There are many ways to be a flower farmer and many sizes that can work. You can start a flower farm with a quarter of an acre of growing space if your goals are modest and focused on annual flowers. 

Most of the flower farmers we know are working in the one to five-acre range with space dedicated to annuals, perennials, and habitat for beneficial insects and birds.

Cut flower farming is the cultivation of flowers for sale at farmers’ markets, direct to florists, through co-ops, or to wholesalers. There are many sales avenues where farmers sell flowers in bouquets or wholesale by the bucket.

When starting a flower farm you will need some basic equipment and can scale up as needed. 

• LANDSCAPE FABRIC
• Muck boots 
• Seed Starting Equipment
• Sturdy harvest buckets
• A durable wagon, tractor, or golf cart to haul buckets of flowers from the field to your post-harvest location
• Reliable water hoses 
• Snips and then some extra snips. Things get lost. It is always nice to have a backup.
• Medium-sized rubber bands.

A farmer florist is a person who grows many or all of the flowers they use in their design work. Farmer florists are both the designer and the farmer for their business. Many specialize in selling bouquets directly to consumers through markets or subscriptions, while others focus on events like weddings.