This week we are opening up our roadside stand, harvesting our 5000 Tulips, arranging them into bouquets, and putting them up for sale! This is our 4th year farming, and we hope to actually make some money this year, and starting the season with a big Tulip harvest is the perfect jump start to get us on our way to our goal. Serina was working overtime to pull this off, she was busy our in the farm, pulling up Tulips, which we would store in the walk in cooler till they were reading to be arranged. Sales were strong, and we are excited about starting the farm season with a big win. The bouquets are all so colourful, these Tulips really put on a show. Hopefully we can convince all our customers that we are the only place they need to go for all the flower needs!
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Just some suggestions here, because I want you to be able to atleast make back what you've invested.
1) $20 is too cheap for the quality product you provide. To make your bouquets standout from the rest, I'd plump them up to 15 flowers and maybe a few more fillers. Charge $30.
2) The road side stand is too passive of a stream of income. You're heavily relying on people making their way to you… Make your way to them. Hire someone to go to whatever market is available to sell the bouquets during the week. Pay them per bouquet sold. You lose a lot of money paying employees by the hour (plus it rewards laziness).
amazing, hard work. well done!
Lotta work!
I love the beautiful tulips and learning about them as you educate us. Thanks so much,
Lovely video. I love the flower stand.
Lots of blooms. Lots of sales. Great!
Why not mix in some dried flowers? That would look gorgeous!
Really nice bouquets, Serina.
Mine stored for 2 weeks without the bulb in water
Oh my word your bouquets are so reasonable
You should get a stem chopper like Nicole at Flower Hill Farm has. You're all about efficiency this year!
I had a bunch of my bulbs fall short of what i expected for my usual bouquet bunches. Sooo, i grabbed a bunch of the shorties with some filler and a few jelly size mason jars…voila! Perfect for a personal desk bouquet or small front reception office. Sometimes, a full $20 bouquet seems like a splurge for a small office or small apartment. These $10 shorties are a beautiful touch for a quick gift or pick-me-up without seeming extra.
Love your channel! Amazing!
so entertaining!!!! keep up the good work, cant wait for the next video
You have an amazing amount of energy. You deserve great rewards for all your hard work this season.
Very pretty! Tulips are the only flowers that continue to grow after they’ve been cut☺️
How close do you plant your tulip bulbs?
What happened to your marketing stickers for the flower bouquets?
The tulips looks beautiful! Interesting how growers dig up bulb and all. I love tulips!
It's absolutely stunning
If Nicole is a crazy chicken lady, you're a crazy cat lady, LOL! Serina, you have to give credit to your ingenious and hard working man who made that cooler and thus enabled all this to be happening:))))