by Jennie Love | Dec 20, 2023 | Designing, Farming, Workshops
The Evolution of a Philadelphia Flower Farm: Like so many, I started flower farming with just a basic plan in mind. See if I could grow flowers in Philadelphia and if I could sell them. That was pretty much it. That first season, I never thought about what it...
by Jennie Love | Jun 5, 2023 | Farming
Our Philadelphia flower farm entered its 15th season in 2023. It’s proven to be the most bountiful one to date! Many people are surprised to learn there’s such a large Philadelphia flower farm in the heart of the city and that we grow so many varieties...
by Jennie Love | Jan 30, 2023 | Farming
Love ‘n Fresh Flowers is hiring for the 2023 growing season. We have two part-time seasonal positions open that will work two days a week between April and November. Please see below for the detailed job descriptions. Please note that neither of these...
by Jennie Love | Nov 21, 2022 | Workshops
Online Courses for Flower Farmers & Florists Winter is for learning! While crop planning and seed ordering are always important for running a farm, flower farmers should not neglect to learn more about how to effectively run their business. After all, you can...
by Jennie Love | Aug 22, 2022 | Farming, Regenerative Agriculture/No-Till
Despite the summer-long drought, our regenerative flower farm is abundant and boisterous with life and blooms. While it has been a challenging season, our life-filled soil has been supporting our crops. We’ve adopted a new method for irrigating called...
by Jennie Love | Aug 1, 2022 | Workshops
As we enter August and start to sense the close of summer, we’re thinking about back to school! Here’s a preview of our autumn floral design workshop series. There’s a dozen and more to be added too! Try your hand at a number of fun floral projects...
by Jennie Love | Dec 28, 2021 | Designing, Weddings
The rollercoaster ride of pandemic-era weddings continued in 2021. We worked with our couples to navigate the ups and downs with grace, adjusting course whenever needed. Guest counts reduced at first and then exploded in the summer as everyone itched to let loose...
by Jennie Love | Aug 3, 2021 | Crop Profiles, Farming, Featured, No-Till Flowers Podcast, Regenerative Agriculture/No-Till
15 Tried-and-True Native Plants for North American Flower Farmers I have had this long-standing dream for my farm that has finally come to fruition this season: an all-native bouquet, including fillers, foliages and focal flowers. It took several seasons of curating a...
by Jennie Love | Feb 23, 2021 | Farming, No-Till Flowers Podcast, Regenerative Agriculture/No-Till
Cover Crops for Flower Farming Rule #1: Keep the Soil Covered at ALL Times Rarely in the diverse world of agriculture is there one golden rule and one silver bullet for every single farm. But when it comes to soil health and long-term farm sustainability, there is:...
by Jennie Love | Feb 15, 2021 | Farming, Regenerative Agriculture/No-Till
I’ve been getting a lot of messages about no-till flower farming bed preparation. For ease of quick reference, I’m outlining below the cardboard/compost mulch system for no-till flower farming bed preparation that I used in the 2020 growing season. I...
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