The Farmer Bailey Blog

Veteran farmer-florists share their decades of hard-earned insight into growing, marketing, and delivering wedding flowers in this video webinar.

Grow a customer-focused flower farm business with Lennie's top five tips.

"My farming life got easier, more profitable, and way more fun once I learned to measure what I was doing so that I could improve what I was doing."

Flower Farming for Profit author Lennie Larkin shares her top tips for a great season ahead.

Chand Ahuja of Great Ring Farm won a copy of Flower Farming for Profit, an essential new book for growers.

Colin tells us why he ditched bespoke suits for muck boots, what he treasures most about his farmer lifestyle, and his favorite Farmer Bailey crops.

Is PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz the color of the year? 

Plan for the coming year with us, with the help of the new Farmer Bailey Ship Week Calendar.

Small business whiz Lennie Larkin of B-Side Farm shares her unique insight on Flower Farming for Profit.

Are plugs an expensive shortcut or an important input for a successful flower farm?

Shopify developer Jocelyn is the woman behind the Farmer Bailey shopping experience.

We're pursuing pleasure while planting posies.

Director of Operations Thomas McCurdy oversees day-to-day activities of the business–and then creates Bailey's Instagram Live cocktail. 

Think of the Farmer Bailey team as your friends with experience in flower farming, floral design, sales and entrepreneurship. We exist to help you succeed!

Learn how strategically narrowing your focus and calling in help from day one will  grow your profits.

What is the one thing you wish you knew when you started out?

Drawing on his 30-plus years of experience operating Cate Farm in Vermont, Richard Wiswall breaks down how to manage finances, crops and staff–while turning a profit. 

Farmer Bailey is back on Instagram Live for an open and honest discussion about the business of flower farming, for new and established growers alike.

"Take advantage of all the good gifts and good people flowers can bring into your life."

"The wonder of good floral design is a sense that it came together naturally with lyricism and ease." 

Stems Brooklyn's à la carte wedding menu caters to clients seeking a stress-free experience and seasonal blooms.

Employ big-picture thinking and strategic goal setting to find more joy and satisfaction in flower farming.

Small business coach Kate Strathmann digs into how our feelings about money affect everything from cash flow to our quality of life. 

Learn how Ally can help with all of your customer service needs.