A cut flower garden is easier than you think…

Two summers ago I was feeling burnt out from my job and I desperately needed a fun new hobby.

I was scrolling on social media and saw a video of a girl making bouquets from flowers she grew in her backyard. I instantly thought…I can do that!

Even though I had literally never grown a flower in my life.

I decided to give it a try anyway. So I bought some seeds, threw them in the dirt, and fell in love with how they turned out.

Those flowers brought me so much joy. So the next summer I went all out and turned almost my whole backyard into a cut flower garden! I grew dozens of flowers I have never grown before with great success.

If someone like me with no experience can learn to grow armloads of flowers, I promise, so can you!!

In this Substack I will teach you exactly how to turn your yard into the cut flower garden of your dreams.

You’ll be able to walk into your backyard, coffee in hand, and cut a fresh bouquet for your kitchen table any day of the week! No more trips to the store just to buy an overpriced bouquet that only lasts a few days in the vase.

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Chelsea’s Flower Cart was born…

That same summer I turned half of my yard into a cut flower garden, was also the first time I made and sold my very own backyard bouquets!

I had more flowers than I knew what to do with, so of course the entrepreneur in me decided it would be a good idea to sell them!

I set up a roadside flower stand (aka an old patio table and umbrella) in my front yard with a hand painted piece of poster board that said “FRESH CUT FLOWERS $20”

I had zero expectations of selling any bouquets but to my surprise I started selling out weekend after weekend.

This year my flower stand got a major upgrade. My dad built me this custom flower cart and I painted it. Isn’t it the cutest thing you have ever seen?!

As a part of my Substack I will also share my journey of making and selling bouquets at my roadside flower cart. I will give you tips and tricks for starting your own stand, answer your questions about supplies, and give you weekly sales reports from the weekends I have the stand open!

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Free vs Paid Subscriptions:

The free subscription gets you 1 flower Friday newsletter a month. Great for the casual cut flower grower.

Paid subscriptions get you all access to everything you need to know to grow the cut flower garden of your dreams. Step by step tutorials, grow guides, bouquet recipes, roadside stand strategies, and access to ME!

What you get when you upgrade:

• Instant access to the full paid archive. Cut flower grow guides, garden layouts, bouquet recipes, and all of my past articles available right away.

• Bouquet Recipes: learn exactly what I put in my bouquets so you know what seeds to order, how many stems, and how to find color pallets that sell.

• Cut Flower Grow Guides: something I only share in my cut flower ebook, now shared here on Substack. I will break down everything you need to know about growing each individual cut flower. When to plant, how to water, what varieties I recommend and more.

• Harvest Guides: know exactly when to cut your flowers for fresh stems and long vase life

• Roadside Flower Stand tips: I share my results every time I set out my roadside stand and give you tips and tricks on how to start your own. Plus I will share my pricing strategies and sales numbers so you know what’s possible for you!

• Monthly live Q+A video with me: get your questions answered in real time by joining my monthly live call!
  

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This information took me years of research + trial and error to learn.

And now I am sharing everything I have learned…all for less than the price of one bouquet a month.

Girl to girl, do that thing you’ve been dreaming about.

Happy to have you here!

xoxo,
Chelsea

If you said yes, you aren’t alone. This happens a lot to beginner cut flower growers.

When you cut flowers fresh from your yard they should be lasting AT LEAST a week in a vase if not more.

Here is the trick:

The key is knowing when to cut them.

Each flower has an optimal stage for cutting in order to last longer in a vase.

Today I am going to show you when is the best time to cut Strawflowers!

Strawflowers are an amazing cut flower for so many reasons. They last forever in a vase, they come in so many beautiful colors, the more you cut them the more they bloom, and they make great dried flowers.

So here is the best stage to cut Strawflowers:

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Imagine walking into your backyard, coffee in hand, and cutting a fresh bouquet for your kitchen table any day of the week.

No more trips to the store just to buy an overpriced bouquet that only lasts a few days in the vase.

Subscribe below to get instant access to the FREE GROW GUIDE on my 5 favorite cut flowers for beginners + tips on how to have a yard full of blooms!

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