Growing Flowers - by Niki Irving (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book will feature fun, simple and engaging gardening know-how on growing, harvesting and arranging seasonal flowers and vegetables. It will include chapters on getting started, tools of the trade, getting down and dirty with dirt, growing flowers, harvesting flowers, arranging flowers, seasonal rotation, starting from seeds and/or seedlings and keeping it organic.

Book Synopsis

Master Flower Gardening and Learn to Grow Flowers for All Seasons -- Now in a New 2025 Edition

"Anyone wanting to get started with a flower garden will find plenty of expert guidance here." ―Publishers Weekly

#1 New Release in Perennial Gardening

Whether you're a budding gardener or a seasoned grower, the new 2025 edition of Growing Flowers is your go-to guide for cultivating gorgeous blooms and vibrant cut flower gardens using natural and sustainable methods.

Create Botanical Beauty with Expert Cut Flower Gardening Techniques. Join flower farmer Niki Irving on her serene, boutique flower farm nestled in the mountains of Asheville, NC. With easy-to-follow advice, she walks you through the complete process of growing your own cutting garden--from seed selection to harvesting and arranging.

Grow Flowers Sustainably, Organically, and Joyfully--All Year Round. This updated edition is packed with flower farming tips, organic gardening strategies, and seasonal planting guides that help beginners and experienced gardeners alike grow thriving flower beds. Discover how to craft stunning floral arrangements using homegrown blooms, greenery, vines, berries--even vegetables like artichokes.

Inside, you'll find:

• Practical guidance on organic flower growing, seasonal planting, and sustainable gardening techniques
• Expert design tips for arranging cut flowers into natural, eye-catching bouquets
• Proven methods from a professional flower farmer to start your beginner flower garden or scale your skills
• Vibrant photography to inspire your next floral creation and beautify your coffee table

If you love flower books like Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden, A Year in Flowers, or The Flower Gardener's Bible, you'll adore the expert advice and gorgeous visuals in Niki Irving's Growing Flowers. Perfect for gardening gifts, DIY floral enthusiasts, and anyone looking to bring more beauty into their home with freshly grown blooms.

Review Quotes

"Irving, founder of Flourish Farm, debuts with a winning guide to creating a flower garden. 'My hope is that this book will save you a few errors of your own, ' she writes, and welcomes newbies by translating gardening jargon (defining such terms as 'hardiness zone' and, among other things, outlining the difference between annuals and perennials) and explaining how to choose an ideal garden spot based on 'the path of the sun.' Her advice follows a garden's life cycle, from planning, planting, and tending to harvesting, and each chapter begins with a short list of requisite tools. A chapter on 'Planning What to Plant, ' for example, lists measuring tape, flags, and a notebook, and involves learning what flowers thrive in one's climate and keeping a journal to note dates of extreme weather and the number of days to germination. A section on harvesting features step-by-step flower arranging projects, while 'Putting the Garden to Bed' is a 'bittersweet' endeavor at the beginning of fall that involves removing support nets and stakes, as well as pulling up plants. Irving also covers such gardening basics as weeding ('elbow grease' is recommended over chemicals), irrigating, fertilizing, and composting. Anyone wanting to get started with a flower garden will find plenty of expert guidance here."

--Publishers Weekly

"This is not your average how-to guide; the stunning array of photographs set the scene, making this book lovely to see as it is to read."

--Seattle Book Review

"Growing Flowers by Niki Irving is the perfect book for anyone looking to grow beautiful, plentiful flowers. Irving is a farmer and florist for Flourish Flower Farm in Asheville, NC. She also makes floral arrangements for weddings and other events, so her advice is topnotch. Owing to the book's gorgeous photography on every page, it can also be a great addition to a gardener's coffee table--or anyone who wants a colorful book out on display in their home. Each page is extremely informative, but also a great flip-through if you just want to look at the images. This book provides any and all information you could need for starting your own flower garden. Irving provides all the basics first and foremost--growing climate, garden plots, soil, compost, and more."

--Washington Gardener Magazine

"It is for anyone who wishes to grow flowers, whether by setting up a farm or simply establishing a micro garden. The tips and tools are all here in Niki Irving's generously shared words and beautifully arranged pages--and so is the inspiration."

--Splash Magazine