When I first started flower farming I had a deep personal mission of wanting to share my story of how flowers and farming saved my heart. How their colorful soothing beauty healed and uplifted me. While at the same time I couldn’t get enough of handing bouquets of blooms to smiling customers with voices of praise and awe over the flowers I grow. ( I still can’t)   As my farm bloomed I was already taking some incredible photos with my I-phone but I knew I needed “professional” shots for my website.  This is about the time Amber Lanphier, camera in hand serendipitously appeared eagerly snapping flower pics. Instantly becoming a customer and new…

Without a doubt one thing for sure I know is we grow gorgeous vibrant flowers here. We also gear our entire growing season around our summer dinners, immersive flower retreat, farm walk tours and our little flower stand. The queen of the slow flowers movement, Debra Prinzing of the Slow Flowers Podcast coined my Alaska Flower Farm, All Dahlia’d Up as being a “boutique flower farm” during my podcast interview with her. Although my farm as been referred as being boutique  before I’ve never thought of my farm as being “boutique.”  When I hear this word I think of fancy little buildings full of high end goods and trinkets.  Even this french word…

All Dahlia’d Up Survived and Thrived despite the loss of our main Facebook page hacked to the point of no return a couple months before the ringing in of 2024. From increased local foot traffic, customers driving from Anchorage, more men buying flowers, the pink pig fair special, and gorgeous flower topped cheesecakes galore. Ending the season with more dahlias than ever with a 35% increase in gross profits and about a 50/50 split of new and returning customers. The season was a win.  Here are a handful of highlights that made 2024 so wonderful.     Tuber to Bloom: The last time I spoke about dahlias aka flowers was back in 2017…