Seedling to Market: A Guide for New Dahlia Creators by Sarah Pabody For nearly a decade, Steve and I have worked with dahlia creators to bring hundreds of new varieties to market through Triple Wren Farms. Along the way, we’ve evaluated seedlings, multiplied stock,...
Sharing beauty
THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
Sharing beauty
THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
What We Do At Triple Wren
https://vimeo.com/731489550 Welcome to Triple Wren Farms! We are husband/wife business partners who live & farm on 20 beautiful acres in Western Washington state, growing hundreds of varieties of dahlias (and other flowers!) so we can sell tubers and flower seeds...
Exactly What You Need for Cut Flower Gardening Success
Today, I’m going to walk through a very specific and detailed plan that harmonizes everything taught in this Garden Planning for Success series. Our Priority Goal was to grow flowers to create 15 bouquets a week from June to September. If I had only one 100’ by 4’...
Spacing Between Plants in Your Cut Flower Garden
As we continue in our Garden Planning for Success series, today we’re talking about spacing between plants in a growing area. Within your flower beds, spacing for your plants varies, but keep in mind that you can usually crowd cut flowers a bit more than you'd expect....
Planning a Cut Flower Garden to Effectively Use Your Space
In this Garden Planning for Success series, we've covered what to grow and now, let’s talk growing space! So how DO you create a garden plan that effectively uses your space? If you have at least 100 square feet to grow in (imagine a 4’x25’ space), I recommend...
When to Plant in Order to Have Cut Flowers All Summer Long
We’re back to our Garden Planning for Success series, developing a spreadsheet Plan for “What to Grow” for our priority goal (????If you’re just joining now, we have links to all of the posts in this series down below.) The next step: think about WHEN to plant in...
Should You Start Seeds Inside or Direct Sow Outside?
Have you ever wondered about why some growers start some seeds indoors and sow others directly into their gardens?My first year of growing, I planted even the tiniest seeds directly into the ground, and many of them blew away before they could germinate in my hard-won...
Use a Spreadsheet to Make Detailed Plans for Your Flower Garden
I have a confession to make: I am a spreadsheet girl. As we jump back into our Garden Planning for Success series, today we’re using a spreadsheet to plan “What to Grow” for our big goal (????If you’re joining now, there are links at the end to all of the posts in...
Don’t Fall Into the Trap of Trying to Grow Everything
We’re in the middle of our Garden Planning for Success series, and I’ll dive right in where we left off yesterday. (???? If you’re just joining now, scroll down for links to all of the posts in the series.) We’re using a very specific example to talk about breaking...
Start Big and Work Small for Successful Garden Planning
Start Big Work Small Welcome back to our Garden Planning for Success series! We're picking up right where we left off yesterday. The clearest way I can express how we plan (our space, schedule, crop timing, field layout, *everything*) is that we start big and work...
Winter Seed Sale!
Amaranth "Hot Biscuits"Celosia "Flamingo Feathers"Phlox "Cherry Caramel""Glass Gem" CornFoxgloveAmaranth "Green Tassels" and "Coral Fountain" What do all of these have in common? They're all available in our Winter Seed Sale! We’re really excited to offer 20 seed...
Growing on a Legacy
Here’s a little Bloomquist Pleasing for your evening! All the Bloomquist dahlia tubers in our store are part of the Legacy Collection at Triple Wren. We have worked hard to provide the hybridizers represented in our 2021 Legacy Collection with fair compensation for...
Triple Wren Farms Flower Steam Facial
Triple Wren is introducing a Flower Steam Facial! {We've bottled up summer at the flower farm for your aromatherapy and skin treatment needs. Enjoy glowing skin year round with our Flower Steam Facial, made with dried flower petals, herbs, and berries from Triple Wren...
Continuing the Legacy Matters to Us
At Triple Wren, we are passionate about doing good in our industry by not only the way we grow, but by the way we help others grow. We’ve been given an incredible heritage of dahlia beauty to use and enjoy, and in keeping with the core values of Triple Wren Farms, we...
Reshaping in Retrospect
This photo from the first year at our own farm holds so many memories. Photographer Ben Bender came over at dawn to capture us working, and we were so weary. It was near the end of our hardest season, and our bodies were tired, our nerves frayed. Looking back, those...
Hot Tips: When to Order
Our business plan has shifted a lot over the past few years, And we’re growing fewer spring cuts as a result. All in all the changes are lovely and positive... EXCEPT... somehow we did not grow ranunculus this year. And guess what? I miss them fiercely! Ordering now...
