Learn how to grow California poppy flowers (Eschscholzia californica) from seed: instructions on sowing, days to germination, light and soil preferences, spacing, height, and hardiness.
Here are Lisa Ziegler's 5 recommended "Cool Flowers" — cold-tolerant hardy annuals for overwintering and shoulder-season growing for the earliest possible blooms in spring.
Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing corn poppies (Papaver rhoeas). Read more for a successful harvest!
Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing Iceland poppies (Papaver nudicaule). Read more for a successful harvest!
Profitable margins at the market rely on building efficiencies into the bouquet-making and operation, plus branding that emphasizes "couture" over "commodity." Here's advice from 3 professional flower farmers on how to convey the inherent value of your bouquets through method and presentation.
Our panel of professional flower farmers discusses how to personalize your approach to ensure fair pricing and business sustainability in the face of change.
Four farmer-florists from across the continent discuss selecting, planning, growing, harvesting, drying, designing, pricing and selling your dried botanical materials.
Get a tour of our overwinter Icelandic poppy trials, with details on sowing and harvesting times, with key learnings and benefits of overwintering poppies in an unheated tunnel.