The Field Guide to Specialty Cut Flowers
This guide serves as a fundamental introduction to the commercial production of cut flowers. It is designed as a field guide, and written primarily with new, small scale cut flower farmers in mind, but may also serve as a valuable resource for home gardeners and experienced growers alike.
The guide includes quick reference tables and easy-to-access information. This is truly a Field Guide, providing a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the subject matter. The book will be physically robust, and we hope it will be tossed in the back of the tractor or pickup and referred to in the field.
Whether you're starting a small cut flower farm or just looking to expand your gardening knowledge, this manual will provide a solid foundation for success.
Field Guide to Specialty Cut Flowers is the next must-have tool for every flower farmer. Aided by the ultra-sharp Kelly Garcia, Dr. Armitage has created the field guide that will save flower farmers hours of time—a precious resource for every business owner. This impeccable thorough guide is a game changer for our industry.
—Lennie Larkin, author of Flower Farming For Profit
A great book with so much information packed in. Many seasoned Flower Farmers have so much information in their brain, and sometimes it is a challenge to communicate the information to the farm team. This book will be a perfect reference for myself and my farm team. I can see us checking the book for the answers often throughout the season. The detail and extra interest information is excellent. It feels like you have unlocked the Expert Flower Farmer Brain when you open and read this book.
—Janis Harris, Harris Flower Farm, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada