Growing Flowers - Everything You Need to Know About Planting, Tending, Harvesting and Arranging Beautiful Blooms (Flower Gardening for Beginners)

Master Flower Gardening and Learn to Grow Flowers for All Seasons“Anyone wanting to get started with a flower garden will find plenty of expert guidance here.” ―Publishers Weekly
#1 Best Seller in Annual Flowers Gardening, Bulb Flower Gardening, and Perennial Gardening
Master the art of cultivating cut flowers, from seed to stunning arrangements, with this indispensable guide for gardening novices and pros alike.
Create botanical beauty. Niki Irving’s Growing Flowers whisks you away to the serene mountains of Asheville, NC, where her boutique flower farm thrives. Learn to grow florets and cut flowers with the same sustainable, natural practices Niki employs on her mountain-fresh farm.
Boost your horticultural skills. This garden journal not only introduces you to the pleasures of growing a cutting garden but also guides you to arrange your flowers into simple-yet-gorgeous bouquets. Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of flower farming and discover techniques using not just blooms and greenery, but even artichokes, vines, and berries.
Inside, you'll find:

• Practical guidance on organic flower gardening, from selecting the right seeds and seedlings to mastering seasonal rotation
• Insightful techniques for arranging cut flowers
• Tips and tricks from Niki Irving's successful boutique flower farm for cultivating your own cutting garden
• Engaging photographic content that transforms the book into a delightful coffee table addition

Growing Flowers is a wonderful addition to any collection of garden books. If you’re looking for gardening gifts for gardeners or enjoy flowering plant books and flower books like Floret Farms Cut Flower Garden book, Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers, or The Flower Gardener's Bible, you’ll love Niki Irving's Growing Flowers.

About the author

Niki Irving is a co-owner of Flourish Flower Farm. After years of working in education and outdoor education, she finally turned the dream of becoming a Farmer-Florist into reality. As the daughter of a landscaper and tree farmer, you could say that her love of plants was inevitable. Niki loves growing, nurturing and creating beauty. She currently resides in Asheville, North Carolina.

Summary

This book will feature fun, simple and engaging gardening know-how on growing, harvesting and arranging seasonal flowers and vegetables. It will include chapters on getting started, tools of the trade, getting down and dirty with dirt, growing flowers, harvesting flowers, arranging flowers, seasonal rotation, starting from seeds and/or seedlings and keeping it organic.

Foreword

Instagram:

• Business page for her company, Flourish Flower Farm
• Currently at 69.9K subscriber as of June 2021
• Account has gained 25K+ subscriber between 2020 and 2021
• Popular subscriber locations are Asheville, NC (3.2%), New York City, NY (1.8%), Charlotte, NC (1.3%), Atlanta, GA (1.1%), and Raleigh, NC (1.1%)
• Largest age group is 25-34 year olds (38.6%), followed by 35-44 year olds (26.8%) and 45-54 year olds (15.1%)
• 93.3% of subscribers identify as Female and 6.7% identify as Male
• Most popular posts with subscribers are photos of flowers
• Like average: 6K-60K
• Comments from audiences are inquiries into how author takes care of her farm and complimenting the flowers in her photos

Website:

• Features workshop, online flower shop, blog, wedding venue information, and press information
• Been awarded Top 100 Flower Blogs on Feedspot
• Appeared on 3 podcasts, such as asapconnections.org (episode title: Mountain Fresh Flowers) and Living the Country Life Radio
• Has been featured in several gardening magazines: Garden Designs, Origin Magazine, Floral Business, Mountain Xpress, The Laurel Wedding Guide, The Carolinas Magazine, Country Living Magazine, and Growing for Market
• Has been featured as articles on websites such as Gal Meets Glam, Food52, Living the Country Life, Real Simple, BHLDN, Luxe Mountain Weddings, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, Team Flower, The Laurel of Asheville, Asheville Wedding Guide, Small Farm Nation, Sisters in Law, Magnolia Rouge, and The Arid Pen

Podcasts:

• Slow Flowers with Debra Prinzing Episode 505 (05/12/2021): "Growing Flowers with Niki Irving of Flourish Flower Farm"
  
  
  
  • https://www.debraprinzing.com/2021/05/12/episode-505-growing-flowers-with-niki-irving-of-flourish-flower-farm/

• Growing Cut Flowers (05/14/2021): "Starting a Flower Patch with Niki from Flourish Flower Farm"
  
  
  
  • https://anchor.fm/letsgrowgirls/episodes/Starting-A-Flower-Patch-with-Niki-from-Flourish-Flower-Farm-e10r80r

Media Hits:

• BHLDN (08/27/2019): "Choosing A Florist + Wedding Flowers: Wedding Flower Tips with Niki Irving of Flourish Flower Farm"
  
  
  
  • https://www.bhldn.com/weddingresources/choosing-wedding-flowers-florist

• The Avid Pen (04/29/2020): "Inside Flourish Flower Farm with Niki Irving"
  
  
  
  • https://theavidpen.com/flourish-flower-farm-with-niki-irving/ https://www.bhldn.com/weddingresources/choosing-wedding-flowers-florist 

• Team Flower (07/02/2020): "How to Become a Flower Farmer with Niki Irving"
  
  
  
  • https://education.teamflower.org/learn/growing/ssl/podcast-how-to-become-a-flower-farmer-with-niki-irving

• By Holley (08/28/2020): "A Day at Flourish Flower Farm"
  
  
  
  • https://www.byholley.com/new-blog/flowerfarm

• Publishers Weekly (03/18/2021): "Lifestyle Book Review: Growing Flowers: Everything You Need to Know About Planting, Tending, Harvesting, and Arranging Beautiful Blooms"
  
  
  
  • https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-64250-550-4

• Mind Body Green (06/11/2021): "How to Pinch Back Flowers & Why You Should Save Your Cuttings"
  
  
  
  • https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/how-to-pinch-back-flowers/

• Duluth Trading Co.: "Springtime Flower-Growing Tips for the Budding Gardener"
  
  
  
  • https://www.duluthtrading.com/Garden-article-Niki.html 

Product details

• Authors: Niki Irving
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.05.2021
• EAN: 9781642505504
• ISBN: 978-1-64250-550-4
• No. of pages: 156
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 254 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 668 g
• Illustrations: color photography of flowers/arrangements
• Series: Growing Flowers
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Creative design; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; GARDENING / Flowers / General, GARDENING / Organic, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Flower Arranging, GARDENING / Flowers / Perennials, Organic gardening, Gardening: flowers and ornamental plants, GARDENING / Flowers / Annuals