Couple Living The Dream on Their Wholesale Flower Farm | Meet My Flower Friends
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2 жыл бұрынCome and meet Kelly and Diane of Casa Verde Flower Farm, located in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Focused on selling direct to florists, this couple has found a way to live out their dreams of farming and being surrounded by flowers, without overwhelming themselves. Balancing their love of growing and past experience in landscaping, they have chosen to avoid the retail market, and instead like to spend their time in the fields, or creating stronger relationships with their florist clients.
I love them, not only because they are the best of people, but also because they are the perfect example of how you can take on farming to suit all ages and lifestyles - you don't need to sell all the flowers, for the highest price possible, you just have to sell enough to make it worth your time! With lots of tips about how to find florist customers (hint - networking!), how to find pricing, and how to choose what to grow, there is lots for everyone to learn. Plus, their farm is LITERALLY zinnia heaven, so we could all use a little visit, lol.
Hope you enjoy, and if you are local to Kelowna, check out their website!
www.casaverdeflowerfarm.com
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@joannejohnsen244 2 жыл бұрын
When I was undergoing chemotherapy, my co-workers asked what they could do for me. Chemo treatment is such a solitary experience and since the treatment pretty much kills any interest in eating, food prep was not so appealing. I told them if they wanted to give me some flowers I would really appreciate it. They all got together and split up the weeks and I got fresh flowers for every week of my treatments. Every time I saw the flowers I would smile and believe me it was not a smiling time. That was over 10 years ago and I still feel grateful for their thoughtfulness.
@BrimwoodFarm 2 жыл бұрын
Love videos like this. Great couple. Lots of inspiration and I like their dream of getting everyone to have flowers in their homes. 😊😊
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more!
@atifgill6981 6 ай бұрын
Love you videos like this great my jobs garden jobs I'm Pakistan
@lisagee2789 2 жыл бұрын
I'm at the same stage in my life. I can't imagine growing flowers on such a large scale. What a happy couple.
@radmilamiljanic5977 2 жыл бұрын
So nice of you to show other people in your trade, bravo!!!
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
I always get inspired by other farms, so I would love to show more of them here
@pang-ngiavang1956 2 жыл бұрын
Ditto about the flowers bring smiles to people. I love love love flowers! Thank you for bring us along on this field trip! Love Kelly and Diane's flower farm💜💜💜💜💜
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
I am lucky to have such great flower friends
@isobelmunoffilm5694 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing their story! 🌷🌾🌸🌼🌺🌾🌷🌻🌸
@NicolesGardenNS 2 жыл бұрын
What a lovely couple! Thanks for sharing their story 🥰
@ElderandOakFarm 7 ай бұрын
This is exactly what Im discovering about myself- I love the GROWING aspect. Not so much the designing/arranging. I mean its OK, but what I love is being in the field.
@dayafeickert6752 2 жыл бұрын
So very much love that you show this in the cold dead months so I can get my green and flowers fix. I’m missing the garden so much this February and needed this boost.
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
It definitely is easy to get excited for spring seeing all their beautiful flowers
@robinjohnston8180 2 жыл бұрын
Birds ate my Dahlias! Just little nubs left!
@catherineengle4196 2 жыл бұрын
How awesome!!!! I agree...there is something that makes you smile when you walk into a business or home and are greeted by a beautiful bouquet of flowers...God bless y'all
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
fresh and cheery
@MarilenaVazquez 2 жыл бұрын
I love this! Amazing people, beautiful flowers.
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@allanliu1314 2 жыл бұрын
Very good interview for outsider to know how flower growers operates. Thank you for sharing their thoughts and info.
@kele1264 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! These two people are adorable! Their flowers are gorgeous. I love how they came about doing what they wanted to do! I wish them the best of luck and happiness. I'm glad you made friends with them. It's good that you have people to talk to who are doing something very similar to you, and they're local. I think being friendly and open and cooperative makes the world a better and safer place for you, for them, and for your farms.
@bellarosa009 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing! It's so heavenly. Thank you so much for posting this.
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy it!
@bohemiangardensandgourdfar8812 2 жыл бұрын
Always love hearing from people working hard to do their own thing!! From one free spirit to another, keep up the good work!!!
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
growing things is a great way to spend oyur time
@saramonder 2 жыл бұрын
This video makes me excited for summer
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
me too, lol
@karenslater343 2 жыл бұрын
Great video I’ve watched it 3 times already. So nice to see so many flowers that’s what your farm is going to look like can’t wait.
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@TheEldersHomestead 2 жыл бұрын
Word of mouth is key to any business. Social media, newspaper ads, phone book listings take away a ton of money. Word of mouth is free and the people who really like your work, will talk about it to so many others especially if they really like you.
@mio.giardino 2 жыл бұрын
What an absolutely lovely couple to have met. The farm looks gorgeous, I don’t see one weed, but then again with the few that there were, it’s a sign of them growing organic! 💐🌻♥️💕
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
There farm was super clean, but I think everyone always sees their own weeds. It was also September when we filmed this, so it had already been a long hot year
@chucktaylor4958 2 жыл бұрын
Lots of beautiful zinnias.
@hanaghajar8473 2 жыл бұрын
Such an inspiring charismatic couple
@lichsuvathoisu4599 Жыл бұрын
Very beautiful
@babystepsgardening9414 2 жыл бұрын
This was fun to see and hear their journey with wholesale. Thank you!
@CVenza 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Diane, I agree with you to keep your flower farm private, your both lucky to have each other.
@elderberryjamz3654 2 жыл бұрын
Great interview, I wish it were longer! Can’t wait for your tour of the farm in BC.
@pachisfarmlife2879 2 жыл бұрын
Wanted to grow flowers in our small farm in Michigan, ordered seeds from baker creek farms and Johny seeds and migardner… I am a big fan of you guys
@rafinkaf1907 2 жыл бұрын
It's my dream!
@gardengatesopen 2 жыл бұрын
Good interview 👍
@tinag2226 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, I feel you made this video for me...LOL. Thank-You for sharing. Blessings from Ontario.
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
So glad!
@ashalatasoans9222 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you guys! You made my Sunday breakfast great🥰
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure!
@ashreyhomestead1180 2 жыл бұрын
Great video, that's are retirement plans as well 😀
@audhdcreativity5899 2 жыл бұрын
You are so inspiring ♡ I am 50 (and single with a 9 year old) and wanting to start a small farm business, mainly interested in greens, mushrooms and cut flowers here in Saskatchewan ♡ I think I will take a few courses in horticulture, gardening, business while I continue to save and plan. Good luck this spring and summer!
@audhdcreativity5899 2 жыл бұрын
Couple more comments: I loved the "flower culture" when I lived in Victoria, too. Living amongst the flowes everywhere is what made me realize that flowers are magical beings and want to spread that magic of fresh flowers in the home to the prairies ♡
@sandrajohnson9926 2 жыл бұрын
Just prepare your soil, tilling, adding organic material, plant & sell at farmers markets or florists. Hire someone to till. Ask florists what their needs are. Also plant peppers, tomatoes, & greens. Sell the plants, then sell the fruits. You don't have to have certificates or degrees. Maybe daffodils & tulip bulbs. Listen to what Serena buys to plant. God bless.
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
That is so awesome!
@BramptonGardener 2 жыл бұрын
The colors on those hydrangeas wow!
@zefcha4670 2 жыл бұрын
no matter what you do, siria and ian, i enjoy and look forward to your videos!!
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
thanks
@williamreeder3660 2 жыл бұрын
Great video…. It is a pleasure to get to see and enjoy this journey that y’all are on along with your willingness to share with us the viewers all of the things that y’all are learning… thank y’all very munch and yes I live in the panhandle of Florida and us southern folk say y’all … thanks again.
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
thanks so much
@michellestache9431 2 жыл бұрын
Oh how beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing this wealth of knowledge!
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@marykennedy3351 Жыл бұрын
This is so inspiring and just fabulous. Doing something you love and can enjoy at this stage of life or at any stage is so important. Thank you for sharing. Just wow! 🥰
@Shadyvalleyenglishshepherds 2 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@annieofswanviewflowerfarm1885 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this interview! You have some good neighbors. 👍
@shawndakramer7352 2 жыл бұрын
We are in Zone 5 too. our garden starts in the Spring bulbs, Iris, peonies, pansies, sweet william Early To mid Summer, poppies, delphinium, bearded tongue, lillies, late summer zinnias, cone flowers, cosmos, snaps, morning glories, sunflowers. We do it for fun but would love a bigger parcel to expand! Thanks for the visual experience!
@shynncat9647 2 жыл бұрын
Selling directly to florist is very smart. I wonder if you could do that too. They have an AMAZING farm! Thank you for the interview ♥️
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
it definitely brings down the labour for them
@gregoryteeple9306 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful commentary from a lovely couple.
@SiebMab 2 жыл бұрын
Love your garden and your flowers with interesting video ❤️❤️
@erinnkemp 2 жыл бұрын
Good one guys!
@barbara-bu8rs 2 жыл бұрын
Great video…lovely couple x
@lisag9493 2 жыл бұрын
Fabulous,,, loving the blooms 🌸🌼🌺
@jeanettehawkins7472 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! You gave me some ideas to get my flower farm started right!
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
nice
@ambethk77 2 жыл бұрын
Such a nice video.
@heathermacdonald6404 2 жыл бұрын
Fun couple! Thanks!
@bertharios7413 2 жыл бұрын
😲 wow! beautiful farm . love it!
@rachellebutler3369 2 жыл бұрын
Loved your insight on this topic!
@pinkhousekey 2 жыл бұрын
Flower culture. I love it.
@MemoryLaneFarm 2 жыл бұрын
This video was a lovely surprise this morning. Thanks. Good job.
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
glad you enjoyed it
@jiucki 2 жыл бұрын
I loved this video!
@OlkaPiter 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for such an insperetional video.
@PEONIAOBSESSION 2 жыл бұрын
Hermoso 😍🌸🌻
@Gothbrooks420 2 жыл бұрын
the flower shots are great! good camera work! very cool story from these folks too!
@jucjuc314 2 жыл бұрын
That was a great video, I love it! Such a nice and positive couple. Thank you for this uplifting video 🤗 Also great timing, sick of winter, just want to see flowers and veggies finally 😊 Greetings, Judit
@jenniferholter7610 2 жыл бұрын
Wow gorgeous!
@Italics62 2 жыл бұрын
Just incredible, I love it!
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@ninastjohn 2 жыл бұрын
Great to see another beautiful Okanagan flower farm 😍
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
its so pretty here, I was telling Ian we are so lucky to live in such a beautiful place while editing this
@wordvendor1 2 жыл бұрын
Neat video! Like to see people my age doing this!
@eulerizeit 2 жыл бұрын
I like this. It is interesting.
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
thanks
@oscarcaballero7988 2 жыл бұрын
Great editing guys I loved how the type of flower she talked about you showed the flower type excellent videography
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
They grow a lovely selection of flowers
@jennyjarrett1208 2 жыл бұрын
Very much enjoyed this video. Thank you so much for sharing. Lovely couple. Zone 7a Arkansas USA.
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@sailme2day 2 жыл бұрын
YES , make it simple and profitable !!!!!!!!!!!! More profit , less pain :) More family time < 3 They do CSA hmmm...... I will be darn .
@sandrajohnson9926 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing , Serena!! This is important for those of us who want to start their own business. I am still ordering seed,& looking through Bluestone catalog for perennial cut flowers. Scabiosa, stokesia, verbascum, & sedum look interesting. Have a blessed day.
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
You know I love the sedum! It is really easy to propogate too
@sandrajohnson9926 2 жыл бұрын
@@YouCantEatTheGrass Oh, thanks, Serena. I just love Thunderhead for foliage & flower. You do inspire many! I hope your health is fully recovered.
@katheringardening7093 2 жыл бұрын
Great video thanks for sharing
@atifgill6981 6 ай бұрын
Love you videos like this great my jobs garden jobs I'm Pakistan
@microfarming8299 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not planing to grow flowers for sale but I picked up a few good idea. Thank you.
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
farm tips are also great home garden tips, lol
@microfarming8299 2 жыл бұрын
@@YouCantEatTheGrass I'm trying to make it to more of an urban farm. But I'm so in the beginning. I'm barely left the start line. :)
@jucjuc314 2 жыл бұрын
Totally offtopic my first comment, Serena : Can you grow Astrantia Major over there in BC? I found this beautiful perennial and can't fit it into my garden, so you have to grow it for me and show off every week! 😄And it is a great cut flower, you would love it. Greetings, Judit ps: will be back for a video - related comment too 😄
@anisam2949 Жыл бұрын
🎉
@pachisfarmlife2879 2 жыл бұрын
How long of a growing time you have?
@carmencastrol.6877 Жыл бұрын
Hi, my name is Carmen and I love your video. Would you consider to sell wholesale to a young man 17years old and his mom starting on their flower business, trying to get out of poverty they live in California,
@pamelacooley6457 2 жыл бұрын
Where do you buy your bulk seeds …example zinnas. I live in Georgia….looking for bulk seeds ,and affordable.
@kellyfix6971 2 жыл бұрын
geo seeds
@elainefuehrer5739 2 жыл бұрын
where do u live? ive been growing flowers for 5 yrs except 1 yr i had knee surgery. ive sold at farmers Market for 2 yrs, then just off my land. have sold bulbs and thought that might be a good option, Im in a small town and think there are only 3 florists in a 15 mile radius. so was thinking of doing a Flower Bar . i go back and forth on having a U-Pick, or U-Cut. not want kids to run thru my flowers.
@rumahbungatamora3590 2 жыл бұрын
Hi!! Have you guys have been considering to work with florist and wedding vendors for bulk selling. It could be a great chance to expand and secure long Term flower selling
@blommfleuriste 2 жыл бұрын
Serena answered this question and many more during her all about flower farming Q&A!
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
we are open to having some more wholesale this coming year. We are going to be specializing in bright and unique flowers, so I think we will have something a little different to offer them. We just aren't interested in doing much delivery, so they will have to come by the farm
@rumahbungatamora3590 2 жыл бұрын
Omg... You guys really replayed my coment.. I ve been watchin your vidios since 2019.me and my husband really feel the struggle our self. Since we also run a coffee and orchid farm here in indonesia.covid really hit our coffee farm in term of produce pricing... Bu everything start to rebound since mid 2021 we hope this year will be better
@sevbell8307 Жыл бұрын
Price should be based on costs n expenses ... Not on another price...
@kimmaclaurin 2 жыл бұрын
Won’t it be nice when we all move to electric cars. The noise pollution is so intrusive there.
@YouCantEatTheGrass 2 жыл бұрын
lol, it was driving me a little crazy while editing. I'm a sound snob. It is definitely a lesson for remembering to use my wireless mics for things like this in the future. They are in a great central location though for having a business. They are right in the middle of town, so it is really easy for florists to get to them, so that noise pollution has value
@MeganSherow 2 жыл бұрын
Such a lovely couple! Very cool to see what works for them
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