The Blog

Flowers, founders, and the nitty gritty behind all things Farmgirl.

Anniversary Flowers by Year: The Traditions, the Meanings and When to Ignore All of It

Apparently marriage comes with a flower for nearly every year you've been at it. Christina on the traditional list, her own version, and the one rule she gave herself while building it.

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Free Shipping Isn’t Free

Free shipping was never free, and most sales were never really sales. Christina on the math behind the 50% OFF in your inbox, and why ours is a very small sale.

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Flower Meanings: The Language of Flowers (and the Victorian Meanings We're Choosing To Ignore!)

Turns out the Victorians were subtweeting with bouquets long before any of us even had phones. Christina on what roses, peonies, dahlias and more flowers actually mean — and the meanings we're overruling.

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Camp Farmgirl, Year Three

Year three of Camp Farmgirl had no icebreakers and no ropes course — just our whole team gathered together, taking our hardest problems apart. Christina on what came out of the week, what we're asking for, and the hill of eucalyptus we planted anyway.

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What to Write in a Sympathy Card When You Don’t Know What to Say

Writing a sympathy card can be tough. What do you write when a person is going through the loss of a mother, father, spouse, child, or pet? Here are some thoughts on what to say when there’s nothing to say.

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Designing Christmas in Eighty-Five Degrees

The flower business means living in three seasons at once. Here's what that actually looked like in July—plus everything else we got up to.

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What’s in Bloom? Farmgirl’s Season-by-Season Flower Guide

What flowers are actually in season right now? A season-by-season guide to tulips, ranunculus, peonies, and dahlias—and when each one really peaks.

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Birth Flowers by Month

Farmgirl's take on finding your birth flower, and which ones you can actually send!

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What Makes Flowers Feel “Premium”

(Even If They Aren’t) Fun fact: It’s not just the price! Here’s how fullness, color, movement, and presentation make all the difference.

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