Our Flower-Farming Adventure · Step One
We have a dream—and four-foot rows.
Every flower field starts before the flowers appear. We know our why: flowers, memories, and a place our family can keep growing into. What we don’t know yet is exactly how we’re going to get there—and that’s okay.
Our first step was laying out four-foot growing rows with four-foot walkways between them. The rows are about 50 feet long, and the wider paths give us room to run the lawnmower down the middle, move supplies, and eventually make the field easier to walk through.
Step one: solarization
We covered the rows as our first attempt at solarization, hoping to smother the grass, weeds, and dead material underneath before we plant. We’re learning as we go, so we’re paying attention to how the material, moisture, heat, and timing work together. Once the unwanted growth has died back, we plan to add a center walkway.
We’re not pretending to have every answer. We have a dream, we know our why, and we’re taking the next practical step. Maybe one day local brides, florists, and wedding venues will come choose flowers here. Maybe people will take photos in the fields. For now, we’re learning one row at a time.
What we’re imagining
The first plan includes sunflowers, dahlias, and zinnias in soft bridal colors—pastel pinks, whites, greens, and gentle neutrals. We want flowers for bouquets, celebrations, local florists, and future photo experiences. We also want room for the unexpected varieties that teach us something new.
It may look like simple clear plastic sheeting across the grass, but to us it represents future flowers, future bouquets, and years of memories waiting to grow.
The dream is becoming something we can walk through, tend, share, and eventually invite others into. One row at a time. 🌱