The Blog
Business, Design, Farming, and Gratitude
Welcome to our blog! Here you’ll find the writings of Sharon, the founder of Sweet Piedmont Academy and the owner of Sweet Piedmont Flower Farm. We cover crucial business topics like revenue streams, sales, marketing, and product development. We discuss the art of design through our Bouquet Blueprint™ framework and share what color palettes (and varieties within) make buying local flowers absolutely irresistible. And of course, interlaced through it all is the work and processes of flower farming. If you can't tell, we are incredible grateful to be able to do the work we do, to have captured knowledge from a decade of farming, and to share it with all of you right here on the blog. Thank you for reading and sharing!
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Wholesaling to Florists: Take Stress-Free Orders and Start Selling Your Flowers
Thinking about selling flowers to florists? This deep dive walks you through the real questions your florist customers are asking—from deciding to order through post-delivery follow-up. Learn how to meet their expectations at every step and build systems that keep them coming back.
Wholesaling Flowers: Think Like A Florist To Sell To A Florist
Want to sell your flowers to florists? Start by thinking like one. This blog explores what florists care about most—color palettes, stem specs, timing, and reliability—and how understanding their mindset can help you land more consistent, high-value wholesale customers.
Growing Profitable Revenue Streams, Part 2: Wholesaling to Florists
Selling to florists can be rewarding—but it’s not the easy, hands-off revenue stream many growers imagine. In this post, I break down what it actually takes to make florist sales worth your time and how to tell if this wholesale path fits your farm, your personality, and your schedule.