sowing dozens of different varieties of tender annuals, including a ton of new celosia, cosmos, nasturtiums, and strawflowers. Envisioning all the beauty that will eventually bloom …

Crazy for Cosmos – Floret Flowers

Of all the annual flowering plants you can grow in your cutting garden (or even the back of your veggie patch), none is more productive than cosmos. They truly are a cut-and-come-again flower: The more you harvest them, the more they bloom. A single planting will produce buckets of airy, delicate, daisy-like blossoms for many …

Fabulous Foliages and Fillers – Floret Flowers

  Having a steady supply of foliage is key to successfully making bouquets throughout the season—in spring, during the long months of summer, and into early fall. In this post, I’ll share the best staple foliages and foliage-like fillers, along with several of my favorite new varieties for 2020. Most of the varieties here can …

Grow Great Zinnias – Floret Flowers

Nothing says summer more than an armload of cheerful zinnias. Available in a brilliant rainbow of colors, these happy blooms are a must grow for any flower lover. As one of the easiest cut flowers to cultivate, they are a perfect first crop for beginning growers and are reliable, prolific producers for most flower farms. …

Heat Loving Flowers and Foliage – Floret Flowers

Learn more about Zinnias, Cosmos, Celosia, Basil and other heat-loving flowers and foliage are great additions to your cut flower garden. Source: Heat Loving Flowers and Foliage - Floret Flowers