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Aviary Flower Farm 🌻 Grow the cut flower garden you’ve been dreaming about
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13/11/2026

This is a game changer! 🤩⤵️

💕 Gifted by Vego Garden

Starting a cutting garden in raised beds? There are a few things worth planning before you ever put a flower in the ground!

We’re starting a brand-new growing space from scratch, and this time we’re doing things a little differently.

When we had our flower farm, we built wooden raised beds, but the heat and humidity took their toll. Within months, boards were warping and nails and screws were popping out. 🔨 🤦🏼‍♀️

This time, we’re building with longevity in mind!

Here’s what I’ll be sharing as we put this garden together:

🌱 Bed placement and how to plan around the sun
🌱 What to use to affordably fill your beds for healthy soil
🌱 Which flowers we’re planting and how to space them
🌱 Simple irrigation setups to make watering easier
🌱 Harvesting tips to keep those blooms coming!

Whether you’re starting your first cutting garden or adding raised beds to an existing space, I hope you’ll find plenty of helpful ideas along the way! 🌸

Want to see the exact bed size, color, and setup we’re using? Comment GARDENBED below and I’ll send you the details! 💌





11/11/2026

Stop doing THIS to your zinnias‼️

If you’re only harvesting the main stem, you’re leaving a LOT of flowers on the table.

Here’s what most growers miss:

Zinnias are incredibly productive branching plants, but you have to know where to cut to encourage that branching.

Here’s how to get more out of each plant 👇

🌱 Pinch early. When your young plants have 3–4 sets of true leaves, pinch out the growing tip. This encourages the plant to branch instead of continuing to grow just one main stem.

🌱 Cut deep when harvesting. Cut just above a set of leaves rather than taking only the flower head and leaving a long stem behind. This encourages two new stems to grow from that point.

🌱 Keep cutting! The deeper you harvest, the more you encourage new branching and additional stems. Don’t be afraid to cut long stems! Regular harvesting is what keeps those zinnias producing.

One zinnia plant can give you dozens of stems over its growing season.

Now I’m curious! 🌸 Tell me your growing zone AND whether you’re growing in your backyard or growing as a flower farmer. I love seeing where everyone is growing! ⤵️

09/11/2026

I wish someone would have told us‼️👇🏻

Our wooden raised beds started failing just a few MONTHS into our first growing season.

The pressure from the soil caused nails and screws to pop out, and the south Arkansas heat made the boards bow and buckle.

Needless to say, we’re doing things differently this time!

We’re starting our new backyard growing space with the 17” Tall 10 in 1 Jumbo Modular Metal Raised Garden Bed Kit from Vego Garden

Want to see why we chose it? Comment VEGO26 and I’ll send you details and a link!

Send this to your flower bestie who’s planning a raised bed garden! 💕

Thank you, Vego Garden, for gifting me the bed I’ve had my eye on since 2022! 😍





08/11/2026

Cut flower questions? Drop them here! 👇🏻

05/11/2026

Be sure to save this one! 📌

Lisianthus takes patience, but those blooms are worth every bit of it!

When we grew them in South Arkansas zone 8a/8b, here’s exactly what our timeline looked like:

🌱 February 12: Started seeds indoors.

☀️ March 31–April 5: Hardened off our seedlings.

🪴 April 6: Transplanted into the garden.

🌸 June 25: First harvest!

Our last average frost date was March 30, so this gives you a good idea of how our growing season lined up.

A few things that helped us along the way:

🌸 Start early! Lisianthus is a slow grower, so give those tiny seedlings plenty of time to develop.

🌸 Don’t cover the seeds! They need light to germinate. Press them gently onto the surface of your growing medium.

🌸 Feed your seedlings! We started fertilizing weekly (Fertilizer Friday!👏🏻🎉) as soon as they developed their first set of true leaves.

🌸 Protect those stems! On our farm, Lisianthus benefited from support netting as it grew. Those beautiful stems needed a little help staying upright (especially during our southern thunderstorms!).

Every growing zone and variety can have a slightly different timeline, but hopefully seeing our actual dates helps you plan your own!

❓Want to know which fertilizer, netting, and other products we used? Comment NETTING and I’ll DM you the information!

30,000 of you! 🥹🌸I don’t take a single bit of this community for granted.Thank you for every like, every share, every co...
30/10/2026

30,000 of you! 🥹🌸

I don’t take a single bit of this community for granted.

Thank you for every like, every share, every comment, every question, and every conversation about flowers. Whether you’ve been here since the beginning or just found your way here, I’m so glad you’re part of this little corner of the flower world.

What started as a love for growing cut flowers has turned into something I never could have imagined, and getting to share what I’ve learned along the way makes it even more special.

Thank you for being here, for cheering each other on, for sharing your own experiences, and for making this such a wonderful community to be part of.

30,000 flower friends. My goodness. 🥹

I’m so grateful for every single one of you. 💜

~ Danna

29/10/2026

Your snaps will thank you! 🐠👇🏻

🌱 Fertilizer Fridays are a BIG deal around here! 🎉

When growing in soil blocks, those little blocks hold very few nutrients to sustain your seedlings all the way to the garden. Once my snapdragon seedlings have their first set of true leaves, I start fertilizing them every Friday using Neptune's Harvest Fish and Seaweed fertilizer.

Here’s my exact process:

🌱 Mix 1 tablespoon of fertilizer with 1 gallon of water.

🌱 Flood your trays of soil blocks with the mixture and set a timer.

🌱 For the first few feedings, let the blocks soak for just 10 minutes to help them hold their shape. After a few weeks, increase the time to 15 minutes.

🌱 Dump off any excess when the time is up.

🌱 Continue fertilizing every Friday until your seedlings are transplanted into the garden.

Strong seedlings are the starting point for healthy plants and buckets of beautiful snapdragons. 🌸

Tell me - what is your favorite snapdragon to grow? I’ll put mine in the comments! 👇🏻🌸

28/10/2026

You can do this! 🌸🎉👇🏻

I threw the book out the window and everyone’s opinions, too! 😂 If you’re just starting out, here are a few things I learned:

🌱 You DON’T have to buy ALL the things. I used a soil blocker, cafeteria trays my in-laws gave me, and meat trays my friends saved from the grocery store to start seeds our first year. Get creative with what you have!

🌱 Choosing the right varieties matters! Focus on productive flowers like zinnias, celosia, cosmos, and gomphrena. Add lemon and cinnamon basil for beautiful filler and greenery. A thoughtful mix gives you variety without needing hundreds of different seeds.

🌱 Don’t try to grow everything in your first year! Pick a handful of flowers you really love, learn how they grow, and figure out what works in your space. You can add more varieties each season. Trust me, there will always be another flower to fall in love with! 😂

I’m also so thankful I found Lisa Mason Ziegler and her educational resources when I was starting out. I learned SO much from her!

Never be afraid to start! The cut flower garden or flower farm of your dreams could be just one growing season away. 🌸

27/10/2026

Trust me on this! 👇🏻

Buying seeds before having a plan is one of the biggest mistakes new flower farmers make! 🙈

Here’s what you need to know:

🌱 Choose the right varieties! Start with high-producing, low-fuss flowers that give you buckets of blooms without a huge learning curve.

🌱 Plan your growing space! Know what you’re planting, where it’s going, and how much space each variety needs.

🌱 Know what you’ll do with your flowers! Growing for bouquets, selling bunches, or supplying florists can affect which flowers you grow and how many you’ll need.

When we started, I’d never even heard of celosia, lisianthus, or ranunculus! I had SO much to learn.

I’m so thankful I found Lisa Mason Ziegler at The Gardener's Workshop during those early days. Her teaching resources helped me understand so much about growing cut flowers, and I still appreciate everything I learned along the way.

Save this for your flower farm planning!

The BIGGEST mistake aspiring flower farmers make? 🤔 Learning everything through trial and error.Every mistake costs you ...
27/10/2026

The BIGGEST mistake aspiring flower farmers make? 🤔

Learning everything through trial and error.

Every mistake costs you something.

Seeds. Supplies. Money. Time. Sometimes an entire growing season.

Before we ever planted a seed, I took Lisa Mason Ziegler’s Flower Farming School Online.

We grew thousands of blooms our very first season.

And the knowledge Lisa shared?

I truly believe it saved us hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars and so much unnecessary trial and error.

You don’t have to learn every lesson the hard way.

If you’re serious about starting a flower farm, learn from someone who’s already done it. This is where I started 👇🏻

Link included in the comments. 🌸

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