Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers, Inc.

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Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers, Inc.

The ASCFG is an organization dedicated to the growing and selling of specialty cut flowers.
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Members include growers in North America and beyond, as well as related industry members, florists, educators and researchers.

06/19/2026

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06/18/2026

Roots Cut Flower Farm Tour

Hosts: Michelle Elston
Roots Cut Flower Farm
Carlisle, PA
Limited to 100 attendees.
Choose morning or afternoon
8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. or 11:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $225
Lunch is included

For each tour, owner Michelle Elston will walk attendees through Roots’ seven acres of production highlighting various production systems for field-grown annuals with little mechanization and lots of efficiency. She will highlight Roots’ top varieties of asters, celosia, gomphrena, sunflowers, marigolds, and more. Fertility, irrigation, w**d control, planting methods, and harvest will all be covered.
A highlight of every farm tour is interacting with other flower farmers. To facilitate this interaction, both the morning and afternoon tour groups will converge midday at Linwood Estate, just two minutes from the farm.
At Linwood, we will gather for a lunch catered by Healthy You Catering and a panel discussion about team structures, hiring, employee management, and communication on teams. We are excited to welcome Maggie Taylor from Delight Flower Farm and Laura Beth Resnick of Butterbee Farm to join Michelle from Roots for this discussion. These three farms employ different strategies for labor (H2A, local workers, seasonal, part day, full day), yet all seek to offer a thriving, positive workplace for their team. Bring your questions!
Register at https://www.ascfg.org/roots-registration/

06/16/2026

Farm Tour and Floral Design Workshop at Ganden Gardens
Hosts: Nancy Jordan and Katrina Blackburn

Ganden Gardens
Wi******er, Ontario
Limited to 75 attendees.
Registration Fee: $185 (US) which is approximately $250 (CA)
Lunch is included

Morning Tour: Ganden Gardens is a family-run flower farm operated by mother and daughter, cultivating specialty cut flowers across more than five acres of a stunning thirty-acre property. Over nearly four decades, they have turned former hay fields into a distinctive farm that blends traditional cut-flower fields with extensive perennial beds, woody shrubs, and trees. With a focus on sustainability and beauty, they provide bouquet subscriptions, edible flowers, and host workshops and events. The farm stands out by focusing on unique blooms that go beyond the offerings of typical florists.

With decades of experience in the landscaping industry, they will share their secrets for maintaining properties and gardens, and demonstrate how they extend their landscape aesthetic into their production fields.

Lunch and More: After touring the gardens and field, we will explore their greenhouse and high tunnels before gathering in the shop to visit and talk all things flower farming over a catered lunch. Bonus add-on! Dave Dowling, of Ball Seed and former ASCFG President, will lead a Q&A during the lunch break.

Afternoon: Floral Design Workshop—Creating Tabletop Meadows
In the afternoon, Katrina will lead a floral design workshop. Going beyond typical arrangements and emphasizing sustainable methods, participants will learn to create a whimsical “tabletop meadow.” Katrina will highlight the design’s flexibility, showing how it can be used en masse to create a wedding ceremony aisle and then easily transformed into table centrepieces for the reception.

Katrina is the lead designer at Ganden Gardens, where she crafts original floral arrangements for restaurants, weddings, and events. She has studied with Jennie Love, Ji-Seon of Solemoon Studio, Marc Sardi, and Phillipa Craddock, among others. Additionally, she has assisted several internationally renowned floral designers in hosting design workshops at their farm near Ottawa.

06/14/2026

Announcing the 2026 ASCFG Cut Flower of the Year Winners!

https://www.ascfg.org/about-us/cut-flowers-of-the-year/

Fresh Cut Flower of the Year: Celosia 'Shimmer'

'Shimmer' produces full, airy plumes in a soft blend of pink, peach, gold, and lime — each with a luminous sheen that catches the light. Vigorous, branching plants reach 36–48 inches tall and are early to flower, with excellent performance both fresh and dried. ‘Shimmer’ was one of the top scoring cultivars in the 2025 ASCFG Seed Trials. Read the report in Members Only

Bulb Cut Flower of the Year: Tulip 'Columbus'

A double early tulip with large, peony-like blooms featuring raspberry-pink petals edged in cream that brightens as the flower matures. Huge double flowers on strong, tall stems deliver a vase life of 9–12 days, making it an outstanding spring performer.

Woody Cut Flower of the Year: Weigela ‘Wine & Spirits’

This vigorous, handsome variety combines even more dramatic dark foliage with crisp white-green flowers. A real showstopper. As shared by one ASCFG grower, “I'm a big fan! My plants were finally mature to harvest off this past year and I was really happy with them”.

Foliage Cut Flower of the Year: Scented geranium 'Attar of Roses'

Photo courtesy Select Seeds, Co.

An RHS Award of Garden Merit recipient, this pelargonium brings something unique to the foliage category: intensely rose-scented, soft-textured leaves that release their fragrance when touched, along with clusters of pale lavender-pink flowers from spring through summer. Cut stems add both fragrance and texture to arrangements, and dried leaves are a valued addition to sachets and potpourri.

06/12/2026

The flowers are blooming, the harvest season is underway, and farms are bursting with color. There's no better time to connect with fellow growers, discover new ideas, and make the most of the season ahead.

Whether you're growing a few rows or a full-scale flower farm, the ASCFG is here to support you every step of the way.

Join today at www.ascfg.org

06/11/2026

ASCFG Member Spotlight

Deanna Williams
Whistle Punk Flowers
Addy, WA

Whistle Punk Flowers is built around responsibility to the land and the reality that farming is a long game. Every decision made in the field carries weight, not just for the current season, but for the health and viability of the farm as a whole. That means paying attention, moving carefully, and resisting shortcuts even when they would be easier in the moment.
Deanna approaches farming as systems work. Soil health, plant stress, weather patterns, pests, and timing all interact, and no single decision exists in isolation. Intervening too quickly can cause as many problems as waiting too long. Every choice is a balance between what the land needs to stay healthy long-term and what the operation requires to stay financially sustainable in the short term.
This farm is not run on autopilot. It requires constant observation, adjustment, and accountability. That responsibility comes first, because without it, nothing else works.

06/10/2026

A HUGE thank you to those members who referred friends to the ASCFG in May!

Denise Tedeschi of Canyon Bloom Farm is our monthly winner of the Let’s Grow Together raffle. She was referred to the ASCFG by Lennie Larkin.

May’s contest prize was two bags and a $100 gift certificate to The Flower Bag Company. Check them out at https://theflowerbagcompany.com/

Refer a friend, supplier, or colleague to the ASCFG (Remind them to mention that you referred them) and you could be our next winner!

ASCFG Community, Let’s Grow Together!

06/08/2026

Join Tonight’s Ask an Expert

Starting Ranunculus from Seed
Monday, June 8
8:00 p.m. EST

Presented by Kelly Meringolo of InFlora Cut Flowers

While ranunculus can be grown from corms, seed propagation offers an affordable and scalable way to diversify genetics, extend production windows, and experiment with unique varieties. This session takes a deep dive into the technical aspects of starting ranunculus from seed, with an emphasis on efficiency, uniformity, and transplant quality for cut flower production. Scott Rusch of InFlora Cut Flowers will walk through the entire process—from seed selection and pre-germination protocols to seedling management, timing, and transplanting. Participants will learn how to optimize temperature, light, and moisture for reliable germination; manage growth; and integrate seed-grown ranunculus into existing production systems. Real-world examples and data from growers trialing seed propagation will highlight both the challenges and the opportunities this method offers for commercial cut flower farms.

Zoom instructions will be emailed to members on the day of the event and the link has been posted in Members Only. All Ask an Expert webinars are recorded

06/06/2026

ASCFG Farm Tour
August 25, 2026

Charles Little & Company
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. PT

Host: Charles and Bethany Little
Charles Little & Co.
Eugene, OR
Limited to 60 attendees.
Registration Fee: $250
Lunch is included

Event Overview: Join a guided farm tour at Charles Little & Company in Eugene, Oregon, where you’ll walk through acres of specialty‑cut flowers, foliage, and ornamental crops grown in rich Willamette Valley soil. Attendees will learn how the farm operates seasonally, with clip‑your‑own (U‑Pick) fields, a flower barn and farm‑stand, and an emphasis on field‑grown, non‑forced blooms. This program will be a full day farm tour, with the morning tour of the fields led by Charles Little and an afternoon tour of the farm infrastructure led by Bethany Little.

Register Today at https://www.ascfg.org/charles-little-registration/

06/03/2026

One of the best things about the ASCFG - the kindness and generosity of our members! Refer a friend, supplier, or colleague to the ASCFG. Remind them to mention YOUR NAME and BOTH of you will be entered into the drawing this month.

June’s contest prize will be a $125 gift certificate to Johnny’s Selected Seeds.

Share the ASCFG with YOUR flower friends. Let’s Grow Together!

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Oberlin, OH

Website

http://www.ascfg.org/

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