Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden: Grow, Harvest, and Arrange Stunning Seasonal Blooms

Author(s): Erin Benzakein, Julie Chai, Michele M. Waite

Floral Design

The Cut Flower Garden Erin Benzakein is a florist-farmer, leader in the locaflor farm-to-centerpiece movement, and owner of internationally renowned Floret Flower Farm in Washington's lush Skagit Valley.


A stunning flower book: This beautiful guide to growing, harvesting, and arranging gorgeous blooms year-round provides readers with vital tools to nurture a stunning flower garden and use their blossoms to create show-stopping arrangements.


Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden: Cut Flower Garden is equal parts instruction and inspiration--a book overflowing with lush photography of magnificent flowers and breathtaking arrangements organized by season. Find inspiration in this lush flower book:



  • Irresistible photos of Erin's flower farm that showcase exquisite blooms

  • Tips for growing in a variety of spaces and climates

  • Step-by-step instructions for lavish garlands, airy centerpieces, and romantic floral d cor for every season


If you liked Paris in Bloom, you'll love Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden.


Product Information

"Erin and the flowers she grows radiate beauty and passion in equal measure. Through this passion a magical phenomenon occurs where all of us believe that we too can grow the most beautiful flowers imaginable. And now, with Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden we can! Full of insightful know-how and practical advice this book is for anyone who longs to grow the most beautiful and the healthiest flowers imaginable."- Ariella Chezar, author of Flowers for the Table and The Flower Workshop

Erin Benzakein is the founder of Floret Flower Farm. Considered one of the nation's leading 'farmer florists,' a term she has helped popularise to describe those skilled at both flower farming and floral design, she is also an accomplished author, teacher and entrepreneur. In addition to building and managing her own company, Erin has published extensively on dozens of popular wedding websites and blogs. Known for lush, airy, romantic floral designs, Erin is consistently pushing the limits of what can be used in a bouquet. She lives, farms, and writes from her home in Washington's scenic Skagit Valley. Julie Chai is a writer and editor who has worked with Sunset Magazine and Gardenista. She writes regularly about growing edibles, small-space gardening, outdoor decorating and low maintenance landscapes. An avid do-it-yourselfer, she loves helping new gardeners get started. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Michele M. Waite is a photographer whose style mixes a clasic, timeless look with fresh and modern whimsy. Her photography has been featured in Martha Stewart Weddings, The New York Times, In Style magazine and the Seattle Metropolitan. She lives in Washington with her husband and two daughters.

General Fields

  • : 9781452145761
  • : Chronicle Books
  • : Chronicle Books
  • : 1.07
  • : May 2017
  • : 254mm X 184mm
  • : May 2017
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Erin Benzakein, Julie Chai, Michele M. Waite
  • : Hardback
  • : English
  • : 635.966
  • : General Adult
  • : 2016011482
  • : more than 200 full-colour photographs, unjacketed