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The Flower Farmer

by Lynn Byczynski

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Acre-for-acre, flowers are the most profitable--as well as the most beautiful--crop on the farm. In The Flower Farmer expert flower grower Lynn Byczynski provides a complete introduction to raising a cornucopia of cut flowers for home use and for sale to retail customers, florists, and other markets.

The book offers detailed, manageable plans for flower growing on a scale ranging from a backyard border to a half-acre commercial garden. It will appeal to a broad spectrum of readers, including:

  • Home gardeners who want growing tips from professionals, so that they can enjoy an abundance of flowers year-round in fresh and dried bouquets
  • Passionate gardeners and small-scale growers who want to raise and sell cut flowers in season for additional income
  • Small commercial farmers who want to increase farm revenue or even make a living from selling field-grown, specialty cut flowers.

    The Flower Farmer provides a clear, realistic look at both the benefits and the challenges of growing flowers organically for local markets. Chapters include information on:

  • The best varieties of cut flowers--an A-Z list of more than one hundred recommended annuals and perennials, spotlighting the cultivars that are grown by professional flower farmers
  • How to cut, store, and preserve flowers for long-lasting beauty
  • How to dry flowers for crafting or for a dried-flower business
  • Flower-arranging basics from a designer's perspective
  • Extending the season with woody shrubs and trees
  • Marketing options for commercial growers, including sales at farmer's markets, supermarkets, florists, and wholesalers.

    Sprinkled throughout are profiles of successful flower farmers--from Vermont to California, Texas to Wisconsin--each of them providing a unique perspective proving that growing flowers can be as profitable as it is satisfying.

    • Synopsis:

    Expert flower grower Lynn Byczynski provides a complete introduction to raising a cornucopia of cut flowers for home use and for sale to retail customers, florists, and other markets. Providing a clear, realistic look at both the benefits and the challenges of growing flowers organically for local markets, this guide will appeal to a broad spectrum of readers. Photos.
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    Product Details

    ISBN:
    9780930031947
    Subtitle:
    An Organic Grower's Guide to Raising and Selling Cut Flowers, Revised and Expanded
    Author:
    Bycznski, Lynn
    Author:
    Bycznski, Lynn
    Author:
    Wimbiscus, Robin
    Author:
    Byczynski, Lynn
    Publisher:
    Chelsea Green Publishing
    Location:
    White River Junction, Vt. :
    Subject:
    Flowers - General
    Subject:
    Nature
    Subject:
    Horticulture
    Subject:
    Organic
    Subject:
    Floriculture
    Subject:
    Organic gardening
    Subject:
    Organic farming
    Subject:
    Cut flower industry.
    Subject:
    Life Sciences - Horticulture
    Subject:
    General Gardening
    Copyright:
    1997
    Edition Number:
    revised
    Edition Description:
    Trade paper
    Series Volume:
    51
    Publication Date:
    20080222
    Binding:
    Paperback
    Grade Level:
    General/trade
    Language:
    English
    Illustrations:
    Yes
    Pages:
    284
    Dimensions:
    10 x 8 in
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