Flower Grower's Library

• Beyond Blossoms • Expanding & Diversifying Your Floral Business Menu • Article
• How to Air-Dry Cut Flowers • 6 Simple Steps for Drying Cut Flowers & Ornamental Grasses • Article
• Modern Everlastings • 4 Farmer-Florists Discuss the Rising Demand for Dried Botanicals • Article

Edible Flowers

• Hensley’s Edible Flowers Guide • PDF
• Edible Flowers • Easy Choices for Salad Mix • PDF
• Edible Flowers • Production Guide & Flavor Comparison Chart • Tech Sheet (PDF)
• Edible Flowers • Recipes • PDF
• Edible Flowers • More Ideas • PDF
• Eat Your Flowers: Serve Up That Wow Factor With Edible Flowers • Article
• Edible Flowers List: Top 20 Favorites from the Slow Flowers Community • Article

Garden Planning & Maps

• Cut-Flower Kit for Market Growers • Growing Guide • PDF
• Easy Cut-Flower Garden for Home Gardeners • Planner & Growing Guide • PDF
• Easy Cut-Flower Garden for Home Gardeners • MAP • PDF

General Flower Growing

• How Day Length Affects Cut-Flower Culture • Article
• Flower Growing Guide • Culture Comparison Chart

Harvest, Post-Harvest, & Bouquet Building

• 5 Factors That Influence Vase Life of Cut Flowers • Article
• Building a Better Market Bouquet • Tips & Techniques from Successful Flower Farmers • Article
• Cut-Flower Harvesting & Post-Harvest Care • Best Practices & Wisdom from the Slow Flower Community • Article

Heat & Drought

• Flower Growing in Southern States • Webinar Resources
• Flowering in the South • Survey Results + Profiles of 5 flower farmers who cope with temperature, humidity, pest and weed pressure, and other conditions across the Southern US • Article
• Heat & Drought: How Flower Farmers Are Adapting to Changing & Challenging Climatic Conditions • Article

Marketing & Profitability

• Collective Selling Models for Flower Farmers • 3 business models for disrupting the conventional wholesale marketplace: Legal Cooperative; Multi-Owner LLC; For-Profit Wholesale Business • Article
• Bloom to Boom: Flower Farm Profitability • Article
• 3 Easy, Reliable, Productive Cut Flowers • Our Recommended Short-List • Article
• Foliage & Fillers • Farmer–Florists Share Their Favorites • Article
• Getting Started in Cut-Flowers • Top 15 Tier-1 Cuts • Article
• Growing Flower Seedlings for Profit • Article
• Introduction to Producer Marketing Cooperatives • © Margaret Lund, M Lund Associates • PDF
• Just Add Flowers: An Introduction to Companion Planting for Vegetable & Herb Gardeners • Article
• Pricing & Profitability for Today's Flower Farmer • Pointers from a Diversity of Pros • Article
• Roadside Flower Stand Basics: Success Tips for On-Farm Retail • Article
• Staging On-Farm Floral Workshops • Offering New Channels of Revenue & a Valuable Way to Connect with Your Ultimate Customer • Article
• Sustainable Floriculture Design • Better-Choice Mechanics & Techniques for Foam-Free Floristry • Article
• Tips for Building a Profitable Cut-Flower Business • Article
• Tips for Starting a U-Pick Flower Operation • Article
• U-Pick Power for Your Flower Farm • Webinar Resources
• Wedding Wisdom 101 • 10 Tips for Beginners Entering the Wedding Floral Business • Article

Reference Documents

• Seed Storage Guidelines • Notes on Longevity for Beginning Seed-Savers • Charts
• Planting Calculators & Tools  • Interactive Tools

Season Extension

• 5 Cool Flowers to Plant Now • Lisa Mason Ziegler's Secrets for Growing Hardy, Cool-Season Annuals • Article
• Forcing Flower Bulbs
  • Part 1: Introduction to Forcing Flower Bulbs in Soil• Article
  • Part 2: Forcing Tulip Bulbs• Article
  • Part 3: Choosing Tulip Varieties for Forcing• Article
  • Calculator - Bloom Date & Chilling Date for Forced Tulips• Calculator (XLXS)
• Overwintering Flowers
  • Part 1: Introduction to Overwintering Flowers: Methods & Recommendations from Hensley’s Multiyear Trials• Article
  • Part 2: Choosing Flower Crops to Overwinter: Trial Results• Article
  • Part 3: When to Start Seeds for Overwintered Flowers• Article
  • Overwintering Flowers • How to extend your growing season with cold-hardy annuals • Webinar Resources
  • Overwinter Flower Trials • Results by Crop • Worksheet (XLSX)
  • Overwinter Flower Trials • Seeding Date Calculator • Worksheet (XLSX)
• The 5th Season • Celebrating the Beautiful, the Abundant & the Unexpected During the Summer–Fall Transition • Article
• Growing Flowers in the Hoophouse • Article
• Year-Round Flower Strategy • Article

Seed Starting

• Flower Seed Starting Fundamentals • Webinar Resources
• Guidelines for Starting Seeds Indoors: Tips & Troubleshooting Advice for Starting Healthy Seedlings  • Article
• Indoor Seed-Starting Methods at Hensley’s Greenhouses : 3 Systems for Starting Professional-Quality Seedlings  • Article
• Precision Vacuum Seeder Trials Results | Plate Recommendations for FLOWERS & ORNAMENTALS • Worksheet (XLSX)
• Soil Blocking: A Better Way to Start Seedlings • Article

Succession Planting

• Crop Rotations for Cut-Flowers in the Tunnel • Article
• Succession Planting for Cut Flowers • Your Seed Chronicles: Planning & Planting for an Abundant & Frequent Floral Harvest • Article
• Succession Planting • Methods for Providing a Continuous Supply • Article
• Succession Planting • Interval Chart for Flowers • CHART
• Succession Planting • Recommended Flowers • Table

Crop Resources