Erin Benzakein - Floret on Instagram: "Alpenglow in all her glory and finally ready for the first harvest of seed. It’s been such a crazy year for growing and after all that we’ve gone through for these beauties, every single seed head is worth celebrating! #floretseeds #growingfloret"

No wonder they're so popular at weddings!

For the past few years, I’ve been interviewing and writing about a category of designer who I dub the “farmer-florist.” These include a rare group of individuals in the flower world who are equally talented in the science of growing flowers and the art of designing them. You’ll meet two of those talented people […]

Ever since we announced that we would be releasing the breeding varieties into the world, we’ve been overwhelmed with so many excited emails, messages, and questions. Below you’ll find answers to some of the most common ones. If you have a question that is not answered here, be sure to leave it in the comments section below.

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Erin Benzakein - Floret on Instagram: "It’s hard to believe that after 7 long years of work, we’re less than 2 short weeks away from finally releasing the Floret Originals and @dawncreekfarm seed varieties out into the world! There’s a link in my profile to preview all of the magical treasures that we’ll have available on February 6, 9am PST. Thank you @scheid0 and @robfinch for making this beautiful piece and @copterchris for capturing it all. #floretseed"

Erin Benzakein - Floret on Instagram: "We filmed this a few weeks ago and I’ve been impatiently waiting to finally share it with you. Here’s a little peek at the Floret Originals breeding varieties that we’ll be offering alongside some special @dawncreekfarm treasures this winter. There’s a link in my profile to preview all of the beauties we’ll be offering. If you live outside of the US or Canada we’re looking into the possibility of exporting seed (no promises yet) but we’re looking into…

Erin Benzakein - Floret (@floretflower) • Instagram photos and videos

As part of a series on specialist plant growers, Clare Foster talks to Erin Benzakein of Floret Farm in the Skagit Valley, Washington, whose prize flower crop is 850 glorious varieties of dahlia

Erin Benzakein - Floret on Instagram: "Yesterday we finished filming the very last video in a new course we’re working on all about flower arranging and now I can turn my attention back to the farm. Here’s a walkthrough of 5 years worth of progress in a blush selection of @dawncreekfarm zinnias. #zinniabreeding #floretseeds"