The Farmer Bailey Blog

Perennials for Spring Planting
Digitalis, Aquilegia, Baptisia & more are still in stock for spring shipping.

Watch: Learning Lisianthus with Farmer Bailey
Ready to level up your growing skills this year? Tune in to Bailey's free Lisianthus class.

Recipe: Maple Bourbon Pecan Bars
Director of Operations Thomas McCurdy dips into his pastry chef bag of tricks for this sweet & salty treat.

How to Prepare Plants for Extreme Cold Snaps
Cold weather on the way? Colder than you had hoped or planned for? Colder than you've seen in 30 years? Here are some tips to help your plants survive.

How To: Make a Flower Farmer Very Happy
Send some cheer to your favorite flower farmer with a custom Gift Code.

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

Last Call for TC Statice & Gerbera
Order before December 31 for spring delivery of Tissue Culture Statice and Gerberas.

Meet Ally, your Customer Service Specialist
Learn how Ally can help with all of your customer service needs.

November 15 Lisianthus Restock
Order Lisianthus 'Arosa', 'Blue Chateau', 'Celeb' and 'Corelli', 'Roseanne', "Croma' and 'Megalo'

Meet Matilda
Ptilotus 'Matilda' is a heat-loving, drought tolerant plant with a unique look.

Register for Learning Lisianthus with Farmer Bailey
Learn Lisianthus with Farmer Bailey in this free, live Zoom class on November 21.

What is Plant Tissue Culture?
Tissue culture propagated plugs yield bigger, taller, fuller flowered, and FAR more productive plants than seed-grown strains.

Lisianthus Restock
Lisianthus 'Croma', 'Roseanne', 'Falda' and 'Blue Chateau’ are restocked for 2023 shipping.

Community Land Sourcing with Mermaid City Flowers
Floriculturist Dee Hall is growing her business by farming sunny yard spaces shared by her Norfolk, Virginia neighbors.

Growing Flowers for Drying with Morey Hill Farm
Learn how Morey Hill Farm use wholesale dried flowers to bridge a gap in their sales year and serve creative customers.

How To Care for Plugs on Arrival
That long anticipated moment has arrived. Your plugs have been delivered! Now what?

How to Plant and Grow Lisianthus for Cut Flowers
Everything you need to know about growing lisianthus from plugs

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