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…