The Backyard Bouquet Podcast: Cut Flower Podcast for Flower Farmers & Backyard Gardeners
Jennifer Gulizia of The Flowering Farmhouse
77 episodes
1 week ago
A podcast for flower farmers, gardeners, and cut flower growers who are growing more than just flowers.
Hosted by Jennifer Gulizia of The Flowering Farmhouse, The Backyard Bouquet shares inspiring conversations and expert tips from the fields and gardens of cut flower farmers and home growers.
Whether you're planting your first backyard bed or running a thriving flower farm, each episode offers practical growing advice, heartfelt stories, and the encouragement to cultivate beauty, joy, and connection—both in your garden and in your life.
From backyard plots to blooming fields, this podcast celebrates the people behind the petals and the lessons we learn when we grow with intention. Discover how locally grown flowers can enrich your days, root you in the present, and remind you that every flower—and every season—has a purpose.
Join us on this flourishing journey—where growing flowers is just the beginning.
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A podcast for flower farmers, gardeners, and cut flower growers who are growing more than just flowers.
Hosted by Jennifer Gulizia of The Flowering Farmhouse, The Backyard Bouquet shares inspiring conversations and expert tips from the fields and gardens of cut flower farmers and home growers.
Whether you're planting your first backyard bed or running a thriving flower farm, each episode offers practical growing advice, heartfelt stories, and the encouragement to cultivate beauty, joy, and connection—both in your garden and in your life.
From backyard plots to blooming fields, this podcast celebrates the people behind the petals and the lessons we learn when we grow with intention. Discover how locally grown flowers can enrich your days, root you in the present, and remind you that every flower—and every season—has a purpose.
Join us on this flourishing journey—where growing flowers is just the beginning.
For Show Notes And More Podcast Details: https://thefloweringfarmhouse.com/the-backyard-bouquet-podcast/
Join The Backyard Bouquet FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutflowergardening/
Sign up for our newsletter: https://thefloweringfarmhouse.myflodesk.com/backyardbouquetpodcast
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Ep. 62: Inside a Family-Run Wedding Flower Farm: How Jennifer Joray Grows Cut Flowers for 40+ Weddings a Season
The Backyard Bouquet Podcast: Cut Flower Podcast for Flower Farmers & Backyard Gardeners
1 hour 13 minutes
5 months ago
Ep. 62: Inside a Family-Run Wedding Flower Farm: How Jennifer Joray Grows Cut Flowers for 40+ Weddings a Season
What does it take to grow cut flowers for over 40 weddings a season—while running a farm as a family of four?
In Part 2 of our conversation, Jennifer Joray of Eastern River Farm [https://www.instagram.com/easternriverfarm/] returns to share the details of how her family built a thriving, regenerative flower business in Maine. From crop planning to bouquet-making, and from packing systems to building in family rest, Jennifer walks us through what it really takes to succeed in growing cut flowers for weddings.
You'll hear:
🌸 How they scaled from 8 to 65 weddings—and why they chose to scale back
💐 The top crops they rely on to meet wedding demand (think delphinium, mountain mint, lisianthus & more)
🪴 How they grow nearly everything from seed—including delphinium!
🧑🤝🧑 Their entire family's role in floral design, prep, and packing
🌱 What regenerative flower farming means to them—and why protecting family rhythms is part of it
Whether you're dreaming of your own flower farm or looking to refine your wedding offerings, this episode is packed with inspiration, practical systems, and heartfelt wisdom.
🎧 Missed Part 1? Listen to Ep. 61: Jennifer Joray of Eastern River Farm on Flower Farming, Lyme Disease, & Finding Healing Through Nature
Connect with Jennifer Joray:
* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/easternriverfarm/ [https://www.instagram.com/easternriverfarm/]
* Website: https://easternriverfarm.com [https://easternriverfarm.com/]
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The Backyard Bouquet Podcast: Cut Flower Podcast for Flower Farmers & Backyard Gardeners
A podcast for flower farmers, gardeners, and cut flower growers who are growing more than just flowers.
Hosted by Jennifer Gulizia of The Flowering Farmhouse, The Backyard Bouquet shares inspiring conversations and expert tips from the fields and gardens of cut flower farmers and home growers.
Whether you're planting your first backyard bed or running a thriving flower farm, each episode offers practical growing advice, heartfelt stories, and the encouragement to cultivate beauty, joy, and connection—both in your garden and in your life.
From backyard plots to blooming fields, this podcast celebrates the people behind the petals and the lessons we learn when we grow with intention. Discover how locally grown flowers can enrich your days, root you in the present, and remind you that every flower—and every season—has a purpose.
Join us on this flourishing journey—where growing flowers is just the beginning.
For Show Notes And More Podcast Details: https://thefloweringfarmhouse.com/the-backyard-bouquet-podcast/
Join The Backyard Bouquet FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutflowergardening/
Sign up for our newsletter: https://thefloweringfarmhouse.myflodesk.com/backyardbouquetpodcast
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