Learn with Us
At Wildly Native Flower Farm, we believe learning should feel practical, encouraging, and grounded in what actually works. Whether you love listening on the go or want a guide you can print and use in the garden, we’ve created resources to help you grow with more confidence.
Practical Flower Education,
Rooted in Real Life
From cut flower gardening and soil care to planning your space and choosing what to grow, our resources are designed to help you make better decisions without the confusion.
We share what we’ve learned through hands-on experience, honest trial and error, and years of growing, designing, and working with flowers in real life — not just in theory.
As Seen In
The Flower Files
The Flower Files is our podcast for flower lovers, gardeners, and growers who want honest conversations, practical tips, and behind-the-scenes insight from life on a flower farm.
Hosted by Liza Goetz and the Wildly Native team, the show covers everything from soil health and seasonal growing to flower farming, floral design, business, and the everyday realities of building a life around flowers.
Whether you’re just getting started or deep in the growing journey, this is where we share what’s working, what we’re learning, and what we wish more people knew.
Fan Favorites
Episode 57
How to Stand Out: Cut Flowers at Farmers Market
If you’ve ever wondered how to make your flower booth stand out at a busy market, this episode is packed with practical insight on presentation, connection, and what helps people stop, notice, and buy.
Episode 53
Soil Secrets: How to Build Healthy Soil Beds
Healthy flowers start below the surface. In this episode, we break down soil types, soil health, and simple ways to improve your growing conditions for stronger plants and better blooms.
Episode 97
Seasonal Cut Flower Varieties: What to Grow, When, and Why
Choosing flowers can feel overwhelming fast. This episode helps you think beyond what looks pretty and focus on what actually performs well in the garden and in the vase.
Learn At Your Own Pace
Guides for Growers Who Want Clearer Answers
If you’re ready to go deeper, our guides are designed to help you take the next step with confidence. These are beginner-friendly, practical resources you can come back to again and again.
Soil Made Simple
A no-overwhelm soil guide for cut flower growers who want stronger stems, healthier plants, and better blooms — without chemistry class.
If soil feels confusing, expensive, or like something you’re always doing wrong, this guide was made for you.
Soil Made Simple breaks soil care down into what actually matters, what you can ignore, and what to do next — in clear, real-life language for flower growers.
Top Cutting Flowers For Your Garden
A practical guide to choosing cut flowers that actually work for your space, your goals, and your season.
It’s easy to fall in love with flowers in a catalog. It’s harder to know which ones will perform well, hold up in a vase, and truly earn their space in your garden.
This guide helps you choose with more confidence, so you can stop second-guessing and start growing flowers you’ll actually enjoy cutting.
Garden Planning Guide
A supportive planning resource to help you grow with more clarity, purpose, and confidence.
Before you buy more plants, add more beds, or change everything again, start with a plan.
Our Garden Planning Guide helps you think through your goals, your space, your seasons, and the kind of garden you actually want — so you can make decisions that fit your life, not just your inspiration board.
Education That Feels Like a Conversation
We know how easy it is to feel overwhelmed by conflicting advice, complicated terminology, and one-size-fits-all gardening content.
That’s why we teach differently.
Our approach is practical, encouraging, and rooted in real experience. We want to help you understand why something works, not just tell you what to buy.
Whether you’re listening to the podcast, reading through a guide, or planning your next growing season, we want you to leave feeling more capable, more informed, and more connected to what you’re growing.
Read, Learn and Grow Alongside Us
Our blog is where we take the conversations we’re having on the podcast and on the farm and turn them into practical, easy-to-reference resources you can come back to anytime!
From seasonal garden tasks and cut flower growing tips to soil care, planning, and behind-the-scenes lessons from the farm, the blog is designed to help you keep learning in a way that feels clear, encouraging, and useful.
Garden Soil vs Potting Mix: Which Should I Use?
I’ll never forget, as a kid I had gotten a free packet of coleus seeds and was so excited to grow them! I went outside and filled up a four inch pot with soil from the garden, planted the seeds, watered them to keep the soil moist, and placed the pot in a sunny…
It’s Soil, Not Dirt!
It’s the foundation of every garden, yet the part we overlook the most: it’s beneath our feet every day, easy to ignore, but impossible to replace. People build entire careers studying it, and spend a lifetime trying to understand it. Gardeners debate it endlessly,…
How Do I Know Which Flowers To Grow?
Are you trying to choose which flowers to grow? We’ll be honest – it’s probably one of the hardest decisions to make because there are so many amazing blooms to choose from! If you are just starting out, it can definitely feel overwhelming to look at all…
So You Want to Grow Cut Flowers
No matter why you want to grow cut flowers, there is always an awesome reason to add a little color to your garden! You might be wondering what we mean when we say “cut flowers” – aren’t any flowers that you snip technically a cut flower? Kind of – when we talk about…
How to Make a Christmas Wreath in 7 Easy Steps
So you’ve seen all of the beautiful and unique holiday wreaths around your neighborhood, local shops, and Pinterest, and thought to yourself, “I can make that”. Good news! You totally can!! We’re here to walk you through the 7 easy steps that we use here at Wildly…
They’re Dried, Not Dead!
Are you ever bummed that your favorite florals are only in season for a short time each year? Us too, we totally get it (even though it feels like we have a new favorite each week). Instead of letting it bring us down, we’ve been figuring out our favorite…
Start Growing With More Confidence
Whether you want to listen, learn, or dive deeper into your garden this season, we’d love to grow alongside you.
Start with The Flower Files, explore our guides, and take the next step with support that makes sense.