Come and meet Kelly and Diane of Casa Verde Flower Farm, located in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Focused on selling direct to florists, this couple has found a way to live out their dreams of farming and being surrounded by flowers, without overwhelming themselves. Balancing their love of growing and past experience in landscaping, they have chosen to avoid the retail market, and instead like to spend their time in the fields, or creating stronger relationships with their florist clients.
I love them, not only because they are the best of people, but also because they are the perfect example of how you can take on farming to suit all ages and lifestyles – you don’t need to sell all the flowers, for the highest price possible, you just have to sell enough to make it worth your time! With lots of tips about how to find florist customers (hint – networking!), how to find pricing, and how to choose what to grow, there is lots for everyone to learn. Plus, their farm is LITERALLY zinnia heaven, so we could all use a little visit, lol.
Hope you enjoy, and if you are local to Kelowna, check out their website!
http://www.casaverdeflowerfarm.com
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Thank you for sharing , Serena!!
This is important for those of us who want to start their own business.
I am still ordering seed,& looking through Bluestone catalog for perennial cut flowers.
Scabiosa, stokesia, verbascum,
& sedum look interesting.
Have a blessed day.
How awesome!!!! I agree…there is something that makes you smile when you walk into a business or home and are greeted by a beautiful bouquet of flowers…God bless y'all
Great editing guys I loved how the type of flower she talked about you showed the flower type excellent videography
Very much enjoyed this video. Thank you so much for sharing. Lovely couple. Zone 7a Arkansas USA.
Wow, I feel you made this video for me…LOL. Thank-You for sharing. Blessings from Ontario.
Great video I’ve watched it 3 times already. So nice to see so many flowers that’s what your farm is going to look like can’t wait.
Amazing! It's so heavenly. Thank you so much for posting this.
So very much love that you show this in the cold dead months so I can get my green and flowers fix. I’m missing the garden so much this February and needed this boost.
Great interview, I wish it were longer! Can’t wait for your tour of the farm in BC.
YES , make it simple and profitable !!!!!!!!!!!! More profit , less pain 🙂 More family time < 3 They do CSA hmmm…… I will be darn .
Neat video! Like to see people my age doing this!
Wow gorgeous!
I loved this video!
How long of a growing time you have?
Wanted to grow flowers in our small farm in Michigan, ordered seeds from baker creek farms and Johny seeds and migardner… I am a big fan of you guys
Loved your insight on this topic!
When I was undergoing chemotherapy, my co-workers asked what they could do for me. Chemo treatment is such a solitary experience and since the treatment pretty much kills any interest in eating, food prep was not so appealing. I told them if they wanted to give me some flowers I would really appreciate it. They all got together and split up the weeks and I got fresh flowers for every week of my treatments. Every time I saw the flowers I would smile and believe me it was not a smiling time. That was over 10 years ago and I still feel grateful for their thoughtfulness.
Flower culture. I love it.
the flower shots are great! good camera work! very cool story from these folks too!
The colors on those hydrangeas wow!
Such an inspiring charismatic couple
Great video. Diane, I agree with you to keep your flower farm private, your both lucky to have each other.
Great video! These two people are adorable! Their flowers are gorgeous. I love how they came about doing what they wanted to do! I wish them the best of luck and happiness. I'm glad you made friends with them. It's good that you have people to talk to who are doing something very similar to you, and they're local. I think being friendly and open and cooperative makes the world a better and safer place for you, for them, and for your farms.
Fun couple! Thanks!