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From the Field

Tips, guides, and stories from our flower farm to your home.

Fresh pink and red tulips in a glass vase — caring for cut tulips
Care Tips August 20, 2025

The Complete Guide to Caring for Cut Tulips

Tulips are one of the few flowers that continue to grow after being cut. Learn how to keep them vibrant, upright, and long-lasting with these simple care tips.

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Spring tulips and daffodils blooming in the field
Seasonal April 19, 2026

Now Blooming: A Garden Mix of Tulips and Fresh Daffodils

Our spring fields are open. A garden mix of dozens of tulip varieties — singles, doubles, parrots, fringed, lily-flowering — plus fresh daffodils.

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A spring bouquet of tulips and daffodils arranged in a vase
Tips April 10, 2026

Tulip & Daffodil Mixed Arrangements: A Practical Guide

The classic spring pairing — with one critical trick. Daffodil sap will wreck your tulips unless you do this one thing first.

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Pink and white double tulips with full layered petals resembling peonies
Tips March 27, 2026

Double Tulips: The Peony Impostors

Lush, layered, easily mistaken for peonies. A guide to the tulip variety that brings peony season early.

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Pink and white parrot tulips with ruffled, feathered petals
Tips March 9, 2026

Parrot Tulips: The Wild Ones of the Field

Ruffled, feathered, streaked with color. A field guide to the most theatrical tulip variety in the catalog.

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Tulips for corporate events and office spaces
Guide February 23, 2026

The Best Flowers for Corporate Events and Office Spaces

Why tulips are the perfect corporate flower. Tips for conferences, client dinners, office lobbies, and recurring subscriptions.

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Rows of vibrant red and yellow tulips in full bloom under an open sky
Growing February 18, 2026

What Regenerative Farming Means for Your Flowers

No synthetic chemicals, cover cropping, composting — what regenerative farming actually looks like on our Minnesota flower farm.

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Tulips and peonies for wedding flower arrangements
Guide February 10, 2026

How to Choose Flowers for Your Wedding

From seasonal planning to color palettes and stem counts. Everything you need to know about choosing tulips and peonies for your wedding.

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Bright colorful tulips for Easter celebrations and spring gatherings
Seasonal January 20, 2026

Easter Tulips: Why They’re the Quintessential Spring Flower

Tulips and Easter are a perfect match. Discover why tulips have been the quintessential Easter flower for centuries, plus arrangement and gifting ideas.

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Farm-fresh tulips lasting longer than grocery store flowers
Tips January 8, 2026

Why Farm-Fresh Flowers Last Longer Than Grocery Store Flowers

Grocery store flowers are flown in from overseas and warehoused for days. Learn why farm-fresh tulips last nearly twice as long.

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Tulips in a variety of colors — a guide to choosing the perfect tulip palette
Tips December 3, 2025

Tulip Color Guide: Choosing the Perfect Palette

What each tulip color means, which colors pair best together, and how to choose the right palette for any occasion.

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Fresh flower bouquet delivery — are flower subscriptions worth it?
Tips November 28, 2025

Are Flower Subscriptions Worth It? Here’s What We Think

Flower subscriptions promise fresh blooms on autopilot. An honest breakdown from a flower farm that sells them.

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Professionally arranged tulip bunch
Care Tips November 12, 2025

How to Arrange Tulips Like a Pro

Professional arranging techniques — vase selection, the spiral method, color pairings, and styling tips to make your tulip bunches shine.

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Close-up of fresh cut peonies — tips for keeping peonies fresh
Care Tips October 8, 2025

How to Keep Cut Peonies Fresh and Beautiful

Expert tips for maximizing your peony vase life — from the marshmallow test to the overnight fridge trick.

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Soft white and blush flowers — a thoughtful guide to sympathy flowers
Guide September 30, 2025

A Thoughtful Guide to Sympathy Flowers

Choosing sympathy flowers can feel overwhelming. A gentle, practical guide to selecting flowers that honor, comfort, and show you care.

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Spring Arrangement Ideas for Your Home
Seasonal September 15, 2025

Spring Arrangement Ideas for Your Home

As the snow melts and the days grow longer, bring the feeling of spring indoors with these simple, stunning arrangement ideas using seasonal tulips.

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A colorful tulip field — the story of tulips from the Ottoman Empire to today
Seasonal July 22, 2025

The Story of Tulips: From the Ottoman Empire to Your Kitchen Table

From Ottoman palaces to Dutch mania to your Minnesota kitchen table — the surprising 500-year journey of the world's most beloved spring flower.

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Elegant spring table setting with fresh tulips as the centerpiece
Tips July 8, 2025

How to Style a Spring Tablescape with Fresh Tulips

Transform your dinner table into a spring celebration. Simple, elegant tablescape ideas using fresh tulips for any occasion.

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Soft pink Sarah Bernhardt peonies in bloom
Growing June 10, 2025

How to Grow Peonies in Your Garden

From planting to propagation — learn how to grow beautiful peonies that bloom for decades. Featuring the three heirloom varieties we grow in Minnesota.

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Green pastoral farmland in Minnesota — why we grow flowers here
Growing May 22, 2025

Why We Farm in Minnesota: The Secret Is in the Soil

Minnesota’s cold winters, rich glacial soil, and dramatic spring make it one of the best places in America to grow tulips and peonies.

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Colorful tulips growing in a spring garden
Growing April 15, 2025

How to Grow Tulips at Home

Everything you need to know about planting tulip bulbs — when to plant, how deep, soil prep, and propagation tips from Minnesota flower growers.

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Wilting flowers in a vase — common cut flower mistakes and how to fix them
Care Tips March 10, 2025

5 Common Cut Flower Mistakes (And How to Fix Them)

Wilting flowers after just a few days? You’re probably making one of these five common mistakes. Simple fixes that can double your bouquet’s vase life.

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