We highlight our favorite gardening tips from florist-farmer Erin Benzakein's new book

Get your copy of Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers - Erin Benzakein shares her expert tips and ideas for arranging beautiful seasonal flowers

We are so excited to share another amazingly talented woman with you as a part of the return of our 5 Things series. Erin Benzakein is the founder of Floret Flowers, a family run flower farm in Skagit Valley, Washington. We have been following Erin's beautiful work for quite some time (see our previous post here) and w

How to grow dahlias with Erin Benzakein of Floret - all you need to know to cultivate and arrange these most blissful and prolific of blooms

Earlier this week, I shared a newly expanded list of my top DO’s and DON’Ts when it comes to starting seeds. Today I thought I’d highlight a few of my favorite hardy annual flowers that can be sown early inside to get a jump start on the growing season. Among the many other benefits of transplanting plants […]

Here at Floret, we have just 2 tiny acres dedicated to flower production. We utilize every available square inch of that space growing large volumes of high-quality cut flowers that supply more than a dozen grocery stores, numerous flower shops, our on-farm workshops, and wedding couples throughout the Pacific Northwest. We employ high-intensity production techniques […]

Having a steady supply of foliage is key to making bouquets throughout the season. This post covers the best staple foliages and foliage-like fillers.