The Flower Farmer - An Organic Grower's Guide to Raising and Selling Cut Flowers, 2nd Edition (Paperback, Revised and updated second edition)

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 Vermontto California, Texas to Wisconsin--each of them providing a unique perspective proving that growing flowers can be as profitable as it is satisfying.

General

Imprint:	Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2013
First published:	February 2008
Authors:	Lynn Byczynski
Illustrators:	Robin Wimbiscus
Dimensions:	253 x 201 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	266
Edition:	Revised and updated second edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-933392-65-3
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > Gardening: plants > Flowers Books > Gardening > Gardening: plants > Flowers
LSN:	1-933392-65-7
Barcode:	9781933392653

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