Farm flower bouquet

Walk through the rows of flowers and create your very own, fresh-picked bouquet. We’ll provide all the tools you need!

Erin Benzakein, founder of Floret Flower Farm, on how to grow and display the gorgeous flowers of the season.

Creating beautiful bouquets is simple when you have these 3 ingredients.

We love making a big beautiful bouquet. To make a truly fantastic bouquet, you need three key elements: focal flowers, secondary flowers, and foliage. Even though the stars of a "bouquet show" are usually big, showy blooms like dahlias, peonies, roses, lilies, orchids, or sunflowers, their beauty is set off even more by the "supporting actors," beautiful filler flowers and foliage.

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Learn how to determine the right number of flowers to grow on your flower farm, based on factors such as your climate, the type of flowers you want to grow, and your target market.

Use these recipes to create a gorgeous late-summer bouquet of locally grown flowers! I include sample flowers that I would use together to create a great color palette. Feel free to substitute any variety or color that you prefer.